Firewire Sweet Potato 5'8" and Junker Orion board for $140....

Discussion in 'All Discussions' started by toofun, Oct 18, 2015.

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  1. Oct 22, 2015 #21
    Zeroevol

    Zeroevol Well-Known Member

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  3. Oct 26, 2015 #22
    toofun

    toofun Well-Known Member

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    OK Thank you for the link but again, I have the FCS fin boxes NOT the futures so those wont help me.. I ended up getting a set of FCS Compressors off a guy who had them laying around. for 80 shipped. Thanks to all that replied... Oh and Barry... Like a 13 year old girl who shops for a push up bra.... I will take all the help I can get!!!
     
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  5. Oct 26, 2015 #23
    superbust

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    I was literally right about to say get some FCS compressors. I have not tried them yet but was looking into some for a couple quads I have. Apparently they're amazing but I can find very little on reviews about them. Give us a ride report when you get to surf the fins/board.
     
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  6. Oct 26, 2015 #24
    Mitchell

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    I rode the Contollers for a while on a 5'10" disk and didn't like them. They felt like too much fin and stiffened up the board way more than I liked it. They seem to me like they are all about hold/down the line surfing on retro fish type boards. Ended up running stretch quads...much better.
     
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  7. Oct 26, 2015 #25
    superbust

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    The Controllers (future) and the Compressor (FCS) look pretty different to me so I feel FCS will give a different ride.

    fcs_compressor_inboard_lifestyle.jpg factory_product_shots_quad_controller_2015.jpg
     
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  8. Oct 26, 2015 #26
    Mitchell

    Mitchell Well-Known Member

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    oops my bad...yeah it was the Controllers I tried, and yeah totally different!.
     
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  9. Oct 26, 2015 #27
    Exit98

    Exit98 Well-Known Member

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    Had the Compressors in a Bottom Feeder that I got with a bit too much volume. It felt looser/ better with the Compressors.
     
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  10. Nov 2, 2015 #28
    toofun

    toofun Well-Known Member

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    Well gotta say I rode the 5'8' sweet potato this last thursday and friday with the FCS Compressor fins and gotta say I LOVED IT! Thursdays waves were pretty good size 5+ and it held its own. Very quick to get up on, held on the drop and had nice hold with these fins on it. Went on Friday too with the waves around 2-3 and gotta say it was a blast to ride on those waves even more. Easy to paddle into, flies down the line with ease and I didnt feel it to have too much hold at all! So my experience with this board and the FCS Compressor fins is a good one!!
     
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  11. Nov 2, 2015 #29
    toofun

    toofun Well-Known Member

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    Naw... I found a better solution for that old Orion junk board! Check it out BEFORE AND AFTER! Gonna hang it on my sons wall.
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  12. Nov 2, 2015 #30
    Zeroevol

    Zeroevol Well-Known Member

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    Looks gay! Nah, just joking, that is a pretty cook paint job!
     
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  13. Nov 2, 2015 #31
    crindlefish

    crindlefish Well-Known Member

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    Nooooooooooooooooo
     
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  14. Nov 2, 2015 #32
    heyzeus

    heyzeus Well-Known Member

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    I'm pretty sure the Biolos template from FCS is the same as the Futures Controllers. Or at least verrry similar. But I think it might only be available in FCS II.
     
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  15. Nov 2, 2015 #33
    crindlefish

    crindlefish Well-Known Member

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    Just kidding glad to hear you like it, if you ever outgrow it keep me in mind haha!
     
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