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SUP General / Re: Where to buy ventral fin? (Or substitute recommendations?)

« on: June 28, 2020, 11:30:41 PM »

Is your ventral fin box a standard 10" Fins Unlimited 'Bahne' 'longboard' type or is it more like the side fin boxes 3"?
I have made a couple boards with a Gearbox  center fin box amidship to allow for a smaller ventral fin.
To illustrate what Bill said, here is a picture I googled. This one is for a Bahne box and has the spring-leaded locking things.
I'd also be asking Robin Mair at Hanalei https://hanalei-fins.surf/ I have a 2+1 set from hm and really like it.

Added a pic of the board. I think it's a full tenner but my tape measure is MIA

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SUP General / Re: Where to buy ventral fin? (Or substitute recommendations?)

« on: June 28, 2020, 11:23:40 PM »

This is the board

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SUP General / Where to buy ventral fin? (Or substitute recommendations?)

« on: June 26, 2020, 04:01:30 PM »

Got a new (to me) SUP. It's a 12' board and it has a ventral fin box installed. I understand these were a thing by Larry Allison/Fibre Glass Fin co. I've tried calling, messaging both the business page, and his personal page to no avail.

If I can't get a ventral fin from them/him personally could I just use some other small fin?

I'd be interested in using the board for open water/downwind but it's super choppy off of Oahu.