i still think those fcs keels would be enhanced with 4 tabs.
Merci about “outstanding”.
I do my best and try to improve board after board… looks like I somehow succed.
I think those FCS look really clean but…
I’m afraid the plugs are gonna suffer quite fast.
I’ve noticed the bas of the keel is flat… but the bottom of the board (due to the lift) is curved… so the base of the keel is something like 1.5mm over the bottom.
So, I think those keels should have the “teeth” removed, be sanded and glassed on.
Are you guys sayin four tabs will be better because you’re afraid of the fin breaking off at the tabs, or the plugs pulling out of the board?
I just got a pair of solid fiberglass “rocket fish” keel fins for a fish/twinny hybrid from Rainbow Fin Co. They look and feel really sweet, but they only have two tabs, which concerns me. I plan on filing a deep notch into each of the tabs to make them a little more break-away friendly, to keep the plug from breaking out of the board in the event of an accident.
A mate of mine suggested I do the same with my triple tabbed [homemade] wood keels . Which I did . It saved me possibly pulling a few plugs out of the board . I can always make another set of keels . I suck at replacing fcs plugs though .
Are you guys sayin four tabs will be better because you’re afraid of the fin breaking off at the tabs, or the plugs pulling out of the board?
NJ_surfer, I just feel a little afraid because FCS plugs are known to pop out from the boards with really big finss such as MR twins…
So I hope Three plugs will be enough to hold the gigantic keels.
The fin himself looks really nice and solid, I guess they would not break.
The idea of glassing the fins on just came from the fact that the fin base does not touch the board all the way long. And that is a pity for a fin not to connect the boar (hydrodynamic stuffs).
