Fin Style SW waves

glide x seems popular on all rounder type boards ,ie fire ball, here on east coast , maybe think about 3 stringers on custom build for over your way, on double over head seen a few snap mine included and that was on a shore break.

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Cobra said..
Dbl overhead 9.6 Longboard with plenty of rocker is not my idea of longboarding.
Hey each too their own would of thought gun is what you're looking for.
enjoy the new ride Post the pics when built.
As for fins well the blokes that build your board just about have that wired , meaning I've never felt I've needed to tinker with a McT.
hey jurk circle the fin theory as much as you like, I believe you can put a Real surfer on Anything but micro managing fins before You've even surfed it seems premature.
cheers.

Thanks for the friendly and informative advice.

Didn't take long for Mctavish to get a mention. You guys on a retainer?

I have two 8' and two 9'6" guns and a 7'6" mid-length that would be my preferred boards in solid conditions, but sometimes (as I said at the start of the thread) I will be caught out with what is in or on the car.

Its not a heavily rockered longboard, it just has a bit more tail rocker than the model it is based on. He actually has three more models that have more rocker and are more performance biased longboards. I'm not entering contests or winning national titles (multiple national and state titles have been won on his boards) so I am getting a more glide-y, all-rounder. It just needs to handle a bit of size and juice at times.

All I wanted is a bit of guidance on a good all round fin shape as a starting point. I wouldn't have thought that was a circle jerk. I thought I would ask for advice from people with more experience.

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thedrip said..

Cobra said..
Dbl overhead 9.6 Longboard with plenty of rocker is not my idea of longboarding.
Hey each too their own would of thought gun is what you're looking for.
enjoy the new ride Post the pics when built.
As for fins well the blokes that build your board just about have that wired , meaning I've never felt I've needed to tinker with a McT.
hey jurk circle the fin theory as much as you like, I believe you can put a Real surfer on Anything but micro managing fins before You've even surfed it seems premature.
cheers.

Thanks for the friendly and informative advice.

Didn't take long for Mctavish to get a mention. You guys on a retainer?

I have two 8' and two 9'6" guns and a 7'6" mid-length that would be my preferred boards in solid conditions, but sometimes (as I said at the start of the thread) I will be caught out with what is in or on the car.

Its not a heavily rockered longboard, it just has a bit more tail rocker than the model it is based on. He actually has three more models that have more rocker and are more performance biased longboards. I'm not entering contests or winning national titles (multiple national and state titles have been won on his boards) so I am getting a more glide-y, all-rounder. It just needs to handle a bit of size and juice at times.

All I wanted is a bit of guidance on a good all round fin shape as a starting point. I wouldn't have thought that was a circle jerk. I thought I would ask for advice from people with more experience.

Well I haven't mentioned the M brand in here for a longtime due to the fact it seems to upset the mood so I've also reframed from mentioning or even sharing my new board images to keep the peace.
I dont like any of those fins you posted,the first image is close however it needs more base length and thinner tip,also I'd go for 9.5 or a 10 inch fin.I'll find some images and post them,one is a M brand redline fin which I run in all my boards other than the log.
M brand supply fins with each order which you can swap but as Cobra said the maker should know what matches the board,I know some or a lot of brands don't supply fins which can be a personal thing.
Its impossible to give solid advice with the description you gave,wider nose and its 9'6.What tail shape and rails will it have? Will it have side plugs? PS. I'm on deals at M, have been for years just like others in here with other brands,which is part why we are return customers to those brands and rightly so,get looked after you return.

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Macaha said..

thedrip said..

Cobra said..
Dbl overhead 9.6 Longboard with plenty of rocker is not my idea of longboarding.
Hey each too their own would of thought gun is what you're looking for.
enjoy the new ride Post the pics when built.
As for fins well the blokes that build your board just about have that wired , meaning I've never felt I've needed to tinker with a McT.
hey jurk circle the fin theory as much as you like, I believe you can put a Real surfer on Anything but micro managing fins before You've even surfed it seems premature.
cheers.

Thanks for the friendly and informative advice.

Didn't take long for Mctavish to get a mention. You guys on a retainer?

I have two 8' and two 9'6" guns and a 7'6" mid-length that would be my preferred boards in solid conditions, but sometimes (as I said at the start of the thread) I will be caught out with what is in or on the car.

Its not a heavily rockered longboard, it just has a bit more tail rocker than the model it is based on. He actually has three more models that have more rocker and are more performance biased longboards. I'm not entering contests or winning national titles (multiple national and state titles have been won on his boards) so I am getting a more glide-y, all-rounder. It just needs to handle a bit of size and juice at times.

All I wanted is a bit of guidance on a good all round fin shape as a starting point. I wouldn't have thought that was a circle jerk. I thought I would ask for advice from people with more experience.

Well I haven't mentioned the M brand in here for a longtime due to the fact it seems to upset the mood so I've also reframed from mentioning or even sharing my new board images to keep the peace.
I dont like any of those fins you posted,the first image is close however it needs more base length and thinner tip,also I'd go for 9.5 or a 10 inch fin.I'll find some images and post them,one is a M brand redline fin which I run in all my boards other than the log.
M brand supply fins with each order which you can swap but as Cobra said the maker should know what matches the board,I know some or a lot of brands don't supply fins which can be a personal thing.
Its impossible to give solid advice with the description you gave,wider nose and its 9'6.What tail shape and rails will it have? Will it have side plugs? PS. I'm on deals at M, have been for years just like others in here with other brands,which is part why we are return customers to those brands and rightly so,get looked after you return.

Sweeto. Cheers.
You and Bazz just confirmed I have no idea. Lol. I need to look at much more raked fins.

My natural inclination is versions of pic two.

It has a Round pin tail and side bites, but I prefer not using them (more chasing a single fin style recommendation). There's only one particular wave here I would look to use the side bites and I only take a longboard out there when I am feeling funky and looking for a novelty surf.

Thanks for the sizing. I was tossing up over 9 or 9 1/2. I'll go bigger.

No worries fins are personal what I like others may not but they work for me.The Alkali fin you posted is good also.Be sure to post some board images build and finish. if you can the forum is lacking of late since that lockdown thread

One of the West Oz LB comp boys said to me a few years ago. Big fins for small waves & small fins for big waves. Bigger fins are meant to be better for noseriding, but my friend Egor noserides just fine on a smaller centre.

I like my fin setup, a Ruben Roxburg 5.5 inch centre with some Asher Pacey 3.5 inch sides.

Wetfins has a bargain buy on the Roxburg set right now. Tempted to snap it up myself but I just bought a new board & way more focussed on shortboards these days unless waves are really small.

www.wetfins.com.au/surfboard-fins/longboard-fins/shapers-fins-5-5-ruben-roxburgh-2-1-fcs-bamboo/

Seems like the Forum Police are taking advice from Daniel Andrews. We need more rules, regulations & mandates...ohh & fines, yes more fines.

Can't get excited about your new board & ask advice before you get it.

Can't offer an opinion unless you have decades of board building experience.

And don't ask for advice if you have some kind of invovelement in the surfing industry, even if you havn't even mentioned or recommened the brand your involved with...

Circle Jerk...yeah .... No wonder this place is so dead these days. Whats the farking point for most people if you can't disscuss things without this kinda BS.

I'm currently running these in a couple of my single fin boards at 9.5 inches they go great I've got one on gumtree for sale. I had them shipped from the US weren't cheap.

I use the Glide Josh constable (JC7) and Greg brown (GPS2 7") if I'm riding a 2 + 1...I don't really **** around with those bigger longer fins or the more upright one you posted from glide.....both those sets seem to work well for me

Greenough 4a is hard to go past, just agreat fin for all types of boards, just adjust fin size according to board length

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Macaha said..
No worries fins are personal what I like others may not but they work for me.The Alkali fin you posted is good also.Be sure to post some board images build and finish. if you can the forum is lacking of late since that lockdown thread

I may do that.

Just finalised the shape and finish today. Pulled the nose in a little from the original design (so half way between model it is based on and first custom nose shape). 9'6", triple stringers, with a balsa/cedar T band in the middle, gloss, polish, wooden tail block. Should be a stunner.

Beautiful mate.

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thedrip said..

Looks really nice, I'd go something like this in up to Y'alls/beirs ;) head & a 1/2 (small waves) & previous suggestion for bigger

www.wetfins.com.au/surfboard-fins/longboard-fins/pilot-fins-9-keel-fin-wood/

Actually, I finished up going with a fin that I thought would be functional (pretty similar to Mac's suggestion - silk inlay Josh Constable 10' fin)but really I chose it cause it was pretty and matched the ricey on the board. First two surfs I had it pretty much as far forward as it could go and (oh surprise surprise surprise) found the board a little too responsive for my complete lack of style, grace and skill.
Third surf knocked it back an inch. Felt better. I'll give it another surf or two there, then try it further back again.

Then it will be time to try different fins types. im looking forward to the adventure.

Oh yeah....it's a bloody big board. I'm sure it pulls harder on my leg in five foot surf than my 9'6" guns do in 12 foot surf.

And, typical get back fairies, fin proud me put the fin into rocks coming in on my first surf. It's not as pretty now.