Hi All,
I picked up a used 10' Beau Young Sea Plane Mk2 (if that makes a difference) a couple of years ago.
I've ridden it a bunch of times, but I'm just not 100% sold on the board.
I thought I might play around more with different fins/set ups, and thought I'd try and save myself some time by asking the wise members of Seabreeze what their experience of the board and fins was?
I see in a video that Beau Young was riding one with a salty merchants 10.5 sock jam - but I'm not Beau Young.

Anyone with fin recommendations for the board?

Cheers!

I had rhe seaplane sbw 10 fter.
Yeah. I played the fin game on that board
Shapers s9 centre fin with size 7 side bites. Almost a thruster. Slide up and down to suit. Best setup i tried on it easy
Gee i miss that board.
Enough rocker to play on bigger waves and yet surf small and super early wave pickup.

"That depends a lot on how you are surfing it ....." - like the rest of my boards, poorly.

I like the idea of playing with a 'thruster-like' set up, particularly as I read that many riders seem to use smaller than 'usual' fins in their gliders. Well, smaller than the usual 'inch of fin for foot of board' type approach.
However, if I don't like that set up, I'm stuck with fins I will likely never use again.

Looking at my fin rack, I do have an Island Fin Design "Leeward" (hatchet) that is either 9.5" or 10". Also have a Island Fin Design 10" Islander, which is similar to the 4A, and 10.5" Alkali/Thomas fin sitting there too.

laceys lane said..
I had rhe seaplane sbw 10 fter.
Yeah. I played the fin game on that board
Shapers s9 centre fin with size 7 side bites. Almost a thruster. Slide up and down to suit. Best setup i tried on it easy
Gee i miss that board.
Enough rocker to play on bigger waves and yet surf small and super early wave pickup.

Ll is not skipping leg day..

Too much fin for me. The smaller size AMs in the side for me..

Clearwater set from shapers is really, really good too.

SP said..

laceys lane said..
I had rhe seaplane sbw 10 fter.
Yeah. I played the fin game on that board
Shapers s9 centre fin with size 7 side bites. Almost a thruster. Slide up and down to suit. Best setup i tried on it easy
Gee i miss that board.
Enough rocker to play on bigger waves and yet surf small and super early wave pickup.

Ll is not skipping leg day..

Too much fin for me. The smaller size AMs in the side for me..

There answers the question, nope he don't do leg days,so the fin set up was his issue






But I must say I've known or heard of the cat called LL and without doubt this board was held on for the longest in history.

A volan true Ames Greenough 4a or any Alkali fin would be ...... Worth more than the board!

If i didnt snap the board on my car racks i still would be surfing mine.
Best around longboard ive had .

4,5,6 ft alley and rainbow to 1 ft lm grovellers.

Enough rocker to drop in on wide bombs yet a early getter of ankle snapper waves

Granted . They arent really easy riding beginner boards.

AndyrooMac said..

laceys lane said..
If i didnt snap the board on my car racks i still would be surfing mine.
Best around longboard ive had .

4,5,6 ft alley and rainbow to 1 ft lm grovellers.

Enough rocker to drop in on wide bombs yet a early getter of ankle snapper waves

Granted . They arent really easy riding beginner boards.

Why not get another one then?

Mac was so anti 10 ft.
When the sp got destroyed, I got a 9.1 swell bandit after his pestering

im only on a mal a couple of times a year now.
Last time was one day at christmas
Riding a mal is like smoking. Its a long slow death

laceys lane said..

AndyrooMac said..

laceys lane said..
If i didnt snap the board on my car racks i still would be surfing mine.
Best around longboard ive had .

4,5,6 ft alley and rainbow to 1 ft lm grovellers.

Enough rocker to drop in on wide bombs yet a early getter of ankle snapper waves

Granted . They arent really easy riding beginner boards.

Why not get another one then?

Mac was so anti 10 ft.
When the sp got destroyed, I got a 9.1 swell bandit after his pestering

im only on a mal a couple of times a year now.
Last time was one day at christmas
Riding a mal is like smoking. Its a long slow death

Oh thats sad anyway I look forward to you charging Lovers when its ON

laceys lane said..

Macaha said..

AndyrooMac said..

laceys lane said..
If i didnt snap the board on my car racks i still would be surfing mine.
Best around longboard ive had .

4,5,6 ft alley and rainbow to 1 ft lm grovellers.

Enough rocker to drop in on wide bombs yet a early getter of ankle snapper waves

Granted . They arent really easy riding beginner boards.

Why not get another one then?

No please don't encourage him for another the line up is so much more nicer

I was much loved. People would say" fast you can " all the time

Yeah it only took me a year of apologising for you, phew I thought I may need to surf elsewhere but I was forgiven for all your wrongs

I think your confusing me with iron legs

Took the board for a spin this morning with the Alkali/Bexon fin... Yes, there were waves on the GC this morning, if you got lucky.
To begin with, the board was as I remembered it, the only word I can think of to describe it was 'doughy'. Then, I finally found the right spot on the board again. Board was surprisingly agile with that large fin.
I'll give it another surf with that fin, then swap out for IFD 'Islander'.... after that, maybe the 10.25" Shapers Gatto?

I don't see too many recommendations for the Shapers (Single) fins on here. Any idea why that is?

Cheers!

I know LL - hence why I deliberately noted shapers single fins.
I do want to give the S9 a go - although it kinda seems like Shapers is now just calling it the 5.5" Performance Box Thruster fin, so similar?

damned67 said..
I know LL - hence why I deliberately noted shapers single fins.
I do want to give the S9 a go - although it kinda seems like Shapers is now just calling it the 5.5" Performance Box Thruster fin, so similar?

Its a tricky board. But it was very good to me when i worked it out

Plan B (plan A?) could be too sell it to Lacey and buy a more classic glider that's less temperamental...

My 10' Clearwater Hotlog is just the easiest, smoothest thing to ride... And it will handle tiny crumblers right up to pretty critical oh stuff as I used to use it for that.

AndyrooMac said..
Plan B (plan A?) could be too sell it to Lacey and buy a more classic glider that's less temperamental...

My 10' Clearwater Hotlog is just the easiest, smoothest thing to ride... And it will handle tiny crumblers right up to pretty critical oh stuff as I used to use it for that.

I wouldn't sell the Sea Plane - didn't pay enough for it in the first place and it's picked up a few knocks and bumps along the way.

A Clearwater/SDR is the board that I'm currently saving for. They don't seem to list the HotLog anymore, but I assume the Captain's Log is the next iteration? Either way, when I stop bleeding money, and finally finish the bathroom reno, I'll be going to have a chat to SDR about a new board.