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U2U2U2



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PostPosted: Thu May 05, 2016 4:46 pm    Post subject: OBX .. North wind Reply with quote

We donut need no stinkin weed fins...


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PostPosted: Fri May 06, 2016 8:12 am    Post subject: Hatteras weeds Reply with quote

That sucks but that's the way it gets.was there from March 27 to May 1 had wind 30 out of 36 days sailing tri fins had no problems at all.plenty of high wind days day after day thru April week after week.
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PostPosted: Fri May 06, 2016 8:36 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

And all the highwind days were from WNW to me lots of north days.
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PostPosted: Fri May 06, 2016 8:37 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

haha...got weed?
get outta the sound or get some weed fins!Smile
here is a set of quad protos for the sound



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PostPosted: Thu May 19, 2016 6:19 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I need those fins today... Get them in production


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PostPosted: Thu May 19, 2016 6:27 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I have Makani weed fins on both of my quads and the same twins on a Sealion. The Makani's perform well, but they never fit. I end up spending over an hour sanding and grinding to get a flush install. The side fins are the worst, US boxes ok.
So yes, Keith give them some completion, they are the only one making the quad and twin weed setups.
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PostPosted: Thu May 19, 2016 6:30 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

K4
Are in development for weed fins

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Mgoetz



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PostPosted: Fri May 20, 2016 8:30 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I was down there a couple weeks ago and saw a lot of wide, short boards being used in the lighter winds. How do they sail these things on big sails and weed fins? I rented a Tabou wide body and was unable to hike out on the rail without causing a spin out. Seems like that quad set-up is a good way to go on the sound or on any shallow water where using the long fin/wide board is required.
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PostPosted: Fri May 20, 2016 10:01 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

i make a 35 and 38 hatteras weed fin that will handle the wide boards.. for example. Sean Kelly got 2nd in the 2nd heat at the obx wind reef race last month using a 35 Hatteras weed on his Exocet RS. (in the first heat he made the fatal error of not using the hatteras weed:-)) it all has to do with the foil design and the precision machining so the fin is actually doing what's its suppose to do and not spinning out. also the hatteras weed will outperform weed fins that are much bigger so it has the added advantage of being able to run in shallower water for a giving sail size.
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PostPosted: Fri May 20, 2016 4:07 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

jpeter wrote:
I have Makani weed fins on both of my quads and the same twins on a Sealion. The Makani's perform well, but they never fit. I end up spending over an hour sanding and grinding to get a flush install. The side fins are the worst, US boxes ok.
So yes, Keith give them some completion, they are the only one making the quad and twin weed setups.
JP


Both Maui Fin Co , MFC, AND Maui Uktra Fin ,MUF...make weed fins for multiple fin boards.

The CNC , fins also mentioned perform very well, and are ideally suited for Hatteras.

K4 are being developed weed fins

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