5'8 Spitfire - fins ?

[prjwebb]

got a 5'8 spit ( only had 1mth ) so only handful of surfs so far - but love it . Still using the standard FCS quad set it came with ( DTL surf shop hayle cornwall ) ......any thoughts on the best set up . Any info on how the Indo Fins ( controllers ) for FCS would go ......know they work on the EF but would they on the SF.

thanks is advance.

I wouldn't use controllers in a SF. I liked the K2.1 with nubster setup.

[Erling]

can't decide what to do with my 5'8 Spitfire... i like it too much when the waves have some push in them and it's still not Alternator conditions. Will probably keep it, at least until spring/summer and see what new models come out.

Tried it as a quad again today, and although it goes great as a thruster, I think it's better as a quad in softer waves; more drive and speed. Tried the PC SF4 and I did feel that the board could have been slightly looser but liked the speed it generated. Don't what to take the fins out of my Sweet Potato every time I want to used them in my Spitfire, so; is there any other quad fins that could give the drive and speed of the SF4s but be slightly looser ? Keep thinking K2.1 5 fin set, but I'm afraid that they don't have enough drive for softer waves?

[Slowman]

I'm 90kg and the K2.1 quads have enough drive for me in smaller waves. Once it starts getting overhead and a half (in my JK), is when i find them lacking as much drive as I'd like but at 10kg lighter I think you'll find them OK. I've used them in the spit and they have ok drive but not quite as much as the R2 quads.

[Erling]

Less drive in bigger waves ?

I could get another PC SF4 set, but I just wanted to know if there was a different set that could give a slightly looser feel but with good drive and speed i smaller waves (soft).

Maybe clustering them together is the solution? I've only tried fins in the center of the Fusion box.

[Slowman]

Less drive in bigger waves ?
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Not less; not enough. It's also related to hold too, not enough acceleration out of turns if they won't hold as well. For smaller waves it isn't an issue.