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I remember NC years ago saying in a fin discussion here, that plain old fibreglass fins were the best. Any other rigid construction that cost more was a waste of money. There are two variations of fibreglass fins, the original layered fibreglass, that gets cut from a template and foiled, and the fi...

I have. Had a beautiful custom 6'9" Peter MCabe step-up. Came with cheap plastic FCS fins. I'll never forget the day I swapped those out for a stiff pair of fibreglass fins of the same template. It literally was like going from driving on bald tyres in the rain to feeling like I was in a Porsche wi...

yep. Total fin area is easy to feel. Different materials easier to feel. Confirmation bias, moite. I’m certain that in properly blinded testing you wouldn’t be able to pick up any differences Indeed. Fin size and template variations are definitely noticeable to most, but separating the nuances betw...

FCS bringing out a few more classic templates (like MF, AM) in fibreglass and marketing it like it’s a new breakthrough after years of telling everyone how good honeycomb, carbon, and hollow fins are. Most punters wouldn't notice much difference between the different technologies, performance wise.

Any failed roof jumper there ?

Wyre wrote: ↑

Sun Apr 07, 2024 1:52 pm

Got two fun ones and cut out.

You have to catch at least 3 waves for it to be considered a surf ... please try and obey the rules in future.

steve shearer wrote: ↑

Fri Apr 05, 2024 2:35 pm

Would love to try one of these, sized right.

I know they go good on your backhand.

https://www.nealpurchasedesigns.com/sto ... 34-x-2-916

one of his Nigel Beckham copies ?

Is he still making boards Yuke? Yeah, but he moved out of his factory in South Tweed when the landlord doubled the rent late last year ... he's in Burleigh somewhere now. Makes a nice board. I was surfing with the shaper of SWS (Stone Wild Surfboards) last week, down on the Coffs coast, he's not sh...

I been surfing MR twins with the stabiliser in my 5'10" Mick Roach Spooky Point ... soooo good !

You should still be able to surf with a hernia (maybe a little discomfort). In 2016 I went under the knife to repair not one, but three hernias, and I took a couple of weeks off just prior to the procedure to go and surf my brains out, seeing as there can be a lengthy wait afterwards.

Drailed wrote: ↑

Tue Apr 02, 2024 11:09 am

then

THAN ... you massive spaz !

foamy wrote: ↑

Tue Apr 02, 2024 11:07 pm

Where is your suspected hernia, Beany?

One of the rarest of rare hernias ... often referred to as a HTF




Herniated Typing Finger.

Beanpole wrote: ↑

Sat Mar 30, 2024 3:54 pm

Medina was a bit pissed off with the waves earlier

No, he was pissed off with the judging ... when he should have been pissed of with himself for not using his priority to win the heat. Rookie error and poor sportsmanship from the veteran.

Drailed wrote: ↑

Wed Mar 27, 2024 4:54 pm

Sweet bro, Gunther knows whats up

Looks like he makes a sweet MR twinny too.

Super Stock Mid Twin ... mid length twinny, going through the paces.

https://youtu.be/WYrq4CaPi_Q

It would appear that the Dunning-Kruger effect has moved house from the twin-fin thread to the ebay bargains thread.

steve shearer wrote: ↑

Mon Mar 11, 2024 1:35 pm

Fin placement looks off.

As in misaligned or not in the right position ?

The misalignment is probably a photographic illusion ... and the positioning looks okay.

Volume isn't just an outcome, sometimes it's a driver of those decisions. In this case I mean displacement. Volume might be a "driver" ... but it's still the outcome of all the other aspects of shaping. Otherwise you could end up with a 33.5lt cube of foam and fibreglass ... and theres ya problem, ...