5 Fins

Discussion in 'Surfboards and Surfboard Design' started by GreenFlash35, Apr 8, 2012.

  1. GreenFlash35

    GreenFlash35 Well-Known Member

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    Jan 5, 2011
    My new board has 5 fins. So that i can switch from a Tri to a Quad. What is this called Quint or a Penta or just 5 fins or something else?
     
  2. brek

    brek Well-Known Member

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    Jun 17, 2008
    Usually you see it called a convertible setup.
     

  3. Erock

    Erock Well-Known Member

    Aug 6, 2011
    Should have gone for the six-fin....

    In all seriousness, the board is designed to be ridden either as a quad or a tri. If you're Slater, you ride all five with the back center as a bump trailer. But only if you get to a final where you want to boost gigantic no-grab full rotation airs and lose to power-gouging man turns: see Long Beach 2011 and Bells 2012....
     
  4. SUPREME

    SUPREME Well-Known Member

    148
    Sep 8, 2011

    Perfectly said.
     
  5. LBCrew

    LBCrew Well-Known Member

    Aug 12, 2009
    brek's right.... thruster/quad "convertible"
     
  6. wave1rider65

    wave1rider65 Well-Known Member

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    Aug 31, 2009