hey guys,
I bought a zeph carrigg longboard for my girlfriend and don’t know how to decide on a (the right) fin.
she is 105lbs and wants to trim, cross-step and maybe hang 5/10 if she gets there.
what would be a good choice of fin?
cheers,
sebastian
Why not post a pic and some details of the board.
Post is vague.
Is it me or do those fin boxes look really far up from tail…You are gonna need a really rakey, which i do not like, fin to make that thing “work”. My best guess. 105lb girlfriend how long is the board?
9’ board. box is 6.6" off the tail (had me scared, measured just now) must be pic that makes it seem that way?!? or is that too far in?
box is regualr 10.5"…
I would run it as a single fin with a raked high area fin like a 9" Sparky from Fibre Glas Fin Co (my favorite longboard fin), at the back of the box.
I’m with Ace.
Rakey fin.
Good luck finding LokBox side bites.
105 lb. rider shoud be able to sit on that nose forever.
zeph carrigg longboard
neat name....never heard of him. Post photos of rider....ha ha.
What fin should I use is sort of like what car should I drive...............too many answers. And you did not say single or 2+1....... a standard California Classic fin is a nice place to start about 8-9 inches for that board.....but I weigh 80 pounds more than your rider.....and I have a stink bug style, wear booties in the summer, my board has 100% astro deck, ect.........................
I think 9’ is too much board for 105 lbs… The thing about fins (single), is that the more experience you have as a surfer, the more you will be sensitive to different fins (length, profile, rake, flex, etc.). For a beginner, it doesn’t matter too much. But, what IS important (and what many beginners have no clue about) is fin placement. Start moving fin forward in the box a little bit each session until the board becomes too loose. Too loose means it starts to get twitchy, squirrelly and unpredictable. You will know - you’ll find the board flopping/bouncing around too much . Move the fin back a bit until things settle down, but yet still responsive. Every time you try a new fin you have to find it’s particular sweet spot. Every fin is different. You will not really know what a particular fin is all about until you find it’s ideal placement.
alright! That is where I will start then… bigger rakey fin.
here is the shaper in case anyone cares:
http://boarddesignbyzephaniahcarrigg.blogspot.de
here is the 100lbser in her 2nd week of surfing:
Do you already have any fins for it? Sometimes the best fin is the one you already have…
yep! came with a set of fins. gonna try them out first! but you know how it is, with the constant changing around…
Since it ws a used board maybe somebody already did the dialing in and what you got is what you need. Clear as mud.