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Forums > Surfing Longboarding

My new addition plus fin question

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Created by Flaker > 9 months ago, 20 Jun 2012
Flaker
NSW, 122 posts
20 Jun 2012 6:54PM
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I have just added a longboard to my quiver of shortboards and SUPs.
It's a pre -loved Clearwater 9'1 x 22 5/8 x 2 7/8. It has a single - double concave with a decent kick in the tail. I bought it for those small fun winter days and also as a learner board for the family.








It is maybe more high performance than I wanted but the price was right. It came with a 7" centre and some plastic GX side fins.






I am ok with my options of centre fins, but I want to get some new side fins. Should I get some GX-Qs or just stick to the GX.
One of my shortboards is a quad and I could use them there too. The current fins for it are the "stretch" models and the rear fins are 50/50 foil, so the variety of a 80/20 foil may be something good to add to my fin collection.
I also have a pair of GX 50/50 foiled fins but of course they will be useless as side fins.

Will I even notice much difference in the two fins?

Cheers

Simondo
VIC, 8020 posts
20 Jun 2012 7:14PM
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Good work. Wow, heavy concaves!

Try the two blue fins (separately of course!! ). I wouldn't bother with the grey hatchet in that board. But if you are curious, give it a go... The big grey fin is for longer drawn out "traditional" turns, and nose riding.

If you have further questions on fins, ask Lacey!

asea
QLD, 5544 posts
20 Jun 2012 7:15PM
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Steves team rider Chrispy might be able to answer the question for you or steve himself might give advice.

62mac
WA, 24860 posts
20 Jun 2012 5:24PM
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Hey Flaker,welcome to the real garden of board riding,I've checked a few of you posts in the 666 room over time.In here there is one rule and one rule only.one must never mention the S-P word,we code it 666.Not that we have a dislike for this form however rules are rules

smh
NSW, 7269 posts
20 Jun 2012 7:59PM
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The way you've got it set up looks pretty good. Give it a go for a while.

62mac
WA, 24860 posts
20 Jun 2012 6:29PM
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7 inch center,oh and track down the prick who stole your front wheels off the bikes.

Simondo
VIC, 8020 posts
20 Jun 2012 8:48PM
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This is what I would do;
Beachies - 7" Blue fin, with GX sides, or even worth trying 1 size bigger on the sides, but GX is fine.
Point Breaks - 9" Blue fin, with GX sides.

chrispychru
QLD, 7932 posts
20 Jun 2012 8:56PM
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asea said...

Steves team rider Chrispy might be able to answer the question for you or steve himself might give advice.


del mate,they are asking for you. asea i will call him tomorrow and get the real mans explanation. but whoa they are big ****ing concaves
welcome(i forgot) to the water loving **** talkers forum

Flaker
NSW, 122 posts
21 Jun 2012 9:54PM
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62mac said...

Hey Flaker,welcome to the real garden of board riding,I've checked a few of you posts in the 666 room over time.In here there is one rule and one rule only.one must never mention the S-P word,we code it 666.Not that we have a dislike for this form however rules are rules


Sorry about mentioning "those things which we must not speak of ".

I'm looking forward to catching some nice clean winter waves.
I may even try the hatchet on some smaller days.

The concaves are decent, aren't they! The tail rocker is also rather significant.


62mac
WA, 24860 posts
21 Jun 2012 8:07PM
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Hey welcome back,as you can see we are serious hard core mob in here just like the 666 ers

Mate imo your board is high performance and is totally over fined in the above photo,btw I grow up just around the hood from the Lake area

Drop us a line sometime and hock up with the guy's in here,I go and take photos because I can't surf to save myself.

Great topic by the way,fins mate a massive difference to any board.
I run 7 in the rear with small sides in my HP and 8 rear with small sides in my all rounder,in my 908 single a 10 inch.I had a hatched 10 inch in it and it rode like cruise ship,took an hour to turn the beast,whacked a 10 inch standard and its a dream cruiser great down the line for top to bottom ark's.

62mac
WA, 24860 posts
21 Jun 2012 8:12PM
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BulldogPup
6657 posts
21 Jun 2012 8:17PM
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^^^^^
They also made a Telly documentary on Mr Mac 007 flaker ..... it's called "Where Are They Now"

Flaker
NSW, 122 posts
22 Jun 2012 7:35PM
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62mac said...


Mate imo your board is high performance and is totally over fined in the above photo


Yeah, the more I look at the tail and nose rocker plus those concaves I am thinking really HP. But we'll see.
The fins are the 7" and GX sides. The centre looks huge in that photo. The centre fin has been measured as per board culture in this thread- www.seabreeze.com.au/forums/Surfing/Longboarding/A-Touch-Down/?SearchTerms=gx
"He told me to measure 7 and 9/16ths inches back from the rear of the side fins and that is where the rear of your centre fin should be. Measure from the base of the fins where they go into your board (hence the little black dot in the pic to remind me of the spot!) "

If it is over finned with the 7 then how small do I go.
Some thing like this




or maybe I should just go with what Steve put his name on: ( it is 7")




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