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the catalogue #46

1969 Farrelly Square tail 6 ft 4"

#46

MANUFACTURE
MANUFACTURER:Farrelly Surfboards, 230 Harboard Road Brookvale Sydney
SHAPER: Unknown (possibly Warren Cornish)
DESIGN: Square tail
DESIGNER: Ted Spencer ('White Kite' - at Shane Surfboards)

SPECIFICATIONS
CONSTRUCTION
Foam blank with black glueline, red/yellow pigment laminate. Legrope plug added.
DIMENSIONS

*Length :*	6	ft	4	inches
*Width :*	19 1/2	inches		*Wide Point :*	x	inches
*Nose :*	13 1/2	inches		*Tail :*	15 1/2	inches
*Thickness :*		inches		*Pod :*	8 1/2	inches
*Nose Lift :*		inches		*Tail Lift :*		inches
*Weight :*		kilos		*Volume :*		litres
*Other, Flyer/s :*		inches

FEATURES
Nose: Pin
Tail: rounded square
Deck: S-deck, domed
Bottom: flat, with slight Vee in tail
Rails: High in nose, 50/50in centr and down at tail
Rocker:

FIN
None
The non original fin (see left) was removed.
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DECOR
DECALS
Deck
Farrelly/address - black script at sweet spot.
Bottom:
MARKINGS
Deck:
Bottom:
COLOUR
Deck: Yellow laminate,orange rails, black pinlines.
Bottom: Red laminate, orange rails, black pinlines.

NOTES
BOARD HISTORY
Three colour laminate fin added by Mark Jameson, Limited Edition Surfboards, added circa 1992. Purchased Shoalhaven Heads, Sept 1996.
Fin removed and Volan/pigment repairs.
Some deck delamination and classic legrope damage (pre railsaver).
On this board the orange rail lap (the combination of the red bottom and the yellow deck rail lap) is an example of the skill of the glasser.
Extensive damage to the blank where the fin was probably indicates it was glassed into a recessessed box to improve strength, a Farrelly Surfboards feature at the time.
MANUFACTURER HISTORY
Manufactured as the'White Kite' -by Shane Surfboards, this design was a huge seller.
It was a stock design for Farrelly Surfboards in Nov 1969, along with Midget Farrelly's Rounded Pintail and Side-Slipper designs.
At a cost of $125.00, it was a premium product trading on Midget Farrelly's designs and an immaculate finish that set the benchmark for the rest of the industry.
REFERENCES
Magazine:.Shane Steadman/Terry Fitzgerald ? in Modern World Magazine, 1971
CONDITION: 5, lacks fin and possible box.

# 5 Receipt 28 November 1969