| 1972 Bluebird by
Bob McTavish
7ft 1 1/2" |
#215
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MANUFACTURE
MANUFACTURER: Bluebird Surfboards
Industrial Estate Byron Bay 2481 ph. (066) 85 6037
SHAPER: Bob
McTavish
DESIGN: Pintail
DESIGNER: Bob
McTavish |
SPECIFICATIONS
CONSTRUCTION: Foam blank, 1/16"
redwood stringer, tint laminate, spray/paint.
DIMENSIONS
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Length:
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7
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ft |
1 1/2 |
inches |
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Width:
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18 1/8
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inches |
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Wide Point:
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+ve 6
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inches |
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Nose :
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11 3/4
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inches |
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Tail:
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9 1/4
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inches |
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Thickness:
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3
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inches |
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Pod:
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0
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inches |
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Nose Lift:
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inches |
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Tail Lift:
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inches |
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Weight
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kilos |
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Volume:
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litres |
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Other, Flyer/s:
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inches |
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FEATURES
Nose: pin
Tail: fine pin
Deck: slight
rolled
Bottom:
slight Vee
Rails: rolled low
Rocker: medium |
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FIN
7 1/2 '' v 5 1/2 '' (base) @6 1/4
''
Laminated, brown
Leg rope hole at rear. |
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DECOR
DECALS
Deck
Bluebird (graphic) and
'Designed and Shaped by Bob McTavish'
black text and script, at sweet spot.(Above)
Bottom: 'by Bob McTavish'
black script at sweet spot (Left)
MARKINGS
Deck:
Bottom: '.15.' at tail (Left)
COLOUR
Deck
Sprayed/painted blue and green marbled
deck foil, laminated green tint rail overlap, black pinlines
Bottom: laminated
green tint |
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NOTES
BOARD HISTORY
Purchased 2002 from
Minor repairs, nose and tail resin blocks
and polish.
DESIGN HISTORY
COMMENTS
Extreme gun shape for North Coast point
breaks.
Early use of spray/paint onto foam on
the deck.
REFERENCES:
CONDITION: 8. |
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Terry Richardson
Bluebird Surfboard by Bob McTavish
Pipeline, Winter 1978 - 1979
Photographs : Darrell Jones
SURFER magazine
Volume 20 Number 1 January 1979 pages 50
- 51.
Cropped image, left.
Full version, originally a two page centre spread,
below.
Credited as...
Terry Richardson, Pipeline, experiencing the gut-wrench!
Photo : Darrell Jones
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