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rationalnational



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PostPosted: Sat Jun 26, 2010 10:23 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

quads work well shedding weed
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djs789



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PostPosted: Sat Jun 26, 2010 6:55 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

outcast wrote:
pk and i matched the Surfgrass against the MFC weeder, and the surfgrass caught much more grass than the weeder shed.

what does this mean?
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PostPosted: Sat Jun 26, 2010 8:56 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

it means everything in life is a compromise... more rake sheds weeds and grass but maybe not so pretty on a wave....the Surfgrass is like the sancarlos mfc with a little kicker in the front, but i think you need a pretty good rake to shed the grass, and i have been unwilling to give up a wave profile.


My twin fin catches twice as much grass, but i could believe that a quad with much smaller fins might not

I am in the process of grinding down some twin fin weeders as no one makes production (yet)

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PostPosted: Sun Jun 27, 2010 8:27 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

to add fuel to the fire on Quads & weeds, my quad conversion in OBX with pretty small fins, 12cm as the largest, sailed fine, but weeds a factor,

did not get enough wind as its 69L to do a lot of expermints.so..

not conclusive that weeds were the only issue( tended to point the nose into the wind..while going straight)

Rode a Tabou twin, with cut down weed fins, so not only weed fins but smaller as well, it did the same, nose issue, locals said weeds.

I would have thought the little quad fins would have shed weeds, but the same is sort of standard windsurf , and more of them.

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PostPosted: Sun Jun 27, 2010 11:02 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

outcast wrote:
it means everything in life is a compromise... more rake sheds weeds and grass but maybe not so pretty on a wave....the Surfgrass is like the sancarlos mfc with a little kicker in the front, but i think you need a pretty good rake to shed the grass, and i have been unwilling to give up a wave profile.

Ok. I understand everything is a comprimise. But I still dont get it. You did a test comparing two fins. I am intersted in the results. Which one shed more weeds? Which one had better wave performance? Thanks.
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PostPosted: Sun Jun 27, 2010 11:14 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

djs789 wrote:
outcast wrote:
it means everything in life is a compromise... more rake sheds weeds and grass but maybe not so pretty on a wave....the Surfgrass is like the sancarlos mfc with a little kicker in the front, but i think you need a pretty good rake to shed the grass, and i have been unwilling to give up a wave profile.

Ok. I understand everything is a comprimise. But I still dont get it. You did a test comparing two fins. I am intersted in the results. Which one shed more weeds? Which one had better wave performance? Thanks.


sorry, but have not tried the MFC SC, the True Ames Waveweed , is very good against weeds, and turns like a rat with Nikes..

again the MFC weedburner, was a toss up to da TA fin, the MFC SC, seems well accepted from previous reads

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Number-nine



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PostPosted: Sun Jun 27, 2010 2:58 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

The MFC weed wave is much better at shedding weeds.
Surf grass and MFC san Carlos have a little kicker at the top of the fin that pushes the weed donw the fin so it is easier to hop or if powered flow off.

The san carlos is a better riding fin. It has similar performace to a regular fin.
The traditional weed fins are less turny and feel slower. Not as crisp a ride.

hope that clarifies
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