Gull Wing BLEF fin

Chances are you'll ride it B.

 

I think the fact that I have a 9'0" single fin with a good amount of rocker made out of fiberglass and foam, and ClemsonSurf has wooden boards will make the first two tests interesting in a comparative frame of reference. Assuming the waves are similar. I use a 8" True Ames Squirrel Cutaway, which can be a bit too loose on a steep chest high plus takeoff. I have tried traditional fins, but they are too stiff for me on typical clean lined up knee to chest high longboardable waves. I like to turn and cutback rather than noseride, unless its really small and weak. I am not a good noserider, I learned to surf as a shortboarder and took up longboarding to get more time on the wave as conditions determine. After a while, I really got to love the glide and feel and speed of the longboard. Especially on clean lined up days that are not breaking too heavy.

 

Probably won't be compatible with the wood boards, fins are glassed on. I might be able to drop a fin box on the one I'm working on now though. The fins are compatible with Futures boxes right? I've got plenty of options between my quiver, Father in Law's and friends.

 

Always laughable when the gnome attempts to sound like a NASA engineer.

 

I agree. Cool move, Roy.

 

Randy Rarick, gnome, Randy Rarick. Let him test drive your NASA fin, since he already did up your plank.

 

Rarick's superb review of your plank IS interestign, gnome. Maybe not to you, because you're a pompous douche canoe who is building ...... well ..... douche canoes, but it is what it is.

You claim vast surfboard superiority that merit your $500k asking price for your planks; actual reviews rank your product right up there with Larry Walters, the doofus who launched his lawn chair with weather balloons 20k feet over San Diego & claimed to have a better way to reach the moon.

 

I like the way the pictured fin works overall. It doesn't stall on takeoff, but I will pay more attention on the drop in to give you better feedback. My main beef with it is it is too loose on the bottom turn if it is steep and fast. It tends to slide and become erratic when heavily loaded. i was thinking of getting a 9" version of the same fin for bigger days, but at that point I usually break out a shortboard because I love to shred on good waves. But it all goes hand in hand, if you can longboard on decent waves, shortboarding becomes very easy and more sytlish, and if you can shortboard on good waves, you can learn to longboard on decent to marginal waves and catch lots more waves when shortboarding becomes a chore. The right fins in the right conditions can help tremendously. The same board can be a whole new different board with a fin change.

 

artificial intelligence,is your uncle spying on the easter bunny?a nasa engineered surfboard....on si lol.curious to know if u ever sold a board

 

FWIW Roy, I commend you on allowing a broader spectrum of the surf community a chance to give you some real world feedback on your work. Certainly, a couple of my earlier posts were written in an attempt to convince you to do so.

Alternatively, I sincerely hope that you will not be as immediately dismissive as you have historically been, in the event that some of the feedback you receive on this project is not as positive as you would prefer.

Regards and good luck,
kidrock.

 

rcarter - if youze guys are headed down the backstretch - re hoty - he's got you by a nose....

 

Yeah I would agree with that. I'm gonna make a comeback here in the last quarter though.