Hi Guys
What an awesome forum. I’m new here and new to shaping. I’ve already read heaps on here and learnt soooo much. I’ve just shaped my first board (I got all inspired after reading “Stealing the Wave” about Ken Bradshaw and Mark Foo!). I’m just glassing it at the moment, it’s a 6’2" Fish made from EPS with Divinycell outer. Apart from the glass it’s all stuff I had lying around so it’s free to this point!!! My question is … FINS … how do I build them? Can I glass over divinycell offcuts? How big do I need to make them? Can I get templates off the web somewhere? I’m a novice surfer, weigh 75kg (165lbs) am 6’ and really just want a good stable fin set up that is going to be fast. I don’t/can’t bust out big turns. The whole point of this board is to get me some speed in the shit waves we get around here. I figure that if I can get longer rides I’ll improve my surfing (I’m not ready to go mini Mal just yet!!!) Anyway that’s my novel, hopefully someone can point me in the right direction. Thanks