F2 MODEL
F2 Model, one of my longest lasting models too date, i guess consistency is what keeps people coming back, its one of those templates you kinda know what to expect from it, the outline has a bit of curve but flows nose to tail for fast flowing surfing, a little extra width up front but nothing crazy (12 1/4″). the rocker is pretty much a medium both ends (2 3/8 / 4 3/4) with a little flick at the tips too keep things free, bottom wise I've kept that trusty single under front foot with a double between the fins and for 2018 i’ve added a very slight vee out behind the rear fin for a little extra zing. My favourite thing about the F2 is the wide range of tail shapes we can net on it, squash, swallow or rounded pin all come highly recommended, but any tail shape you can dream up will fit, only exception would be a wide swallow/double pin style tail..
fin wise, i fully recommend thruster set up if you want the board as more of a daily driver, use a more upright fin for shorter dumpier waves (Reactor/WCT), and a more raked out fin for longer walls (AM templates) the tri/quad is great if you want to surf faster hollower waves, for the F2 i stick closer to the Mckee style fin placement which is basically closer into the stringer, this is my favourite quad fin placement it has heaps of drive so great for long fast hollow walls. for quad set up use your regular fronts and try some smaller rears in bigger more hollow surf and larger fins in smaller hollow surf. Anyhow, here’s a few photos too lust after, board in question belongs to the new shop rat Jacob, ready for his upcoming trip to Indonesia, this is gonna be his daily driver board for surf 2-5ft, he has a winkipoppa for anything 1-3ft and a bit more tame and a tuberaider for anything 5ft+ (bit more about them another day) dimensions on the F2 are 5′8 x 18 1/2 x 2 1/4 @ 24.5L, swallow tail, team light glassing and futures thruster set up.
-HB
