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xander.arch
Joined: 23 Apr 2009 Posts: 217
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Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2014 3:29 pm Post subject: |
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rigatoni wrote: | Wouldn't a tri fin setup with blanks to go in the thrusters, be a perfect solution? You can ride it in a single fin configuration or thruster configuration depending on the conditions. Seems like I have heard a lot of positive feedback from folks pursuing that option. |
Yes, if you want a one board strategy for ripping bay chop, swell, and the occasional wave foray. But for learning waves I'd go straight to one of the flatter rocker quads like the Goya or quatro cube. |
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capetonian
Joined: 11 Aug 2006 Posts: 1197 Location: Florida
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Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2014 3:43 pm Post subject: |
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After a few years of sailing and loving quads I followed the hype and bought a Quattro Sphere thruster. I hated it, slow to plane and turned worse than single fin boards I'd had 5 years previously. I tried different fin configurations, bigger center/ smaller side bites, smaller center/ bigger thrusters. Nothing worked well, not even going with K4 asymmetric fins. The board was just a dog. So in my opinion the board shape matters more than the number of fins. |
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U2U2U2
Joined: 06 Jul 2001 Posts: 5467 Location: Shipsterns Bluff, Tasmania. Colorado
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Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2014 8:01 pm Post subject: |
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Suba-rude wrote: | Quads are heavy, complicated and sticky. Priced a set of quad fins yet? |
not heavy, only as complicated as you want to make it.
K4s are kool beans on a quad, or tri or twin, and not a lot of beans _________________ K4 fins
4Boards....May the fours be with you
http://www.k4fins.com/fins.html
http://4boards.co.uk/ |
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capetonian
Joined: 11 Aug 2006 Posts: 1197 Location: Florida
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Posted: Fri Jul 25, 2014 4:10 am Post subject: |
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capetonian wrote: | The board was just a dog. | I should mention that the only times I enjoyed sailing it was in logo high or bigger waves at Backyards. Then it carved beautiful high speed top turns without the slidey feeling that quads can sometimes have at top speed. |
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dllee
Joined: 03 Jul 2009 Posts: 5329 Location: East Bay
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Posted: Fri Jul 25, 2014 10:30 am Post subject: |
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1. Wave sailing is never done at "top" speeds, never.
2. If it's good in big waves and not in small, ride big waves with it.
3. You can loosen any board by changing it's fin and fin config.
4. The slidey feel IS why you wander away from singles fins. |
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koogzah
Joined: 06 Jul 2005 Posts: 530 Location: right here
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Posted: Fri Jul 25, 2014 11:49 am Post subject: |
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zirtaeb wrote: | 1. Wave sailing is never done at "top" speeds, never. |
It is actually illegal in several states. |
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jse
Joined: 17 Apr 1995 Posts: 1460 Location: Maui
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Posted: Fri Jul 25, 2014 12:04 pm Post subject: |
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koogzah wrote: | zirtaeb wrote: | 1. Wave sailing is never done at "top" speeds, never. |
It is actually illegal in several states. |
Nebraska, West Virginia and New Mexico |
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rswabsin
Joined: 14 May 2000 Posts: 444 Location: New Jersey
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Posted: Sat Jul 26, 2014 11:35 pm Post subject: |
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So I'm in Maui right now with any Quattro or Goya board at my fingertips for use. I'm a dedicated single fin guy and currently riding the Quattro FSW (single fin). With no real surf, I love riding and jibing on the offshore swells. Is it worth trying a multi fin board? If so, throw me a suggestion. This will be mostly high wind B&J with the odd mushy wave.
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Waterat Pat
Joined: 10 Apr 2000 Posts: 192
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Posted: Sun Jul 27, 2014 9:15 am Post subject: |
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I notice some single fin wave sailors use a fin that is too large probably so that they can point upwind. If you want to loosen up that board move that fin forward and go as small as possible to just maintain your position in the lineup. Suddenly it feels like a multifin with none of the extra drag. |
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dllee
Joined: 03 Jul 2009 Posts: 5329 Location: East Bay
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Posted: Sun Jul 27, 2014 2:10 pm Post subject: |
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Smaller singles can help some, I use 8.25 in waves.
But, at that point, two 7.5" fins feel looser rail to rail, hold in better upwind, go fast enough for jumping, and pivot turn quicker with more push coming out of the top turns, so it's a different FEEL, more akin to riding a twin or quad surfboard as opposed to a single fin.
Quads might go down to 5.5 and 5" sizings. |
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