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Re: Twin fins as go-to boards

Post by buddy » Wed Feb 28, 2024 6:03 pm

Heart problem.

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Re: Twin fins as go-to boards

Post by Yuke Hunt » Thu Feb 29, 2024 6:36 am

buddy wrote:
Wed Feb 28, 2024 6:03 pm
Heart problem.
Quite possibly ... but it was an odd one, not your run of the mill issue.
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Re: Twin fins as go-to boards

Post by Drailed » Thu Feb 29, 2024 8:38 am

Hatchnam wrote:
Tue Feb 27, 2024 3:45 pm
Drailed wrote:
Tue Feb 27, 2024 2:55 pm
Hatchnam wrote:
Tue Feb 27, 2024 2:51 pm
Drailed wrote:
Tue Feb 27, 2024 2:10 pm
Hatchnam wrote:
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Yeah that’s my hesitation re: channel twins. I’d be mostly surfing it in beach breaks

Not exactly the same but check out Gary Mcneil Torus twin, they go pretty sick
Hmm. Looks nice. But not so sure about keel fins for beach breaks. 🤔
Dont put keels in it, use uprights... swap them for keels on points if you want... or dont. Aipa uprights go good.

"THE RASTA TORUS TWIN WAS FIRST DESIGNED IN 2009 BY GARY MCNEILL AND PRO SURFER DAVE RASTOVICH. IT FEATURES A FULL LENGTH ‘TORUS’ CHANNEL SITTING INSIDE A SINGLE CONCAVE WHICH PROVIDES HOLD IN HOLLOW SECTIONS AND HELPS YOU GENERATE SPEED WHEN PUMPING WITH YOUR FRONT FOOT. BECAUSE OF THIS CHANNEL, THE RTT HAS MORE CONTROL THAN YOUR TRADITIONAL TWIN FIN AND DUE TO THE ABSENCE OF DRAG FROM THE CENTRE FIN CAN GENERATE SPEED QUICKER THAN YOUR THRUSTER.

FOR THIS MODEL I RECOMMEND MY UPRIGHT FINS FOR PEAKY BEACHBREAKS. IF YOU’RE SURFING LONGER SLOW POINTS OR YOU’RE A BIGGER SURFER OR CHANGING OVER FROM A THRUSTER I’D SUGGEST YOU GO TO THE KEEL FINS."
Got one to sell ?

Bit small for you??

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Re: Twin fins as go-to boards

Post by Hatchnam » Thu Feb 29, 2024 10:03 am

Drailed wrote:
Thu Feb 29, 2024 8:38 am
Hatchnam wrote:
Tue Feb 27, 2024 3:45 pm
Drailed wrote:
Tue Feb 27, 2024 2:55 pm
Hatchnam wrote:
Tue Feb 27, 2024 2:51 pm
Drailed wrote:
Tue Feb 27, 2024 2:10 pm



Not exactly the same but check out Gary Mcneil Torus twin, they go pretty sick
Hmm. Looks nice. But not so sure about keel fins for beach breaks. 🤔
Dont put keels in it, use uprights... swap them for keels on points if you want... or dont. Aipa uprights go good.

"THE RASTA TORUS TWIN WAS FIRST DESIGNED IN 2009 BY GARY MCNEILL AND PRO SURFER DAVE RASTOVICH. IT FEATURES A FULL LENGTH ‘TORUS’ CHANNEL SITTING INSIDE A SINGLE CONCAVE WHICH PROVIDES HOLD IN HOLLOW SECTIONS AND HELPS YOU GENERATE SPEED WHEN PUMPING WITH YOUR FRONT FOOT. BECAUSE OF THIS CHANNEL, THE RTT HAS MORE CONTROL THAN YOUR TRADITIONAL TWIN FIN AND DUE TO THE ABSENCE OF DRAG FROM THE CENTRE FIN CAN GENERATE SPEED QUICKER THAN YOUR THRUSTER.

FOR THIS MODEL I RECOMMEND MY UPRIGHT FINS FOR PEAKY BEACHBREAKS. IF YOU’RE SURFING LONGER SLOW POINTS OR YOU’RE A BIGGER SURFER OR CHANGING OVER FROM A THRUSTER I’D SUGGEST YOU GO TO THE KEEL FINS."
Got one to sell ?

Bit small for you??

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/it ... =top_picks
Thanks but way too small brah. I’d need one on each foot.

Without being overly concerned with volume, 35 litres is about feasible minimum I’d go for
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Re: Twin fins as go-to boards

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Re: Twin fins as go-to boards

Post by Hatchnam » Fri Mar 01, 2024 9:44 am

This looks nice! One of Scotty James custom twins

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Not enough for a full handbeak
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Re: Twin fins as go-to boards

Post by alakaboo » Fri Mar 01, 2024 10:20 am

Looks sick but it's not a twin

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Re: Twin fins as go-to boards

Post by Yuke Hunt » Fri Mar 01, 2024 10:31 am

alakaboo wrote:
Fri Mar 01, 2024 10:20 am
Looks sick but it's not a twin
If thats not a twin fin, then neither are the the MR Super Twins ... the rear fin is an optional stabiliser.
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Re: Twin fins as go-to boards

Post by Slobadan Madicubich » Fri Mar 01, 2024 10:51 am

My favourite surfboard colours, heat delaminated papal purple and sun blister black

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Re: Twin fins as go-to boards

Post by alakaboo » Fri Mar 01, 2024 11:39 am

Yuke Hunt wrote:
Fri Mar 01, 2024 10:31 am
alakaboo wrote:
Fri Mar 01, 2024 10:20 am
Looks sick but it's not a twin
If thats not a twin fin, then neither are the the MR Super Twins ... the rear fin is an optional stabiliser.
I agree it's not a twin, my post a little while back was bait that noone bit.

Both look like fun options.

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Re: Twin fins as go-to boards

Post by Beanpole » Fri Mar 01, 2024 4:08 pm

Slobadan Madicubich wrote:
Fri Mar 01, 2024 10:51 am
My favourite surfboard colours, heat delaminated papal purple and sun blister black
:lol: Dripping wax.
Put your big boy pants on
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Re: Twin fins as go-to boards

Post by steve shearer » Fri Mar 01, 2024 8:32 pm

Tail on that thing looks whack.

double flyer diamond, yuck.

fin placement look off too.
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Re: Twin fins as go-to boards

Post by Drailed » Fri Mar 01, 2024 9:34 pm

I thought iggy was looking for a performance shortboard, not some instagram gimmick.
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Re: Twin fins as go-to boards

Post by buddy » Fri Mar 01, 2024 9:41 pm

Rod Morgan makes a good twinny.
He's Rasta's surf buddy.

https://www.instagram.com/p/CRliwzxHOMN/?img_index=6

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Re: Twin fins as go-to boards

Post by Yuke Hunt » Sat Mar 02, 2024 4:59 am

buddy wrote:
Fri Mar 01, 2024 9:41 pm
Rod Morgan makes a good twinny.
He's Rasta's surf buddy.

https://www.instagram.com/p/CRliwzxHOMN/?img_index=6
Yep, that looks nice.

Its amazing how many surfers don't understand even the basic design principles of surfboards ... this volume phenomenon is a classic example, where they bang on about how many litres they require, but are quite clueless on where the foam should actually be.
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Re: Twin fins as go-to boards

Post by steve shearer » Sat Mar 02, 2024 12:29 pm

Volume is a basic design principle.
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Re: Twin fins as go-to boards

Post by Yuke Hunt » Sat Mar 02, 2024 2:24 pm

steve shearer wrote:
Sat Mar 02, 2024 12:29 pm
Volume is a basic design principle.
Volume is the result of the basic design principles ... its a displacement measurement, nothing more.
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Re: Twin fins as go-to boards

Post by alakaboo » Sat Mar 02, 2024 5:11 pm

That's inane.

A rolled vs a flat deck, for example, is a direct result of a decision about volume. As is a beak nose.

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