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the catalogue #170

1966 Gordon Woods, Malibu 8 ft 10"

#170

MANUFACTURE
MANUFACTURER: Gordon Woods Surfboards, 208 Harbord Road Brookvale NSW
SHAPER: Unknown
DESIGN: Malibu
DESIGNER:

SPECIFICATIONS
CONSTRUCTION
Foam blank, two glue-line stringers, Volan tint glassed with 2" rail overlap.Post production legrope tab.
DIMENSIONS

*Length :*	8	feet	10	inches
*Width :*	23 1/2	inches		*Wide Point:*	-ve 6	inches
*Nose :*	18 1/4	inches		*Tail :*	17 3/4	inches
*Thickness :*		inches		*Pod :*	8 1/4	inches
*Nose/L :*		inches		*Tail/L*		inches
*Weight :*		kilograms		*Volume :*		litres
*Other :*

FEATURES
Nose: round, thin
Tail: square, thin
Deck: rolled with concave nose and shaped kneeling wells.
Bottom: flat, slight round, soft round, flat.
Rails: 50/50
Rocker : medium

FIN
12" x 8" base @ 5 1/2'',
Greenough

DECOR
DECALS
Deck: Gordon Woods black/red script at centre.
Bottom:
MARKINGS
Deck: 6905 -pencil at tail, - bottom?
Bottom:
COLOUR
Deck: Laminated orange tint
Bottom: Clear,laminated orange tint rail overlap

NOTES
BOARD HISTORY: Photographs and dimensions DV8s Old Mal Rally, April 2001.
COMMENTS : A rare example of the use of resin tint.
REFERENCES:
Other Gordon Woods Boards
1965 Stringerless #110
1967 Stringerless Wide tail #301
1968 Tracker #305
CONDITION: 9