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Created by bowsa > 9 months ago, 14 Jan 2022
bowsa
QLD, 600 posts
14 Jan 2022 8:50AM
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Howdy
im 93kg and have new board 99 ultrakode. Don't sail with bigger than 5.3. Mostly cross to cross off. Playing around with fins has been fun. Tried as thruster wth stock fins 19/12cm was good but I prefer quads. Tried 15cm Flexi rear k4 12cm mfc fronts. Good on a wave but a bit twitchy only used in float and ride.

Tried 17cm g10 rears off old board. Used to run 17/10 g10 in 99 quad that went great. Trying 17 rears and 12 fronts (12s from thruster set) and seems good nice and grippy need to play with footstrap locations a bit more. Can't use old 10cm fronts because of different fin box on new board
my question is what's the biggest quad fins people have run in 100L ish wave board?

Grantmac
1953 posts
14 Jan 2022 10:36AM
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I am similar weight and quite like K4 Leon 16 rears with 10cm Ezzy fronts. the rears are quite fast and "twin" feeling but you get that grip from the fronts.
I have not tried their new quad specific fin the Incinerator yet however. I likely will in the future.

Mark _australia
WA, 22089 posts
14 Jan 2022 12:12PM
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Yeah similar to you mate
16.5 and 10

If its not perfect and a bit more onshore wave sailing I like to go bigger rears and slightly smaller fronts than factory setup, bit of a twinny feeling but not so extreme

sprayblaze
140 posts
14 Jan 2022 2:55PM
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Grantmac said..
I am similar weight and quite like K4 Leon 16 rears with 10cm Ezzy fronts. the rears are quite fast and "twin" feeling but you get that grip from the fronts.
I have not tried their new quad specific fin the Incinerator yet however. I likely will in the future.


Hi,
I am lighter than you guys and I have been on the K4 incinerators(fronts and rears) for quite some time and I feel happy and content. I definitely prefer the quad feeling, but this is personal. I must say that they stand 100% for what the brand claims. 79 l quad,14 cm rears 8 cm fronts. Maybe with the rears you have to go 0.5 cm bigger to compensate for the reduced area and base width. If it is dead onshore (just thinkin) I might consider 14 cm scorcher rears, but never go bigger than 8 cm fronts.

bowsa
QLD, 600 posts
14 Jan 2022 5:25PM
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Cool thanks for the feedback
17/12 combo seems to work well but maybe I'll grab a 10cm front set again seemed to work well for me before
cheers

Madge
NSW, 469 posts
15 Jan 2022 11:06AM
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I've got a 103 quad and found the best light wind set up is 18 Leon super stiff rears with 9cm fronts, then when its windy I go to the original set of 16 rear and 11 fronts.

bowsa
QLD, 600 posts
15 Jan 2022 10:23AM
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Madge said..
I've got a 103 quad and found the best light wind set up is 18 Leon super stiff rears with 9cm fronts, then when its windy I go to the original set of 16 rear and 11 fronts.


Thanks
what board is that for?

Madge
NSW, 469 posts
15 Jan 2022 12:54PM
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Thats for a Lorch 103 Quad. Theres no other fin options other than quad.

Grantmac
1953 posts
16 Jan 2022 11:52PM
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Madge said..
Thats for a Lorch 103 Quad. Theres no other fin options other than quad.


How much do you weigh?

Manuel7
1231 posts
17 Jan 2022 8:33AM
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I use a 23cm single with 105L + 63cm wide for my light weight. Worked perfectly with 5.4.

When I was playing around learning about quads, I tried 16s+11s on 82L. It works but it's a lot of drag where the boards top speed is affected when overpowered. And jump landings are harsh, so much grip!

The recommended 16.5+10 seems reasonable. You can play with spread too. You can get some security spreading them out but increase stiffness.

What are you looking to achieve anyway? Planing/lift, grip?

Madge
NSW, 469 posts
18 Jan 2022 6:45AM
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Grantmac said..


Madge said..
Thats for a Lorch 103 Quad. Theres no other fin options other than quad.




How much do you weigh?



I'm 90 KG, surf in strong side shore rip, usually using a 5.7m sail with the bigger fins but as soon as I'm powered up, use the smaller fins if I can be bothered to change them.
Originally someone suggested moving them back to get more early planning but that seemed to stiffen the whole board up too much so moved them forward and that made early planning batter and loosened it up a lot.

pilchard
SA, 626 posts
22 Jan 2022 4:42PM
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Im 103kg on the same board, sailing cross to cross off conditions from mast high to waist high as my middle board 116 and 93 being my other boards.
4.8 up to 5.6 S1's.
The stock thruster set up is the way to go, I think 20 centre and 12 sides.
Being 10kg less perhaps try 18 centre.
Pretty sure this years board comes with a dedicated thruster option and 5 boxes.
Everyone I've talked to on ultra kodes and have experimented with quad and twinnys have found thruster best

bowsa
QLD, 600 posts
23 Jan 2022 12:05PM
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pilchard said..
Im 103kg on the same board, sailing cross to cross off conditions from mast high to waist high as my middle board 116 and 93 being my other boards.
4.8 up to 5.6 S1's.
The stock thruster set up is the way to go, I think 20 centre and 12 sides.
Being 10kg less perhaps try 18 centre.
Pretty sure this years board comes with a dedicated thruster option and 5 boxes.
Everyone I've talked to on ultra kodes and have experimented with quad and twinnys have found thruster best


Cool thanks what model are yours? Mine is 2019
settled on 17/10 quad fins they go great rear fins at the back of the box front fins at the front (although in general the front and rear boxes appear quite close together)
Yeuw






boffe
VIC, 80 posts
25 Jan 2022 9:53PM
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www.zulufins.com/products/zulu-arcarbonquad?variant=40866706227393

carbon version available now, g10 will come soon, and us box as well.

I'll have a few test drive soon.

Stay tuned.

ciao,
Matteo

pilchard
SA, 626 posts
26 Jan 2022 5:30PM
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bowsa said..

pilchard said..
Im 103kg on the same board, sailing cross to cross off conditions from mast high to waist high as my middle board 116 and 93 being my other boards.
4.8 up to 5.6 S1's.
The stock thruster set up is the way to go, I think 20 centre and 12 sides.
Being 10kg less perhaps try 18 centre.
Pretty sure this years board comes with a dedicated thruster option and 5 boxes.
Everyone I've talked to on ultra kodes and have experimented with quad and twinnys have found thruster best



Cool thanks what model are yours? Mine is 2019
settled on 17/10 quad fins they go great rear fins at the back of the box front fins at the front (although in general the front and rear boxes appear quite close together)
Yeuw







My 100 litre ultra kode is 2021

Mark _australia
WA, 22089 posts
30 Jan 2022 11:48AM
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boffe said..
www.zulufins.com/products/zulu-arcarbonquad?variant=40866706227393

carbon version available now, g10 will come soon, and us box as well.

I'll have a few test drive soon.

Stay tuned.

ciao,
Matteo


They look lovely but $400 for a fin set :-0

R1DER
WA, 1455 posts
30 Jan 2022 4:11PM
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At 90kg in my 97l I use 16/8 in my 110 litre I use 16.5/9
Bigger than 10cm fronts seem to stiffen the boards up a bit too much for me.

Mark _australia
WA, 22089 posts
30 Jan 2022 6:13PM
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About to play with about 18's and 12.5's in the new MOzCustoms 132L freewave....

philn
725 posts
30 Jan 2022 11:47PM
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Mark _australia said..
About to play with about 18's and 12.5's in the new MOzCustoms 132L freewave....


Wow, sounds like my kinda board. Please post board porn.

Tanel
50 posts
11 Feb 2022 5:07AM
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Been using 16.5cm and 17.5 MUF x-waves in my 86L Ultra Kode, sometimes putting in random side bites to get more control in really over powered conditions.
In my 93L Pyro 17.5 x-waves and 8cm x-quads if side shore. Onshore feels better on twin I feel, faster, looser, easier to get going.

That 87L board get sailed a lot if I'm in the same part of the world where the board is meaning I'm 7 kg lighter than the 100 that is now :D

Mark _australia
WA, 22089 posts
12 Feb 2022 10:10PM
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Just for you Phil

Its coming along

235 x 70.5 - 132L
PB centre, quad slotboxes.

(looks narrower in pic due to white filler on rails. Its not - its phat)






philn
725 posts
12 Feb 2022 10:30PM
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Wow, looks awesome. My kind of board.

Why do you call it a freewave? With the quad set up it could be a big guys wave board. I like fast rockers in my wave boards.

Mark _australia
WA, 22089 posts
12 Feb 2022 10:48PM
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philn said.. Wow, looks awesome. My kind of board. Why do you call it a freewave? With the quad set up it could be a big guys wave board. I like fast rockers in my wave boards.



The board pictured is the same as my 122L freewave - a FSW rocker that gets up and boogies - but still turns due to fin placement and rails. It is PB /thruster, so I use 12.5 sides and 25 or 29 centre.
I'm really enjoying it, its a very similar rocker the "most turny freewaves" but I think it turns better. I use it with 7m Gator for blasting, down to 4.5 for wavesailing, and can use the same fin set for almost all of that too!
So yes its a big guys waveboard, but it does not have a pure wave rocker.

However the extra 10L in this one is a LOT so customer wanted quad option too. Will be interesting to try it

Grantmac
1953 posts
13 Feb 2022 1:43AM
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If the shipping industry ever settles down I think I'll be sending money your way Mark.

28knts
NSW, 70 posts
15 Feb 2022 1:00PM
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pilchard said..
Im 103kg on the same board, sailing cross to cross off conditions from mast high to waist high as my middle board 116 and 93 being my other boards.
4.8 up to 5.6 S1's.
The stock thruster set up is the way to go, I think 20 centre and 12 sides.
Being 10kg less perhaps try 18 centre.
Pretty sure this years board comes with a dedicated thruster option and 5 boxes.
Everyone I've talked to on ultra kodes and have experimented with quad and twinnys have found thruster best


Good to know recently got a new wave board, I'm at the 100kg mark wondered what the best set up would be for thruster. Prefer sailing with 5.2 to 6.5 (light days)



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