TK Flex

Archive 1999-2004
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I’d like to hear from those that have tried this as a single on a 7’6-8’0 and what their thoughts were. Include board description, dimensions, tail shape, rails, wave type, etc. Thanks in advance.

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Hey Gregg, I’m making one of almost exactly the same template for John Mel right now. It’ll have a flex tip and a channeled base. I’ll send you a photo of it later at the rough foiled stage. I’ve made the core out of Poly to get a traditional feel out of it. The next flex fin I make will be of an epoxy lamination which allow it to be thinner than ploy but me just a strong and less subject to fatigue. John likes to surf midlength and longboards single. He’s a goofy foot and always seems to be in a turn. I know he surfs this type of fin quite often and likes the recoil feel of a flex tip fin. He’s a solid surfer too. When I see him out it looks like he’ working on the next bottom turn of the rail and the fin seems to let him drive off the rail more freely. I haven’t had much experience with flex fins except the Rusty-flex. The wide base on this fins makes it very stiff and I perfect something that doesn’t kill the tail configuration of a board. It think the TK flex with it’s narrower base will give you more board feel than a Rusty. Hope this helps. Mahaho, Rich

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Thank you much, Rich., it certainly helps. BTW, the 10’0 workhorse is shaped. Next comes the 10oz volan.

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I,ve had two, one was glassed on on the 6.0 ft egg (the green flower egg wich is posted) the other was a box type so I could try it on several boards. All boards I tryed where (rounded pin tail shapes) the longest was a 9.0 ft, 13,5 tail, 15 nose 20 wide Jim Philips long/shortboard shape. As a single fin it worked perfect, with the side fins I found that there was to much fin in the water. The best results where on a 7.6 round pin, tail 14, nose 15.5, 20 wide, board kinda looks like the MC Tavish carver, again as a single fin it gave the best results, felt like the spring made it feel much more alive, accelerate in the turns. I’m not sure if the fin size was 8.0 or 8.5 anymore. Peter Rijk.

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Thanks, Peter. This also helps!