Aluminum... again?

[headmount]

This, a recent kickstarter entry.  Sure looks slick.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1946119412/triple-7-the-worlds-first-aluminum-sup-fin?fb_action_ids=4851993074406&fb_action_types=og.shares&fb_source=other_multiline&action_object_map=%5B726488050754781%5D&action_type_map=%5B%22og.shares%22%5D&action_ref_map=%5B%5D

[pdxmike]

That's the one "ilovesup" did such a masterful job promoting last month:


http://www.standupzone.com/forum/index.php/topic,25360.0.html

[headmount]

Oh, I see it's a dead horse.  Never mind.

[pdxmike]

ilovesup crashed and burned, but the fin itself isn't dead.  It may even have some merit.  Plus it seems like aluminum will never go away from here for long.

I like the Finautic website's tagline:  "The ocean is no place for comprimise".

[Bean]

ilovesup crashed and burned, but the fin itself isn't dead.  It may even have some merit.  Plus it seems like aluminum will never go away from here for long.

I like the Finautic website's tagline:  "The ocean is no place for comprimise".

That's pretty funny but also a bit scary.  The Chinese appear to be increasingly selling direct to the consumer, almost completely bypassing any US business involvement.

[Wetstuff]

Bean, It is a World Market. I would expect to see a lot more China-to-US direct. For years there have been many small items where the mfgr. does not need a middleman. You don't need a camera shop to buy a gadget bag or Pep Boys to buy auxiliary lighting for your Honda. I believe there is an expected break thru with a high feature phone coming soon.  If Apple can sell in Shanghai, then we have to expect Xiaomi to sell here.

Jim

[Bean]

Jim, I know I'm stating the obvious but this will be a difficult field to make level.

[PonoBill]

Why do you suppose Alibaba was such a hot IPO. Amazon for Asia, and a lot more.

[spookini]

The good news is, w/ a market size of 14, shipping logistics will be relatively simple.   

[Bean]

Why do you suppose Alibaba was such a hot IPO. Amazon for Asia, and a lot more.

Yup, many more to come.

[pdxmike]

The fin may be made in Asia, but isn't the company in Seattle?   The video is all filmed in Seattle.  It even shows the finish of Round the Rock with a caption, "And proving the design by winning in races".  And there are people with comprimised spelling here as well as in Asia.  Maybe they even spelled that wrong, and got a troll from Asia (who actually is some guy in Seattle) pumping it here to give the impression it's a Chinese company, so people will think they're getting a better price. 


It's really not a bad concept, and the fin is pretty.  And it's is definitely the fin I'd want if I were a raccoon.

[Eagle]

Seems like it would be hard to repair to original once scraped up on the beach or over a rock or two.  But may be good to have walking down a dark alley. 

[capobeachboy]

Put a  sacrificial anode on it and it won't be so light or hydrodynamic.

[PonoBill]

Is that guy gonna show up again and accuse people of blowing ladyboy's? I thought that was kind of a dead giveaway that he was Thai.

[Bean]

He is actually a she.  I peeked...at her profile, that is...