Saw an Interesting 4-Fin today

[LeeD]

Hey DK
You should make that board (fine drawing, by the way). That way, you and Newdesign can duke it out for the wierdest what for board currently on the internet.
BTW, Rainbow fins used that concept for anti spinout on a wave fin. Did not work well at all, they just caused excessive drag and still spun out constantly.
But they marketed it well, selling thousands, and none worked! Hmmmmmm.....your variable pressure hull vs the Penquin!

 

[dk]

</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by LeeD:
<strong>Hey DK
You should make that board (fine drawing, by the way). That way, you and Newdesign can duke it out for the wierdest what for board currently on the internet.
BTW, Rainbow fins used that concept for anti spinout on a wave fin. Did not work well at all, they just caused excessive drag and still spun out constantly.
But they marketed it well, selling thousands, and none worked! Hmmmmmm.....your variable pressure hull vs the Penquin!</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">muchos gracias!
i think i may sometime when i have the money to. i'd hate to spend that kidna cash though as i am poor, jobless, trying to buy a car, a trip to cali, and surfboards.
but eventually i think i will try this idea out. i think i might look for an old longboard and reshape and glue the blank to make the tail hull part. now all i have to do is find an old longboard.

if i ever get around to it, ill be sure to post some results. i just thought of it while day dreaming in biology, and figured with the right amount of holes/ and water flowing through them, it might work. the first try definately wouldnt work well, as no creations do, but i figure if someone was to modify it, and keep fixing little problems, it might be albe to be suitable for a type of conditions, and most likely would not be an all around board.

dk

 

[LeeD]

Hey DK
You really should take mechanical drawing classes, as you are naturally incredibly adept at design and concept illustrations.
You can be an engineer, makes tons of money, design all sorts of new gadgets, and have a slave labor force building your latest designs.
NO really, I'm serious.

 

[dk]

leed,
thanks for the compliment, as i've thought of this. that i just threw together on the paint thing. i thouhgt of that befor as i am a pretty good artist, and very creative. we also have a program at my school called EMIT...which is an engineering program. But its weird, because part of me would enjoy that, but part of me would rather be the manual labor guy building it. as u may notice i love to work with my hands and make/ fix stuff. whether it is making surfboards, or fixing engines...i love to build.
the other thing is, i hate to be indoors, or eve worse in a dreaded cubical. i dont think i could survive that...bad weird vibes. i wanna be outside, moving around, beign productive.
i figure surfboard making is kinda like a mixture of both. right? as i could think up new designs, and looks for boards, while i can turn around and build them. Like i can think up some demensions, figure what rails would work best for what conditions, figure out what im taking off , what im leaving, and eventually watch it all come together.
i notice my parents saying...if u dont get a good education, ull end up being a laborer the rest of your life. and somethimes i think...could i not be happy while just living life, but actually enjoying being in the sun, building stuff with my own hands, while others think they are living? neither of my parents are crafty in any sort, as i do everything for them. i take after my grandpa, and his father, and his father, as they grew up poor portugees men, who had to make whatever they wanted.
i'm sure whatever i end up doing i will work hard at it, as for some reason ever since i was little no mattern what i've done, i've had to do the best i possibly could. and are a total perfectionist. like a couple boards ago i made a kid a board, and knocked of 25$ because i thought it sucked bc there was a little tiny 2 inch line from basting the laps, barely visible...but it annoyed me.

sorry for it being so long, an thanks for the thought, as i'll definately think about it. im just not sure i could spend that much time indoors and not with nature.

thanks
dk <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="images/icons/smile.gif" />

 

[LeeD]

Hey DK
Cool post.
There is this thing called "Field Engineer" that kinda intrigues me.
They go around in a nice SUV and check things out, trying to invent ways to make it work better, be stronger, or cheaper to make.
Right up your alley.
Only the dull boys work in a cubicle.
You're smart enough to work and make it anywhere you want.
Wait till you get into composites, and find out how much you can make on a car fairing for NASCAR, or how much money you can make in one hour working for Team Yamaha, adjusting, designing, or actually laying up their fairings.
Just have fun, and you'll be fine.

 

[000]

i ride something similar. 6' modern shortboard shape with 4 fins. been ridin em 10 years, nothing better for a typical socal day. . i often take the center fin off a thruster and put 2 fcs gl's in at 5" from the tail. i dont use double foiled fins cuz they r slower. much much slower.

 

[wonka]

thanks for the input OOO