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test of the day.

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Created by Plummet > 9 months ago, 28 Oct 2013
Plummet
4862 posts
28 Oct 2013 9:24AM
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Fashioned some spacers to give my outer mutant fins some cant.

Will see how it goes today.





Big eeeZeee
NSW, 1100 posts
28 Oct 2013 12:55PM
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that's a sweet patch of lawn you have there

eppo
WA, 9579 posts
28 Oct 2013 11:42AM
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What's ya reasoning behind it plummett, what do you expect?

default
WA, 1255 posts
28 Oct 2013 11:50AM
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funny how many lawn comments go down on SB

Plummet
4862 posts
28 Oct 2013 2:05PM
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default said..

funny how many lawn comments go down on SB


Cause we are all old men!!...

Yeah mate its lush. I'm allways disappointed with lawns in Aus. They allways seem to be burnt and baron.


Any way back the test.

Eppo. I noticed surfboards have some cant on the outer fins so I gave it a lash.

can I notice a difference. Perhaps a little bit better carving on the wave face.

eppo
WA, 9579 posts
28 Oct 2013 2:46PM
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Yeh my initial thought was you could probably 'break' the fins earlier and get a tighter turn like on a SB...

didn't want to say anything as I actually know f'all compared to you and boards.

ste
WA, 517 posts
28 Oct 2013 2:56PM
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Funny that word, cant!what a cant, blaaaaaaah!!

cauncy
WA, 8407 posts
28 Oct 2013 4:09PM
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Big eeeZeee said...
that's a sweet patch of lawn you have there


We wine and dine our women, kiwis grow a patch of lawn for their partners, baaaaaah, baaaaaah

eppo
WA, 9579 posts
28 Oct 2013 7:14PM
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Ha ha ha...

Plummet
4862 posts
29 Oct 2013 3:42AM
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nah mate. my missis want the scorched earth policy in our yard. She's always saying "cant you cut it shorter?"
I'm like "nope! I like it lush!, Now seeya i'm off kiting"

Jedibrad
NSW, 527 posts
29 Oct 2013 7:57AM
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mmmm... with surfboards the higher the speed the less cant u want

but with a sharp mutant rail it would be interesting to know the difference

Plummet
4862 posts
29 Oct 2013 6:58AM
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Jedibrad said..

mmmm... with surfboards the higher the speed the less cant u want

but with a sharp mutant rail it would be interesting to know the difference



Interested.

That is probably my impression of what happened yesterday. On the nice slow shoulder head high stuff it felt better at carving on the wave face.
on the faster double head monsters I rode it possibly felt the same or slightly worse?

It truth i'm looking for ways to slow the board down in bigger surf.

Jedibrad
NSW, 527 posts
29 Oct 2013 12:54PM
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Well that easy...

A Drogue ??

THE DONG
VIC, 518 posts
29 Oct 2013 1:04PM
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Wear a diving belt

Plummet
4862 posts
29 Oct 2013 2:02PM
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The old drogue call!

not often that word gets pulled out of the basket.

kitebored
NSW, 575 posts
31 Oct 2013 1:49PM
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Plummet said..
It truth i'm looking for ways to slow the board down in bigger surf.


Smaller board?

Kazan
QLD, 699 posts
31 Oct 2013 12:52PM
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Plummet said..

nah mate. my missis want the scorched earth policy in our yard. She's always saying "cant you cut it shorter?"
I'm like "nope! I like it lush!, Now seeya i'm off kiting"


I wish I could say that and get away with it.

Kazan
QLD, 699 posts
31 Oct 2013 12:54PM
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On topic - I would remove all the outer fins and leave only two middle fins in place and see how that goes for you, and oh make the middle fins longer (short board style fins in thrusters I am talking here). I am doing something similar with mine but turning my board into like a mini-surfboard with one single motha of a fin and see how that goes. I bet it will carve like an old mal!

Plummet
4862 posts
31 Oct 2013 1:57PM
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Good idea. That will be the next test.

eppo
WA, 9579 posts
31 Oct 2013 2:16PM
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mmm Don't know if you will have the concave to counter the lack of finnage but report back. Reckon the back end will skittle out on you...

Plummet
4862 posts
31 Oct 2013 3:53PM
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My other unmentioned test is no fins on my coffin lid board. That's some fruitiness. slidy slidy. but it teaches you a good edge an correct weighting.

Plummet
4862 posts
2 Nov 2013 2:39PM
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Test 2.



Felt fun in the head high max waves. held really well until I lent it over until the center fin came out then if was slidy, slidy.

Not a set up i'd use for massive waves but pretty good fun playing around in the smaller stuff. It made doing floaters on really easy. just pop the fin out and slide.

Transitions also very cool. pop the fin out and roll into a really smooth slidy transition.

I'm thinking of drilling a quad set up now. seeing how that goes.


Plummet
4862 posts
16 Nov 2013 2:35PM
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test 3.

Drilled a new whole and fitting the centre fin one whole forward.





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