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the catalogue #32A and #32B

1987 San Juan Malibu 9 ft 1" and 7 ft 10'' Dennis Anderson

#32A and #32B

MANUFACTURE
MANUFACTURER: Maddog Surfboards, Industrial Estate, Byron Bay NSW
SHAPER: Denis Anderson
DESIGN: Malibu - Modern
DESIGNER:

SPECIFICATIONS
CONSTRUCTION: Foam blank, 1/8'' wood stringer, fin box, r/h plug
DIMENSIONS # 32 A

*Length:*	8	ft	7	inches
*Width:*	22	inches		*Wide Point:*	0	inches
*Nose :*	16	inches		*Tail:*	16 1/2	inches
*Thickness:*	2 5/8	inches		*Pod:*	4 1/2	inches
*Nose Lift:*		inches		*Tail Lift:*		inches
*Weight*		kilos		*Volume:*		litres
*Other, Flyer/s:*		inches

DIMENSIONS # 32 B

*Length:*	7	ft	10	inches
*Width:*	22	inches		*Wide Point:*	0	inches
*Nose :*	16	inches		*Tail:*	16 1/2	inches
*Thickness:*	2 5/8	inches		*Pod:*	4 1/2	inches
*Nose Lift:*		inches		*Tail Lift:*		inches
*Weight*		kilos		*Volume:*		litres
*Other, Flyer/s:*		inches

FEATURES
Nose: round
Tail: square
Deck: smooth roll
Bottom: Flat
Rails: Soft down, hard in tail.
Rocker: Smoth,

FIN/S
1.Multifins 9 inch fin box, 10'' Multifins molded plasic fin supplied
2.Two Multifins five inch fin boxes set on rails in thruster configeration
Fitted with Multifins molded plasic fins

DECOR
DECALS
Deck
1. San Juan/Byron Bay NSW Australia Est. 1966
text black/orange, in black box along stringer on nose
2. San Juan/Byron Bay NSW Australia Est. 1966
text black/orange, in black box across stringer below centre
Bottom
San Juan/Byron Bay NSW Australia Est. 1966
text black/orange, in black box along stringer at front sweet spot.
MARKINGS
Deck: none
Bottom
Dennis Anderson/Comp 8' 6'' pencil, across stringer, in front of fin box
COLOUR
Deck: 1. clear 2. clear, with red resin band at front sweet spot
Bottom: 1. clear 2. clear, with red resin band at front sweet spot

NOTES
HISTORY
1. Stock. Purchased 18 May 1987, Maddog Surfboards, 91 Johnson Street Byron Bay NSW. Trade-in Nat Young Trifin #27 or john McInnes' Force Nine Thruster?
2..Board breaks at front sweet spot, repaired.
3. Multifins 5 inch finboxes added, tipped in to point at nose. Board fitted with Thruster fins x 3
4. Red resin band added over breakage repair, deck and bottom.
5. Board breaks second time, closer to the centre. Nine (9) inch foam section removed. See Image A/cut.
6. Board rejoined with internal timber struts and fibre glass.Clearly visible in Images B and C
7. As a result of the decrase in length and imperfect alignment...
a. the fin boxes do not align with the nose tip. See Image C
b. left hand rail has 1/2 inch reverse flyer. Just visible in image B
8. Fitted with a single Multifins molded fin and Traded for Keyo malibu #vv. Last reported at South West Rocks, NSW
COMMENTS
1. Early in the Malibu revival, contest requirements were still to be formalised, hence the marking as Comp 8 ' 6''
2. Breakage results in next custom boards ordered multi stringers, See Jackson # 35 and McTavish # 80
3. The use of theThuster set up was highly satisfactory, only problems being some tail drop out when noseriding.
No problems in turning and trimming and a major advantage in shallow water (often experienced in riding small waves).
4. Length reduction was a difficult process, the alignment of the bottom rocker given most importance.
5. Since the widths of the joined halves was not equal, a compromise was made - the right hand rail was correctly aligned but the left hand rail was offset by a 1/2 inch reverse flyer. I, nor could any of the boards other riders, detect this.
5..Length reduction results in the fin boxes not aligning with the nose tip as originally set. this was noticable in the Thruster setup.
The board was stiffer and more inclined to track.
7. Board used as a template for next custom order, Jackson # 35
REFERNCES:
Magazine
CONDITION: 10 to 0

	San Juan Malibu 9 ft 1" Dennis Anderson 1987 Image A
	Post Red resin stripe added: Nine (9) inch foam section removed Image A/cut
	San Juan Mini Malibu 7 ft 10" Board rejoined with internal timber struts and fibre glass: Deck Image B
	Bottom Post Rail finboxes added Board rejoined with internal timber struts and fibre glass: Image C

John McInnes, San Juan Malibu, Byron Bay, 1987