5-0 XPS/Paulownia hybrid build

[zob]

Come on Kaito, where are those photos now.

[Kaito]

what about your fin boxes ? or are you glassing them on ?

Hi TomW-san,
I thought about glassing in fcs fusion boxes, but need a stronger hold. We have a lot of reefs and shallow areas, so fins are always getting scrapped or banged. I've started experimenting with building my own ply-fins & will be building a set of quads with standard kitefin two bolt mounting. Also, since my paulownia boards have pretty much no volume, they sit really low in the water. This lowness adds a lot of rail bite, which reduces the need for a taller fin. Hence another reason to build my own (shorter) fins. Home-growns will be 3"~3.5" fronts & 3.5"~4.3" rears.

More work, but I'm optimistic it will pay off : )

[Kaito]

Come on Kaito, where are those photos now.

Zob - Thanks for your excitement

Next pic I post will be after cleaning up the cut-lap & hot coating the bottom : )
Cut-lap clean up on a formica deck...should be interesting..

[TomW]

Well, they'll be a good bit cheaper!! I'm sure they will work great.

[plummet]

You could also look at mutant TT fins. OR Mako, Axis twin wave and some others I cant think of right now use small surf style fins that can easily be replaced. It will be a pain in the arse to have to reglass your fins each time you smash them on rocks.

[plummet]