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the catalogue #355

1964 McDonagh Twin Fin Belly/Knee Board 3 ft 6"

#355

MANUFACTURE
MANUFACTURER: McDonagh Surfboards, Brookvale NSW
SHAPER: Unkown
DESIGN: Bellyboard/Kneeboard.
DESIGNER:
SPECIFICATIONS
CONSTRUCTION
Foam blank with 3/4'' redwood stringer, Volan glassed with red resin pigment panels..
DIMENSIONS

*Length :*	3	ft	6	inches	*L2:*
*Width :*	24	inches?		*Wide Point :*		inches
*Nose :*		inches		*Tail :*		inches
*Thickness :*		inches		*Pod :*		inches
*Nose Lift :*		inches		*Tail Lift :*		inches
*Weight :*		kilos		*Volume :*		litres
*Other :*		inches

FEATURES:
Nose: rounded with tip
Tail: rounded square
Deck: flat
Bottom: flat
Rails: 50/50
Rocker: noticable nose lift

FINS
Twin dorsal fins,
6 1/2" x 9 1/2" base x 10'' span @ 5 1/2''. ???
White coloured pigment in fibreglass mat.
Slight foiling to rear edge.
Fin patches.
The fins are tipped out towards the rails. ????

DECOR
DECAL/S
Deck
Surfboards by McDonagh. Brookvale. Sydney.
Tel 93-1152. Black and yellow rounded diamond at rear sweet spot.
Bottom:
MARKINGS
Deck:
Bottom:
COLOUR:
Deck: Red resin pigment rail panels
Bottom: Red resin pigment rail panels.

NOTES
BOARD HISTORY
Dimensions and photographs courtesy of Max, November 2012.
Board acquired October 2012.
MANUFACTURER HISTORY
McDonagh Surfboards
COMMENTS
Basic design suggests an early model, almost a foam copy of a Paipo.
Riding position probably prone, as suggested by theTwin fins.
Unusually for this period, the fins are definitely tipped out towards the rails..
REFERENCES
Greg McDonagh : "How Surboards are Made", 1964.
Ten steps by Brooknale manufacturer, Greg McDonagh, with illustrative photographs.
From... Pollard Chapter Seven, pages 55 to 60
CONDITION: 6, delaminated decal.

Geoff Cater (2000-2012) : 1964 McDonagh Kneeboard, #355.
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