Hi there,
I have been surfing my first Channel Twin for a few months now. Unfortunately, the MOTE board is not available anywhere in Europe.
Because the rails are quite thick, I have the feeling that it is very hard to surf as soon as the wave doesn't have a lot of power or is huge. As soon as I push it only a little bit it loses all the drive.
It feels very chunky, and almost every turn gets out of control.
I don't consider myself a bad surfer, I've been trying to control the board for weeks now.
My idea is to put in a single fin box. This way I can either surf the board with a small trailer fin or as a single fin with side bits. Similar to the EVIL TWIN from Lost.
My current board is 6.3 (https://www.surfinestate.eu/en/collecti ... ts/arecibo).
I also tried different fins.
What do you think? Does this make any sense from a shaping point of view, or is it a waste of time?
Looking forward to an interesting conversation.
Greetings from Mexico
Jo
Converting a channel twin into a single fin
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Re: Converting a channel twin into a single fin
Well you’ve come to the right place for answers.
Re: Converting a channel twin into a single fin
Good idea Johannes a trailer fin will give you more drive and stability. You can vary the fin size to get various different responses.
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Re: Converting a channel twin into a single fin
I’ve seen a lot of apparently competent surfers struggling on those type boards. Would definitely help.
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Re: Converting a channel twin into a single fin
So old mate is in Mexico and buys boards from France ?
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Re: Converting a channel twin into a single fin
Sounds more like from Europe and happens to be in Mexico.
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I mean, tastebuds? WGAF?
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