Chip,
The little yellow ones. Hope there is no toe in—it will add drag—not perform as well.
cool ! here ya go Bill …
[yep , there’s toe in …but I have ridden these yellow ones with the white 7 1/2" deep , 5 1/2" base white polycabonate back fin before and yes , it FLEW … I COULD feel the extra fin on the rail control , too ! ]
[thanks for reminding me of what a good setup that IS !! I think I’ll surf that some time this week , when / if this darned onshore will stop ?!
Chip,
Now move the center fin ALL THE WAY to the front of the box. Then you’ll have it.
oh wow !
…so the front of the back fin in line with the front of the side fins eh ?
I’d imagine that would be loose on my prawn . You used that on a semi gun setup [what 6’8 upwards] , was it , Bill ?
It sounds similar to this Liddle setup , yes ?
7’ 10" X 13.5" X 21 X 14" to a 7" hard squaretail. Board weight, in the day, was Approx. 14 lbs.
…and , how thick would that have been ?
cheers
ben
Chip,
hang on to your hat… 3 1/2". Now before you flip out, understand that I’m describing a board intended to float me at my then weight of 175 pounds, and be able to surf 3’ to 4’, Calif. waves then fly to Hawaii and ride big Sunset. Paddle speed was a strong consideration. An absolute must for larger surf. Hard down rail, by the way.
what sort of bottom contours ? [the board’s , not yours]
ben
5 1/2" nose rocker, 1 3/4" tail rocker. Flat bottom to tail, no channels, grooves, wings, or concaves. Only a slight arc (belly) in the nose. A close to razor sharp release edge in the tail.
thanks Bill , I look forward to seeing it ! [I p.m.'ed you my address, as requested ]
cheers !
chip
Now …
here's a 5 finner
and the "spread out " 3 finner …
this poor old prawn , the worse for wear , needs to be retired soon . It’s served me well, I must say ! 4 years of constant heavy usage , come January . [After the mal , it might be time to hack into the 5’8 kneelo for another fish , methinks !]
have you got a shot of the prawns profile by any chance chip? cheers mate!
well , I actually didn’t have , before you asked …so ,
thanks for asking Josh !
And thanks to the modern day electronic polaroid [ie: digital cameras] …
…here it is !!
…pretty weird foil , hey ?!
I’m always happy to try to answer " do you have a photo of …? " questions …I sometimes do have a shot . In this case , it’s also an opportunity to show off the ubiquitous aussie ironing board …[where would we be without those , eh ?!]
cheers !
ben
thanks chip, you can see how it was previously the strapper twin. nice!
well…it started life as a 6’4 single fin, actually . But , yeah …thick foil . [I took a bit too much thickness off the nose , really …]
oh well live and learn . It has still felt fun to ride , for the last nearly FOUR years now !
ben
Chip,
quit photoing and go surf Thrailkill’s set up so we know how it works
Thanks
“aye aye , Cp’nn Kirk !”
well… I tried !
but all I got was tiny closeouts .
'tis the season to be …flat , here . Unfortunately.
to be continued …
ben
and ,
a 5 fin version , that I have not tried yet .
[I’ve tried the 3 version , with the wood runners being where the green and yellow runners are in this shot.]
Here’s my radical setup.
Can’t you just ride a NORMAL board Sir Wal! your to radical!!