Greetings- On a recent sesh I swapped boards with an interesting bloke in the water. His board was a double ender about six foot long. The board was flat as a pancake with a fairly straight outline. Flipping the board belly up, I found a deep displacement hull with a long, raked, steel skag. The base was foiled thick and tapered to a razor sharp tip. Nasty looking thing! She had wicked speed and all out g-force turns. Curious to know if any of you fellows dable with metal fins or know where to find one? Regards, Samo
…Home Shopping Channel…Ginsu Knives…>>> Greetings->>> On a recent sesh I swapped boards with an interesting bloke in the water. > His board was a double ender about six foot long. The board was flat as a > pancake with a fairly straight outline. Flipping the board belly up, I > found a deep displacement hull with a long, raked, steel skag. The base > was foiled thick and tapered to a razor sharp tip. Nasty looking thing! > She had wicked speed and all out g-force turns. Curious to know if any of > you fellows dable with metal fins or know where to find one?>>> Regards, Samo
There is a photo somewhere of George Greenough grinding away at a stainless steel fin with sparks flying. It might have been for sailboarding. I believe he was after something thin and stiff.
Greetings->>> On a recent sesh I swapped boards with an interesting bloke in the water. > His board was a double ender about six foot long. The board was flat as a > pancake with a fairly straight outline. Flipping the board belly up, I > found a deep displacement hull with a long, raked, steel skag. The base > was foiled thick and tapered to a razor sharp tip. Nasty looking thing! > She had wicked speed and all out g-force turns. Curious to know if any of > you fellows dable with metal fins or know where to find one?>>> Regards, Samo Samo- curious to know what part if the world you were in when you saw this set-up.my first instinct, from the equipment you described, is think Australia, somewhere near where Mr. Greenough lives as that board/fin combo sounds like something he would make or collaborate with someone on.(he has mad a fair amount of steel fins, not to mention hulls)
Actually did in the early '70’s!! Not a hell of a lot to be gained as far as I could tell. phil>>> Greetings->>> On a recent sesh I swapped boards with an interesting bloke in the water. > His board was a double ender about six foot long. The board was flat as a > pancake with a fairly straight outline. Flipping the board belly up, I > found a deep displacement hull with a long, raked, steel skag. The base > was foiled thick and tapered to a razor sharp tip. Nasty looking thing! > She had wicked speed and all out g-force turns. Curious to know if any of > you fellows dable with metal fins or know where to find one?>>> Regards, Samo
I believe the term you are using for a fin is Skeg , stemming from a boat’s keel. No biggy, just thought you would like to know. Those Skags are found down in the funk zone.>>> Greetings->>> On a recent sesh I swapped boards with an interesting bloke in the water. > His board was a double ender about six foot long. The board was flat as a > pancake with a fairly straight outline. Flipping the board belly up, I > found a deep displacement hull with a long, raked, steel skag. The base > was foiled thick and tapered to a razor sharp tip. Nasty looking thing! > She had wicked speed and all out g-force turns. Curious to know if any of > you fellows dable with metal fins or know where to find one?>>> Regards, Samo
I believe the term you are using for a fin is Skeg , stemming from a > boat’s keel. No biggy, just thought you would like to know. Those Skags > are found down in the funk zone. and boy can they be hard to get rid of!!!
Samo- curious to know what part if the world you were in when you saw this > set-up.my first instinct, from the equipment you described, is think > Australia, somewhere near where Mr. Greenough lives as that board/fin > combo sounds like something he would make or collaborate with someone > on.(he has mad a fair amount of steel fins, not to mention hulls) Matt- I was on a jaunt down the California coast. Far from Australia and your friend Mr. Greenough. Met many a fine surfer on the way. Some times a little too many! Regards
Matt->>> I was on a jaunt down the California coast. Far from Australia and your > friend Mr. Greenough. Met many a fine surfer on the way. Some times a > little too many!>>> Regards yep, can get crowded especially with surf schools runnin’ 7 days/week rain or shine, 1’ to 6’, glassy/windy they are always out there creating crowds in spots and on days that use to be very uncrowded. as for location of steel skeg/stubbie board, santa cruz??