That each company I have worked for has wanted to build these .
Open to any thoughts , Science included 
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A shaper who is an excellent surfer(I’m told), years of experience, great test pilots in the best place to surf on the planet? Mike
I’ve never tried one - is there a chart or diagram on the fin layout dimensions? Any other pertinent info? I’d like to try building one.
Fins sizes and placement are different for widths and lengths .
Nothing standard .
Say for a 9’ longboard, like the 1996 pic you posted above
Fronts are at 14" and rears are at 6 3/4"
Rear size depends on width .
Cool. This will be the next board I start! (already have one in the works slated for a thrailkill twin-gle) Any secret sauce you want to PM me will be appreciated and not passed on if you say so, otherwise I’ll just wing it going with that. I will study the pics. So far I’m guessing flat bottom, down rails. Will try to keep rocker low with a bit of a turn up in the very front. Not expecting to match your professional level, but should be a fun project and you gotta start somewhere. Thanks!
I have one of Griffin’s boards… It’s a 6’3" 5 fin shortboard that I’m claiming is my best ever board now that I have the correct sized fins in there. I bought the board used off of CL and it didn’t come with fins. A few emails back and forth with Greg, and a few hours with some G10 and a grinder and the board is DIALED. So stoked on how this board goes. It surpasses everything that I had hoped for. Was planning on getting a few more sessions and then giving it a proper review.
But, to quickly sum it up:
Mind surfing, speed, acceleration, looseness, hold, drive… I could go on and on.
This board has me surfing better than I ever have before.
We can continue in messages
Greg,
Only tried my version of a 5 fin (on the left) and found it to be very fast, my thoughts are 3 equal sized double foiled back fins = drive drive drive:) found it especially fast when coming out of a cutback and returning onto to face of the wave from the whitewater, love to try one on a standard shortboard shape.
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You set your fins further back than most on a wideish tail block
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Matching neutral rocker and template curve
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Flatish bottom contour
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Consistent rail profile along entire rail
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Extra fin area distributed evenly
All adds up to a board that maximizes the ability to reduce wetted surface area leading to extra speed and control.
I think you do excellent work on your boards and it shows. It’s also cool you innovate w fins or whatever and aren’t afraid to experiment with new concepts you come up with on your product. You’re an inspiration to me and prob many others. Pls keep the Stoke alive! Also, pls hand shape a bit when possible. Best wishes.
Nice little back handed slap there at the end. Why do you feel the need to do that?
It’s not a slap! It’s just that hand shaping is a dying art. I just hope more people keep it alive… no slap intended. If you take it like that - you are imagining thing’s mako. I just said that bcuz many of the experts use cnc cuts to keep up inventory… i just hope he and every shaper continues hand shaping bcuz it’s a dying art. Got it? If not, your off mark. Relax.
Again, why even feel the need to throw that comment in there when you are commenting on the work of a very accomplished shaper. My suggestion to you would be anytime you type a post go for a walk around the house or around the block then come back and read what you wrote one last time before hitting the send button.
Mako- read Greg’s post he says he’s "open to any thoughts. " That’s why i even wrote. What’s wrong with suggesting a little hand shaping to keep up his excellent work. I know he’s better than all of us- it’s just an opinion of my own take it or leave it. As a top shaper i bet he does it all anyhow. Relax. Can you understand his post? He asked for thoughts.
My 2 cents…
Greg has my undying respect!
Very good stuff for those with wishing and hoping to “ever” be as good.
Mr. Griffin is much more than the narrow minded perceive, in so much as (at least me) has never come across as anything more than a willing soul in a world of snakes.
And more importantly his stuff rips. Open your eyes and eat this stuff up.
I like these designs.
Greg , how SMALL of a fin template can you / have you gone , on say , a head high wave ?
I am thinking [and have tried] 5 fins of the MR TX size [ the M.R. twinny trailer fin template , that fcs make ] , on my old five plugged boards .
Probably because I am a lightweight , and they were only 5’8 and 5’11 boards , and wide[ish] …
your thoughts and experiences on this choice of fins [or similar sized ] , will be much appreciated …
cheers !
ben
in answer to your question … even with my [poorly shaped] ones , I felt they held in better than with the thruster setups I also tried [ in the "bushfire fish ", and the “prawn” board that I made , in 2004 and 2006]
its what OBproud said and even more.
When a shaper designs everything about a board and I mean everything all the curves all the flats all the edges and all the fins to work togethor for maximum release and control is when you create the most user friendly thing you can imagine. They can be particular, but once you find the sweet spot, and believe me you will know it when you do. You’ll almost never have to move your feet around again while surfing and the board beneath your feet will simply “dissapear”, it’ll be just you and the wave you are surfing. As close to the nirvana we seek in doing this thing we love… Becoming one with the wave or at least feeling as such.
great equipment (as interpreted by yourself) no matter what, invokes confidence and confidence invokes better surfing. That’s why certain designs just find a place you can always call home.