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1971 Barry Bennett - Bob McTavish Tri fin 6 ft 8"

MANUFACTURE
MANUFACTURER:Barry Bennett Surfboards, 180 Harbord Road, Brookvale
SHAPER: Bob McTavish
DESIGN: Tri fin
DESIGNER: Bob McTavish

SPECIFICATIONS
CONSTRUCTION
Dion foam blank, 1/4" redwood stringer, Volan glassed with tail patch, pin lines, fin fixed in internal box.
DIMENSIONS
Length: 6 ft 8"      Width: 19"    Wide Point:   + ve
Nose :   x"         Tail   x"     Pod:   5"    Thickness:
Nose/L:       Tail/L:          Weight/Volume:
FEATURES
Nose: semi pin
Tail: square
Deck:   flat
Bottom: flat
Rails: thick round with edge at deck
Rocker: medium

FINS
Tri fin :
Single fin 8" x 6" base
three way laminate - green/white/black fixed in internal fin box.
Two wide base side fins
2 1/2" x 2 1/2"
three way laminate - green/white/black.

DECOR
DECALS
Deck
1.B. B. green diamond at sweet spot
2. Shaped by Bob McTavish' black script on tail, Small. see below
Bottom: 'B. B.' green diamond on nose
MARKINGS
Deck:
Bottom:
COLOUR
Deck: Clear with black pin lines
Bottom: Clear

NOTES
BOARD HISTORY
Custom order late 1971.
Board severely damaged (extensive dings, multiple stress factures) Butterbox, Long Reef 1972.
COMMENTS:
REFERENCES
Magazine
Article
Mike Davis :Design Through Development in The Best of Tracks 1971 - factory photo, below.
Advertisement
Bennett Surfboards :The Three Ingredients to a Quality Surfboard
in Surfing World magazine Vol 16 # 1 1971? Template/fin images.
CONDITION: N/a

Bob McTavish, Tri fin and Dog,
Barry Bennett Surfboards, 180 Harbord Road, Brookvale 1971.
Photographer unknown.
Image courtesy of Bennett Family Archives
Re-published in Mike Davis :Design Through Development in The Best of Tracks 1973.

Image Left :
Internal fixed fin box,
Barry Bennnett Surfboards, circa 1971.