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1976 San Juan Pintail 6 ft 9"  John Blanch 
#63
MANUFACTURE
MANUFACTURER: San Juan Surfboards, 91 Johnson Street Byron Bay NSW phone (066) 85 6395
SHAPER:  John Blanch
DESIGN:  Pintail
DESIGNER:
SPECIFICATIONS
CONSTRUCTION:  Foam blank, 1/8'' redwood stringer, Volan fibreglass with tint, r/h plug
DIMENSIONS
Length :
 6
ft
 8
inches
Width :
 19 3/4
inches
Wide Point :
 +ve 2
inches
Nose :
 13 3/4
inches
Tail :
 12
inches
Thickness :
 2 1/2
inches
Pod :
 0
inches
Nose Lift :
  inches
Tail Lift :
  inches
Weight :
  kilos
Volume :
  litres
Other, Flyer/s :
  inches  
FEATURES
Nose: Semi pin 
Tail:  pin 
Deck: smooth roll 
Bottom:  Four phase - flat, slight concave, fat, slight vee
Rails: Soft down, hard in tail.
Rocker: Smoth, tail lift behind fin.
FIN
8''x 6 1/2'' base 
Wide base/flex top (Brewer/Greenough?) 
Opaque laminated fibreglass
#63 San Juan fin
DECOR
DECAL/S
Deck
1.'San Juan' text  black/orange, nose
2. 'Shaped by John Blanch' black foil, text/script, below
Bottom: 'San Juan' text  black/orange, nose
MARKINGS
Deck:  none 
Bottom: '3374' pencil, tail
COLOUR
Deck: tinted yellow laminate with darker rail overlap
Bottom: tinted yellow laminate with darker rail overlap
#63 San Juan
#63 San Juan
NOTES
BOARD HISTORY
Purchased 11 December1998, Cash Convertors, Rockdale Sydney.
Minor repair to tail.
COMMENTS: A beautiful example of a Noth coast pintail of the period.
REFERENCES:
Magazine
Ad : Surfing World magazine Volume 14 #4
CONDITION: 9


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