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Selecting fins
Hey all,
What sort of fin would you select for a single fin 10.2ft longboard? I was talking to a mate in the weekend and he reckoned it is an ideal fun board for our small surf in Sumner Christchurch but he'd swap the fin for something bigger.
I'm relatively new to surfing so don't know how a fin effects the ride, I figure a longer fin would help with digging in for turns which would be good as thats what I'm currently working on.
Cheers
Asking a trivial question like what size fins do I use while the rest of the forum are focused on the miserly size of mellow puffs is pretty insensitive.
PM the forums top dog 2020, hes the only one with the credentials to solve the issue for you.
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Nuttin beta than sinking your teeth into a fat juicy rump
PM a chap called stormfins. He'll sort you out
Cheap too
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Local at nowhere, eternal blow in.
ask Beemer- he has a massive inventory of well tested long board fins
...the short answer is that there is not short answer.. 3 fins or 1?...size of rider?....and what you prodominantly want to do on the wave??
....ask a "real" surfer..
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Poo man trim is my bet
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Cheers fellas, sorry about detracting from mellowpuffs, I feel as though there is far too much packaging for how many you get.
2020 I weigh 75kg, the board is 10"2 with a single fin. I'm just beginning but I want to get the most maneuverability out of it that I can, I like trad style surfing with big turns, walking the board, nose riding etc.
At the moment the fin is around 8-8.5 inch, I'm thinking for that board I should be up around 10"??
Large churchills are mint fins. i highly recommend them.
i'm not so sure that a single fin will have that much bearing on turning Pitted. more to do with drive and hold. if you want more maneuverability then a twin, tri(but then you sacrifice straight line speed) or quad set up will be better, singles are stiff but fast & positive. is the board spinning out? have you tried a spitfire fin? i imagine a spitfire fin would be easier for turning but still offer good hold & drive.
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Originally posted by: Dunga
Large churchills are mint fins. i highly recommend them.
This is the only correct fact yet.
2020 what has weight got to do with the size of fin?
I thought the fin is about the style of both the board and the rider?
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If you can't surf it, F&$k it!
Dont take any advice other than 2020, Supreme award winner for this forum.
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Nuttin beta than sinking your teeth into a fat juicy rump
churchill fins are yellow and blue. that boss is the ultimate combination. if roy was onto something great he would get his next set of family wetsuits in a similar colour combination. 
Pitted your fin should be fine
considering your weight
size of board doesn't really have that much affect
have you moved it around in the box
A few general rules are:
If you are having trouble finishing out turns and cutbacks, or are not getting up and down the face quickly enough, you should move your fin up approximately 1/8'' to 1/4''.
If you are digging rails, or catching rails in the front 18'' to 24'' during cutbacks, you should move your fin back approximately 1/8'' to 1/4''.
The leading edge of the the center fin usually ends up about even with the trailing edge (at the base) of the of side fins, plus or minus 1/4''.
i'm 6'4" 100kg my fav fin is 9.5" harbour flex fin
and on my 7' single
9" fin i called the shaper and said "Mate you put a longboard fin in" it goes great tho
experiment with what you got now ...pencil mark your position changes
then if still not happy pay your cash for the harbour flex fin its the best
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In the world there is nothing more submissive and weak than water. Yet for attacking that which is hard and strong nothing can surpass it. Lao Tzu
and you will look styleeeee
Why not put a fin on the nose? That would be some out of it sh1t I reckon.
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^ quite possibly the dumbest thing i've read since reading oreti pipe was classic.
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XXIst sentry scribe
Originally posted by: The BossOriginally posted by: Dunga
Large churchills are mint fins. i highly recommend them.
This is the only correct fact yet.
2020 what has weight got to do with the size of fin?
I thought the fin is about the style of both the board and the rider?
The bigger you are the more surface area you need to create hold...and conversely the smaller you are the smaller fin you could get away with.
Snake- your wisdom shines through again.... doin' anything on Saturday night?
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2020 sharing the knowledge on windsurfer fins from the 80's is not what pitted is after...
*edited 11 Dec 2012 11:21
2020 showing the beach goers a few tricks..."the fin walk" Club Med fiji 1985
Thats not 20, 20's the one near the shore on that mini Simms
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Nuttin beta than sinking your teeth into a fat juicy rump
"floyd"
was there to but never actually got in the water... salt water wrecked havoc on his 80's fro...
Your screen name suggests you’re experienced PITted, or is it a future goal. If you are a very average surfer I would not expect you would notice much difference in performance. If your fin is too small or too far forward, you will find the board is harder to get up on and loses speed and stability.
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Nuttin beta than sinking your teeth into a fat juicy rump
My set-up on me mal...
*edited 11 Dec 2012 11:52
Originally posted by: Snake
Your screen name suggests you’re experienced PITted, or is it a future goal. If you are a very average surfer I would not expect you would notice much difference in performance. If your fin is too small or too far forward, you will find the board is harder to get up on and loses speed and stability.
Its all about the next purchase increasing your ability Take... spend spend spend... its a global surf conspiracy run by jewish surfers in New York... Roy told me so.
Originally posted by: seeka
^ quite possibly the dumbest thing i've read since reading oreti pipe was classic.
Nah, it's probably dumber. Oreti Pipe probably does get classic from time to time.
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Originally posted by: Battery
*edited 11 Dec 2012 11:21
2020 showing the beach goers a few tricks..."the fin walk" Club Med fiji 1985
I tried wind surfing once when I was 12. Stood on the board for five seconds, fell off and grazed my arm on a piece of coral on the bottom. From that day on I have been the sworn enemy of all things windsurf. Mind you nothing could compare to my hatred of SUP riders. They are the devil's spawn as far as I'm concerned.
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Commodore Spud, Second in command to the Commander in Chief of the Sub 1000 armed forces. Sub 1000 committee secretary. Possibly the head of the Sub 1000 Secret Police. Re-instated Surf.Co Official Rark Judge. Winner of the 2012 people's choice SNAP award. Mayor of the Lyall Bay cruising toilets.
... why, that injury sounds quite terrifying Spud...
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windsurfing, gnarly when learning. had a go when I was like 10, was scary falling off in the middle of the harbour and knowing you had to get it right to get back to land. on the windy days, used to get towed behind my dads windsurfer on the esky.
I remember learning in Tauranga harbour as a kid.... watching the sting rays swimming beneath you- only a fall away...
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Originally posted by: Beemertrash
Pitted your fin should be fine
considering your weight
size of board doesn't really have that much affect
have you moved it around in the box
A few general rules are:
If you are having trouble finishing out turns and cutbacks, or are not getting up and down the face quickly enough, you should move your fin up approximately 1/8'' to 1/4''.
If you are digging rails, or catching rails in the front 18'' to 24'' during cutbacks, you should move your fin back approximately 1/8'' to 1/4''.
The leading edge of the the center fin usually ends up about even with the trailing edge (at the base) of the of side fins, plus or minus 1/4''.
i'm 6'4" 100kg my fav fin is 9.5" harbour flex fin
and on my 7' single
9" fin i called the shaper and said "Mate you put a longboard fin in" it goes great tho
experiment with what you got now ...pencil mark your position changes
then if still not happy pay your cash for the harbour flex fin its the best
Thanks a lot for the suggestion Beemer, I'll mark the fin and have a go at moving it forward a little bit and try that out.
Like I said I'm just starting out, only started a couple of months ago but basically go out every day. Just wanting to experiment a bit with the board to see what its capable of. I'll be buying something a little shorter and less wide next year.
Cheers!
Originally posted by: 2020
... why, that injury sounds quite terrifying Spud...
Thank you for your concern 20. It was a horrific injury that has left me scarred for life. I have "Back in Nam" type flash backs every time I see a wind-w4nker prancing around the harbour on one of their loser boards. If I had my way all windsurf boards would be thrown into an erupting volcano. Their riders would be sent to special re-education centres to be cured.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hyP63t3JHck [youtube.com]
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Commodore Spud, Second in command to the Commander in Chief of the Sub 1000 armed forces. Sub 1000 committee secretary. Possibly the head of the Sub 1000 Secret Police. Re-instated Surf.Co Official Rark Judge. Winner of the 2012 people's choice SNAP award. Mayor of the Lyall Bay cruising toilets.
Originally posted by: Beemertrash
Pitted your fin should be fine
considering your weight
size of board doesn't really have that much affect
have you moved it around in the box
A few general rules are:
If you are having trouble finishing out turns and cutbacks, or are not getting up and down the face quickly enough, you should move your fin up approximately 1/8'' to 1/4''.
If you are digging rails, or catching rails in the front 18'' to 24'' during cutbacks, you should move your fin back approximately 1/8'' to 1/4''.
The leading edge of the the center fin usually ends up about even with the trailing edge (at the base) of the of side fins, plus or minus 1/4''.
i'm 6'4" 100kg my fav fin is 9.5" harbour flex fin
and on my 7' single
9" fin i called the shaper and said "Mate you put a longboard fin in" it goes great tho
experiment with what you got now ...pencil mark your position changes
then if still not happy pay your cash for the harbour flex fin its the best
WTFs with the mini fin at the base?
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Commodore Spud, Second in command to the Commander in Chief of the Sub 1000 armed forces. Sub 1000 committee secretary. Possibly the head of the Sub 1000 Secret Police. Re-instated Surf.Co Official Rark Judge. Winner of the 2012 people's choice SNAP award. Mayor of the Lyall Bay cruising toilets.
Once you can do a cutback and walk the board confidently.... go and buy a new board, mucking around with fins wont help to much with a board that size unless you are surfing the same waves over and over.
It could be for opening things like ...fuked if I know.
Originally posted by: SpudOriginally posted by: 2020
... why, that injury sounds quite terrifying Spud...
Thank you for your concern 20. It was a horrific injury that has left me scarred for life. I have "Back in Nam" type flash backs every time I see a wind-w4nker prancing around the harbour on one of their loser boards. If I had my way all windsurf boards would be thrown into an erupting volcano. Their riders would be sent to special re-education centres to be cured.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hyP63t3JHck [youtube.com]
Did you make that Spud???? Posted by "rarked" in NZ????
x100
The mini-fin is Trashs homage to his idol Roy.
yes spud made it- it was the commerical version of his much prefered lego ass licking machine- which never got past a being a well used prototype....
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*edited 11 Dec 2012 17:12............ahhhhhh!
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*edited 11 Dec 2012 20:09
Originally posted by: Battery
"floyd"
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Jabba, Piles and the Dwarf. Do your JOB and fix the forum.... even Pipi could do better.. No he couldn't
Always time for a quick pose for the camera... aye "floyd"
Originally posted by: Spud
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WTFs with the mini fin at the base?
Miniature Vortex Generators [www2.swaylocks.com]
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In the world there is nothing more submissive and weak than water. Yet for attacking that which is hard and strong nothing can surpass it. Lao Tzu
I have just been told I have "soft fins". Is it curable?
a good massage always helps