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12mths surfing the 5'11" Baked Potato converted kneeboard, easily my best board. Seriously fun board to ride, and very fast. Firewire have just bought out Timbertek version. 6'2" 22"3/4 and 3" thick will be my next conversion in stronger Future shapes glass job or TimberTek with ...

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When is Jimmy coming to Australia for a surf???

just done my Parkes pads after I'd pulled them off a few times. It works very well but is hard to find. I found in a good art supply shop. Used a lot to stick photos to backing board. Waterproof. Also really hard to get it off your fingers. http://solutions.3m.com/wps/portal/3M/en_US/3M-Super-77/Su...

just done my Parkes pads after I'd pulled them off a few times. It works very well but is hard to find. I found in a good art supply shop. Used a lot to stick photos to backing board. Waterproof. Also really hard to get it off your fingers. http://solutions.3m.com/wps/portal/3M/en_US/3M-Super-77/Sup...

Great bunch of data on positioning ! You got me curious so I just checked my Parkes quad , it's spacing is 1 3/8'' from rear edge of fwd. set plug to front edge of the trailing fin set plug. Anytime you use measuring guidelines from Parkes, Kneeon , Flashpoint, or Blast, you can never go too far as...

I have moved to the Texas Upper Coast and where some of my buddies are hard core into Tanker Surfing in Galveston Bay. Fulbright and Co were in Step into Liquid and James operates a charter service to surf tanker waves. These guys are paddling in on longboards and must push over the many flat spots...

Great bunch of data on positioning ! You got me curious so I just checked my Parkes quad , it's spacing is 1 3/8'' from rear edge of fwd. set plug to front edge of the trailing fin set plug. Anytime you use measuring guidelines from Parkes, Kneeon , Flashpoint, or Blast, you can never go too far as...

Fun experiment ! How far up from tail did your front fins end up being ? http://www.ksusa.org/Forum/album_showpage.php?pic_id=30698 http://www.ksusa.org/Forum/album_showpage.php?pic_id=30701 http://www.ksusa.org/Forum/album_showpage.php?pic_id=30700 21 Inches from end board to front of Front Fins T...

Fossil Man wrote:Fun experiment ! How far up from tail did your front fins end up being ?

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Doesn't do much to promote kneelo shapers . I'm not looking forward to the day when this may be the only option . :( Interesting point. I'm not trying to promote Kneelo shapers but the design. If they want to shape something like this I would love to buy. My next board will be a machine cut version...

Might not be too crazy loose cause there's a significant space between fronts and rears versus say a Parkes quad where they're tightly clustered I based the spacing on my Parkes board and Kneeon I have. It is very loose but the double concave makes it so. Change the fins to too big ones stiffens it...

Fun experiment ! How far up from tail did your front fins end up being ? From standard Baked Potato (FCS Fins) the forward fins I put 3" distance between next plug. Toe-in 8mm difference to centre line of board in between front and rear plug. If your going to do it I'll send you a sketch. 5 1/...

Modified a new 5'11" 22 5/8" Firewire Baked Potato by refining front fins forward and using it as a quad kneeboard.

http://www.firewiresurfboards.com/quive ... ked_potato

Surfed it up to 6' solid, fantastic board and does it carve. Super buoyant. Now my favorite board.

Headwax Ive just surfed this thing the converted 5'8" Sweet Potato in half decent Perth surf 5' clean. It has the following attributes with 4 Large Fins. (Fin reposition forward of stock). Very Easy to paddle Very easy to catch wave It is Super fast Gets on rail very easy Very Skatey like skate...