hiya Rich !
following on from our phone convo , what do you think of these ?
is this the sort[s] of thing[s] you were thinking of ?
you will notice the hockey / ? 'speed dialler"?? combo one …
I’m kind of interested in making a 5" deep , or smaller version , of this …
the 'hockey stick '/ canard combo 'split keel '…
what do you reckon , Rich ?
cheers !
ben
That’s amazing Ben. I was thinking the hockey stick would have been at the rear, which I’d still like to try but that set up looks fantastic. Love that tiny fin that fits in at the rear. Will be very interesting to see how the rear handles the flow off the hockey tip. Great idea. Cannot wait to try this. Cheers rich
Hey Rich
Hope all is well down under buddy!
Sorry to butt in, but Ben’s templates reminded me of some fins i mind shaped a while back and never did anything with. I would be interested to hear your thoughts.
Hey great to hear from you! Those look great. Have you tried them? They look remarkably similar to bens idea…I’m sure they are going to work. I’ve always been a fan of keels with a bit more rake than the outline you worked from but I’ll be really interested to hear how yours perform. Things have been great here. Days away from our first year and it’s been fantastic. Still making boards and the orders are starting to come in. Are you still making them? Would love to see/hear what you’ve been up to. Cheers rich
Glad you’re loving it out there mate, I’ve had to try and ignore some of your FB update to stop myself getting too jealous.
Unfortunately I’ve been without a workshop for the last year and a bit, so I’ve just had ideas piling up. Thankfully I’ve managed to sneak into a buddy’s garage for the time being, and have order myself too huge blocks of EPS to keep me busy. I currently working of a Twin-Pin and a Semi-Gun for an Indo/NZ trip I’m hoping to mate this winter, but want to the Asym thing further looking forward
These fins were intended for a board specifically designed for the Severn Bore, but I’ve had to put the project on the back burner for the moment, so not feedback I’m afraid.
thanks for posting , Will !
please make them , surf them , and let us know how they went , eh ?
I have done three more templates since , I’ll try to upload them soon …
This was my original thought Ben…
yeehaaa
thanks , Rich !
the clever computer man , here at the library , helped me resize it , so it is around 6"deep, on both fins …
…is that about right , or do you want them smaller ?
[ I can always reduce the template on a photocopier , then transfer to cardboard , cut out , and then make up a panel or two ?
I have enough green tint for at LEAST two 6 x 8 "panels , so …
…to be continued …
…meanwhile …
a few EXISTING ones …
'combos '…
hiya Rich !
here are a few of the 'conventional '"split keel " templates I have drawn up , in the last few days , too …
… trying existing fins to match up to Rich’s templates …
Sharkcountry’s wood ones …
oranges and lemons …
okay …
from the 8x10"panel , starting from ‘scratch’, to make four MATCHING [colour] fins !
… to be continued …
Looking great Ben love the way this going and amazing colour!
cheers Rich , more to come , as work progresses !
I’ll lay up another 6 x 8 " panel of the same colour , and do different options for another pair of back fins …canard-like , perhaps ?
cheers
ben
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let us know how these go , eh , please Scotty ??
cheers mate !
ben