Ronix Carbon parks thruster fin setup

[jlavalley]

So many find and no clue how to setup any suggestions since everyone seems to have one of these boards. Want setup for someone who has never surfed. Thanks Image1461286294.575508.jpg


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[Z3CO23]

People probably ride it as a twin, a thruster, or a quad depending on what they like best. As a quad I bet it has good drive. I've heard it's a fast board regardless.

[TeamAllen]

Great board! I was looking for a prior thread about it. I couldn't find the one I was looking for, but this might help.
http://www.tigeowners.com/forum/show...arbon+thruster

Here it is. It shows my current setup as well.
http://www.tigeowners.com/forum/show...arbon+thruster

[jlavalley]

Great board! I was looking for a prior thread about it. I couldn't find the one I was looking for, but this might help.
http://www.tigeowners.com/forum/show...arbon+thruster

Here it is. It shows my current setup as well.
http://www.tigeowners.com/forum/show...arbon+thruster

Thanks for the info what i am really looking for is what setup to use to teach people what is going to be the easiest most stable ride

thanks
john

[IDBoating]

what setup to use to teach people what is going to be the easiest most stable ride

We don't teach people on our Thruster. It's too fast, slips right out from under their feet. And when boards do that, they often rocket forward and bash into the swim platform, which isn't great for a carbon fiber board. We keep a couple of lesser boards around for true beginners, and after they can get up and hold their position (even with the rope) we can switch them to the Thruster if appropriate.

I'd really think hard about putting rank beginners on a board like that. But if you do, we've found that the more fins, the slower the board goes. We've run five fins and it was SLOOOOOW. Our normal setup is three, one 2.9 in the middle and 2.3's at the sides IIRC.

[culrich77]

Great info, I just bought this board and can't wait to take it out!! Now if only spring in Utah wasn't so damn crazy, 80 today and 55 with possible snow tomorrow!!

[UNSTUCK]

Great info, I just bought this board and can't wait to take it out!! Now if only spring in Utah wasn't so damn crazy, 80 today and 55 with possible snow tomorrow!!

Don't jink us! Sand Hollow next weekend!

[Chaos]

The most stable will be 2.9s furtherest up on the rail and a 2.9 in the center, this will create good amount of drag and hold. I wouldn't consider it a fast board, but fast (actually speed) and looseness (responsiveness, liveliness, squirreliness) are often confused.
If you find it is still not stable enough, go with an even bigger center fin. I can set you up with a basic plastic surf fin set that will work better or when you are ready, you can speed the board up and make it much more responsive with a premium set of surf fins.

Nick

[jlavalley]

The most stable will be 2.9s furtherest up on the rail and a 2.9 in the center, this will create good amount of drag and hold. I wouldn't consider it a fast board, but fast (actually speed) and looseness (responsiveness, liveliness, squirreliness) are often confused.
If you find it is still not stable enough, go with an even bigger center fin. I can set you up with a basic plastic surf fin set that will work better or when you are ready, you can speed the board up and make it much more responsive with a premium set of surf fins.

Nick

thanks nick weather up here is still crappy will let you know once we get it out

thanks
john

[JohnnieMo]

We don't teach people on our Thruster. It's too fast, slips right out from under their feet. And when boards do that, they often rocket forward and bash into the swim platform, which isn't great for a carbon fiber board .

I should have read this a couple weeks ago. We got my wife a brand new carbon thruster and on the second day out she let her best friend (a newbie) try it. Board went straight in to the platform. Cut a mean hole in it. Rats.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BGdlrVthQnK/

We are still searching for the ideal fin setup for her. She likes a super stable board. She has no feeling in the balls of her feet so she tends to have trouble keeping it straight. She often ends up aiming out and away from the boat. My thought was bigger or more fins may help. Right now it is set up as a thruster with three 2.3" fins.

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[Thegerman618]

Johnnie- run the biggest set of fins on the farthest most boxes, and the smaller set of fins on the inner set of boxes. The board will lock down well, track nice and straight, and should slow it down a bit with the extra drag of 2 more fins.

[IDBoating]

We never put newbies on our expensive boards. They get to start on a skim board, or if they're big boys on an old Yellow Loogie we have. After they have stopped shooting the boards around while getting up, THEN they might get to use the more advanced/expensive boards.