Baller_ Wish Posted May 29, 2012 Baller_ Share Posted May 29, 2012 I do NOT want my fin to look like that but I want to try a mini front ventral. If I do not like it, does ANYONE think the two small holes were the ventral would be would affect the ski in anyway. Hate drilling holes in a new fin. Local pro shop wants a fortune for a Syndicate fin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller SkiJay Posted May 29, 2012 Baller Share Posted May 29, 2012 @Wish As a pondered guess, I'd put it somewhere between completely undetectable to maybe a .002" reduction of fin length; certainly nothing worth replacing the fin over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Ed_Johnson Posted May 29, 2012 Baller Share Posted May 29, 2012 Wish, you can fill in the holes with JB Weld if you need to. Done it many times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller JC McCavit Posted May 29, 2012 Baller Share Posted May 29, 2012 How many hours to re-adjust the ventral(s) to zero with each fin adjustments are do you just leave it in one place? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAL Posted May 29, 2012 Share Posted May 29, 2012 What does a front mini ventral at zero degrees do???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller liquid d Posted May 29, 2012 Baller Share Posted May 29, 2012 stabalizes the ski, have you seen the racing sailboats with the different keels? The regular wing does this also ( a little differently). It's worth a try, some really good skiers with nothing to gain, swear by it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kona Posted May 29, 2012 Share Posted May 29, 2012 @Horton Ham says he has been to 14 on his wing would be like like 12 on Nigel's amp ? :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller JAS Posted May 29, 2012 Author Baller Share Posted May 29, 2012 Horton what ski characteristics do you like better using the wing on the S-2? What angle? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller_ Wish Posted June 3, 2012 Baller_ Share Posted June 3, 2012 There was a drawing of the ventrals (large and small) that gave dimensions. Anyone know where on this site it would be? Been looking for a while now and cant find it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Ed_Johnson Posted June 3, 2012 Baller Share Posted June 3, 2012 @Wish: Goode.com has pictures and measurements under Raley Ventral Wings, plus a video with Chad and Chet. OB also posted a picture and some dimensions in his post over a year a go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller_ Wish Posted June 3, 2012 Baller_ Share Posted June 3, 2012 @Ed Johnson I see dementions for instalation. But not dem of ventral itself. Was looking to make one and someone here had not only made them but had a CAD drawing with dem. I made a mini and had it on my Goode 9800sl (loved it but sold ski kept vent)) but want to have both large and small incase just the small does not work on my S2. With your set up, the larger wing- are the wings pointed up or down?? I know the mini up front they points down. Also, I printed the Goode instalation sheet. It's true to size and hole pattern of the HO fin when cut out and placed over the fin. Can that be used for hole location of the mini up front (with slight adjustment to make it level to the ski) ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Ed_Johnson Posted June 4, 2012 Baller Share Posted June 4, 2012 @ Wish: I have a 5/8" Spacer that I put between the ski and the front Mini-Ventral. If you drill the holes just larger than the screws, it allows you to adjust it level with small fin adjustments. The Large Rear Ventral goes in place of the stock wing, tips down. You have to drill a small hole between the 2 stock holes, but it can pivot off of the large rear hole. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller_ Wish Posted June 4, 2012 Baller_ Share Posted June 4, 2012 @Ed Johnson Perfect thanks. Still need that drawing of the larger one so I can recreate it. Anyone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Steven_Haines Posted June 4, 2012 Baller Share Posted June 4, 2012 Ed, The photo of Chet's fin above is the same way that you have yours set up isn't it? Just by looking at it, it looks as if he has positioned the mini back by about a 1/2", are you doing this also? I wonder if he typically likes the additional tail slide that he gets with all of the holes in his fin? Does he usually use that FM fin? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller SkiJay Posted June 4, 2012 Baller Share Posted June 4, 2012 It's not actually an FM fin, although the theory is similar. It was a standard fin that Chet cut and filed so he could run it way back (look how far back in the photo above) and still turn it on a dime at short line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Steven_Haines Posted June 4, 2012 Baller Share Posted June 4, 2012 cool! thanks for the explanation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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