Was talking to Paul from Roar Ind. when picking up my 10'6 wide and he said Blane was going to release some fin recomendations for the PSH range. So Blane or AA, any recomendations yet? (10'6 wide is sick BTW)

Hey Guys, the recommended fin set-ups from Blane have been passed on to all the dealers, so touch base with them to work out what will work best for you.

Cheers

Andrew.A

OG SUP said...



I pick up my 10'6 wide tomorrow

Phill

Hi Phill
You are going to love that board. Surf looks really promising for saturday and sunday to try it out. Robdog

Surely if you pay that much for a board it should come with good fins, you should not have to go and spend another $150 on fins.If you are paying top $ for the Premium board it should have good fins.Why would a company supply inferior fins on a top end board.By a cheep board get cheep fitting but if you pay top dollar you want top fitting.

Allrounder, what you say is all very well & I agree, but I also agree with Rodkite, if you pay top dollar for a "top of the line board" surely you should expect the same as far as fins are concerened.......fins to match the quality of board & not something that just fits into the board

Hi Guys,

The simple fact is that everyone that surfs the board is a different height weight proportion and surfs in different styles. The fins that come with the 11fter and the 10'6 PSH work really well for most people.

What we are talking about is improving the performance for our own specific needs.

I tried the internal foil GR5 set up yesterday on the 11 and I can tell you that it is a huge improvement but I am 105kgs. If the same board was ridden by someone and they were 90kgs the GR3 would probably be better.

As allarounder says thats half the fun. Some of my surfboards have taken months to sort out to get the right setup that I am happy with.

On my Website oceangrovestanduppaddle.com i had a complete article on how to improve the performance of the Laird 12fter. It took us almost 4 months to get it right and its a single fin PMSL.

On that board the ballance point is 1900mm from the tail and the best fin is a 8 1/4 Glide cutaway. With the glide fin the 12fter turns on a dime for a board of that size. Again thats what works for me, it may not work for every body!

Happy Supping

Phill

Thanks Robdog,

Your a legend

Here's one of my baby photos lol



Aint she pretty!!!!!!!

My wife says one more board and I will be getting a divorce!!!!!!!!!!!

As I am already a polygamist and interatial ( Munoz, Imperial, Wegener, Wayne Dean, PSH, Laird/Ron House) I am not sure which one I would have to divorce??

Gosh I get confuzzelled some times

Phill

Hi Loco,
I just looked up local vicco law and it says you cant sell wives but apparently you can swap them????

Phill

Cheers for the replys. I too agree that a top end board should come with top end fins but most people will change em out for something they prefer. Wanted to get Blanes input cos i don't want to spend $100's of dollars on fins before finding the right set up..

I agree with Rodkite, spend big bucks on a sup, expect that the fins will provide plenty of service for at least the first year. At the risk of sounding ignorant with all you "fin-swappers" out there, I have a question: I bought the 9'8" Starboard recently (love it, great for my size, 174 cm & 73kg), & set the centre fin as far forward (towards the nose) as it would go, as my understanding is that this would provide the loosest set-up for the small reefies we ride around Cottesloe. I'm thinking that I'll push it towards the back when i go down south (although on my first surf with it took it out south of Margs in head-high fat surf with the current set-up---seemed ok). However, one of my fellow Cottesloe SUPers reckons the board will be looser with the centre fin positioned towards the tail??!! I noticed that Robdog has his in the centre position. Any comments?? Ta!

Everything you have mentioned has been addressed to the factory and we are working hard at getting better fins etc.

Yes, I have put together hundreds of boards. On some of them there is debris from the factory in that FCS allen screw head that don't allow the fin key to go all the way in deep. I have seen a loose key before but its not on all of them.

Center fin pins are different sizes and our center fin boxes are the strongest there are out there. The pin not sliding in can be remedied by taking a rubber hammer, piece of wood etc and tapping the fin in to place. Don't worry about hurting the box. The channel for the fin pin could be small for certain fin brands and it may need to be cleaned out which can be done by tapping the fin into place.

For side to side slop in the center fin we use drinking straw or plastic etc to shim it. Again, some fins are looser than others. I have fins that are to tight I have to sand to get them in.

All these issues are being addressed and we are striving to make our boards better and better. We're not sitting around saying F*** it. We want you guys to be stoked!! ISSUES BEING ADDRESSED and this post has been sent to the factory...

No excuses. We're working on all the issues. It's all part of doing production and working these things out for the better. Feed back from customers is all important. When I shape a board and it comes out working unreal then have something like a stripped fin screw it f---ing pisses me off!!! Trust me, the factory hears it from me!

Hay Rik how did you go with the retailer? sorting out your fins!!

Rik, the fins supplied are being upgraded but it is a catch-22 situation as many of our customers already have decent fin sets and don't want to pay an extra $120+ for a decent fin up-grade, so we have made it an optional upgrade. Talk to your dealer or drop me a PM.

PSH's approach is to supply fins that surf well for the average rider in waves up to chest height.
If you want to up-grade you need a fin set suited to your size, style and the waves you ride. There is no magic combo suited to everyone, but we do have recommendations that work really well for most people. These have been passed on to the dealers. We will continue to offer it as an up-grade so it does not force everyone to purchase them.

We fit FUTURES centre fins on a daily basis to Blanes boards and change the side bites regularly. What I have found helps when changing any side-bites is to push down firmly with the ALLEN KEY when adjusting the thumb screw.

Blane does everything he can to produce the best board possible and we do our best to supply them here at or below what it would cost to buy in the US. To do this we have taken the fin-upgrade option. I know this will not please everyone but it does seem to please the majority for now.

We welcome any more feedback and will continue to bring you the best that Blane can produce at the best price possible.

Andrew.A



Andrew.A

They do. It is an optional upgrade which brings the price of PSH up to the board brands you mentioned.

This allows us to customise the fin set up to the rider and where and how he surfs as opposed to making assumptions.

Andrew.A

Hey Don't freak about the fins, most production surfboards, windsurfing boards etc are not supplied with quality fins. Keep the fins that come with it and put them on when you sell it later. If you knew how hard it is to make a board, you will appreciate how cheap production sup boards are. Do a comparison;
Production epoxy surfboard 6'2" $1000.
Production epoxy sup 10' $1900
Production kiteboard $1100

Twice the materials and in less numbers, sup boards are a fair price.