Lost Stealth - Quad or Thruster

[joecraackers]

What is the preffered fin set up for the Stealth? I am unsure which setup (Quad or Thruster) to go and have no way of testing future fins.

[Chris]

i would say that you should try both if possible. get yourself a good 5 fin set...

I personally would ride it mostly as a thruster because I think it rides a bit more like a conventional shortboard, but there are definitely arguments to try it both ways...

Cheers!

[Ryan1979b]

Hey, I'm going through the same issue. I'm about to buy a 5'10 stealth and was very keen on riding it as a quad but have my current fins as a backup thruster set. I was thinking about either getting the FCS Q-PC5 set of the Kinetik BI-Q4 fins. I'm leaning towards the Q-PC5 set which in the PC-5 front set and a GX-Q rear set. Has anyone had experience with either of these and could offer advice?

Cheers

[prjwebb]

I've always enjoyed more upright quad sets like the K2.1 and SF4 sets.

[ScottyDanger]

I was running the GAM up front with the SF4 rears, but I recently switched the rears to the Q-1 (super upright / pivoty). I like these rears so much better. I tested both sets out in waves that were around 5-8ft. With the SF4s in the back, I had monster drive . . . I would actually say too much lol. Once I put the Q-1's in the rear, I noticed that the board felt like it was paddling with less drag (I felt this getting into waves too). The fins are definitely more pivoty and the board feels livelier (and turns tighter), which is just what I was looking for.

Now I just need to experiment with swapping the front fins out. The GAM's are so big and raked out, but I'm having a bunch of fun with the current setup, so no complaints or whining or anything. I just love messing around with different setups :)

[voodoolou]

so whats the difference between the simon anderson 2 and 3s and the k2.1??? been surfing my whole life and just started experimenting with quads

[stylar]

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TC Aqualine Sides
AB Tow Rears
VS Nubster in rear top tab

Since these went in this board, they haven't come out, All the speed of the quad, and the control of a thruster.
This board has become my daily driver for its versatility of mush to overhead
If there was one thing i could change about this board, it would be to give it just a bit of nose kick, nothing drastic, just like the sub-scorcher! then it would be the ultimate quiver killer.

[voodoolou]

hey joe i tried the k quads, and loved it. i just bought the k.2 thrusters and i cant wait to try them, i tried the k3 thrusters, but i felt they were to big and i was stalling a lot , it felt i had lead weights on my fins,on waist to head high hawaii surf shore pound. i also tried some SA3 quads and they felt a bit stiff, i was thinking of getting the H3 thrusters also. ill let you know whats up soon

[FW - Fan]

You should like the H3's...they are a great fin for boards like the Stealth. I also used to use the H3 in the front and the deviate fin in the back....nice and loose but still with the drive of a quad. Try it.

[ScottyDanger]

Stylar - I was wondering if you could clarify what "rear top tab meant"? I'm assuming this is the tab that is closer to the nose (not the one that is closer to the tail)?

It seems kind of weird for me to put the nubster in there since it would be right in between the rear fins, but I've heard other people rave about this Stealth setup as well.

I love the nubster in some of my other boards, but the two times that I've tried it in the stealth (with SF4 set, GAM/SF4, and GAM/Q1, it has always made it feel a bit more sluggish. Part of the problem might be the monstrous GAM side fins.