What board do you ride, post pics....?

[Nash]

[quote="holddown"]6'10" x 20" x 2 7/8" North Pacific round pin thruster:

2 7/8"??? That is one thick mofo, must be tough to dive deep huh?

[erzats]

Did you really just reiterate VFJC1 460 like we would give a f@#K? I hoope that's a joke.

Man, you're belligerent for 2am on a weekday. It wasn't reiterated, or even iterated for that matter, just a simple question asked and answered

Yep sorry. Homebrew tasting party last night. But sober today I still think it's funny to cite long streams of letters and numbers regarding fins. But that's just me.

[smithgrind]

But sober today I still think it's funny to cite long streams of letters and numbers regarding fins. But that's just me.

It's an unfortunate aspect to Future's system, erz. I thought it would be a fun challenge to find HD's fins on their site, but I gave up after a few minutes.

FCS isn't much better with their naming system either, but Future's is downright maddening...or hilarious, depending how much you care.

[holddown]

Oops, I lied, it's the FJC1 in natural composite, not the VFJC1, here you go:
http://www.futuresfins.com/fin-detail.php?id=10

And Nash, I'm fat, so it dives fine.

[scubetubeular]

Holdy,
that is a beauty.
I'm stoked for you and very interested in that board.
Did you have him make it custom or was it pre-made shape?
Those dimensions are perfect for me. I'd probably like a bit more squash in the tail but thats just me. I want a detailed excel report post surf please.
Looks like there are some clean waves today?

[losingtoday]

Holddown,

Not sure it's the fin's making your board feel tight, I would guess it's the tail shape on that thing, not really meant to be super pivotal. Should work sick for barrels though, and heavier waves. 460's are huge though, I wouldn't put anything bigger than 450's in there, and anything smaller would probably be good too, and should loosen it up a bit.

And yeah, ez, futures fin names suck. Way to confusing! Sick board though.

[Gazsurf]

Holddown, 460's are huge though, I wouldn't put anything bigger than 450's in there

That's because you're about 120lbs with a wet wetsuit m......

[holddown]

To begin, here is my short board fin quiver along with more long streams of letters and numbers :

Left to Right:
VII F4 437, natural Composite
F4 437, old white plastic
FJC1 460, old white plastic
FJC1 460, natural Composite
VII FEA 450, natural Composite
VII Quad JC1 460 with 400 Quad rear, natural composite
VII Quad 1 438 with 375 Quad rear, natural composite

On the 7-4, I use the VII F4 437 vector fins.

The quad is too tight with the VIIQJC1 460 and 400 rear, but too loose with the VIIQ1 438 and 375 rear, so I use the VIIQJC1 460 side fins with the 375 rear. The 460 sides hold the face well, while the 375 rear allows more maneuverability.

I realize that the round pin tail on the new 6-10 is not going to turn like the quad squash I've been using most of the time, and the tightness might be partially due to me riding the thruster with too much weight forward. So yesterday I made a small change and went with the VIIFEA 450 (like m suggested) and got it on some clean faces. I was able to make some tight turns with the 450s without bogging down like I was with the 460s, while the down the line speed was still excellent. I don't know if the difference is due to the slightly smaller size or the VII concave inner fin surface that I'm used to surfing, or both. I'll probably stick with the 450s for a while, and try the 437s when we have a little smaller surf.

And scube, the 6-10 is a custom. I surfed a 6-8 Lost whiplash here and a 6-11 Rusty Surftech in Hawaii before I decided to go with 6-10. I wanted the rounded pin for 2X or so winter surf. My quad is 21" wide and the width was getting in the way on steeper faces, so Art & I decided to drop an inch of width, but retain the thickness for float. And finally, the quad is a little mushy in the turns, so I wanted to get back to a thruster setup to allow a little more snap off the top. Since I've only been surfing short boards for a few years, I'm expecting this board to allow another level of progression, and so far I'm encouraged. You're welcome to give it or the 7-4 a try when you're back in the water.

By the way, I'd sell the two white fin sets for cheap.

-HD

[SooLoo]

Jeezus Christ...We surf beach break and that looks too confusing, however, you're the engineer. I have 2 sets for each board and when it's good whether big or small I usually forget to change them out until it's too late anyway.

[scubetubeular]

The quad fins look a little smaller but every other one of those fins looks the same to me.
I'm color blind though so maybe that has something to do with it.

[Doc]

I often forget my leash...
And when I surf my single fins...
Usually I forget the screwdriver...
Fortunately, there's typically one in...
Other day, forgot earplugs...
Sooloo did not, did not...
Even have the common courtesy...
To carry my preferred brand...
Tac 'n' Stik?
C'mon! We're on the coast...
I have the add...
Especially in the presence of surf...
However crapulent...
Please be ready...
I almost got an earache.

Doc

[erzats]

your fin collection would look a lot cooler if you laid 'em out in a neater grid pattern.

[Spent]

what dissapoints me, is the lack of material diversity in HD's fin quiver. No carbon? no hex core? no glass!?

[Quad Head]

No need to blow the wad if it aint a quad.

[WC]

can you trust her when shes a thruster?