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| 1976 McCoy Reno Abelliro - Abellira Model 7 ft 2" |
#210
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Length :
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7
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ft |
2
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inches | L2: | |
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Width :
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19 .5
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inches |
Wide Point :
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+3
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inches | |
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Nose :
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12 .5
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inches |
Tail :
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11.5
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inches | |
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Thickness :
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2 7/8
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inches |
Pod :
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3 .75
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inches | |
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Nose Lift :
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inches |
Tail Lift :
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inches | |||
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Weight :
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kilos |
Volume :
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litres | |||
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Swallow:
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2
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inches |
| FIN 7 1/2" x 6 1/2" base Brewer wide base Clear laminated with multi colour resin splashes. Image, left. |
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| DECOR DECAL/S: Deck Black McCoy script at sweet spot. Black Designed by Reno Abelliro text in box, below. Bottom: Black McCoy script at sweet spot. MARKINGS: Deck: None Bottom: COLOUR: Deck Sprayed ? green deck panel, red rail lap with zee lap-cut at the wide point and matching blue and red (2/3rds) pin-lines Bottom: red, laminated pigment |
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| NOTES BOARD HISTORY Purchased Huskisson Tip, NSW, 1999. Extensive tail repairs, largely due to leg rope damage. Delaminated cracked bottom decal. COMMENTS Made under license in Australia, McCoy also produced models from fellow Hawaiians, Barry Kanaiaupuni and Sam Hawke. Strangely, Reno's surname is spelt incorrectly... Abellira not Abelliro. In the email reproduced right, Reno Abellira suggests that boards with the Reno laminate where shaped by him at McCoy's while in Australia. REFERENCES Other McCoy Surfboards 1. # 45 Keyo Egg - shaped by Geoff McCoy 2. #25 McCoy Rounded Pintail 3. #112 Cheyne Horan Lazor Zap Magazines Advertising: New Models by Reno Abelliro, Tracks June 1973, page 2, below. Design Through Development, Surfing World November 1974 Vol 20 #2 Reno Abelliro Design
Articles Tracks June 1973, page 18. Bruce Raymond's Surfboard Design in Backdoor # 8 August 1976 Quivers - Mark Warren/Bruce Raymond in Surfing World 1977? Vol 25 #1 pages 50 - 57. CONDITION: 6. |
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| Hand shaped
by Reno, 3" deep at the point of swallow, 5" across
points. Variations on Hawaiian theme to suit Australian conditions. Pinched and curved low rails. More thickness for rise over full sections. Flat deck and bottom spiral vee running out the back. For bigger waves up to twelve foot. 7'4" long 19 1/4" wide. |
This board is in the Fast
Hot-dog category.
Same swallow tail and and
versatile rail dimensions as the larger board.Plan shape and bottom curve has been changed to suit variations in wave height. Very reliable board up to eight feet. Suited for fast positive surfing. 6'10" long 19 1/4" wide. |
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When
Reno was here for the world contest in '68 he was
impressed with our waves. Since his last visit Reno's done a lot of experimenting with equipment and lately he's been working on some exciting ideas with swallow tails. He feels like boards are well suited to Australia's wave conditions and be returned this year to spend a few months travelling and surfing the coastline. He wanted to share his experiences of surfing and knowledge of surfboard construction with Australian surfers, and when he came to the factory he really liked the boards and the way everyone was into their work. After an hour or so of talking with the guys, some ideas for a couple of boards started to evolve. Reno now has two models available from McCoys. These boards have some similarities in plan shape with the Barry K models but the rails, decks, bottoms, and profile thicknesses are unique to Reno. They're very clean sticks. Next lime you're passing call in have a look. 39 Winbourne Road, Brookvale 939-2221 Tracks
June 1973, page 2.
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