Recently I drove down to Miami and bought an '06 Fanatic Shark 145 which was hardly used. It came with a 50 cm stock fin. I haven't really used stock fins much since I usually buy discounted boards and then purchase an after market fin company product with the money I saved. This time around, I am going to take my time with the fin and give it a good testing before deciding on a new fin to replace it. However, I really didn't think it was up-to-snuff the last session I put in two days ago. It just felt too loose to me. I remember how much I liked the 54 cm Tectonic's Mirage I last used with my 160 liter Naish Icon and how badly the last sailing experience I had with the stock 50cm that came with that board. I was told that the stock fins had improved over the years, but I'm really starting to wonder about that. I put up a message on a U.S. forum regarding the Naish fin and got mixed opinions. Futhermore, although many have claimed that older Mistral fins were crap, I have one which was a shop discard that has served me quite well. The 54 cm fin was matched to a 9.6 camberless sail. The 50 cm I have been using with a 9.0 double cambered sail. I already found a 54cm fin for an affordable price, but I still wonder about this Carbon GTX Pre Preg which just doesn't seem to hold up to my weight and the conditions. Either I try it a few more sessions or I buy the Select Rainbow G-10 Superfoil pointer now. Given the comparative tail widths of the two boards, the 50cm fits the width at the 1 ft from tail mark on the Shark. The two boards are different fin boxes, so I'll never be able to use it. Now, I did buy a new board once that had a select fin that came with it. Don't they usually get into the water as stock fins?

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Sunted Jarred and ripped

Min'ers

Hows the ankle going? hopefully hobbling around a bit quicker

Ah well, just imagine all the new toys you can get as a welcome back pressy in spring

Bloody hell Brucie, you get around a bit

Looks like your wasting more of your time posting drivel

Wonder how long it will be before he flips on here just like he always does