Quobba Fins?

To be fair, I don't think their 'J-Drives' are a straight copy, just very similar. Just guessing from the photos since I only have the C-drives on hand, but it looks like both tips on the J-drive are a little more rounded, plus I'm not sure the actual measurements of the fins quite line up with anything in the original C-drive line. Their 3 fin set seems more like a Twin plus trailer.

for the quad setup, can I use the quobba front fins?

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colas said..

JEG said..
for the quad setup, can I use the quobba front fins?

I guess so, it should work.

But I would advise you try them as a thruster set first. If you are riding quads for their speed, you may find that a quobba thruster setup can give you as much speed as a quad, with the control of the thruster.

its for a quad box board only option.

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Bighugg said..
Has anyone had to sand the new FCS large size to fit ?
I tried to put them in 3 different boards box's including FCS2, Starboard and a FCS center adapter before sanding all to fit adapter as common fit.

Yes I did need to do a small bit of sanding to get the small Quoba FCS fins to fit my Sunova boxes. Much better this than too loose and having to shim.

Bob

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Bighugg said..
Has anyone had to sand the new FCS large size to fit ?
I tried to put them in 3 different boards box's including FCS2, Starboard and a FCS center adapter before sanding all to fit adapter as common fit.

I had no issues with my 2 sets of Large, and 3 sets of Medium, but only tested them in FCSII boxes on Gong boards.

I have tried the Quobba L front + M rear as a quad setup and did not like it in medium (shoulder high) waves, too much grip for me. But today in weak waves (5s period, thigh high), I had ton of fun with my Gong One 6'10" 125 liters. Incredible squirt out of turns, acceleration and speed. I was the only one with enough speed to bash the lip repeatedly on a ride.

This setup is a bit trickier to handle than my regular twin fins + tiny rear quads setup, though. The increased liveliness + spinout if you try to turn flat (aka "dishpan") is less forgiving, and not for everybody.

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FRP said..
If you were to do a side by side comparison of your Quoba fins vs Cdrive how would they compare?

C-Drive:
- provide tons of hold at low speed. They are thus very useful when learning to rider short boards, it helps a lot managing the row while paddling, and especially on takeoffs
- on weak slow waves, you can push hard on your legs, they will hold
- shed off extra pressure at high speed with their narrow tips, so you keep a nimble board in fast or hollow or powerful waves, but in a secure ways (lots of tow in big wave riders love them)
- they are not faster than normal fins
- higher level riders than me (Patrice Gueneole for instance) did not like them because they felt some kind of dual personality in radical turns (hold / no hold) that bothered them
- high quality traditional construction (many layers of fibers), but quite stiff

Quobba:
- not a lot of hold at low speed. In slow waves, you need to build speed and use the rail before appyling leg pressure in turns. They can be a bit technical in this sense
- when pushing hard in turns, they flex just the right amount to keep a laminar flow and keep the hold. This results in incredible squirt and acceleration out of turns
- the drag that builds up at speed on normal fins, that acts like a speed limiter is very reduced with the Quobba. The max speed of your board is raised significantly, especially impressive while racing fast sections or generating speed
- the construction is light and tough, with the perfect amount of flex, and the foil profile quality puts to shame most other fins (notably the FCSII line of fins)

I would still recommend the C-drives for people struggling with the row on short boards, or with clumsy movement that tend to make fins spin out. But for me, The C-Drive advantages were not enough to offset having to use screws again on my FCSII boxes, whereas I have been so addicted to the liveliness and speed of the quobba that I was ready to overcome this hurdle. Now all my boards have Quobba fins, even the one for small slow waves where I thought I would still use big twin fins.

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FRP said..

colas said..

FRP said..
If you were to do a side by side comparison of your Quoba fins vs Cdrive how would they compare?

C-Drive:
- provide tons of hold at low speed. They are thus very useful when learning to rider short boards, it helps a lot managing the row while paddling, and especially on takeoffs
- on weak slow waves, you can push hard on your legs, they will hold
- shed off extra pressure at high speed with their narrow tips, so you keep a nimble board in fast or hollow or powerful waves, but in a secure ways (lots of tow in big wave riders love them)
- they are not faster than normal fins
- higher level riders than me (Patrice Gueneole for instance) did not like them because they felt some kind of dual personality in radical turns (hold / no hold) that bothered them
- high quality traditional construction (many layers of fibers), but quite stiff

Quobba:
- not a lot of hold at low speed. In slow waves, you need to build speed and use the rail before appyling leg pressure in turns. They can be a bit technical in this sense
- when pushing hard in turns, they flex just the right amount to keep a laminar flow and keep the hold. This results in incredible squirt and acceleration out of turns
- the drag that builds up at speed on normal fins, that acts like a speed limiter is very reduced with the Quobba. The max speed of your board is raised significantly, especially impressive while racing fast sections or generating speed
- the construction is light and tough, with the perfect amount of flex, and the foil profile quality puts to shame most other fins (notably the FCSII line of fins)

I would still recommend the C-drives for people struggling with the row on short boards, or with clumsy movement that tend to make fins spin out. But for me, The C-Drive advantages were not enough to offset having to use screws again on my FCSII boxes, whereas I have been so addicted to the liveliness and speed of the quobba that I was ready to overcome this hurdle. Now all my boards have Quobba fins, even the one for small slow waves where I thought I would still use big twin fins.

Thanks Colas

Detailed and thoughtful comparison. I suspect that there are so many variables including board design and size, rider weight and ability, wave shape, size and speed as well as wind and chop that finding a preferred fin is challenging. It appears however that Quoba is coming close to a universal fin. Right now I am so stoked with the medium "Drive" fins in front and small center "Drive" fin with my Creek in waist high waves that I can't wait to get back out
amd do the side by side comparison with the Quoba medium fins.

Cheers

Bob

FRP... had the creek out this morning in waist to head high quite tricky conditions with small take off zone and lost of cross chop and wind... I was using the larger green quobbas in the sides and smaller orange quoba in centre. First wave wowweee nearly fell off the back I had forgotten how faast the creek is compared to the style but with this fin set up it felt even quicker. They also kept a lot of speed through turns and generated quickly out of a turn. It also had great hold and first thoughts are I prefer this set up to just the straight orange quobbas.

Will swap over for the cdrive set up tomorrow to get some comparison.

Anybody mount a quobba center fin into an fcs longboard adaptor? Did it fit okay?

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exiled said..
Anybody mount a quobba center fin into an fcs longboard adaptor? Did it fit okay?

Have done it, you may need to sand the molding seams off.

The set of L - Yellow Quobba I left with Ben @ Bali has been getting some serious waves.
Ben's feedback
Thats great fins.
1.Fast and loose
2. Its holding good when i make turn on the lip of the wave
3. Not easy take off on mellow wave
4. Good on wave with alot of push
5. Good drive
6. Perfect for surfer who like to do air

Many thanks to Supmaori and Colas for their advice.

This will be a part of an ongoing review of the Quobba Fins that I have just purchased.I have to say upfront I have NO commercial affiliation with Quobba whatsoever.

The customer service from this company is quite frankly outstanding.The package that arrived was similar.

I have a Jimmy Lewis Destroyer 7'7 which is an amazing board but has an annoying fin set up.It has futures for the quad setup but has a long board fin box as the centre which I think is silly.

This meant that I needed futures for the sides and FCS as the centre to go in an adapter to fit the
long board box.

Following discussions with Tarin over the phone I ordered a thruster set up - 2 large futures for the sides
and 1 medium FCS as the centre.

Tarin went over and above what I ordered. What I received was 1 large thruster futures set up and 1 medium
thruster FCS set up. Thats 6 fins!The packaging was as I said personal and outstanding. I didnt ask for a cap but got one. Not a cheapy but a cap
that looked the part.

I honestly could not give a rats arse if these fins were duds. When you get this level of customer service from a company
that takes pride in how it does its business you appreciate this. Tarin is an engaging person who never once gave me the sense
that she was in a hurry to get off the phone. These people genuinely make time for you and simply want your feedback.Contrast that with customer service reps who want a sale as quickly as possible to move to the next person.

Testing soon to come.

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DHUPEDNORTH1 said..
That's 'cause Taryn is an owner of Quobba and is an awesome person too.

Looking forward to hearing how the Destroyer + Quobba goes 'cause that is currently looking like my next board and setup.

The fact that Taryn is an owner as you say has little to do with it if past experience is anything to go by. I've come across many owners over the years who could learn a lot from Taryn.

If you live close to the Central Coast of NSW then drop in and take my board for a spin quobbas and all :)

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DHUPEDNORTH1 said..

ghost4man said..

DHUPEDNORTH1 said..
That's 'cause Taryn is an owner of Quobba and is an awesome person too.

Looking forward to hearing how the Destroyer + Quobba goes 'cause that is currently looking like my next board and setup.

The fact that Taryn is an owner as you say has little to do with it if past experience is anything to go by. I've come across many owners over the years who could learn a lot from Taryn.

If you live close to the Central Coast of NSW then drop in and take my board for a spin quobbas and all :)

Thanks for the offer but I'm in WA. Was just happy to assist Taryn get your JL setup sorted and stoked they went above and beyond (as usual) and you're happy with the outcome.

Mate very much above and very much beyond.

I'm already saving coin because I'm going to invest in some medium sides futures so I can run quads.

Took the board out for a spin and I can tell you it feels different paddling out. I'm really pushing through the water as I've adopted a more concentrated paddle movement which focuses on engaging the hips and core as opposed to the arms and back. It requires a hinging motion with your hips whilst you sacrifice tension in the hands and arms.

An interesting interview with the designer: view.surfline.com/quobba-fins/7/