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Four Way Fin System

Fin systems are a tough thing to design. They have to be lightweight, durable and easy to install or no surfboard builder will touch them. Then they have to have great fin templates and and foils available. I have no idea if the 4 way fin system meets any of these criteria. If they do though, the incredible range of adjustment they provide could turn a crappy board into a great board.

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Sunday, December 16th, 2007 at 12:55 am | tenover | RSS 2.0 | trackback

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