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the catalogue #385

1969 WM Stringerless Tracker 7 ft 2"

#385

MANUFACTURE
MANUFACTURER: WM Surfboards, 58 A Cumberland Road Auburn. Sydney
SHAPER: William Bill Morton
DESIGN: Stringer-less Tracker
DESIGNER: Hat Young - Bob McTavish

SPECIFICATIONS
CONSTRUCTION: Stringer-less foam blank , Volan glassed with 1.5" rail lap, shield knee patch.
DIMENSIONS

*Length :*	7	ft	2	inches		L2: 7ft
*Width :*	21.5	inches		*Wide Point :*	+ 6.5	inches
*Nose :*	17.5	inches		*Tail :*	14	inches
*Thickness :*	3	inches		*Pod :*	5	inches
*Nose Lift :*		inches		*Tail Lift :*		inches
*Weight :*		kilos		*Volume :*		litres
*Other, Flyer/s :*		inches

FEATURES
Nose: semi-pin
Tail: square
Deck: rolled
Bottom: Rounded with flat behind the fin.
Rails: Thin 50/50
Rocker: Full rocker, nose to tail

FIN
8" X 7.5" base @ 14"
Red laminate, with leg-rope hole.
Probably not the original fin, likely replaced in the early 1970s.

DECOR
DECALS
Deck: W.M. Surfboards - By Bill Morton and address, blue script in box below deck patch.
Bottom:
MARKINGS
Deck:
Bottom:
COLOUR
Deck: Clear, with shield shaped kneel patch.
Bottom: Clear, with multi-colour resin dribbles probably added when the fin was replaced.

NOTES
BOARD HISTORY
Photographs thanks to Dodge, Shoalhaven Heads, February 2020.
The 1.5" Volan rail lap and the shield knee patch show deep edge cuts in the blank, suggesting the glasser was slightly less then professional .
The board is in poor condition with extensive repairs to the nose and pod.
Professional repairs, finish coat and polish.
The multi-colour resin decor on the bottom (dribbles) was probably added when the fin was replaced.
DESIGN HISTORY:
Other Trackers
#69 1968 Keyo 7 ft 3'' Shaped by Bob McTavish
#67 1969 Surf Design 7ft Shaped by Dick van Straalen
Other WM boards: # 3 - # 73
REFERENCES:
CONDITION: 2

Shield shaped kneel patch above the decal.

Geoff Cater (2022) : WM Tracker, 7ft 2", 1969.
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