fin advise

adywind · Joined: 08 Jan 2012 Posts: 665

Performance fin on a freeride board sounds a bit like lipstick on a pig Laughing

And how many of them are actually offered with a power base ?! I couldn't find a single one in 50 cm a couple of years ago not even a MFC RC was anywhere to be found in stock even though it was listed as available in every shop. I settled for a LiquidPro in the end and it was a total waste of money Sad

Having fun in marginal days? I've been 3 times already out in marginal days on Lake Michigan after the ice melted. Once in offshore with a 7.5 and 110 L board/40 cm fin -planing only in the gusts but making the best of it -and twice in non-planing side shore N playing in small wind swell whith a 5.8 and my Windsup -great workout and incredible practice of early planing skills -just try to catch and ride one of those sneaky knee slappers if you don't believe me! I don't regret going out in neither of those days , maybe it's just me but I can always find a way to have fun and exercise healthy on the water when nobody else does. The perfect planing days so far -just 3 and I missed one of them Sad

boardsurfr · Joined: 23 Aug 2001 Posts: 1266

adywind · Joined: 08 Jan 2012 Posts: 665

No I bought the only semidecent fin that was available in power box. I couldn't find any performance ones in power box even after lots of back and forth emails with various stores. Read more carefully the other people's posts please!
If this 47 cm 175$ Black Projeckt fin is soo good this is the OPs lucky day then and I wish him many planing marginal days with it! If not-I'm sure they have a standard return policy, don't they?
PS: the online store is great hands down! They even have on sale Type R 45 and 50cm in power base /but not when I was looking for them Sad

/ ! The OPs Xcite Ride will surely fly with those Laughing

U2U2U2 · Posted: Tue Apr 07, 2015 2:19 pm Post subject:

Maybe there is a reason why 50cm fins aren't made in powerbase, excuse me I mean Powerbox.

There are several good posts on this thread that address : the fin alone is not the problem. The purchase of a fin , read pricy fin, that "may increase" the onslaught of early planning, and may not due to a multitude of factors.

The JP fin that came with can certainly be improved upon, will a additional fin increase that planning threshold, probably not by much. Their are some other performance increases that will kick in, control, speed, upwind.

For someone to post that a certain fin or size will do this that or the other is ridiculous.

Only because K4 doesn't make a fin this long I still say the BPF would be a serious option.

Option 2 would be an entirely different board, sail, carbon this that

I believe that WITH the weight of the sailor, his/her board and sail size,
their is a optimum level of performance, so 145lb this board this 7.5 m sail, you should be close. Going up in size sail will not produce meaningful results. My weight is 155, for me I have no appreciable gain in a 8.5m over a 7.5m on my 135L Rocket, longer mast, heavier sail all account.

I use A pig, statement, mine being
"You cant make a racehorse from a pig, BUT you CAN make a fast pig !!"

lipstick is optional, and there are Forums for Pigs, of that Iam sure

boardsurfr · Joined: 23 Aug 2001 Posts: 1266

joethewindsufa · Joined: 10 Oct 2010 Posts: 1190 Location: Montréal

frederic , the OP, is currently semi-planing in about 12 knots
he would like to be planing solidly in even less wind - say 10 - 11 knots

should he change his sail ? someone replied that for a lightweight this is an investment with diminished return
should he change the board ? this is a BIG investment for a MAYBE

should he change his fin ? perhaps since original supplied fins are not always high performance/hi-grade
this is the cheapest investment and perhaps used fins can be a solution

someone said (please don't shoot the messenger) that a weed fin got them planing earlier in marginal conditions
http://www.iwindsurf.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=27256&highlight=weed+fins
early planing is not a question of speed, more about lift ...

U2U2U2 · Posted: Tue Apr 07, 2015 4:41 pm Post subject:

windoggi · Joined: 22 Feb 2002 Posts: 2743

If someone spends $300 on a fin, I can guarantee you they're going to find the performance increase incredible.

adywind · Joined: 08 Jan 2012 Posts: 665

Oops they have them in stock ...and oops they call it a BASE /the box is what the base goes in to Laughing

/ And that 45 type R will be cooking in the XCite Ride with a 8.5...and for the $$$ it's a steal!
You can attack me as much as want U2 and boardsurfr but you both are WRONG Razz

U2U2U2 · Posted: Tue Apr 07, 2015 6:57 pm Post subject:

Interesting that the fin you chose to represent is a tuttle.AND not powerbox.

but anyway, the boxes and bases( they must be the same to work except tuttle and deep Tuttle which you can utilize longer screws) that are in use today, pay attention now
as its not rocket science are:

Tuttle: deep, tuttle regular and mini
Powerbox
USBox, known also as Classic or ABox
slot box

trim box is still around but not used by and boards that Iam aware of.

Real Winds have a unique box, name unknown

A long time ago in a Galaxy far away their were some other variations, like leaded gasoline they are seasons past.

To state someone is categorically wrong on opinions leaves little doubt of your mental state, attack indeed.