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Still turn?

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Created by Steve78 > 9 months ago, 6 Dec 2015
Steve78
TAS, 189 posts
6 Dec 2015 1:15PM
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Just swapped over to a Fatboy to try and get more bite in the wave when going for a wander. So my question is where I've set it is it too far back for me to make reasonable turns? Also is it far back enough to hold in the wave better???

obct
NSW, 3487 posts
6 Dec 2015 1:18PM
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I've never user one, but wouldn't you have it further forward that the old fin because it rakes back further


chrispy
WA, 9675 posts
6 Dec 2015 10:19AM
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surf it and you will know. Fin placement is a personal taste.

Nice fin,i like the one i use.

Mine is a tad bit forward,but i like it there on the beachies i surf

Macaha
QLD, 21976 posts
6 Dec 2015 12:26PM
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Stunning board fella

Never had one but it looks like it needs to go forward.

Steve78
TAS, 189 posts
6 Dec 2015 1:34PM
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Expected a comment on the board from you macaha

Macaha
QLD, 21976 posts
6 Dec 2015 12:38PM
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Steve78 said..
Expected a comment on the board from you macaha


Your ranking has just sky rocketed

I've got plenty of points to award,I've striped Lacey of all of his.

Steve78
TAS, 189 posts
6 Dec 2015 2:04PM
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chrispy said...
surf it and you will know. Fin placement is a personal taste.

Nice fin,i like the one i use.

Mine is a tad bit forward,but i like it there on the beachies i surf


Ok, I'll sneak her forward a little and try to remember to take my fin key with me next time. Cheers guys

laceys lane
QLD, 19804 posts
6 Dec 2015 1:04PM
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Macaha said..


Steve78 said..
Expected a comment on the board from you macaha




Your ranking has just sky rocketed

I've got plenty of points to award,I've striped Lacey of all of his.



doesn't the 9.3 evo 207 mean anything.


www.friendshipbasedontheboardyouride.com

Sandsy1
NSW, 814 posts
6 Dec 2015 2:18PM
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Yeh Steve. I use a fat boy in my mal and the rear of the fin sits about 25mm forward of the tail. So I would suggest try it a bit further forward. What you will find is that you can side slip the tail on take offs on steeper waves but still get good hold when you are up front. Have fun, they are my favorite fin shape.

Steve78
TAS, 189 posts
6 Dec 2015 2:31PM
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How do you find turning with this style Sandsy?

MickPC
8266 posts
6 Dec 2015 3:23PM
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Great looking fin, I'm gonna get one of those one day...just looks like it would go great on a log, I'd probably have mine fully forward.

Sandsy1
NSW, 814 posts
6 Dec 2015 9:30PM
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Steve78 said..
How do you find turning with this style Sandsy?


Not a prob. You can really jam the back foot and they don't spin out.
just took a photo of a photo,









smicko
WA, 2503 posts
6 Dec 2015 6:46PM
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Steve78 said..

chrispy said...
surf it and you will know. Fin placement is a personal taste.

Nice fin,i like the one i use.

Mine is a tad bit forward,but i like it there on the beachies i surf



Ok, I'll sneak her forward a little and try to remember to take my fin key with me next time. Cheers guys


Try keeping a fin key on a lacky band around your wrist, heaps easier than fumbling around in pockets or leggy pockets.

Surf69
WA, 883 posts
6 Dec 2015 11:34PM
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Move it forward and you will turn easier...move it back and you'll hold the tail in for a walk up the front...move it around and eventually you'll find its just right.

everyones different, sooooo many variables,my opinion and approach is trial and error will get you there. 1/4 in movements, start from the fin fully forward working back. Once ive pegged the perfect spot I like a particular fin, I mark the skeg box As I tend to run two to three different fins an a board pending on waves and conditions.

very nice looking tail on that stick by the way.

laceys lane
QLD, 19804 posts
7 Dec 2015 6:18AM
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Its far better to do what mac does.

Use different boards but keep the same fins.
He sees as moving the board up and down the fin.

AndyrooMac
TAS, 1925 posts
7 Dec 2015 4:09PM
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Surf69 said..
Move it forward and you will turn easier...move it back and you'll hold the tail in for a walk up the front...move it around and eventually you'll find its just right.

everyones different, sooooo many variables,my opinion and approach is trial and error will get you there. 1/4 in movements, start from the fin fully forward working back. Once ive pegged the perfect spot I like a particular fin, I mark the skeg box As I tend to run two to three different fins an a board pending on waves and conditions.

very nice looking tail on that stick by the way.


What he said but I tend to start mine right back and move it forward. being further back means you have to draw out your turns a lot more whereas further forward means you can make smaller/sharper turns... Personally though i'm not a fan of the "one size fits all" type of fin. I prefer a "D" fin style for nice long runners where your looking to stroll to the nose and then more a "Dolphin" or "Greenough" style for sharper turns and speed.

Sick looking board though dude, hope she flies

SP
10982 posts
7 Dec 2015 2:05PM
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Sandsy1 said...
Yeh Steve. I use a fat boy in my mal and the rear of the fin sits about 25mm forward of the tail. So I would suggest try it a bit further forward. What you will find is that you can side slip the tail on take offs on steeper waves but still get good hold when you are up front. Have fun, they are my favorite fin shape.


Agree, that's about where I used to put mine.

AndyrooMac
TAS, 1925 posts
9 Dec 2015 10:28PM
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Proof I know f@#ck all. Here's ladies world champ Rachel Tilley basically using your fin...





Steve78
TAS, 189 posts
10 Dec 2015 12:13PM
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AndyrooMac said...
Proof I know f@#ck all. Here's ladies world champ Rachel Tilley basically using your fin...








Good find Andy, looks like she has it a fair way forward.

Tux
VIC, 3829 posts
10 Dec 2015 1:16PM
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laceys lane said..
Its far better to do what mac does.


Hows a fin going to help him drink coffee?

AndyrooMac
TAS, 1925 posts
10 Dec 2015 9:43PM
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Steve78 said...
AndyrooMac said...
Proof I know f@#ck all. Here's ladies world champ Rachel Tilley basically using your fin...








Good find Andy, looks like she has it a fair way forward.


I know! Nothing there works for my logic but it totally worked for her, go figure, might have to give it a roll.

Sandsy1
NSW, 814 posts
10 Dec 2015 10:07PM
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She also weighs about 45kgs. So a bit further forward won't hurt her for tip time. Nice fin!!

SP
10982 posts
11 Dec 2015 11:35AM
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I wouldn't worry to much about the position they are Similar looking in their pics but completely different at the same time.
Next to each other that don't look the same.

Hers is a wingnut cutaway.Yours is a Farrelly or fat boy fin. They have different rake, different measurements, different base and a different design, the Wnut fin is very raked and the Farrelly is more upright.




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