Morning all,

Query for you - currently riding my Naish Mana 10'0" with standard (Naish) fins (in a 2 + 1 setup).

Besides 'bite' when bottom-turning quite hard (which, to be honest, is not really my thing - I'm more of a cruisy, down the line kind of SUP surfer/glider/hack), do the side fins provide much of a function?

Asking as I'm considering shifting just to a single 9" centre longboard-style fin and leaving the side bites out altogether.

Input would be appreciated on pros & cons of this!

Cheers

DavidJohn said..
I've had a few 10' Mana's and I tried both.. I found the stock tri fin setup best.. and if choosing the single fin option I found that I needed a slightly bigger 10" center fin to make it work..

DJ, can I ask - in what way are the tri-fins better? Is it stability? Or 'drive' from a turn? Or something else altogether?

DavidJohn said..
I guess it was a lack of 'drive' and 'tracking'.. and not as good turning..

The single fin felt a bit 'vague' unless it was a bigger fin..

Okay thanks for the clarification. Might give it a burl and see what happens. Can always put the sides back in. Cheers DJ

Sandsy1 said..
Exactly what DJ said. 10" fatboy fin would be perfect! Thats all I ride, don't have a thruster in my complete quiver.
6'4" twin fin, 7'2" single fin, 9'4" single fin mal, 10'2" single fin log and a 10'6" single fin sup. Too many fins, too much drag for longboards.

Thanks Sandsy1 - when you say 'fatboy fin', do you think something like this (below) in a 10" might be suitable to try as a single?

I use to have a 10' mana ..I put smaller fins on the side and pushed the rear right to the back ..mainly surfed it .but paddling flat a bigger rear fin could help .
some of the Nalu s are nicer ridden as a single .less drag.
give it a go .The mana 10' soft top comes out as a single fin .it has a 9' fin .
so the shape can be ridden as a single ...

Look at a McTavish 10" "redline" fin. I use these in 10.6 and 10 foot mal style sup. Beautiful fin

DavidJohn said...
I suggest a 10'' FCS Tool-less long board fin..

Yep DJ, that's exactly what I was thinking. Cheers

husq2100 said...
Look at a McTavish 10" "redline" fin. I use these in 10.6 and 10 foot mal style sup. Beautiful fin

Thanks husq2100 - will check those out also

same Damo...I run a 6.5 rear with the sides on my 11' nalu..for waves ..the 11.4 is used for flat ..I find it better with one .

theres not many 12.5 or 14' out there as a thruster..it kinda tells us something.

Gave it a crack today with a single 9" Shapers log fin I had - have to say I loved it. I'm not a great surfer in any arena, so performance-wise it'll be a while before I actually know how much I like it, but I found it much easier turning for waves and it cruised along very nicely and tracked well. Got an FCSII 'pop-in' fin on order...