rob
A Force-of-Nature **  
Member #: 550 Posts 375
Registered: 19-2-2004 Location: aber Member Is Offline Mood: tired!
|
| posted on 30-4-2004 at 11:46 |
|
|
kitesurf fin sizes...
right-o folks... next home build project: kitesurf board!!!
fin sizes for the board? should i go for 2.5 or 3.5cm? theres only £4 difference between the two just wondered what the actual
riding differences would be?
cheers...
oh and if anybody wants to donate an LEI you know where to find me!!
|
|
|
mNeil
|
| posted on 30-4-2004 at 12:13 |
|
|
i could say the difference is £2 but then you might get upset.
choice is yours really;bigger fin on the heel edge will give you greater grip but slightly more drag whilst smaller ones on the toe
side less chance of catching an edge;anyway riding for tooooo long on your toe side at a time will give you indegestion!
hope it helps.
psif you are getting some before tomorrow i could do with 4 2.5 s myself and if you are coming up to borth over this weekend Rob i
will be there and will gladly pay you the sum required. i will be online for about 1`5 mins
A KITE IS FOR LIFE!! THAT IS IF ITS A YARGA.
founder of storm'n Normans van club!
|
|
|
rob
A Force-of-Nature **
Member #: 550 Posts 375
Registered: 19-2-2004 Location: aber Member Is Offline Mood: tired!
|
| posted on 30-4-2004 at 12:39 |
|
|
still on the drawing board at the minute... so i wont be buying any just yet - and if the wind doesnt improve i wont be back up for the
weekend.
thanks for the info though!
rob
|
|
|
justal
|
| posted on 30-4-2004 at 17:22 |
|
|
Or you could just not bother with fins... Shem was out on his homemade purple monster today without any fins and got upwind better than
he did on his Airrush board.
Al.
URL: Pixelwave Design - Website Design Wales
Shop: Website Templates
Personal Weblog: A Simple Life of Luxury in West Wales
|
|
|
shem
|
| posted on 3-5-2004 at 21:32 |
|
|
Thanks Al, The other cheaper option rob, is making your own fins, just lay up some fibre glass and cut them out, then sand in the
foil,( profile), using an angle grinder. For a faster but less lasting result, make some ply fins, or better still hard wood.
Check www.zeroprestige.com for home made ideas.
Kite & SUP wales
Caravan decking wales
|
|
|
leonardo
A Force-of-Nature *** 
Member #: 634 Posts 613
Registered: 8-4-2004 Member Is Offline Mood: Chillin' ya bloodclot mahn
|
| posted on 4-5-2004 at 06:18 |
|
|
...or if u're tempted by the best on the market (expensive) > there's always Bob's sleek and handcrafted Tarifa fins...Next to
nothing drag & weight, super fast, super thin & SUPER strong.
Won't use anything else but these..
[Edited on 4-5-2004 by leonardo]
LEN10 LOOPING..
www.sskiteboarding.com
|
|
|
rob
A Force-of-Nature **
Member #: 550 Posts 375
Registered: 19-2-2004 Location: aber Member Is Offline Mood: tired!
|
| posted on 4-5-2004 at 18:13 |
|
|
no fins? theres a thought. what material did you make the deck out of shem? i was gonna use marine ply until i saw the price of it,
and get my dad to paint it up and put some serious coats of varnish or whatever he'd recommend to seal it / waterproof it.
|
|
|
shem
|
| posted on 4-5-2004 at 18:54 |
|
|
Normal ply, not marine, due to cost, then laminated it top and bottom with 6oz fibre glass cloth and polyurathane resin, (same as surf
boards), then hot coat it for a smooth finish. Bring a sealable tub, ( large jar) to the beach with you, and Ill give you some. It
needs to be fibre glassed really to give it some ridgidness. Although you could make do with just a plank really, I just like playing
around.
Kite & SUP wales
Caravan decking wales
|
|
|
Pixelwave Web Design.
justal@forces-of-nature.co.uk