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U2U2U2
Joined: 06 Jul 2001 Posts: 5467 Location: Shipsterns Bluff, Tasmania. Colorado
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wdsurf
Joined: 22 May 1999 Posts: 335
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Posted: Fri May 06, 2016 8:12 am Post subject: Hatteras weeds |
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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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wdsurf
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Posted: Fri May 06, 2016 8:36 am Post subject: |
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And all the highwind days were from WNW to me lots of north days.
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HatterasFever
Joined: 21 Jun 2012 Posts: 128 Location: Cape Hatteras
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U2U2U2
Joined: 06 Jul 2001 Posts: 5467 Location: Shipsterns Bluff, Tasmania. Colorado
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jpeter
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Posted: Thu May 19, 2016 6:27 am Post subject: |
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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
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U2U2U2
Joined: 06 Jul 2001 Posts: 5467 Location: Shipsterns Bluff, Tasmania. Colorado
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Mgoetz
Joined: 06 Jun 1997 Posts: 53
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Posted: Fri May 20, 2016 8:30 am Post subject: |
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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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HatterasFever
Joined: 21 Jun 2012 Posts: 128 Location: Cape Hatteras
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Posted: Fri May 20, 2016 10:01 am Post subject: |
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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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U2U2U2
Joined: 06 Jul 2001 Posts: 5467 Location: Shipsterns Bluff, Tasmania. Colorado
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Posted: Fri May 20, 2016 4:07 pm Post subject: |
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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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