Past, Present, and Future Fins by ProBox/Larry

General Discussion
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The cartoons are hardly a fair trade. Please do not hesitate to elaborate in the future… if you’re so inclined.

Thanks,

kc

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Kc, I always find it impressive when people can express thru a form of art. Your’s I can relate to it and it’s funny because you hit the nail on the head with the statements. Not to mention the cartoon characters are the classic part. Mahalo (-:

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No doubt single-fin surfing in high quality down the line waves has way more evolution left in it. Hard to imagine though performance surfing in junk surf without mult-fin acceleration and speed generation. still would love to see some pros on single-O’s in good surf. I personally cannot stand Slaters surfing at J-bay: always skating and sliding in the lip, recovering, never drawing clean carving arcs like , say , Curren. I think his boards are severely under powered and under volumed for J-Bay.

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Thanks Larry, Phil Way of Fluid Foils is making some beautiful hand0made fins here in Ballina. He’s been around for awhile. I’m sure he’ll know what happened to multi-fins systems.

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I wonder what surfing would look like today had the twin or thruster never come into existence, but performance remained a goal. I bet it would be just a radical…but a bit more smooth.

Cheyne Horans star fin maybe???

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The cartoons are hardly a fair trade. Please do not hesitate to elaborate in the future… if you’re so inclined.

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kc

CLassic, this really reminds me of when I was out on Sat. There were a couple guys/kids (high teens maybe?) that were out floundering, you know, like when you see someone for the 1st time on a board and the nose of the short board is sticking up in the air, can bearly paddle, etc…I really didn’t think much of them (everyone has to start somewhere), and then I hear one of the kids come paddling out and saying something to the effect “I couldn’t boost on that wave, not enough speed”. I had a nice inside chuckle.

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you should move to New Jersey rod, as a life guard at a beacvh referred to as “kook bay” I see that surfing everyday. I will admit though, i am guilty of trying to over ride the waves.

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Hello, My good friend Lenny Gambo was the one who had the idea for the ARK as we called the enclosed surf craft. It took us about 3 months to build and it was a blast to ride. It now sits on a shelf in my garage.

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Alright Alfred, How are you doing? Do you have any pics of that Machine? How is Lenny? Looking forward to somemore pics. Mahalo

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Hi Larry. I’l try to post some tomarrow. Lenny is doing OK I think. Saw Him about a year ago.

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larry

any pics of those feathers you used to do?

been thinking of trying that out again on a fish with some of Robin’s red hanaleifin boomerangs up front…

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Kc, Here’s a fin called Scheelfoil42. This fin came from a company I think that was located in the North East USA. Wide base to a thin mid section then to a bubble tip somewhat the same concept as The George Downing Torpedo fin that oneula was talking about.



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You mean the Jeff Ho keel fins?

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Aloha Alfred and Larry

What kind plugs or boxes does that kevlar board have in it to attach the fins?

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Wouldn’t mind an hour or two shopping spree in that attic of yours Larry. How about a pic of that old tradeshow display you had?

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Thanks Larry

Best thread I seen in ages… keep em coming please.

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No doubt single-fin surfing in high quality down the line waves has way more evolution left in it. Hard to imagine though performance surfing in junk surf without mult-fin acceleration and speed generation. still would love to see some pros on single-O’s in good surf. I personally cannot stand Slaters surfing at J-bay: always skating and sliding in the lip, recovering, never drawing clean carving arcs like , say , Curren. I think his boards are severely under powered and under volumed for J-Bay.

Wide tail singles on the right board are just as loose. The averge shaper just didn’t know how to shape the boards right and thrusters became really easy with blanks. I just wonder what would have happened had the multi fin not happened. Also: I like multi fins fine too.

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I wonder what surfing would look like today had the twin or thruster never come into existence, but performance remained a goal. I bet it would be just a radical…but a bit more smooth.

Cheyne Horans star fin maybe???

Maybe not the starfin…maybe the starfin…but it wouldn’t suprise me if it came from Horan or Mccoy.

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You mean the Jeff Ho keel fins?

Those fins that look like the red tip. Classic.

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Hi Bill, The boxes were made of PVC tube. The fins were glued to acrylic rods. One end of the rod was tapped and a small stainless bolt held the rod in place.

The rods fit very tightly into the PVC tube but you could still change the toe in by hand between waves without having to come in and grabbing some sort of tool.