Maliko 2020 porn pics and mini review

[Luc Benac]

The foil differences between the Fat Boy and the Boomerang aren’t so big as to exclude the fat boy. I use both. Sometimes the convenience of the FCSII click-in system is pretty darned useful on a multi-board, multiple-run DW day. The Fat Boy is also a pretty strong fin. When I’m DWing in over 30 knots I’m usually coming ashore on stones and having to put the board down on tarmac etc., and it can be a real PITA in those situations to have some insanely expensive super-fragile carbon fin. It’s just asking for trouble.

You really should try a 10” fat boy sometime. I know you think it is waaay too much. But I just ask you to be open-minded about it, and give it a try if you get a chance. These fins feel much smaller than they are. The 9” on its own is still a low area setup.

Thanks fro the confirmation. And yes sometime not to have to look for the FCS key and not drop a nut in teh grass from frozen fingers are small blessings.
If the 9" works nicely then.....I could see a 10" maybe for both my Nalu and my Allround or for 30 plus knots when we have that chance.

[Luc Benac]

I have been loking at wether I should run the MFC fin with the pin close to the opening of teh box.
The fin all the way upfront sure do look like a better option.
Have you had any experience breaking the corners of a box if the pins are not just in the middle in between opening and end?

[burchas]

Never had any issues, even when it was the other way around where the plate was around that area. As long as the fin is really firm and has no wiggle whatsoever I think you'll be goo.
You could alter the position of the pin if really want to put your mind at ease. It's pretty straight forward and quick.

BTW, what's the distance from the middle of the fin to the rail line of the board?

[Luc Benac]

Never had any issues, even when it was the other way around where the plate was around that area. As long as the fin is really firm and has no wiggle whatsoever I think you'll be goo.
BTW, what's the distance from the middle of the fin to the rail line of the board?

Thnaks Yuval, that is great.
You mean sideway or to the tail?

[burchas]

Sideways

[Luc Benac]

So it is 7" both side (which is great).
ENd of the box to tail is just under 6"

[burchas]

With these measurements you might feel the fin in small downbreeze bumps. That usually means it’s holding you back. might translate better in bigger bumps.

How stiff is the fin or how far down does it flex when you push it sideways when firmly in the box?

[Luc Benac]

With these measurements you might feel the fin in small downbreeze bumps. That usually means it’s holding you back. might translate better in bigger bumps.

That was my first impression

How stiff is the fin or how far down does it flex when you push it sideways when firmly in the box?

Not bad at all, the last third of the fin is fairly flexible with a good deflection

[Luc Benac]

The rabbit ear has arrived.
So here are the test subjects for this summer downbreezing and downwinding the 2018 Maliko:

[Area 10]

Looks good. One of those three fins will be great for surfing your board too

[Luc Benac]

Looks good. One of those three fins will be great for surfing your board too

You had in mind something along these lines:

[DavidJohn]

Looks good and should work great.

[Area 10]

Looks good and should work great.

I couldn’t agree more.

But then again, DJ is always right

[Luc Benac]

But then again, DJ is always right

Yes and he lives in the land where they are at least two used Maliko 14x28 for sale....versus none here....

[Area 10]

But then again, DJ is always right

Yes and he lives in the land where they are at least two used Maliko 14x28 for sale....versus none here....

I tried DJ’s yellow/orange era 14x28 Maliko and really liked it. How does the construction of the 2020 model differ from the earlier designs?