Anyone tried out some different fins for their twinnies - there are heaps of MFC and Ultras - want to add a little earlier planing and upwind ability in lighter winds

Currently JP 92 twinser 17cm stock fins

Cheers

No Answers - is it because I am so behind the times riding a twinnie and everyones on quads

The polakow twinzer fins work great. easier planing and much looser. Basically the same as the ultra fins but cheaper.
A touch harder at first to ride in the white water but you learn to ride them pretty quickly. I know WSP has a bunch real cheap too.
The trick is to make sure you more you harness lines back so you have no back hand pressure while sailing out the back and you drive off the front foot, this keeps the board on track and going very fast and helps with the early planing.

About 3 years ago when large twin fins were a bit hard to come by I bought 2 of these single fins I cut quite a bit of the tip off and re shaped the tip and at that time I was 92 kg using a 9o ish litre custom twin fin board. These fins got me planing very very early as compared to traditional 16cm twin fins. The board goes upwind better than the strboard quad and in winter cuts through all the weeds. looseness is mildly affected and less so with the fins forward in the box. I highly recommend getting big twin fins for the bigger guys the early planing and upwind is worth the small sacrifice of a tiny bit of looseness. I used this board and fin combo for 3 years from 18knts to 35knts.

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Bertie said...

The polakow twinzer fins work great. easier planing and much looser. Basically the same as the ultra fins but cheaper.
A touch harder at first to ride in the white water but you learn to ride them pretty quickly. I know WSP has a bunch real cheap too.
The trick is to make sure you more you harness lines back so you have no back hand pressure while sailing out the back and you drive off the front foot, this keeps the board on track and going very fast and helps with the early planing.

Thanks for that Bertie - I must say it sometimes feels like I'm crabbing slighlty sideways when planing on the twinser

Rider 5 - i have actually thought about a couple of 18inch singles myself - weed is one thing that I docn't have a problem with with the 17's supplied

I see there are some Levi Siver and Goya MFC fins that claim better planing upwind etc but not sure if you can get them in Aus

Hey Russ,
You can get MFC in Australia, if you can't get them locally in SA you can get them from Alberto at Windshack in WA. If he doesn't have them in stock you can have them added into his next order coming over or considering fins only cost about $10 freight from Maui, he may be able to get them sent over as a customer order.
I'd be interested to try the Ultra's to make a comparison. You can buy these direct off their website in stock or custom versions.

Catch up with Pete at OES he has just found a new source for fins for twins and quads, Maris has samples in Adelaide to test

I'm riding a Starboard EvilTwin, so have chosen two different sizes... I found the upwind ability of two 15cm to be rather hopeless.

So I have a 15cm in one side, and a 20cm in the other -> choose the side based on wave direction. Works really well - the feel is somewhere between a single and a twinny.

I figure that with 17cm twins to start with, it will not be easy to get something easier when it comes to planing and upwind. Probably, a quad of a tri fin would be a safer route for more of those qualities combined with good riding.

But if you want to stay with the twin, a 16cm of the Starboard Evil Fin would probably be the most powerful twin fin available. Or if you sail a bit more powered up, the biggest size of the MUG x-twins. I'm not sure thee will be more powerful than the 17cm JPs though.

I changede my 16.5 MFC on Quatro 90Liter Twin to 16.5 CM Select Fins (larger fin area than the MFC) and the difference is amazing. The board now has much grip in the Bottom turn but still lose on the top.

Bit the bullet and modified a couple of old Torquay wave fins - can't wait to try them out. Hoping for earlier planing and upwind ability without too much loss of looseness. didn't want to lash out 150-200 bucks and find they didn't make much difference. Loosely based on the Polokow fins



17.5cm (original fins on board)

hi Rush

setup looks good. Keen to swap boards with you and give em a run.

if we ever get any wind again. !!!!!!!!


bl***dy h..888ll. gonna have to go into rehab soon to dry out if it dont blo

A weekend with wind - that would be nice - looks like the fortunate ones may get a blast wednesday

They work a treat - planes early, fires up wind and feel great on a wave - maybe a slight loss of top end - but hardly noticeable - makes the board feel way better.

who'd of thunked it!!!