Red-X Fins - free thruster set

General Discussion
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Sounds like Aqua has the highest need…

Thanks for offer Herb - If I’m ever down that way again I’d love to make the rounds a meet/see a bunch of the OC and San Diego Co. Swayloholix…

I just like 'em cuz they work for all my boards an both types of boxes.  I like the idea of glass too.

I’ll say this, the RedX box, cuz it goes through the board, and, when done properly - heavy duty, make for bullet proof boxes… I’ve had many a fin ripped out of the box with nary a stress crack…

Good on ya all - this is some good old fashion Sway brotherhood…

 

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thanks for the info herb

 

  would you ever ride an UNcanted pair , if I laid up a fin blank panel for you ?

 

  [otherwise , I guess I 'could' try to lay up the panel with a slight angle ...

 

 "  now .... WHERE'S  me protractor hiding , I wonder ?!  "   :)

 

  cheers !

 

  ben , the fin tinkerer

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 Hi Acqua !

 

  can  / do you lay up fin panels , as part of your glassing shop ?

 

  cheers !

 

  ben

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ben

 ya i'd give em a try sure.........why not !

herb

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Measure for chip standard thruster trailer. These dont have as much adjustment as redx but you can still buy them thruster twins and side bites in carbon abd probably not to hard to cut down to fit redx.

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thanks Tom !

 

 RDM kindly sent me a pdf file too, which I will try to get exactly to scale somehow ,

 

  then see about fin blanks to fit ...I still have a few laying  around here , fortunately

 

  do they make a bigger back fin , Tom , cos two small sideys with a bigger back fin , 'widowmaker ' style , have you tried THAT in any of your red-x equipped boards , mate ?

 

  cheers

 

  ben

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 Hi Acqua !

 

  can  / do you lay up fin panels , as part of your glassing shop ?

 

  cheers !

 

  ben

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...  well  ????????????????..............

 

enquiring minds want to know , mate ...

 

...are you  there ??

 

  cheers !

 

  ben

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For better or worse I've decided to to do what I think is the right thing here (at the expense of my reputation - which was always "sketchy" at the best of times anyway I figured).

Herb, the fins are on their way to you as I type. You, as the keeper of the Red-X "flame" deserve to have them - no ifs or buts. I'm very happy that they will take their rightful place amongst their brethren. Your generous offer of another set of fins to get Acqau Glassing's board back in the water relieves my conscience greatly.

Acqau Glassing, please accept my apologies for this. But please send a PM to Herb so he can help you out and keep the world on an even keel.

Cheers

Rohan

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good decision

 

  if acqua doesn't take herb up on that generous and magnificent offer , something's wrong ...

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rdm,ben,

no signs of acqua ,either here or there.

i have a feeling i hurt/pissed him off .

that was not my intention..............truly.

 

thank you rdm..............i will put them is a special board i just finished...............too bad i'm not good with electro-cameras or i'd post pics.............but i tell you what.................i'll give it a concerned effort.

i've been somewhat deppressed these few days and pretty much lost hope in my world,,,,,

and i said to myself ,,,,,,,"if i don't see some kind of sign ...here.....today"......"light at the end of tunnel kind-o-shit"...hope??????....well .........choke!!!!..........i'm sure, you can guess the rest..........

THANK YOU............i hope you never have to know what this really means to me.

it's all going by so fast.

i have something you will enjoy,,,,,,,,,,,,very,very much,,,,,,,please except it as my token of appreciation.

i don't know if i can keep up anymore,but this little event  has giving me the strength,and hope to go on.

god shines down on us all.

ben,

i wish for you the very best my friend........................now that that's out of the way..........WHEEEW!!!!!!!!!!!!............

 i have built myself the most ultmate gun(8-1 x 20 supercharged) ,and it came out........ in all aspects..........better than any board i have ever built......................i'll go ride it !............that is when there's at least head high waves or better(2x 3x,or4xs  O.H. ,would be the call) ......and when the fins you sent , are in it......OF COURSE!!!!!!!!!!

.......so now that i got that in mind and the waves are small today....................i think i'll go to the theater and see ,"chasing mavs".

i tried to get someone to go with me ,but eveyone is busy today,,,,,,caught up in the tangles of life i guess..........lol...................i guess i'll see it on my own..................just like most of the times when i ride big waves.

herb

 

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good on ya herb isn't it lucky when we are at our lowest that sometimes an act of unexpected kindness saves us / spurs us on eh ?

 

  I hope to lay up a panel or two in the coming days .

 

  I will leave them untemplated , uncut , unfoiled , if you have a template you would like to use , and don't mind making your own fins ??

 

so , as long as the panel is at least as thick as an fcs tab , is that going to be thick enough for red-x ?

 

  enjoy the movie .... and let us know what you think of it , eh ?   [someone here did a thread on it very recently , too ?] 

 

   cheers mate !

 

  ben

 

I hope 'acqua' takes you up on the offer of your fins ...

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ya ben,

good on you mate !

i would like to build a bigger/taller center/single fin( 5"base x 7 or 8" tall)and/or(5 base x 6 tall) ,as there are none available and i know the redbox system can hold a bigger center as well as a FU box can.........maybe better + it's lighter and more hydro dynamic.

you let me know how i can help,and it's yours.

herb

 

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You’re very, very welcome Herb - use them in good health.

You help so many here on Swaylocks, it’s about time something “came your way”.

Hang in there mate.

Cheers

Rohan

 

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well said !

 

and

 

ditto for YOU , Rohan !

 

  you too have helped me and others here , also , good on ya matey !

 

  " sways brotherhood ...  yeww ! "

 

  I'm posting them on the 'fin panels' thread ,

 

but

 

  I'm just resting here in front of the screen , now ,

 

  after my first attempt at bamboo ?"veneer'? inlay little [5" x7" ] panels .

 

  Again , [the bamboo was ] courtesy of a fellow swaylockian's generosity ! [thank you , " mr. hand " !  haha  :) ]

 

  cheers !

  ben

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ben,

the movie was great !

it's worth the ticket price foresure mate !

i remember when when my friend dave heady use to let him stay over at his house,and his mom would call to see if jay was being a good boy.

like i said in the past i never met jay,but are paths crossed each others by days,hours,minutes,sometimes seconds.

i would hear about this gifted surf kid from santa cruz who traveled the circuit, and wanted to meet me,but again it never happened.

never the less,thru others i got to know him and felt a connection.

good man,and great surfer.

go see the movie when you get a chance.

i hear this voice in my head as if it was from him(and as much as i hessitate to post this,i feel compelled too.)

++++++NEVER DIVE ALONE !!!!!!!

okay now maybe i saved a life or two...........and for that.............it's worth it.

herb

 

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FYI for you red x fans – there’s a lot of 10 red-x fins on Ebay with an opening bid of $5…  same guy also has a thruster set for sale (x-1 model)…

 

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got them !

thank you !

too bad about acqua.........haven't heard a thing from the boy.

herb

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All’s well that ends well.

Cheers

Rohan

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let's hope 'acqua' buys the ebay ones ,

or

takes you up on your generous offer , herb ...

 

or

 

.....makes some himself.

 

[People tell me "making fins is easy ".]

 

  cheers !

 

  ben

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rdm ,

will be sending you a gift tomorrow,and thank you !

acqua has just avoided me,but my offer still stands,i'd be more than happy to supply him with red-x fins...................you can contact me thru a pm .

herb