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A few pics showing fin setup on the last Parkes. Small wave board (two foot and under ) Different cant on the fins front and back which makes them sit in with bottom curve.
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James, the fin I use in the back is the fin furthest to the right in this pic. Note the curve in the back makes a big difference. When you are tuning your fins tune them mainly on this curve. Always try and keep the base.
I think the MR fins could have a few mill sanded off the back edge but .... I don't want to screw them up aas they are beautiful fins. They are good when the surf gets bumpy cause of the depth. Amazing what a mill of fin i the water can do for your control. Heh,
haven't tried the H2 s as I didn't like the template curve.
From memory I used this fcs as the template for the back fins with the MR?
Stemple:
You should have seen me whan I got my first quad. I kept spinning it out in two foot waves till I figured out how to turn it. After a while it becomes second nature, the engaging the rails part!! I still have to concentrate on the end of a roundhouse cutty to keep the weight off the tail. But I think it makes you a "better" surfer????Been riding a Parkes tri in small waves lately for fun. It skoots around very quickly but I find I have to really concentrate on leaning forward and engaging the rails to get it really crank the bottom turn.
Mark wrote:
How are these template wise compared to an MR?on flex again - i've ground back some FCS larry mabile twinzer fins - deep rake and flex - sweet.
Kneebumps wrote:
couldn't agree more.Enjoying this extended version of the thread! This is why I will always continue to browse the site - it's relevant to my surfing life.
There's a thread somewhere here if you want to make your own fins. Mold them with platster. Use vaseline as the release agent. Very cheap but time consuming and you need a huge weight to press out the resin.