2001 O'Brien Mapple Fin Settings / Pro Ski Coach Water Ski Forum

gharsch · #1 Tue, Oct 6, 2009 1:12 AM

We have a 2001, we think, O Brien Mapple in new condition. We want to set it up to ski and need the fin settings. Does anyone have them?

HO410 · #2 Tue, Oct 6, 2009 4:48 PM

I don't have specific numbers for that ski.
What I can tell you is that a large number of skis fall into the range of 6.82" [tips], 2.51", .78"
These are pretty balanced numbers and should be an acceptable starting point. The only
anomaly I can think of is D3, their stock length tends to be in the neighborhood of 6.91"

Oh, and two skiers I see often that are experimenting (one on a Warp the other on a Nomad RC) with 6.61" [jaws], 2.40", DFT at stock. Radically shallow: you can eyeball and see how small the fin is. So far they really like it, but I think they'll need to go a bit deeper when the water warms up in the spring. Also, the one on the Warp runs -38' blindfolded and deep -39' with regularity. More than anything I think he just likes to change the feel of things from time to time.

Last edited by HO 410 (Tue, Oct 6, 2009 4:49 PM)

WadeWilliams · #3 Tue, Oct 6, 2009 5:15 PM

I sort of have a feeling that the 2001 Mapple was more in the .83 range but that is really just a guess based on the tail shape.

Someone out there has to have one of these skis (and numbers!) lying around...

gharsch · #4 Wed, Oct 7, 2009 7:13 PM

I also would like to have the approx binding measurement and a suggested wing setting for this ski, which is a 2001 O Brien Mapple.

HO410 · #5 Wed, Oct 7, 2009 7:33 PM

Should have consulted google to begin with. And where does it take us, non other than waterskimag.com

For fin:
http://waterskimag.com/equipment/2001/0 … e-siege-1/
For boots:
http://waterskimag.com/equipment/2001/0 … ple-siege/

damn I was close, and I would have guessed 29" on the boots also.