these are pre order now in autoclaved epoxy from N.V.S .. if i could see how to load a pic i would .
futures or fcs 1 tabs
SmallBase: 4.89 inchHeight: 4.62 inchFoil: Flat SeriesIII
MediumBase: 5.13 inchHeight: 4.69 inchFoil: Flat SeriesIII
LargeBase: 5.43 inchHeight: 4.83 inchFoil: Flat SeriesIII

exiled said..

Sunova N.Z. said..
these are pre order now in autoclaved epoxy from N.V.S .. if i could see how to load a pic i would .
futures or fcs 1 tabs
SmallBase: 4.89 inchHeight: 4.62 inchFoil: Flat SeriesIII
MediumBase: 5.13 inchHeight: 4.69 inchFoil: Flat SeriesIII
LargeBase: 5.43 inchHeight: 4.83 inchFoil: Flat SeriesIII

Official c-drives, or 'inspired'?

Official, I got a email from Troy regarding this. Will up load it tomorrow.

official c drives exiled .. should be good.

exiled said..

Sunova N.Z. said..
these are pre order now in autoclaved epoxy from N.V.S .. if i could see how to load a pic i would .
futures or fcs 1 tabs
SmallBase: 4.89 inchHeight: 4.62 inchFoil: Flat SeriesIII
MediumBase: 5.13 inchHeight: 4.69 inchFoil: Flat SeriesIII
LargeBase: 5.43 inchHeight: 4.83 inchFoil: Flat SeriesIII

Official c-drives, or 'inspired'?

CHOICE

E-mail from Troy regarding this,

Hi Keith,

Hope all is good with you.

Good News C-Drive is back. I have teamed up with a US based company. They will be doing C-Drive Fins for FCS 1 & Futures - Thrusters and Quads Small, Medium & Large sizes.

They are doing a Pre-Order sale price on Thrusters for USD $75.00 - they will also do Quads on request ( sorry no twins just yet but very soon ).

You can let people know about it on your Seabreeze forum if you like.

The company is Surf NVS:
www.surfnvs.com/collections/thrusters

Contact emails below are Leif & Ragnar:

leif@surfnvs.com

Jamin@surfnvs.com

Cheers
Troy

These are a few waves from today with my 8'7" Creek and the medium J-drive side fins and small center fin. Definately the best setup I have tried with this board. It feels stable on the wave and yet easy to turn. Looking forward to gettin out in some bigger waves. Great that Troy has partnered with a USA company and we will now all have access to these amazing fins.

Cheers

Bob

Tru Dat mate! Troy sent me an email as I had ordered from him a while back.

He is grateful for the support and appreciated the concern if these new ones were copies or with his blessings!

Cheers!

I am really keen to get my hands on some of these fins. Can someone please explain to me how to determine the best size S,M or L for my board?

Thanks

Yes, using the same size label than your regular fins is a good starting point.

shi thouse said..
Want to stick them on a Sunova Speeed 9'5.

I have a 9'1 creek so same tail as the speed. Originally put large sides and medium centre (CDrive), then changed to a small centre and found this much 'looser" and my personal preference with the CDrives. However i prefer the Quobbas most of the time, large (green) sides and small (orange) centre works so well in my opinion. Especially in anything under head high, over that and in fast hollow waves I prefer the extra hold of the CDrives.

I would invest in some Quobba fins also, well worth the investment. PS Im a fully paid up user.....

bomberdave said..

shi thouse said..
Want to stick them on a Sunova Speeed 9'5.

I have a 9'1 creek so same tail as the speed. Originally put large sides and medium centre (CDrive), then changed to a small centre and found this much 'looser" and my personal preference with the CDrives. However i prefer the Quobbas most of the time, large (green) sides and small (orange) centre works so well in my opinion. Especially in anything under head high, over that and in fast hollow waves I prefer the extra hold of the CDrives.

I would invest in some Quobba fins also, well worth the investment. PS Im a fully paid up user.....

Dave, what is it you like about the Quobba's compared to the C Drive?

So I'm thinking about a C-Drive/Quobba combination on my Speeed to loosen it up whilst maintaining drive through fast turns. I am thinking large C-Drives on the sides matched with a medium Quobba centre. Thoughts??

Ok, good point, cheers Colas! Might just stick with a mid sized set of C-Drives to loosen up the board. I am finding the standard issues FCS 105's a bit too stiff.

Cdrive/Jdrive Comparison

I am so stoked by these fins. Great hold in bigger waves which has increased my confidence greatly when dropping into head high and bigger and yet still quite loose with the smaller trailer fin. Below is a comparison between the Cdrive and Jdrive. Size comparison the Jdrive sits just between the medium and small Cdrive. The trailer fin is crazy small when compared to the small Cdrive. The finish on the Cdrives is beautiful (a step above the Js). Price wise not much difference.

The first photo below is medium Cdrive/Jdrive



Below is large Cdrive compared to J




Below is J trailer to small Cdrive


Below is small Cdrive to J

Speeed with medium Cdrives and Jtrailer


I have put the small Cdrive side fins and J trailer on my Creek. Replaced my leashes and looking forward to the swell to start coming through. Surfers like skiers look forward to winter!

Oh and I heard a good surf joke.

" If you had to choose between your wife and surfing would you go with your longboard or shortboard?"

Bob

I currently ride an 8'2" Speeed with the stock 105's.

I believe the board is over finned anti is really apparent when there's a bit of current as I can feel the push while waiting in the line up.

I am ~78 kg's and assume I would go with the C Drive's in a size small as below:

https://www.surfnvs.com/collections/specialty/products/c-drive-s-apex

I don't see the trailer fin on the site that some refer to here.

Any perspective or suggestions appreciated - thx!