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Gerry Lopez status
Reged: 07/15/11
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Loc: Santa Barbara, CA
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I'm trying to track down somewhere to get a set of twinzer leads foiled for a board of mine that is currently being glassed. They need to be Lokbox. They also need to be made from bamboo, as tail weight is an issue with this board (5 boxes + G10 twins).
Is Marlin Bacon still making bamboo fins? I have tried to contact him but have so far been unsuccessful.
Does anybody else do anything similar?
Alternatively, is there somewhere other than Greenlight that sells bamboo panels? I'm tempted to try foiling the fins myself, but Greenlight is sold out, and told me that they will still be sold out by the time my board is back from glassing.
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retodd
Tom Curren status
Reged: 02/22/09
Posts: 11174
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get some mabile twinzer front fins and gripits 
or just use a bamboo cutting board from the .99cents store and foil your own 
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FishFace
Michael Peterson status
Reged: 08/07/09
Posts: 2897
Loc: Del Mar, CA
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maybe R. Hoyte can help you out with the 101 canards? he is in your neck of the woods.
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avt__
Gerry Lopez status
Reged: 07/15/11
Posts: 984
Loc: Santa Barbara, CA
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get some mabile twinzer front fins and gripits
or just use a bamboo cutting board from the .99cents store and foil your own
Can't use GripIts with microboxes. And would like to use my own template.
The cutting board might actually not be a bad idea. Have some of you folks tried this before? Any issues as a result? Is it the exact same type of bamboo used in the fin panels?
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airboy808
Nep status
Reged: 05/22/09
Posts: 918
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Can also use old skate decks so you get some concave.
Tried contacting Marlin a month ago also to get some 101 twinzer fins but no dice. Call JS and ask for him. Or as stated above hit up Hoyte to get some of these:
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FishFace
Michael Peterson status
Reged: 08/07/09
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Loc: Del Mar, CA
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the problem youre gonna have is fabricating the lokbox base for the fin. you cant really buy them .. (and if you can buy them, I would like to know where)
check around on swaylocks for people who have made their own bases... youre better off with a FCS or future c5 base IMO
and the bamboo cutting boards will work but I've never seen them at a 99cent store... Try a Ross or Marshalls..
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avt__
Gerry Lopez status
Reged: 07/15/11
Posts: 984
Loc: Santa Barbara, CA
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the problem youre gonna have is fabricating the lokbox base for the fin. you cant really buy them .. (and if you can buy them, I would like to know where)
check around on swaylocks for people who have made their own bases... youre better off with a FCS or future c5 base IMO
and the bamboo cutting boards will work but I've never seen them at a 99cent store... Try a Ross or Marshalls..
FCS and futures are both no go as I need forward/back adjustment for the twinzer leads.
I plan on making a mold (or finding someone who has one) for the Lokbox base regardless as I need it for all the fins going in that board.
I do like the cutting board idea. Seems like a fairly cheap way to give it a go & see how it turns out. Thanks for the idea, everyone!
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kellsmith
Miki Dora status
Reged: 04/18/11
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Loc: South Bay
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just fyi the futures c5 box offers like 1/4" fore and aft adjustment.
good luck with the base mold though, that looks like quite a process. if u could find someone with a mold setup u would be golden
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JJR
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Loc: Cyclist hell
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I got one. 
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Bud
Legend (inyourownmind)
Reged: 04/20/01
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Loc: Oahu
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You might drop a note to Michael at www.torressurf.com/
He's made me several sets of custom LokBox fins
These below are recent - balsa + bamboo stringers, epoxy w/6oz layup, and 2 layers of uni-directional 12k carbon fiber tab reinforcements. 2 fins weighed in at 5 ounces-
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avt__
Gerry Lopez status
Reged: 07/15/11
Posts: 984
Loc: Santa Barbara, CA
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You might drop a note to Michael at www.torressurf.com/
He's made me several sets of custom LokBox fins
These below are recent - balsa + bamboo stringers, epoxy w/6oz layup, and 2 layers of uni-directional 12k carbon fiber tab reinforcements. 2 fins weighed in at 5 ounces-
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Wow those are beautiful. Do you have his email? Website isn't loading for me.
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grg
Michael Peterson status
Reged: 03/11/06
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site works just takes a bit to load
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avt__
Gerry Lopez status
Reged: 07/15/11
Posts: 984
Loc: Santa Barbara, CA
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site works just takes a bit to load
Emailed him. Haven't gotten a response yet, will hopefully get one soon enough.
Would much rather have someone make the bamboo fins for me as doing them myself would be quite hard without any lines to guide foiling.
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avt__
Gerry Lopez status
Reged: 07/15/11
Posts: 984
Loc: Santa Barbara, CA
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Still no response from either. Is there anyone at all out there making bamboo fins for Lokbox?
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morghead
Grom
Reged: 12/01/10
Posts: 24
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Rainbow Fin Co. near Santa Cruz. Not quite 101 bamboo, but there is a little! They can do custom i believe.
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