more modified fins...

General Discussion
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as someone recommended …

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I know you can’t polish a turd, but I’d be interested to see what you make from it. Maybe you should rename the post “chips fin challenge”, invite members of sways send you there scraps and junk and you have to make something work out of it, prize for the worst offering. (mine might stand a chance that way) "

so…

… anyone up for it ? [maybe i can then send it back to the sender , or on to others , to use …]

Mmeanwhile …

here's what I have decided to do to the previously posted orange single foiled side fin ...make it into a double foiled cutaway BACK fin ....

ditto …

Josh ,

do either of these interest you ,

to try out as a back ‘stabiliser’ in your M.R. twinny ??

cheers

ben

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wood…

these ‘curvys’ busted , unfortunately … [to be re-attempted ‘one day’ , perhaps , but with STRONGER tabs , obviously]…

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…It will make a change , having a set of clear four fins . Also , combined with the small clear ones [in one of the earlier photos here] for the twinzer option.

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This is the first fin I ever made , a few years ago , now …[and my second swaylocks post …

unfortunately , I lost the other [side fins] , so now i’ll double foil it , and use it for a small trailer fin …]

…okay, bye for now !

ben

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THANKS heaps for the fin Woody !!

Wildy’s fin , compared to the kneelo’s 1981 fins …

a little [? “turbocharger” type?] side fin …

cutdown glassons …

A swayed fin …

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A checkered fabric , and a hemp cloth , inlay …

cheers !

ben

…to be continued …[all going well]

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Hey what are the dimensions of the fin on the first pic on the top left.

Thanks,

Jess

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Pics of some cut down glass ons.

The board that the fins came from cost me 1 dollar at a garage sale, the nose was melted, and i didn’t know waht i’d do with the board. Now i alwalys look out for dinged boards, mainly for the fins!!

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that’s the way , mark !

are they around 2x2" ?

jess ,

from memory the cf fin is around 5-5 1/2" base , 6" depth

[it’s at home , i’m in town at the moment …]

keep em coming , guys !

[i have 207 fins to work on …]

cheers

ben

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2 1/2 base x 2 3/4 mate.

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good stuff

the glasson from the 70s board has been partly restored

should be fun in my finboxed boards !

…oops !!!

discovery !!

"your photobucket album is over the 1000 file limit "

well there ya go

time to delete some files next time i am in this computer hall place , I guess

ben

[p.s. -

…I have also [finally!] cut out and foiled the resin swirl runners too ]

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the blue 1970s glasson , cutdown and thinned a bit , for a box fit , eventually [shown next to the JB1 multifin]

the carbon fibre / foam twwinnies , further thinned , ready for glassing and fcs tabbing [at ‘some’ stasge !]

…the hemp keel and the resin swirl bonzer runner / mini keel …

‘swirls’…[inside edge] …

outside edges…

The three cutaways ‘thruster’ setup on the ‘prawn’ …[note: these are commercial cutaway windsurfer fins , made of lexan , that I scored at good ol’ council collection time a few years ago …]

“but there’s M-O-O-O-R-R-R-E !!!”

…stay tuned …

cheers !

ben

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Chip, that last black cutaway thruster set up.

Could you post a picture of the fins with your graph paper as a background?

I’m trying to get an idea of how deep and high to make my cuts.

Are you happy with the way they perform?

Would you change them in any way, next set?

Chris

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good questions

they came like that [not really modified]

they are actually a browny / 'smoky ’ appearance

yes , here is a shot of the fin box one , you are in luck !

one thing …

they are THICK.

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ahem …

a hemp !! setup

more panels laid up yesterday , too !

the one remaining GS / GL checkered fin , to make another four fin option…

…this is what I’m thinking for the hemp panels [with thanks to Wildy for his fins inspiration !]

[cf : 'Wildy’s one…]

cheers !

ben
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Loving your work ben. Im inspired!!. Here’s a 3 x 2 trailing keel, cut up out of a thruster centre fin. The paint looks much better in real life than on the pic!.

Im hoping it will not “stiffen” up my fish as much as my other trailer, which is roughly 3’’ deep.

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good on ya mark …

speaking of current projects [2007 taken care of !] …

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bonzer runners …

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the bushfire fish '2+1" option / thruster setup , finally !!

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Hiya Ben,

Curious about that last one, you think it will hold with one tab?

I just got a set of Twinnies +1 and the +1 has two tabs on it even though it is quite small. I was giving though to cutting a tab off and using one plug… Be sure to let us know how it goes.

later bru.