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the catalogue #219 
1967   Barry Bennett   Kneeboard       5 ft 7'' #219
MANUFACTURE
MANUFACTURER:Barry Bennett Surfboards, 180 Harbord Road, Brookvale 
SHAPER: 
DESIGN:   Kneeboard
DESIGNER: 
SPECIFICATIONS
CONSTRUCTION
 1/8 '' Stringer, foam blank, Volan fibre glass, post production resin gel coat. 
DIMENSIONS
Length:
feet  6 3/4 inches 
Ld:  5ft
6''
Width: 
23 1/2
inches Wide Point: 
+ve 2
inches
Nose : 
19 1/4 
inches Tail 
20 1/4
inches
Thickness: 
2
inches Pod: 
12
inches
Weight/ inches Volume: inches
Nose/L:  inches Tail/L: inches
Chamfer:
2
inches
FEATURES:
Nose:  round
Tail:  square tail witn chamfer
Deck: flat
Bottom:  rounded, deepest in front of fin
Rails: thin egg 
Rocker:  medium
FIN
8'' x 8 1/2'' base x 9'' span @ 7''
Wide base 
Natural laminate 
Minimal rovings, appears to have the base inserted into the blank.
DECOR
DECAL/S
Deck:  B. B. small diamond, red/black on nose, offset left. 
Bottom:
MARKINGS
Deck:
Bottom:
COLOUR:
Deck: Clear, with post production blue resin gel coat rail laps.
Bottom: Post production blue resin gel coat
NOTES
BOARD HISTORY
Donated by Andy Mark, March 2004. 
Thankyou, Andy.
Photographs  January 2005
The post production blue resin gel coat was probably used to cover a multitude of rail and bottom dings.
MANUFACTURER HISTORY
Barry Bennett Surfboards,
COMMENTS:
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CONDITION: 8.4



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