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Tuttle box slalom fins

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Created by lee1972 > 9 months ago, 30 Jan 2012
lee1972
QLD, 921 posts
30 Jan 2012 8:32PM
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Its true im the worlds best at destroying fins, if theres a sandbank i gurantee im going to find it now i need to replace yet some more fins, this time im looking at

Makini,( really good price but unsure about quality)
Flying objects nitro ( found a few second hand )
select s10 ( had one for a week before destroying it)

reviews and suggestions please

vando
QLD, 3418 posts
30 Jan 2012 9:21PM
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lee1972 said...

Its true im the worlds best at destroying fins, if theres a sandbank i gurantee im going to find it now i need to replace yet some more fins, this time im looking at

Makini,( really good price but unsure about quality)
Flying objects nitro ( found a few second hand )
select s10 ( had one for a week before destroying it)

reviews and suggestions please




gee your hard on fins
performance wise out of those fins id go Select though I dont know much about the Makini fins. Hardness wise G10 the way to go.
what size are you after.

lee1972
QLD, 921 posts
30 Jan 2012 9:25PM
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Well, i used the 41cm s10 twice before it became a 21cm s10 it seemed a great fin to have on the board isonic 115

legless
SA, 852 posts
30 Jan 2012 9:57PM
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lee1972 said...

Its true im the worlds best at destroying fins, if theres a sandbank i gurantee im going to find it now i need to replace yet some more fins, this time im looking at

Makini,( really good price but unsure about quality)
Flying objects nitro ( found a few second hand )
select s10 ( had one for a week before destroying it)

reviews and suggestions please




Black Project Fins shaped from a solid sheet of G-10 so they are strong and shaped to be very spin out resistant

Haggar
QLD, 1670 posts
30 Jan 2012 9:52PM
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legless said...

lee1972 said...

Its true im the worlds best at destroying fins, if theres a sandbank i gurantee im going to find it now i need to replace yet some more fins, this time im looking at

Makini,( really good price but unsure about quality)
Flying objects nitro ( found a few second hand )
select s10 ( had one for a week before destroying it)

reviews and suggestions please




Black Project Fins shaped from a solid sheet of G-10 so they are strong and shaped to be very spin out resistant


Whats your main kind of sailing Lee ?
Which Black Project ones have you used Legless

Gestalt
QLD, 14629 posts
30 Jan 2012 10:10PM
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G10 is tough stuff.

my 3 picks would be in no particular order

mfc
c3
choco

ikw777
QLD, 2995 posts
30 Jan 2012 11:49PM
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LOL "Makani" always looks like "man-kini" to me.

Seriously Destructo-man you should consider Choco fins. I have a couple. You can check them out to see if you like...

Bender
WA, 2235 posts
30 Jan 2012 9:59PM
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i have just picked up a FO Nitro 44. It is rock solid and they are a reasonably priced too.You could do a lot worse.

lee1972
QLD, 921 posts
31 Jan 2012 6:15AM
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I just picked up a 115 isonic, it came with a 41cm S10. It seemed a great fin while it lasted.Price is a main issue, considering my track record im going to stay away from the high end fins until i get this board a little more dialled in as im used to b&j sailing. I can pick up 41cm S10's for $145, The Makani fins are around $75 + postage which is cheap unless they are totally crap hence the need for reviews.

Haggar
QLD, 1670 posts
31 Jan 2012 8:47AM
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lee1972 said...

I just picked up a 115 isonic, it came with a 41cm S10. It seemed a great fin while it lasted.Price is a main issue, considering my track record im going to stay away from the high end fins until i get this board a little more dialled in as im used to b&j sailing. I can pick up 41cm S10's for $145, The Makani fins are around $75 + postage which is cheap unless they are totally crap hence the need for reviews.


If you are using in rough water Lee, a softer tip will be better and easier to use........
.......... and there are heaps of used fins on Seabreeze, good buys if you may destroy them

Gestalt
QLD, 14629 posts
31 Jan 2012 11:47AM
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i guess the elephant in the room here is that if you are hard on fins and go the g10 route next time you hit something you are likely to take your box out.

redsurfbus
304 posts
31 Jan 2012 9:47AM
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I have a full quiver of black projects now, took a new one out last week and managed to hit a sunken boat at 25knots. The fin took about 3 minutes to sand back to normal...by hand!!!! It took longer get it out of the box, which fortunately was deep tuttle so the fin did very little damage to the box, small chip at the back. I know if I had hit that boat with a select it would no longer exist having hit a sandy bottom with an old select and had to repair it and then seal it with epoxy to stop it feathering up at the tip.

If you can get one over there get a black project, they will also come in handy come the revolution for swords and with withstand a nuclear bomb at close proximity



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