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Re: Quiver thread

Post by Cranked » Tue May 16, 2017 6:54 am

It will certainly make your board perform very differently.

Much more so than just the quad/thruster combination - which are quite similar - whereas when you compare either of those to the single+ options the performance difference is huge.

And then there's also a very significant difference between the dolphin style singles and the more upright starfin/gull wing/spitfire fins.

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Re: Quiver thread

Post by Beerfan » Tue May 16, 2017 7:27 am

tootr wrote:OK so there seems to be a number of shapers making 4+1 boards. Surf as a quad, single, thruster, 2+1 and so forth.
On face value this sounds appealing, ie, have the one board in the travel bag/car and muck around with the fins to suit the conditions.
Anyone got one? Thoughts?
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Re: Quiver thread

Post by buddy » Tue May 16, 2017 8:08 am

I agree with beery.

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Re: Quiver thread

Post by Beerfan » Tue May 16, 2017 8:10 am

Not to mention spending $$$$$ on fins. I'm a reformed multi fin box player arounder. If you're surfing a lot in similar waves I think it's fun and can be helpful but I often ended up confused about which was better/worse.

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Re: Quiver thread

Post by Beerfan » Tue May 16, 2017 8:12 am

Actually I'm not reformed. I've surfed twice this year but yet,I've just bought another set of fins lol.

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Re: Quiver thread

Post by Davros » Tue May 16, 2017 9:43 am

Simple is good

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Re: Quiver thread

Post by buddy » Tue May 16, 2017 12:41 pm

Sounds like you should go finless beerfan.

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Re: Quiver thread

Post by steve shearer » Tue May 16, 2017 1:29 pm

it's nice to dial in some fins.

Haven't surfed the finless yet. Too much uncrowded high performance surf happening the last couple days.
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Re: Quiver thread

Post by crabmeat thompson » Tue May 16, 2017 1:33 pm

steve shearer wrote:it's nice to dial in some fins.

Haven't surfed the finless yet. Too much uncrowded high performance surf happening the last couple days.

beachie banks up here are rooted. points, are some of the best evers ... but the crowds.
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Re: Quiver thread

Post by tootr » Tue May 16, 2017 1:45 pm

Hmmmm.......

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Re: Quiver thread

Post by Beerfan » Tue May 16, 2017 1:49 pm

tootr wrote:Hmmmm.......

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I saw one of those on the site a few days ago. High volume all rounder. His boards are refined so that would be sweet as

For that board make an exception re fin boxes!!
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Re: Quiver thread

Post by steve shearer » Tue May 16, 2017 1:50 pm

I could live with that.
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Re: Quiver thread

Post by Beerfan » Tue May 16, 2017 1:53 pm

And knowing the quality glass jobs he does I could've ran over mr longboarder this morning with no damage :)

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Re: Quiver thread

Post by Beanpole » Tue May 16, 2017 7:47 pm

Nice....seen a few pics.
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Re: Quiver thread

Post by JET01 » Tue May 16, 2017 8:26 pm

That outline is pretty similar to the waterskate... that's it... putting the box in asap.
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Re: Quiver thread

Post by JET01 » Thu May 18, 2017 3:53 pm

Picked up my new board after work yesterday.
Waxed it up and stuck a pad on it after the kids went to bed.
Surfed it before work in oily 3ft cronulla point this morning.
Paddles great, rails are refined enough for me to bury easily. Rocker is much improved from my last board.
Stuck the large FCS AM2 fins in.
Surprised myself the quality of some of my turns this morning.
I'm making the magic stick call early on this one.
Stoked.
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Re: Quiver thread

Post by Beanpole » Thu May 18, 2017 5:25 pm

Nice print....what's happening with the bedspread?
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Re: Quiver thread

Post by Davros » Thu May 18, 2017 5:26 pm

Sweet board.

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