[mostly cardboard templates also, at THIS stage] These are some ‘in the pipeline’…
…THIS one I’ve ridden, though . (It’s a tinted and pigmented fibreglass runner … 3 7/8" base , 2 1/4" depth … )
cardboard templates …
Most of the time I have ridden similar small ‘runners’ / keel mutants , as a 2+1 type setup . [ ie: small side fcs-tabbed runners with a 7 1/2" back fin . ] So far , in waves up to head high only . In the 5’11 prawn fish . A few times , I have had four runners with the same bigger back fin , and the setup felt good !!
Using the base moulding technique , I hope to ‘cant’ these runners / mini keel hybrid thingys , then tab them for use in my existing F.C.S. plugs , so that I can suss the ‘bonzer cant’ feeling .
To be continued …
Lokbox , Tom@ , Halcyon , Shipman , Blakestah , Edgefins, Finfection…“Shwuz” ?! [you still around buddy ?] …you guys probably have some bonzer runners too , yes ? I’d LOVE to see them …
Thanks for the fin measurments everyone. Man P-1 and chip are re inspiring my indecisive self to do another bonzer…or maybe not…or i don’t know…so many decisions
I nominate Chip as most inspirational swaylockonian
Hey , THANKS !! for those guys , and the compliments . [ I think EVERYONE here who is trying new stuff is inspiring [to] me !!]
Hi Jarrod !! …GREAT to hear from you, mate ! Yours and Shippy’s stuff is always a welcome arrival …you guys together would be awesome as a team …just a pity there’s a few thousand miles between you… [and ZoSurf too !]
Speaking of whom …I’ve yet to try it out Paul , but THIS weekend , Sunday , all going well !! …for Hicksy’s 'Moonrocket" launching !
I’ll be taking up the keel you gave me , plus the winged keel . And …yes , I’ll endeavour to get a shot of “Rex” , giving it the once over ! [if only we could take him to the beach , and give him a go on the board , with the keel in it , and get a photo … [unfortunately, according to Grant , he just ain’t that kinda dog !! …mind you , he IS 56 human years old !!]
ben
I’d like to use THIS as a back fin with the two green bonzer runners [one is on this thread]
wow im impressed… that is not the work of a back yard shaper thats the work of a pro…a person that did/do this type a thing for a living…those are clear fins are they plexi? white fins are they glass? you guys are good way over my head…
cool beans!!!..is that a greenough paddle fin???..im gonna build a 5’10 bonzer-kneeboard and probably gonna check out the greenough velo-template single-fin in the box…those paddle fins look interesting for sure…one day i will build a full on velo-bonzer!!! could you imagine the speed when it hits the 5th gear???