Around 20 yrs ago, There was a fin that a friend bought for his single fin longboard and he told me that the drive and top turn speed exceeded what he had gotten used to from single fins.
The fin was an 8.5" or 9" fin that was shaped like a V and fit into a single fin box... Not to be confused with single fin Cheyne Horan type fins that have a base that extends downward ( when the board is in the water) and then splits into a foiled Y or T ... This fin split into 2 fins directly out of the box, to form a V.
I spoke with the designer of that fin one time when he was in the shop and I think he's Barry Jones and he designed other fins for Velzy.
Has anyone seen or used or is able to provide info on a fin like the one I'm describing?
I tried a few searches and so far am finding nothing.
Thanks
Bill Thrailkill
SHAPER SINCE 1958
Thanks for that info, Bill
I located one right away and in the product description it said exactly what I was told by the guy who bought one for his 8'6" that I shaped.
"Improved drive bottom turn, and more speed off the top"
I thought I might have to make one , but they're still available.
Sort of expensive. But it would be a very labor intensive project to make one.
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Velzy, Jacobs, Bill Meistrell and Bev Morgan
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No; It's not an ironing board.
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You can get some from Fran @http://surfboardsbyvelzy.com/v-fin.aspx
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I wonder how a bonzer would go with one of those fins in back
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Like Mattwho I made my own but I rode the commercial ones first and found they don't really engage like a standard upright fin. Did mine with a cant starting at 12° at the base to 4° at the tip.
I think the curved blade gives drive across a wide range of angles.
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That's awesome Surffoils
It's foild flat on the inside too
I had the thought that I'd try a production one and then try evolving it with some personal modifications.
Thanks for posting
I am having a hard time understanding the part of the cant being 12 and 4 (deg?)
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Red 12°
Orange 8°
Yellow 4°
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We’ve learned a lot from actually getting out there and riding boards with multiple fins. I’ ve talked about what “crossing up the Toe on fins can do. I don’t think at the time Dale considered the negative effect that two canted fins at the center of the board might have. That was because he had nothing to compare it to.
I'll have to look into your posts, Mc,Ding, about crossing up the toe-in.
Thanks for sharing that
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