Sliders/ Ramps; Without Fins?

hi3cho · Newbie Joined: 12 Aug 2004 Posts: 4 City: Baltimore

Me and my friend are pretty new to wakeboarding but he just built a ramp and possilbly a little later a slider. I'm assuming you have to take off the fins in order to ride these. Do you ride without the fins only then or what? Any tips for riding without the fins?

DJew Jake · Posted: Aug 19, 2004 6:40 am Post subject:

Depends how big your fins r, i hit kickers with the 1 inch belmonts on.

hi3cho · Newbie Joined: 12 Aug 2004 Posts: 4 City: Baltimore

So when you hit the kicker it doesnt damage your fins? Our fins are about 1", I believe.

DJew Jake · Posted: Aug 19, 2004 10:51 am Post subject:

Actualy when i hit the kicker my fins carve into te kciker and come out unharmed but after a full kicker day it looks white and clean again Very Happy

pooser · Wakeboarder.com Freak Joined: 13 Jan 2003 Posts: 4738

you could break the fin but you probably wont. you could also cause damage to the slider.

hi3cho · Newbie Joined: 12 Aug 2004 Posts: 4 City: Baltimore

Do most people take there fins off when they hit kickers or is it pretty mucn never done?

Test Run in about 30 min when I get off work. Its not my board so Im not sure what my buddy is going to want to do. I'll let you guys know tomorrow. Thanks for the input, more is welcome

pooser · Wakeboarder.com Freak Joined: 13 Jan 2003 Posts: 4738

i think at slider parks they require people to take their fins off especially if they are metal fins. ive never hit a slider but id do it finless but my board has molded fins.

DJew Jake · Posted: Aug 19, 2004 3:05 pm Post subject:

Epoxy/metal fins wont break on kickers and sliders they r to strong but they do damage the kicker surface as i said, but minimily

savage3221 · Posted: Aug 19, 2004 5:41 pm Post subject:

at Texas Ski Ranch I think that fins over 1.5" and the metal ones are required to be taken off. I take mine off regardless. I just like having my board even on the surface I am hitting

HyPeDwAkE · Posted: Aug 19, 2004 6:42 pm Post subject:

savage3221, you ride at TSR?

savage3221 · Posted: Aug 19, 2004 8:40 pm Post subject:

yup..sure do. havn't been out in a while (like a month or so). but trying to go again soon. and you do too right? we should ride out there sometime

Bruky · Guest

The plastic fins don't break, but the bolts holding them on might. I take them off and leave them off anyways now.

snow_wake · Newbie Joined: 22 Aug 2004 Posts: 18 City: Sudbury

I have molded in fins so I still have the grip when I take them off...and if your boardsliding its should be alright...but 50-50 I suggest you take them off just in case

AccidentProne · Outlaw Joined: 01 Sep 2004 Posts: 113 City: Portland

I have a 133 parks board and i've hit a few rails and ramps with the fins on and it didn't effect me at all.

Buddybud · Outlaw Joined: 25 Nov 2004 Posts: 106 City: Ottawa

What about molded fins? Will they get busted on kickers? I've got an 05 LF Substance and the molded fins are about 0.7 in long- should I stay away from kickers?

numbfoot · Posted: Apr 02, 2005 8:59 pm Post subject:

Molded fins are fine. Go for it.

delo · Newbie Joined: 31 Mar 2005 Posts: 8 City: Montreal

sorry its not related to fins, but when you slide on a rail, does it damage a LOT the cosmetic of your wakeboard or it aint THAT bad?

Liquid*Force*Rider · Posted: Apr 03, 2005 7:21 am Post subject:

I have a totaly different board to do my rails/kickers/dockslides/beach starts.

I took the fins all off it.

Beaver · Posted: Apr 03, 2005 12:43 pm Post subject:

Liquid*Force*Rider, beach starts Smile

thoes are so fun especially using the fire pit as a kciker when we go camping Twisted Evil