Looking for Chris Crockett

airboy808 · Post by **airboy808** » Thu May 30, 2013 12:43 pm

Aloha

Trying to get in touch with Chris Crockett. Interested in learning more about his flex tails.

Anyone got any leads or info?

Mahalo in advance

WillP · Post by **WillP** » Thu May 30, 2013 6:00 pm

Headwax. · Post by **Headwax.** » Thu May 30, 2013 10:18 pm

you need Crox
try here http://kneelo.org/forum/
if a PM here doesn't wake him

crox · Post by **crox** » Thu May 30, 2013 11:39 pm

Hello airboy!

Thanks Headwax

What can I help you with? I've just got my latest carbon split flextail finished yesterday. I sent some photos to Steen last autumn but need to get some info to go with them....& some shots of the latest board [will try to do both this weekend] ...perhaps he will post them then.

The boards are working so well...just flying...& a great winter of waves has helped me learn a lot about them.

Previous info here - viewtopic.php?t=3850

& here - http://www2.swaylocks.com/node/1027523

Steeno · Post by **Steeno** » Fri May 31, 2013 4:47 pm

waiting for you chris

albert · Post by **albert** » Fri May 31, 2013 8:36 pm

I will echo Steeno on this one, often times we receive pictures with no words to go with them. We feel that a picture tells a thousand words about a moment in time, but not a lot about what lead to that moment occurring. Something like your split tails deserves more than just the pictures, it deserves a back story to really inform the audience.

Cant wait to read what you have to say Crox!

Mike Fernandez · Post by **Mike Fernandez** » Fri May 31, 2013 9:50 pm

Good luck boys, I can't even get people to call me for a project I was working on.

airboy808 · Post by **airboy808** » Tue Jun 04, 2013 11:09 am

Aloha Crox

Sent you a pm. Interested in learning more about your split flextails. And possibly ordering one.
Mahalo

crox · Post by **crox** » Wed Jun 05, 2013 6:51 am

Thanks Steeno

Some up-to-date info -

http://legless.tv/post/52213003553/chri ... -this-week

slucepan · Post by **slucepan** » Wed Jun 05, 2013 7:57 pm

I wonder how the split tail concept work on a fish board.
Would the twin pins make this board loser or would you just not get the hole effect of the split?
Would the slight bevel running along the bottom rails from the nose towards the belly have positive effect or negative effect?
This could be the old spoon verses plaining hull arguments.

crox · Post by **crox** » Thu Jul 11, 2013 10:53 am

slucepan wrote:I wonder how the split tail concept work on a fish board.
Would the twin pins make this board loser or would you just not get the hole effect of the split?
Would the slight bevel running along the bottom rails from the nose towards the belly have positive effect or negative effect?
This could be the old spoon verses plaining hull arguments.

If you look at this thread - http://www2.swaylocks.com/node/1027523 you can see that my first boards had fish/swallow tails...they worked really well & the flex would tighten up the turning arc of a traditional fish.

The square tails carry more speed but are very controllable because the greater tail area encourages more flex [more upward force from the water] ....so at the moment they seem like the logical shape to use.
As far as the bevel goes....I would need to make one & try it!