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the catalogue #25

1976 McCoy Rounded Pin 6 ft 6"

#25

MANUFACTURE
MANUFACTURER: McCoy Surfboards Lot 24 Cape Thompsons Road Avoca Beach ph.(04382-1541)
SHAPER: Unknown
DESIGN: Rounded pin
DESIGNER: Geoff McCoy/Barry Kanaiaupuni

SPECIFICATIONS
CONSTRUCTION
Fibreglassed foam blank, 1/4" redwood stringer, spray, r/h plug
DIMENSIONS

*Length:*	6	feet	7	inches
*Width:*	19 1/2	inches		*Wide Point:*	+3	inches
*Nose :*	13 1/2	inches		*Tail:*	12 1/2	inches
*Thickness:*	3	inches		*Pod:*	0	inches
*Weight:*		kilos		*Volume:*		litres
*Nose/L:*		inches		*Tail/L:*		inches
*Other*

FEATURES
Nose: pin
Tail: rounded pin
Deck: flat, and flat
Bottom: flat, slight Vee
Rails: low round
Rocker: medium

FIN
8" x 5 1/2"
Brewer wide base
- blue laminated

DECOR
DECAL/S:
Deck: Light blue 'McCoy' script at nose, down stringer.
Bottom: Dark blue 'McCoy' script at nose, down stringer.
MARKINGS:
Deck: None
Bottom:
COLOUR:
Deck: Sprayed blue deck panel, fading to stringer and black pinlines
Bottom: clear

NOTES
BOARD HISTORY
Bought stock by Bob Armitage 1976 from Surf shop cnr. (Old) Highway and, Nowra NSW. Purchased 1981. Extensive repairs, particually to bottom and leg rope damage.
DESIGN HISTORY
REFERENCES
Other McCoy Surfboards
# 45 Keyo Egg 5 ft 8''- shaped by Geoff McCoy
#112 Cheyne Horan Lazor Zap
Magazines
Ad : "Design Through Development" in Surfing World magazine November 1974 Vol 20 #2
Articles
1. "Bruce Raymond's Surfboard Design" in Backdoor magazine # 8 August 1976
2. "Quivers" - Mark Warren/Bruce Raymond in Surfing World magazine 1977?
Vol 25 #1 pages 50 - 57.
CONDITION: 6.

Bruce Raymond and board
L : 6ft 6'' W : 19 1/4'' N: 13'' T : 12'' Tk : 3''
Photograph (uncredited)
Backdoor magazine # 8 August 1976