Favorite Single fin shortboard designs

Discussion in 'Surfboards and Surfboard Design' started by patgeds22, Nov 18, 2013.

  1. patgeds22

    patgeds22 Well-Known Member

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    May 29, 2012
    Describe your favorite design you've ridden with a single fin under 7'6".;)
     
  2. ClemsonSurf

    ClemsonSurf Well-Known Member

    Dec 10, 2007
    Bump because I'm interested. Can we also talk about the size of the fin too?
     

  3. whynot

    whynot Active Member

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    Nov 13, 2013
    I have a 7'6" - not under - but I'll respond because it's a great board. Fineline Egg by Brian Hilbers. Can't remember if it's a 7.5" or 8" Greenough 4A fin.
     
  4. rcarter

    rcarter Well-Known Member

    Jul 26, 2009
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    Here is mine. A 7'2" single fin pin tail shaped by my buddy in Wilmington. I use a 7" Rainbow rake fin
     
  5. bassplayer

    bassplayer Well-Known Member

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    Oct 2, 2012
    Tube bullet. wow that looks fun!
     
  6. rcarter

    rcarter Well-Known Member

    Jul 26, 2009
    Yeah she locks in and moves down the line. Moving the fin forward does make it loose for smaller days though. It's not quite as gunny as it looks in the pic and was meant to be more of a fun board but the tail is a little to pulled in for anything under stomach high.
     
  7. LIskim

    LIskim Active Member

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    Jan 15, 2011
    My little brother's 6'3" 7s superfish had a side fin break off with the fin anchors in the box and has been riding it as a single for a few months now. The fin is absurdly small for a single, but it has very pinched rails from the nose to the beginning of the tail, and then a sharp down edge on the actual tail. I feel like those features as well as the swallow tail being pretty sharp and long points help the board have pretty good predictable hold, while still making it a really fun, loose flowy board on turns. Once things get really steep it does get tricky. Actually does anyone know a good singlefin for this board with fcs plugs? Thinking it'll be more fun with something deeper than 3"
     
  8. njsurfer42

    njsurfer42 Well-Known Member

    Nov 9, 2009
    i picked up a 6'2" rusty bali single for super cheap a few weeks back. haven't had a chance to ride it much, but it's been pretty fun when i have gotten it wet. fast as greased **** on a hot skillet, too.
     
  9. patgeds22

    patgeds22 Well-Known Member

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    May 29, 2012
    how does it paddle?
     
  10. KookieMonster

    KookieMonster Well-Known Member

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    Jan 13, 2012
    11`9`` Hotkarl, parallel profile rails, dynamic toboggan rocker, and snowshoe construction. The fin is more of a tunnel though..
     
  11. Sandblasters

    Sandblasters Well-Known Member

    May 4, 2013
    hotkurl hu? my favorite is a 6,9 blumpkin.
     
  12. njsurfer42

    njsurfer42 Well-Known Member

    Nov 9, 2009
    great. it's a pretty standard hpsb shape, just w/ one fin.
     
  13. patgeds22

    patgeds22 Well-Known Member

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    May 29, 2012
    nice, i was thinking bout at least 6'4" tho...more volume than a regular shortboard right?
     
  14. njsurfer42

    njsurfer42 Well-Known Member

    Nov 9, 2009
    yea, my 6'2" is just shy of 34L. it's PLENTY of volume for me & i'm hovering right around 200lbs at the moment.
     
  15. Roy Stuart

    Roy Stuart Well-Known Member

    Jan 27, 2013
    1995 Balsa 7 feet by 18" by 1.5" shown here with Rich in Japan

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  16. leethestud

    leethestud Well-Known Member

    Aug 12, 2010
    I have a 6'4 Natural Progression Round-pin single fin circa 1990ish... 6'4 x19 3/4" x 2 3/4". Really full nose, tail, and rails. Huge double concave all the way through. If the waves are big, it's the board.
     
  17. patgeds22

    patgeds22 Well-Known Member

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    May 29, 2012
    Did THEE Roy Stuart just give me board advice? i can die in peace
     
  18. patgeds22

    patgeds22 Well-Known Member

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    May 29, 2012
    Hell yea, look for something that takes off a lil earlier for bigger barrels, how is it in 3 footers?
     
  19. patgeds22

    patgeds22 Well-Known Member

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    May 29, 2012
    How is that in head high beach break?
     
  20. ClemsonSurf

    ClemsonSurf Well-Known Member

    Dec 10, 2007