Select to expand quotekeef said...
decided to do a post on HOW TOO make a weed speed fin 45+deg wide profile in the speed section until c3 posted there proto , very much similar to mine
so far to my knowledge the only fin like it is the MFC and there 55deg rake , just a bit to much for my liking
these wide, low profiled fins around 22cm or less will drive a 7.5mt sail in chop, and cut through weed like your grandfathers axe
the biggest problem with your normal weedy to drive a bigger sail through weed, it just doesn't do the job
ive almost got enough data down to show you how to make make your own , its been a slow process because i have had to make a fin from scratch only a week ago, it should be ready too box in a couple of days , then ill post the pic's
this is an excellent time of the year to knock up a project, we will have the westerly's here(illawarra) around june and you will need a shallow weedy
heres my second attempt at uploading from you tube, it loaded it twice for some reason
if you are setup for glassing this fin should cost about $20 in materials , taking into consideration 22gr uni carbon is $22mt, and you can get THE CRAW via wa to ship you some barrel nuts for $2 each
im up for some criticism in the and lay up of this fin, its not your normal procedure and I wouldn't have it any other way
again this post is in the speed section, not everyone goes in there, there's a few tips on how to use w fiber glassing wheel just in case you mite need to do a few repairs
Those youtube videos are getting better Keef. Thought you were going to pull a Baker's dozen out of the oven. Like the music selection, or was that just a random band in the garage next door?
