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the catalogue #168

1968 George Rice, Vee bottom - Wedge tail 9ft

#168

MANUFACTURE
MANUFACTURER: George Rice Surfboards 673 Waterdale Road, Heidelberg, Victoria ph 459 1198
SHAPER: Unknown, possibly Andy Spangler or Paul 'The Fox' Pascoe, or Brian Skerry
DESIGN: Vee bottom Wedge Tail
DESIGNER: Midget Farrelly - Bob McTavish

SPECIFICATIONS
CONSTRUCTION
Stringerless foam blank, volan laminate with Hour-glass patch, post-production blue spray on bottom to overlap.
DIMENSIONS

*Length:*	9	ft	0	inches
*Width:*	23 3/4	inches		*Wide Point:*	-ve 10	inches
*Nose :*	18 1/2	inches		*Tail:*	19 1/2	inches
*Thickness:*	3	inches		*Pod:*	8 1/2	inches
*Nose Lift:*		inches		*Tail Lift:*		inches
*Weight*		kilos		*Volume:*		litres
*Wedge tail:*	19 1/2	inches

FEATURES
Nose: round
Tail: chamfered wedge tail
Deck: slightly rolled
Bottom: Two phase Soft-Round to slight Vee, deepest at fin
Rails: Thin 50/50
Rocker: Marked nose lift

FIN.
Greenough 13'' x 10'' base @ 10''

DECOR
DECALS
Deck: George Rice Surfboards/4591198 multi colour script/oval at sweet spot
Bottom: George Rice Surfboards/4591198 multi colour script/oval at nose
MARKINGS
Deck: None
Bottom:
COLOUR
Deck: clear, with post-production blue spray to overlap.
Bottom: clear with post-production blue spray on bottom.

NOTES
HISTORY
Purchased Gold Coast 2001.
Extensive repairs and blue spray added
Photographed at DV8 Old Mal Rally, Shellharour, 13th April 2002
COMMENTS:
Very unusual (Wedge, Chisel, Screwdriver) tail, evidence of the wide range of design experimentation in this period.
Hour-glass deck patch also unusual,
note WM #3 and early Mark Richards' board, in Knox : Mark Richards, page 30.
The expensive large decal was designed by Vicki, the then current female companion of shaper, Paul Pascoe.
REFERENCES
Magazine Ad: Surf International magazine 1969 Vol 2 # 6
Magazine Article : Longboarding MagazineNo 20 March/April 2002, pages 44 to 53. See below.
Other George Rice Boards : # 37 Mini gun pintail
CONDITION: 7.

George Rice and Stringerless Mini gun pintail, West Heidelberg factory, circa 1968.
From... Longboarding Magazine No 20 March/April 2002, page 44.