Gee Dubb, the first bonzer ever done with removable fins was with lokbox about 3 years ago at moonlight. I cleared it with malcolm because I had the ability to have glass bonzer fins made. At the time, he told me he was a little worried about it because he felt that people were already confused by bonzers, and felt moving the fins would confuse them further. I went ahead and did it anyway, and had the board on display in our tradeshow booth in san diego. Malcolm was impressed, as was pinliner who both showed up at the show. Bonzers with lokbox are a custom thing, as sales for bonzers are not high enough to warrant my company developing a mold for plastic bonzer fins. Red-x went a step further and developed the plastic fins(they have an in house molding facility hence their wide array of composite plastic fins). Lokboxes install on the foam, or before hotcoat on bottom, and do not effect the deck in any way. Your deck will crush the same way as it would with glass-ons, so make appropriate glassing schedule as you normally do. Personally I feel the bonzer is already such a custom thing, that glass fins would just compliment it, however red-x has done a nice job with their plastic bonzer fins. As lokbox continues to grow, we may consider doing a mold for them.
If you decide you would like to have a lokbox bonzer, just make sure it says so on your order card, and the board goes to moonlight. I will personally install your boxes to get the angles spot on, and I'll throw you a set of free boxes, and a glass bonzer set at my cost for your continued contributions on this board! <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="images/icons/smile.gif" /> You will then have the ability to adjust your side fins 1/2 inch forward and back, as well as switch templates i.e. barracuda bonzers that run $40.00 per set! The center fin is in a regular 8.5 inch fins unlimited box(not a lokbox), installed with black resin to match side boxes. Let me know what you think, and send me p.m. with your thoughts!
Mahalo's...JJR
[ November 22, 2003, 05:17 PM: Message edited by: JJR ]