We have received many inquiries since yesterday.
This is about the front and rear boxes of FUTURE FIN's QUAD board.
There are two types of Future fin boxes.
There are deep and shallow mounting grooves.
If you have a Future tri-fin board, take a look at the box.
Your board has side and center fin box depths
You'll notice that it's different.
The side fins should be deep and the center fin shallow.
It's easy to tell by comparing the mounting base of the fin body.
Quad boards usually have deep front side fins,
The back fin has two boxes, one shallow and one deep.
It's up to the manufacturer to decide which one to use.
San Clemente manufacturer,
Lost, Cole and Timmy use deep back fins.
(The photo shows a Coal Firefly.)
The AUROLA FUTUER QUAD set that arrived yesterday and was introduced in this column is
For deep boxes both front and rear.
Many Japanese surfboard manufacturers use shallow boxes because Maneuver Line, which imports and sells FUTUER fins, recommends shallow back fins.
It's up to the manufacturer to decide which one to use.
Let me explain FUTURE's QUAD in more detail.
FUTURE fins are not boxes, but have an angle at the base of the fin body.
The base of the FUTURE center fin body is straight.
When this FUTURE center fin is installed in the box as a quad fin,
There is no angle and it stands at a right angle.
FUTURE QUAD back fins are
Both the left and right sides are fixed and cannot be swapped.
Even when I attached the center fin I used with tri-fins, the angle was not right.
On the other hand, the FCS plug has a round plug that is attached to the board at an angle,
All the fins, including the center fins and side fins I had been using,
It can also be used as a back fin for a quad.
The FCS plug ensures that any fin can be installed at the correct angle, regardless of where it is mounted on the QUAD.
Why does Lovesurf recommend FCS for QUAD boards?
I hope you now understand that stock boards are only available in FCS.
Your board has side and center fin box depths
You'll notice that it's different.
The side fins should be deep and the center fin shallow.
It's easy to tell by comparing the mounting base of the fin body.
Quad boards usually have deep front side fins,
The back fin has two boxes, one shallow and one deep.
It's up to the manufacturer to decide which one to use.
San Clemente manufacturer,
Lost, Cole and Timmy use deep back fins.
(The photo shows a Coal Firefly.)
The AUROLA FUTUER QUAD set that arrived yesterday and was introduced in this column is
For deep boxes both front and rear.
Many Japanese surfboard manufacturers use shallow boxes because Maneuver Line, which imports and sells FUTUER fins, recommends shallow back fins.
It's up to the manufacturer to decide which one to use.
Let me explain FUTURE's QUAD in more detail.
FUTURE fins are not boxes, but have an angle at the base of the fin body.
The base of the FUTURE center fin body is straight.
When this FUTURE center fin is installed in the box as a quad fin,
There is no angle and it stands at a right angle.
FUTURE QUAD back fins are
Both the left and right sides are fixed and cannot be swapped.
Even when I attached the center fin I used with tri-fins, the angle was not right.
On the other hand, the FCS plug has a round plug that is attached to the board at an angle,
All the fins, including the center fins and side fins I had been using,
It can also be used as a back fin for a quad.
The FCS plug ensures that any fin can be installed at the correct angle, regardless of where it is mounted on the QUAD.
Why does Lovesurf recommend FCS for QUAD boards?
I hope you now understand that stock boards are only available in FCS.
