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True Ames
2.5" Trailer
2.5" Trailer Single - Futures Compatible, Solid Fiberglass.
★★★★★5.0 (7)
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$40.00
The Fin
2.5" Trailer Single - Futures Compatible, Solid Fiberglass. A unique center trailer fin design for either a 5th center fin or as a center trailer fin in a tri-fin setup. Loosen up your 5-fin setup or completely transform your thruster's feel. This fin also adds excellent stability to twin-fin configurations with its ultra-thin foil section that reduces drag and maximizes speed.
Specifications
ConstructionSolid Fiberglass
Sizesundefined – undefined
Colors0 options
Price Range$40.00
AvailabilitySold Out
Reviews
What people say
A twin-plus-trailer feels much faster and looser than as a thruster, with the center fin held in reserve for waves over shoulder high and hollow.
It is a mistake to think a thruster rail fin position makes a valid twinny, or a valid twin fin location translates to a thruster feel.
Build a twin or build a thruster. I think you compromise too much otherwise.
Get this if you surf a Futures twin and want a quick swap for tail hold on bigger, faster days, or if you want to nudge a 2+1 toward thruster feel. Run it as a true twin you stiffen on demand, not a pretend thruster — and if you would rather add grip to a single fin, side bites are the better tool.
More About This Fin
The True Ames 2.5" Trailer is a solid fiberglass center fin with a Futures base, sized at 2.5" to ride behind a twin or thruster cluster as the third or fifth fin. The template uses a low height, narrow base, and thin foil section, and sits below the height of standard 4.5"-class twin fins. It pairs with Futures twin setups such as the Beamish Twin or Alex Lopez Terrapin Twin, and the same template is also offered with an FCS base.
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True Ames Mini Trailer
The review calls the 2.5" Trailer the same concept as the Mini Trailer: a small standby center fin that adds hold behind a twin.
True Ames 6.4 Rear Quad
Described as the opposite job: the Rear Quad's rears drive off the rail rather than anchoring the center like this trailer.
2.6" Side Bites (Futures)›
The review points to the 2.6" Side Bites instead if you want to add grip to a single fin rather than stiffen a twin.
$40.00