Hot Sails Maui Forum — yet another quad conversion...... almost done

Re: yet another quad conversion...... almost done

null@example.com (tooold2dance) — Tue, 29 May 2012 04:23:56 +0000

RRD Wave Twin now quadster

Re: yet another quad conversion...... almost done

null@example.com (tooold2dance) — Sat, 19 May 2012 17:10:53 +0000

Kode 103, don't remember the size weed fin, a Vector.. ?

nice board liked it a lot, but no way as maneuver oriented as a 3S or Naish All Terrain in similar size,

planned sooner than the Exocet quad, but very plain vanilla to sail, , put a different way, ONE SIZE FITS MOST

Re: yet another quad conversion...... almost done

null@example.com (baysailor) — Sat, 19 May 2012 16:43:22 +0000

Don't know the size, but surprised you found the Kode "balky and hard to maneuver" I have a 87L Kombat (same board different name/color scheme) that I sail with a weed/wave (Surfgrass) fin. One of the sweetest sailing boards I've ever owned.

Re: yet another quad conversion...... almost done

null@example.com (tooold2dance) — Sat, 12 May 2012 14:11:03 +0000

This Exocet was a lot of fun, a really cheap convertible that worked so well as a quad, I did not try any other fin configuration.

Its a bit heavy from the factory, a wave board so a little slow to plane, the up wind advantage was obvious as well as being really turny in jibes. Either 15/17 rears with 13 fronts in BlackProject multi fin class worked supurb.

Its 105L. Sails 6.0 and 5.5 were great, for fun tried a 7.5.. too big for the board, just a test at sunset .

Sailed a Kode with the 5.5 Freak back to back with this, Kode much sooner to plane, but balky to turn (weed fin ) and manoeuver. Like the Kode, nice board, dead easy to sail

Re: yet another quad conversion...... almost done

null@example.com (tooold2dance) — Sat, 12 May 2012 14:06:20 +0000

David

Flikka has sent me the pricing on their slot box, the shipping is really high , 38 Euros. Still looking at a possible purchase, I have put a friend from Spain on these, they look really clever.

Re: yet another quad conversion...... almost done

null@example.com (tooold2dance) — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 17:25:24 +0000

thanks I will have a look at them

anytime you want to ship Mons out .............

well always room for him

Re: yet another quad conversion...... almost done

null@example.com (david) — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 16:38:23 +0000

yup, boxes are flikka home mades. really really solid. Due to the big hard pvc foam easy to
mount. You can order them at Flikka. (use these magic discount word: Mons... , maybe it works;-)
available in 2 sizes.
I got those boxes also @home.. cause many board projects in my head.

Re: yet another quad conversion...... almost done

null@example.com (tooold2dance) — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 01:55:33 +0000

the slots look nice, you can see the steel inserts for the screws. Do they make them ?

The internal hex screws/bolts are a great idea.

The 'Joker' board is striking, way KOOL

Re: yet another quad conversion...... almost done

null@example.com (david) — Sun, 18 Mar 2012 21:16:07 +0000

some nice slotboxes...

about 100 gram each. strong!!

mounted in these boards ;-))
V V V
http://hot-trips.blogspot.com/2012/03/m … oards.html
a special collab :-))

Re: yet another quad conversion...... almost done

null@example.com (tooold2dance) — Sat, 10 Mar 2012 17:36:10 +0000

the last project re furbish on a Tabou Pocket Wave.. twin ehhh

Re: yet another quad conversion...... almost done

null@example.com (tooold2dance) — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 17:52:03 +0000

its done now.

Re: yet another quad conversion...... almost done

null@example.com (tooold2dance) — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 16:38:10 +0000

finally weather nice enough to paint, looking for more of the same today so I can lay on some designs

Re: yet another quad conversion...... almost done

null@example.com (Geoff) — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 03:07:33 +0000

Pour Foam is a good solution, easier than Divinicell and still closed cell, but I didn't go with Pour Foam because it's not as strong. To me, the main issue with fin boxes is creating a closed-cell barrier to prevent water getting into the board if the fin is dinged a bit hard in the shallows.

I seriously thought about using Pour Foam, because I've got a 2 quarts or so of the stuff (a quart of each part) - enough to fill up the whole house with foam! I'll never use it all, but it's the smallest quantity I could find at the local marinas. Still, I went with Divinicell. Boardlady likes Divinicell for this purpose, but for little side-biter fins or a tri-fin, I'm not sure she'd insist on Divinicell. In normal sailing, there's not a lot of load on these dinky-small fins.

Re: yet another quad conversion...... almost done

null@example.com (tooold2dance) — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 05:12:50 +0000

the blocks I use for the level, as well to fill the holes from epoxy and paint. I set a board across with weights to secure

I do eyeball the whole setup with the fins, and its pretty easy to see if its off . Because of the foam on these boxes they like to rise up when the epoxy kicks , so I watch carefully for them to set in the correct position

I install ProBox in much the same manner, but use pour foam not divinycell to fill the hole then re -router out.

Re: yet another quad conversion...... almost done

null@example.com (Geoff) — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 04:08:21 +0000

I was meaning cant, not toe-in, which I find fairly straight-forward. I figured you must make some kind of jig or support while the epoxy sets. Do you put a fin in the boxes to set your level? Or is that what the blocks are in the photo? I would assume you use the existing center fin as the reference, since the bottom isn't flat nor perpendicular? Seems pretty tricky!

ProBox are really quite easy, I agree. Except that I insist on mounting them in Divinicell, which adds a round of complexity because you have to rout out the foam, imbed the Divinicell in the foam, and then glass it over before starting the ProBox installation. Still, it's not bad.