FCS vs. Futures Fin Cant

[JeffRSpicoli]

Maybe it is "six in one hand and a half dozen the other" but for some reason FCS building the cant into the box seems weird....Seems like each shaper could cant FCS fins at different angles???

"FCS2 fin system and FCS Fusion have the fin cant angle built into the fin box, ranging from zero,3,5,and 9 degree cant. FCS fins are made straight from base to tip and rely on the fin box to provide fin cant. Conversely, Futures fin boxes are molded straight up and down, and the fins themselves are made with the base tab at an angle, so when inserted in the fin box the fin will tilt out."

From:

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[Duffy LaCoronilla]

Adjustable or swapable boxes so that you can change the cant of your fins would be awesome.

 

[need 4 speed]

Question: when Futures are routed into a board with concave and installed flush to the deck are they still 0* ?

 

[need 4 speed]

Question: when Futures are routed into a board with concave and installed flush to the deck are they still 0* ?

 

[Retropete]

Question: when Futures are routed into a board with concave and installed flush to the deck are they still 0* ?

Good question. I prefer my fins installed on the bottom of my boards so I’ll just have to speculate on the answer to this one.

 

[need 4 speed]

Good question. I prefer my fins installed on the bottom of my boards near the tail so I’ll just have to speculate on the answer to this one.

Fify

 

[sdsrfr]

Question: when Futures are routed into a board with concave and installed flush to the deck are they still 0* ?

it depends on who installs the fin, every time. same story with fcs.

i beleieve futures sells 0deg fins for this purpose so you can use a similar jig as your fcs one.

 

[JeffRSpicoli]

Adjustable or swapable boxes so that you can change the cant of your fins would be awesome.

Fin box wallet for your fin box quiver...

 

[waxurDyl]

Adjustable or swapable boxes so that you can change the cant of your fins would be awesome.

So no one remembers Larry Allison’s Pro Box system??? It’s exactly what you mentioned. FCS(or 2 tab) only…but it just never caught on. Maybe bc there weren’t any big bucks behind it
See details below:

https://www.foamez.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/pfs_install_guide_2007.pdf

 

[need 4 speed]

I think very few surfers measure fin cant on their boards

 

[trifish]

I think very few surfers measure fin cant on their boards

I'd say most my friends are lucky to install their fins correctly

 

[Clamsmasher]

Maybe it is "six in one hand and a half dozen the other" but for some reason FCS building the cant into the box seems weird....Seems like each shaper could cant FCS fins at different angles???

That’s the point though….you choose the box that will most closely match the purpose and it gives a stronger lighter install. You can choose the actual cant and you have 3 different boxes to deal with different bottom contours.

 

[need 4 speed]

Nobody listens to turtle