Is there a right way to put your fins on?

whirleygirly · Newbie Joined: 04 Apr 2006 Posts: 3

I am brand new at wakeboarding and just bought an O'Brien board. I'm just wondering if there is a right way to put the fins on? It came with two fins and I don't know if they are suppose to go on the same way with the narrow end of the fins facing the front of the board or if the narrow ends are suppose to face each other. I hope this makes sense, can someone help?

rocko wakeboarder · Criminal Joined: 21 Mar 2006 Posts: 91 City: Rockingham

get them to face eachother i think thats right i dont have my board to look at im pritty sure tho

tprkolbas · Outlaw Joined: 30 Dec 2005 Posts: 184 City: white lake

narrow ends facing the center

WakeBoarder44 · Wakeboarder.Commie Joined: 21 Apr 2004 Posts: 1107

see picture...
Cool

whirleygirly · Newbie Joined: 04 Apr 2006 Posts: 3

You guys rock, thanks for the help!! Very Happy

kevthayer · Outlaw Joined: 12 Sep 2005 Posts: 231 City: Benicia

Just put them on perpendicular to the direction of travel, that would be a good sight to see!

whirleygirly · Newbie Joined: 04 Apr 2006 Posts: 3

Hey now,
I said I was a beginner not stupid, lol but that would be pretty funny to see

kevthayer · Outlaw Joined: 12 Sep 2005 Posts: 231 City: Benicia

Before I converted to the great sport of wakeboarding I was a slalom skier. I had an Obrien something or rather, Anyways I had been skiing for about ten years and then one day I couldnt cut right. As soon as I got up the ski would start cutting to the left. After about 5 tries I decided to give up thinking I had some sort of muscular issue going on. As the boat approached I handed my ski to my dad, as it came out of the water I noticed the metal skag was completely twisted. It was amlost perpendicular to the direction of travel. I guess someone had stepped ont he ski and bent the crap out of the skag. Now that was funny!