Question on quads

no way...8ft reef is waaaayyyy more makeable & way more fun than your average 8ft beachie!

 

so how do you like that bing puck? hows it ride in small jersey beach break? been looking at some minisimmons-esque boards recently and possibly looking to pick one up for the summer. how is it with the quad. wasnt really a fan of a quad i had in the past but i didnt mess around with the fins too much.

 

At first i was a bit sketchy on the idea, but really since I have been riding it..it's awesome. I wouldnt say it defeats the purpose of a quad as it adds more stability to the tail in bigger surf

 

i love that thing! so fast & fun, even in the most gutless of surf...like i said, it took a little experimenting to tweak the set up & find what works best...but w/ a tail that wide, a larger rear fins is the call. i have a feeling i'll be riding this board a lot this summer (once i get it back from jamie...)

surftb15: i haven't had it out in larger surf w/ the pg-7/pc-3 combo yet, but i've ridden it in head-high surf w/ a mr-tx/g-x combo & that worked pretty well, just a little too much slide in the tail through turns (a bigger problem at high speeds than at the lower speeds associated w/ smaller waves).

 

though i've never ridden board w/ a nubster, the theory is sound...check this out:

http://vimeo.com/40962221

 

by "regular fin box" do you mean like the center box of a longboard? b/c if so, i believe you can buy an adapter so that it will accept fcs fins.

 

If this doesnt work for you one sure fire way to calm down a loose board is add some weight to the rear by adding a 3/4 patch to it. I did this to an extremely loose board and it stablized the rear making it an excellent ride for bigger days.

 

Sounds weird. You say it doesn't work in eastcoast 5+ but you expect it to work in 5+ at other spots around the world? Going from a board that works in medium size eastcoast waves to 6+ waves you may reconsider boards. I don't know anyone who has a medium. Board and expect it to surf in step up conditions. I have a 5 fin fish with a wide tail that can handle small to medium surf, then I have a shortboard ffor medium surf, and then I have a step up for head to DOH. None of them have a tail with the same measurements. Fins won't help when your tail ain't right. Your rails also have a lot to do with hold. If your on a flat face short period vs. A walled out sucking up freight train you better have choices. Tell your shaper and he'll set you up with what you need. Good luck.

 

yea, that's the whole point of the thing...it pops into the center slot (futures) or one of the center plugs (fcs)...most common w/ fcs is to place it in the furthest rear plug. i'm not sure what you mean when you ask if "the fin dynamic is different".