evening fellas,
im currently shaping a 7’2 egg, and looking to make it a 2+1 with a 10in box and 2 proboxes. a little confused on the fin layout and was hoping to get some insight on how far up to set the box and bites, i was thinking 3.5 in up from the tail, kinda stuck on the sidebites. thanks for any info, much appreciated!
Long box requires at least 1" of tail thickness to be properly installed.
That seems pretty far back.
I like 2+1 at 4.5" and 12".
Widowmaker set up.
I’ve put my longbox at 3.5" to 4" from the tail and the sidebites about 12" to 12.5" to the trailing edge of the sidebites. This allows me to use a small center fin and give the board a thruster setup. The proboxes give you some fore and aft movement, so you can play with the actual location a bit. I like to go with minimal toe, maybe 3/16" down to 1/8" for 2 + 1.
I’ll also put the biggest center fin I want to use, like a 9" Greenough, in the box and look at it on the board. If it can’t get far enough forward, I’ll move the box to where I want the fin at the furthest forward spot. I modified small center fins to extend back some to get them about 3.5" to 4" from the tail when the box is a bit further in.
From someone who knows a lot more about them than most of us.
http://nealpurchasedesigns.blogspot.com.au/2011/06/21fun_05.html
thanks for the replies…havent set them yet but got everything marked out and looks really good. box marked at 4.5 with sidebite trailing edge at 12" with 1/8 toe in…love the options of the proboxes. much appreciated!
