[pre-cutout and sanding] … a keel to match the "Prawn’'s colour scheme !!
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Hey chip.
How do you like the twinzer setup? (The one with the two little tiny sidebites in the front and the standard-sized fins in the back?)
Any pros or cons in it? Or any significant things that you noticed about that particular setup?
hi JLW !
I found it loose ( a bit too loose for my liking , actually) … and that was only riding it in chest high beachbreak [!]
I would want bigger front fins if I was going to ride it in overhead surf … maybe something like the [all-black] five fins setup you see in a later photo , come to think of it .
The wider tail on the ‘prawn’ , coupled with my light weight , I feel needs a back fin , or bigger side fins to hold it in on suckier waves .
…just my feeling…
okay, I hope this helps mate !
ben
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Wow!
Now - what I’d like to hear are your observations – ie different effects for diff positions/setups… I’m sure you’re the man for the job!
hi Silverback !
I sent you a pm , mate …I hope it answers your questions adequately …please let me know if there’s anything else , eh ?
cheers !
ben
Jeez Chip, you should call that thing the Swiss Army Knife. I’ve been working on a FCS setup for a switchable twin keel/canard quad fish, and the plug pattern I came up with in my head is pretty close to what you’ve done with yours. Thanks for your experimentation!
"s.a.p " !! [= “swiss army prawn”, it is then !!]
glad to hear you’re experimenting too …how does your setup go in your new N.Z. home’s waves ?
I’d like to see some photos of your board … if it’s not too much trouble , please post them here …
cheers !
ben
hi Acolyte !
…just wondering if you have any shots of that fin setup you mentioned yet ? please ?
[sorry to ‘nag’]
cheers !
ben
Some of today’s shots …
CROUCH more , damn it lad !
They look GREAT!! I mean GREAT Chipper! Espicelly on the prawn, fair dinkum, looks like you got some beauties today! pictures REALLY do speak volumes!
cheers buddy !
I had fun …
got a few in my 'flu ridden head , made a few too .
Hopefully the rest of what my mate Steve filmed will be some that I made …
ben
A nice feeling , riding your own boards and fins , I reckon ! Especially on such a mild [21 degreesC] winter day …
I’m sooo jealous, sun and waves. Cheers for sharing those.
you’re welcome mate !
we’ve had a few nice days this winter …LAST winter , when I worked every day it cranked , I was told “you really missed it” …
this year [apart from the 'flu] , and some REALLY big , HOWLING onshore days , I’ve tried not to miss it .
ben
So Chip, which fin configuration do you like best? Do you keep notes? Mike
Gotta love that wettie…
Hi Mike !
…so far , I’ve enjoyed all the setups I’ve tried.
It was definately nice to ride it as a thruster for a change yesterday , though . (I don’t ride it much as a thruster , but I think I WILL now !)
ben
Well …at least one slipped through unridden … [where was I ?!]
almost a month gone ??
I’ve had one session on each of these setups …then , “snap!!” go the bases …
"Wildy"s ‘cuttlefins’…
