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sollner
Joined: 31 Mar 1987 Posts: 19
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Posted: Thu Jul 04, 2013 6:34 pm Post subject: |
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[U2cubed said: Weather the PW has any toe or not it should still really benefit from the K4 LS fins]
It definitely does! I was shocked how much less drag there was compared to the stock fin set.
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obxaddict
Joined: 10 Jul 2016 Posts: 58
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Posted: Tue Jul 09, 2013 2:38 pm Post subject: |
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I'm on the east coast and 155 lbs. I have the 85L '12 dacurve but have only used it with the stock fins. I had a fantastic side off sesh the other day that has me working really hard to extend my range of use for the board. I was using 4 fins and could do no wrong until the wind went more side shore and the current got bad.
Anyone found any drastic improvements for the DC fins in the nastier high current conditions?
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Wind-NC.com
Joined: 30 May 2007 Posts: 980 Location: Formerly Cape Hatteras, now Burlington, VT!
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Windnc
Joined: 22 Apr 2005 Posts: 85
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Posted: Tue Jul 09, 2013 9:07 pm Post subject: Tabou Wave Board Owners Forum |
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Andy,
It will be interesting to hear if you do feel a difference, less drag etc. Are you also going to grind one side of each fin flat to make them asymmetrical?
Today I ordered a set of K4 Ezzy Asymmetrical 2 degree toe-in fins from 4Boards in the U
K for my Pocket Wave 93. Since the Zinger side fins that came with the board were 12cm I decided to stick with 12cm K-4's at first to run with the same 20cm center fin I have been using. Don't want to change up to many things at once. Perhaps later I might try a set of 10cm's with a slighly larger 21 or 22cm center.
Considering that I have been pretty happy with the Zinger 12's and the 20cm center fin so far it is going to be very interesting to see if these K4's really do make a big noticable difference in performance.
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Wind-NC.com
Joined: 30 May 2007 Posts: 980 Location: Formerly Cape Hatteras, now Burlington, VT!
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Windnc
Joined: 22 Apr 2005 Posts: 85
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Posted: Mon Jul 29, 2013 6:09 pm Post subject: Tabou Waveboard Owners Forum |
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Got my 12cm K-4 Ezzy Asymmetrical 2 degree toe in fin today and quickly mounted them on my Tabou Pocket Wave 93. Right away I noticed that the fins are not only 1 cm longer than the 11cm Zingers that came with the board but have a wider cord length too. See below photos.
So I think that coupled with the 20cm center fin I have been using that this should give me a little better upwind capability than I was getting with the 11cm Zingers. Still it will be interesting to see if there is a perception of more or less speed and also to compare the overall maneuverability of the board with these fins vice the 11's.
Perhaps I will try again the 18cm Zinger center fin that came with the board too see how it performs with the 12cm K-4's. Previously the 18 combined with the 11's did not allow my 200 pounds much upwind performance.
In the other photo you can readily see the toe in. Perhaps I will end up ordering a set of 10's too?
More to follow as soon as I sail it with the K-4's.
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Windnc
Joined: 22 Apr 2005 Posts: 85
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Posted: Tue Aug 06, 2013 6:20 am Post subject: Tabou Waveboard Owners Forum |
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I now have an extra set of K4 12 cm 2 degree Asymmetrical Ezzy fins. The ones I ordered originally were delayed in mailing and we thought they were lost in the mail. So the dealer in the UK sent me another set. Of course just after that the originals came in.
Anyway, if anyone wants a set P.M. me. They cost 29.95 British Pounds or approximately $46.00 depending on the current exchange rate.
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fathomfathom
Joined: 25 Jul 2005 Posts: 52
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Posted: Wed Oct 02, 2013 4:06 pm Post subject: |
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Darn have I known about this tread earlier I could have picked them up in your store last week. Could have tried them out on that NE.
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xander.arch
Joined: 23 Apr 2009 Posts: 217
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Posted: Sat Oct 05, 2013 1:07 pm Post subject: |
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I'm the guy who bought the 12cm K4 ezzys. I've been running them on my 74 da curve with a K4 14cm flexie rear. Before that I was running the board as a quad with the 14cm K4 flexie rears and the stock 8cm tabou fronts. So far I like them, but I don't yet know why. I'll post more when I figure it out. The one negative though is that my ezzy setup is harder to get upwind when slogging than the quad. I'm not sure if this is a tri thing or an asymmetrical thing.
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U2U2U2
Joined: 06 Jul 2001 Posts: 5467 Location: Shipsterns Bluff, Tasmania. Colorado
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Posted: Sat Oct 05, 2013 4:44 pm Post subject: |
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would one with a PW , post the distance from the tail
to the footstrap screw
a. rear strap
b. front strap
to the rear hole of the set.
please
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