Fin for my 7'6" egg?

General Discussion
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Hello all,

I’ve just fallen in love with a 7’6" egg after a few years on a longboard … the egg was made for me (7’6" - 15 1/2 - 22 3/4 - 17 3/4 - 3 1/8), an intermediate surfer, here in New England where the waves are more crumbly than not.

I love this board in waist to shoulder, a mix of beach and point breaks.

The fin is a 9.25 Skip Frye, recommended by the folks at True Ames; it seems to drive down the line nicely but a little hard to turn down the line after popping up. Maybe that’s my technique?

Any suggestions as to if this size fin is a good match would be appreciated. I like riding this as a single as I’m a mellow kind of surfer.

Thanks,

Michael

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I’ve had great luck in eggs with the TK flex template from rainbow fins.

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me too

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first i’d move the fin around a bit. try setting it back an inch or so from where it currently is and see if it might turn a little easier.that fin is a great template and foil, but has no flex. if moving it around doesn’t help, opt for a 9" liddle flex fin…

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A 9.25 or a 9" fin is pretty large for a 7’6. A 7’’ would probably work as well, and it would make the board turn easier also. A smaller fin would proly work better in smaller crumbly surf. IMHO some flex can help with the whitewash making it less harsh and wobbly.

Hope it helps.

Mook

www.mooksurfboards.com

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I would tend to agree with Mook in that the fin is too big - especially for standard east coast waves. Plus, the shot you posted looks like you have the fin set way forward - maybe too far?

I wouldn’t go bigger than a 7 - 7 1/2" Frye Flex type or cut-away.

If you try it with the smallest side bites you can get (ala FCS G-L’s), try with a 6 - 6 1/2" cut-away. You might be surprised - even for a “mellow kind of surfer…”.

Pete

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Thanks all,

I have a 7" fin of a similar type which I’ll try a little farther back in the box.

I only can get out once per week so I don’t have so much experimentation time … so the advice is very appreciated.

Michael

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if you move that fin around and find that you “feel” it more than the board then drop in size. a 9" liddle flex would probably be good, or perhaps an 8 incher. if you do drop to 8 or 7" then do move it back for sure…

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I have an Eight foot egg that I really love and I’m using a True Ames 7" California Classic. Switching between Single and 2+1 set up. Here’sthe link: http://www.swaylocks.com/resources/detail_page.cgi?ID=2122

So…I was going to tell you that your fin was too big…But a closer look at the 6-5 and 6-3 Egg that I’m currently experimenting with and I changed my mind. Both those boards Have 7" fins. One is a second I got a deal on and the other is a brand new Larry Allison 7" Retro fin.

Maybe I just like 7" fins…Maybe I gotta put that Retro fin into the Eight footer and play around…

Fin quiver anyone?..

Hmm…I wonder how that 9.25 fin would work in one of my boards…

Have fun

Ray

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We had glassy chest high + here this morning and the 7" fin worked great … I moved it back in the box a bit and all is well here in New Hampshire.

Thanks again for all the advice. I’ll try a flex fin next when the urge strikes…

Michael

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I personally would use 2+1 only if the rails are hard at the tail. 3" sides and a 7" cut-away worked well for me when I rode a 7’6" egg. Move the center up so that the front-most edge is even with the back edges of the sides.