I think stretch rears are usually foiled 50/50. At least in the set I had. This can make for slow-going.
Flat foiled rears are so much faster. Futures finally released them in all three sizes. Took about 15 years!
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Flat foiled rears are so much faster. Futures finally released them in all three sizes. Took about 15 years!
You should contact the NVS guys... I've bought the MannKine G10 fins and they are very well made in my opinion. Nothing to lose by contacting them. I offer to buy the first set in futures.I sent these very carefully made templates to Fins Unlimited several years ago to have Future base fins made . Some funky stuff happened and they were never made .
Lots of Funky has prevented their being made by others
Anyone try these out? Looks like controller twin set. I found this pic from Allan Gibbons post.
Those look great I might give them a try. I like the NVS fins but holy crap they are sharp. Gotta spend like 20 min with sandpaper before I feel safe surfing them.
The MannKine are not as bad. I had another set before (forget the name) that I was afraid to cut myself whenever I wiped out.
FCS 2 Timmy Patterson Fins in stock on his site
www.tpattersonsurfboards.com
TP-GREEN TRI FIN | t-patterson
The TP Tri fin set comes in comp weight standard honeycomb construction. This tri fin design is Timmy Pattersons original TP-1 fin designs that has been used with Timmys boards dated back to the glass on days. The TP-GREEN design is a one size fits all fin. More of a medium/large size fin that...
www.tpattersonsurfboards.com
I was expecting sharp but mine were not at all -shrug-. Slightly disappointed but not really
I was digging through some boxes and pulled out some fins that piled up over the more recent years. I used to pickup a new set to try when I would get a new board. That Solus set has been my favorite over the years. They have felt good in every board I've stuck them in. Too bad it looks like they changed the rear fin in the newer version. Any of you guys running that newer Solus set?
Also digging the 2+1 red base Machado's these days.
Also digging the 2+1 red base Machado's these days.
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Maybe I got an early batch or something. Ordered those Album twins, should be here tomorrow.I was expecting sharp but mine were not at all -shrug-. Slightly disappointed but not really
Also used to enjoy the Soluses.
I think you can still order the hatchet trailer, but it’s in a much stiffer material now. Texalium, or something. I preferred it when it was a bit flexier.
f4 trailer seems to be for the thruster fin on their newer solus set that's currently listed on their website. (14.22 surface area). The one I like is the one listed top right in my fin pic above that i got about 6 years back but the surface area is different (13.0 surface area). Do you know what template those og solus thruster's are using?
Right, but what i'm saying is I believe they used 3 different rear fins all together. 1 hatchet, and 2 other regular thruster fins depending on the production year. The older ones use a smaller fin area fin check out the specs of the old design here... https://groundswellsupply.com/products/futures-fins-solus-honeycomb-thruster-set-mediumYour photo looks like the F4. This is the hatchet:
Solus Hatchet
The Solus Hatchet is a center fin to be used with the Solus sides. It's a unique fin featuring texalium, carbon and honeycomb materials, giving this center fin a responsive flex pattern ideal for generating maximum speed in smaller waves.futuresfins.com
The newer Solus fins seem to use a larger surface one. Compare the link above to the specs of this newer one here...
Solus
The Solus is a medium sized thruster in the Rake template category. It's a unique set featuring texalium, carbon and honeycomb materials with Futures’ V-Foil, giving this set a responsive flex pattern ideal for generating maximum speed in smaller waves. The Solus has increased tow and cant...
futuresfins.com
Or am I crazy, LOL. I believe they started running a f4 template later on but whatever that old template is works great for me. I might ping futures and see what they say.
