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1970 Farrelly Twin Fin 6 ft 1 " | #134 |
Length
:
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6
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ft |
1
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inches | ||
Width
:
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19 1/8
|
inches |
Wide Point :
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+ve 6 .5
|
inches | |
Nose :
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13 .75
|
inches? |
Tail :
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13 .75
|
inches | |
Thickness
:
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3
|
inches |
Pod :
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7
|
inches | |
Nose
Lift :
|
inches |
Tail Lift :
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inches | |||
Weight
:
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kilos |
Volume :
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litres | |||
Round
tail :
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7
|
inches |
+ve 1 .5
|
inch |
FINS
Two... Left 6 1/4 inch x 4 inch base @ 5 1/2 inches. Leg rope hole Right 6 3/4 inch x 4 inch base @ 5 1/2 inches. Clear laminate with fin patch High aspect Greenough Toed in to nose, but tip-out not symetric, probably due to non-expert repairs Note the fins, probably original, have been heavily damaged, possibly trimed and reinforced. , - |
DECOR
DECALS Deck Farrelly/address - black script at sweet spot. See right Bottom: MARKINGS Deck: Bottom: COLOUR Deck: Red pigment laminate Bottom: Red pigment laminate |
Books:
1. Nat's History 0f Surfing page 106. Magazines. Articles: 1. Tracks Number 2 Summer 1970? Twin fin articles featuring Tom Hoye at Bennett Surfboards and Terry Fitgerald at Shane Surfboards. Photographs from these articles reproduced in Nat Young's History of Surfing, page 106. See 1 above. Inexplicably these articles did not appear in The Best of Tracks (Volume 1) design section. 2. Mick Mock : "The Summer Millionaire (Shane Steadman)" in Deep Vol 4 #4 Winter 1999 pages 50 - 61 - includes photographs 3. Phil Jarrett : "The Sultan of Speed" (Retrospective 1960 - 1999) in The Australian Surfers Journal Vol 1 # 2 Autumn 1999 page 28 - 45. Twin fin I page 42 4. Surfing World Vol 14 # 6 - cover shot of Terry Fitzgerald (Shane Surfboards), Mark Warren (McCoy Surfboards) and tails/fins. Film: 1. John Severson : Pacific Vibrations USA 1971 - footage of Corky Carroll, Twin fin I/Hobie Surfboards 2. Bob Evans : Family Free 1971 - Col Smith and Mark Warren ride Twin fin I/McCoy Surfboards |
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Board # 5 Receipt No. 22 28 November 1969 |
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