BMT twins?

[kool-aid]

BMT is my go-to twin set these days for high-performance twin fins. Think CI Twin Pin, Plasmic, Twinsman. Boards like those where you want some surface area but not a hybrid keel. I find a lot of the other twins out there are just too small, too loose, and lack drive.

The BMT by far are the drivey(est) fins that I've used in that category but they're still plenty loose. I also like the large Alkali twins but they are hard to find. I have a pair of the 5.55 Asher Pacey twins coming that I'm looking forward to trying.

 

[rgruber]

Been running the BMT in my Twin Pin. They work well. Haven't had the desire to try anything else.

Only hitch is getting them in and out. They overhang the futures boxes so limit the angle when popping the fins out and mine fit so tight that I've ended up slamming them into the area just after the boxes and putting little shatters in the crappy CI glass job.

But otherwise they work well.

 

[Clamsmasher]

Is that the 419 fish, Clam?

419 Fish - Made To Order

The 419Fish is Rusty’s update for a classic fish. The flat deck combined with angular rails allows this fish to have incredible performance.

rustysurfboards.com

Decal says Traditional Twin, but there are only a couple of references anywhere on the net and one of them is called Classic Fish. This is the is the outline and tail of the latter with the stock dims of the former….Nothing at all on any Rusty site which is weird.

Rusty Classic Twin Fin Fish Surfboard Yon Model

Rusty Traditional Twin Fin model, developed with none other that NZ's Jonas (Yon) Tawharu! This little twin fin is an absolute jem of a surfboard to look at, ride, watch be ridden and hold. We can pretty much promise you'll be addicted once you get on this thing, and it goes well in almost any...

www.hydrosurf.co.nz

https://www.alpinebeach.com.au/product/rusty-mod-fish-surfboard/

 

[Clamsmasher]

That comparison is very helpful. BMTs look good, especially for those that like bigger twin fins but don't want to use the EN. It seems like most Futures twins are a variation of the T1. Oh, or the cant is too extreme, like the AMT.

What is the cant like on the BMT?

Cant looks a little more than the T1’s but I realised yesterday the T1’s had a bow in them….so it’s hard to compare.

 

[Retropete]

The cant on the Alkali's is identical to the BMT's. (6%?) Here's the Alkali's and the BMT's for anyone who is interested.
Pivot vs drive on these large area twins.

 

[oznoosa]

BMT is my go-to twin set these days for high-performance twin fins. Think CI Twin Pin, Plasmic, Twinsman. Boards like those where you want some surface area but not a hybrid keel. I find a lot of the other twins out there are just too small, too loose, and lack drive.

The BMT by far are the drivey(est) fins that I've used in that category but they're still plenty loose. I also like the large Alkali twins but they are hard to find. I have a pair of the 5.55 Asher Pacey twins coming that I'm looking forward to trying.

Hi, I'm currently running FCS Power Twins in my Album Twinsman but looking to try out these BMT fins. Has anyone tried the BMT in a Twinsman and curious how they perform? Cheers

 

[kool-aid]

Hi, I'm currently running FCS Power Twins in my Album Twinsman but looking to try out these BMT fins. Has anyone tried the BMT in a Twinsman and curious how they perform? Cheers

I have. Not good. Twinsman doesn't seem to like a lot of fin. At least that was the case for me in a 5'8 and 5'6 I had. I think I settled on the Album upright twin as my favorite in the last twinsman that I had (5'6).

 

[oznoosa]

Ok thanks! Mine is a 6'1 twinsman and I'm around 88kg, so perhaps may still work for bigger board set up. Otherwise the power twins seem good and have some MRs I can try. Cheers for sharing your experiences ✌

 

[ChaseTMP]

I personally liked bigger fins in my 5'6 Twinsman. I'm 6' 170ish. I tried: MR's, Christenson uprights, Power Twins, AM's and finally settled on MF's. The Power Twins were a close second. I moved my Twinsman on since it didn't really shine until the waves were on the better side of average which isn't too often by my place.

I love the BMT's in my 5'6 Stamps Kai-Zen, which is a performance twin. The BMT's get it up and going more quickly than the Power Twins and MF's, but I can still get in in/out of the lip really quickly. It's become my go-to board and I LOVED my 5'8 Flare. FWIW, all three boards are/were Varial.

 

[sdsrfr]

@kool-aid did you run these in your moonstone? did you have a swallow or RP… or both?

still warm on these for the plasmic?

 

[oznoosa]

Agree on my limited surfs I've found the Twinsman does appear to like a better wave otherwise it can bog. Will try the BMT next time we get something decent

 

[kool-aid]

@kool-aid did you run these in your moonstone? did you have a swallow or RP… or both?

still warm on these for the plasmic?

I have not tried them in my moonstone yet. I'm pretty happy with what I'm running in that board which is a pair of the large needs essential twin fins.

Torren Martyn Hand Foiled Twin Fins - Black

Highest quality 6oz fibreglass cloth and resin (32 x fibreglass layers) Hand foiled Single screw tab fin base (compatible with Futures fin box) Medium Twin Fin - Height: 140mm / 5.5" - Base: 130mm / 5.11" Large Twin fin - Height: 145mm / 5.7" - Base: 141mm / 5.55" Blank Twin Fin / No branding...

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I only had the winged swallow tail twinsmans. Still warm on the BMTs in the plasmic.