Industry Professional Adam Caldwell Posted August 22, 2018 Industry Professional Share Posted August 22, 2018 Processing them now as fast as I can! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller mbabiash Posted August 22, 2018 Baller Share Posted August 22, 2018 Did those who received the fin already get a shipping notice or did they just show up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dthate Posted August 22, 2018 Members Share Posted August 22, 2018 @adamhcaldwell thanks, I was about to take mine back from my 12 year old.....haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller slow Posted August 22, 2018 Baller Share Posted August 22, 2018 Engineers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Steven_Haines Posted August 22, 2018 Baller Share Posted August 22, 2018 Thanks Adam! We know that you’re doing the best that you can being an upstart company. Don’t get frustrated with us and quit making skis! We’re all just super excited to try your products and LOVE your out of the box thinking! Thanks again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Triplett Posted August 22, 2018 Baller Share Posted August 22, 2018 @A_B I don't think the fin eliminates 'smear'. From what I know, the holes are designed in such a way to allow more slide on your on-side while maintaining the hold you need for your offside (basically the same thing as offset). The slot helps with the fin area variation between settings, but may also play a role in keeping the tail in the water and letting water flow through during the finish of the turn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporting Member Than_Bogan Posted August 22, 2018 Supporting Member Share Posted August 22, 2018 @Triplett The CG Fin seems to be "kinda working" for you :) Still can't believe you ran a lifetime PB in the Nationals. And your start at -41 was sweet -- I think you can go further!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Ed_Johnson Posted August 23, 2018 Baller Share Posted August 23, 2018 One of my ski partners asked me, when the rope got shorter you use to overturn your onside a lot, grab too much angle, and be in the Lake. It's now like you never overturn and in fact you never fall, what happened ? ....Answer..The CG Fin. Once I got it tuned on my NRG, it is a different ski. The ski now just turns whether I am fast, late, or slow into the ball. It just takes off coming off the apex...In fact the ski is so much better than me that I have no excuses.... It's a fact, that I now need to react quicker to what the ski is doing. I'm not Nate, but the ski wants me to ski like Him. So, be careful what you Pray for, you just might get it !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller S1Pitts Posted August 23, 2018 Baller Share Posted August 23, 2018 My only regret is this CG fin did not arrive 20+ yrs ago when I was in better shape to take full advantage of it. I was eying my old 90"s VTX today wondering just what it would ski like with the fin. Kinda wishing I still had my Kidder ProLink to try it on too So what is the oldest vintage ski that someone has tried the fin on? Results? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Drago Posted August 23, 2018 Baller Share Posted August 23, 2018 Nothing can help a vtx ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller 34mph Posted August 23, 2018 Baller Share Posted August 23, 2018 I have mine on a 67 " 17 Seante Lith. 1st set today at 6.836 , 2.52 , .750 felt fast across the wake however felt maybe a little snapy on turns .... couple times got on back of the ski because was not ready for it ???? any others with this ski or ideas ? I wast thinking of going even deeper ? should I go longer too ? Thanks Guys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buski Posted August 23, 2018 Share Posted August 23, 2018 @34mph I'm also on the same 67 lith senate ('18). I don't have my exact numbers in front of me but was aiming for as close to stock as I could get (aside from dft adjustment for the cg fin). Which puts it somewhere around 6.975/2.460/.710 (stock is .74 and they said try whatever you were using -0.03). Offside feels pretty good, through the wakes feels great, on side felt maybe a bit too slippy. I was recommended to try more depth first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller 34mph Posted August 23, 2018 Baller Share Posted August 23, 2018 ok thanks any one else? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller AdamCord Posted August 23, 2018 Baller Share Posted August 23, 2018 @34mph back and longer will slow the turn down, try .015” of each. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrs Posted August 24, 2018 Share Posted August 24, 2018 @AdamCord are you still shipping CG fins? I ordered on the 14th but have not received anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Steven_Haines Posted August 25, 2018 Baller Share Posted August 25, 2018 I’m order # 240, paid for it July 16th. Are there any updates? The weather in Colorado is changing quickly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller JAS Posted August 26, 2018 Baller Share Posted August 26, 2018 I’m # 218 and waiting since July 2nd. Understand the Adams situation and sure they moving along fast as product allows. I just figure I’ll get it when I get it, but the family sure is getting a good laugh at me making the dejected walk back from the mail box. I must have wrong email address as I have not received a reply from several messages that I have sent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller_ The_MS Posted August 27, 2018 Baller_ Share Posted August 27, 2018 I thought the us gear guy took a good beating also so don’t feel bad @adams Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller AdamCord Posted August 27, 2018 Baller Share Posted August 27, 2018 We're almost all caught up on fin shipments now. If you don't get a fin this week it's because you were too annoying on BOS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller mbabiash Posted August 27, 2018 Baller Share Posted August 27, 2018 Thanks @AdamCord Talking with you at nationals you said to move either forward or backward for fast or slow. Can you tell me which direction slows or speeds up the ski. Thanks for the shipping update. Can’t wait. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller AdamCord Posted August 27, 2018 Baller Share Posted August 27, 2018 @mbabiash Forward is faster, backward is slower as a general rule. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrs Posted August 27, 2018 Share Posted August 27, 2018 Thanks @AdamCord ! Looking forward to giving it a go! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller S1Pitts Posted August 29, 2018 Baller Share Posted August 29, 2018 @AdamCord Re:getting caught up on shipping out fins - Does that include those of us who ordered fins for the C -65 as well? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HighAltitude Posted September 1, 2018 Share Posted September 1, 2018 Damn..I didn't get one this week so I must be a BOS complainer. :# The upside is it gave me some more time to dial in my Omni. Just added the wing on this weekend and had some incredibly early passes. Hopefully will try to ski a new PB in the next week or two before the skiing really slows down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller BlueSki Posted September 4, 2018 Baller Share Posted September 4, 2018 Fin for my kid arrived today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller One_Ski Posted September 4, 2018 Baller Share Posted September 4, 2018 I got mine today too. Hope to install it tomorrow and take it out on the lake later this week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chunkyd Posted September 4, 2018 Share Posted September 4, 2018 Got mine today also... Just have wait for Gordon to blow through now... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Ali Posted September 4, 2018 Baller Share Posted September 4, 2018 What order # were you guys? @Chunkyd @One_Ski @BlueSki Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller bhs Posted September 4, 2018 Baller Share Posted September 4, 2018 I was #272 and it shipped Thursday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chunkyd Posted September 4, 2018 Share Posted September 4, 2018 #242 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller BobF Posted September 4, 2018 Baller Share Posted September 4, 2018 Woohoo! Got mine today, also. @Ali, mine was order 232. Now, to go back out this evening for a second round, or not... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller DavidP Posted September 4, 2018 Baller Share Posted September 4, 2018 Got mine, order #284. Anyone try one on a T2 or 6.1? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller B_S Posted September 4, 2018 Baller Share Posted September 4, 2018 Mine still shows order awaiting processing, and I'm quite a bit before 284. I guess having bought a c-65 last summer at full price doesn't help...Trying to be patient and understanding, but lack of feedback after hearing they'd ship 2 weeks ago is wearing thin, TBH. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller AdamCord Posted September 5, 2018 Baller Share Posted September 5, 2018 @B_S Denali fins are running a little behind non-denali fins. Once we have those yours will ship. Will be ready soon. Sorry for the delay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller jedgell Posted September 5, 2018 Baller Share Posted September 5, 2018 @DavidP I just got my fin today and will be mounting it on a T2. Hoping to ski tomorrow so I’ll let you know how it goes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller BlueSki Posted September 5, 2018 Baller Share Posted September 5, 2018 Order #230. I am not putting my son’s fin on his ski until he mows the lawn. I already know how well they work. Funny thing, I am quite certain the grass will be cut before I am home from work even if it rains. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller BraceMaker Posted September 5, 2018 Baller Share Posted September 5, 2018 @AdamCord have you been getting rights and lefts in separate runs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller B_S Posted September 5, 2018 Baller Share Posted September 5, 2018 Thanks @AdamCord. Not many weeks of skiing left up here in MI, so I'm just anxious to try the fin before I have to winterize the boat! Will you be at the Big Dawg finals at Lake Jepawhit this weekend? I was planning on stopping by for a bit on Saturday to check it out... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HighAltitude Posted September 5, 2018 Share Posted September 5, 2018 #233 nothing in the mail as of yesterday. Hoping maybe today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller jimbrake Posted September 5, 2018 Baller Share Posted September 5, 2018 I was #231. Non-Denali. Got mine yesterday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporting Member Than_Bogan Posted September 5, 2018 Supporting Member Share Posted September 5, 2018 Ooh boy. It's gonna be fun to see the feedback explosion on this thing. As much as I'm looking forward to hearing people fall in love with it, the engineer in me is probably even more interested in learning from the folks it doesn't work that great for. I'm actually still using a manually-hacked prototype, so I'm also curious to use the final production version when I get it in a few weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Weappa Posted September 5, 2018 Baller Share Posted September 5, 2018 I track all packages sent to my address through FedEx, UPS, and USPS. It is easy to set-up on their websites. I am automatically notified as a package moves through their system. In the case of USPS, it will tell me when Pre-Shipment info is sent to them, when the package actually arrived at their facility, etc. Its interesting when "someone" tells me they shipped a package, and then I don't see pre-shipment information for another two days, and then the package doesn't actually arrive at a USPS center for another two days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller ghutch Posted September 5, 2018 Baller Share Posted September 5, 2018 Anyone who doesn't like their fin (and there won't be any), I'll be glad to take it off your hands for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Bdecker Posted September 5, 2018 Baller Share Posted September 5, 2018 I haven’t tried mine yet but based on feedback from ski partners from this am I have already ordered another one for my son.. too bad he doesn’t weigh enough to trip the safety switch on the John Deere- I sure like the idea of making him mow the lawn first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller BobF Posted September 5, 2018 Baller Share Posted September 5, 2018 @Than_Bogan OK, here it comes... Got my CG fin yesterday and mounted it up on my ARC. I set the CG same as my old fin less .030 dft. Settings are now 2.515, 6.913, .718 (std wing @ 7). Took it out early this morning and immediately noticed a MUCH better onside turn. Fast, sharp, but still in control. Very early coming into the offside. Previously, the ARC had better offside turns than onside for me. The one issue I'm going to have to address (either me or the ski) is that now the offside turn seems to be stopping and throwing me out the front. Also noticed slack line coming into that side. Thinking of either taking out some tip or moving forward a bit. Would welcome thoughts from those that have had success with the CG already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporting Member Than_Bogan Posted September 5, 2018 Supporting Member Share Posted September 5, 2018 Taking out tip would make sense to me. If then your onside becomes too "slidy," consider adding depth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller_ Bruce_Butterfield Posted September 5, 2018 Baller_ Share Posted September 5, 2018 @"bf`" that’s a lot of length with a deep fin. First move would be to shorten....a lot. Try 6.830 for a few sets then evaluate maybe going a tad shallower 2.490-2.500ish I suspect your offside issue is too much length, but the alternate option would be to keep current length and go shallower to 2.450ish. If it was easy, they would call it Wakeboarding Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporting Member Than_Bogan Posted September 5, 2018 Supporting Member Share Posted September 5, 2018 Oh yeah another thing to get accustomed to with the CG: Moving 0.05" or more is totally fine, and 0.01" should be considered a very fine adjustment. There is little-to-no need to consider thousandths. (It's probably not a coincidence that every one of Bruce's numbers ended in a 0 -- I've literally stopped sharing 1/1000ths when it comes to this fin.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Ed_Johnson Posted September 5, 2018 Baller Share Posted September 5, 2018 I repeatedly found when tuning this fin to the Vapor, EVO, and NRG, over 3 months of testing, that it worked best by first setting each ski to the best that it could be with the stock fin and wing, then using those same EXACT settings for the CG Fin. The reason being, that the stock fin and wing were more sensitive to adjustments than the CG Fin. Worked well every time by doing that. Only difference that stood out was that I could feel excess drag with the CG Fin when the wing was set over 5 degrees. Also using a small wing vs. a large one was a plus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller BobF Posted September 5, 2018 Baller Share Posted September 5, 2018 @Than_Bogan and @Bruce_Butterfield Thanks for the responses! @Ed_Johnson DFT the same, as well? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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