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lenthomasphoto
Joined: 23 May 2014 Posts: 28
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Posted: Sat Oct 04, 2014 7:34 pm Post subject: weed fin |
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My board is a 1999 Fanatic Falcon 65. I have just acquired a deep tuttle True Ames weed fin. I cant get the screws to match up with the holes no matter what I try. Anyone have any recommendations? Thanks so much, Len |
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U2U2U2
Joined: 06 Jul 2001 Posts: 5467 Location: Shipsterns Bluff, Tasmania. Colorado
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swchandler
Joined: 08 Nov 1993 Posts: 10588
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Posted: Sat Oct 04, 2014 10:48 pm Post subject: |
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Didn't Fanatics use the TrimBox design on their older boards? Are there any sliding plastic parts in the board's finbox? |
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lenthomasphoto
Joined: 23 May 2014 Posts: 28
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Posted: Sun Oct 05, 2014 6:20 am Post subject: |
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It is definitely a deep tuttle. I can get in either hole but not both. Ive tried longer ones. Maybe not long enough? Any way of finding what the proper screw length should be? |
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lenthomasphoto
Joined: 23 May 2014 Posts: 28
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Posted: Sun Oct 05, 2014 6:21 am Post subject: |
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It is definitely a deep tuttle. I can get in either hole but not both. Ive tried longer ones. Maybe not long enough? Any way of finding what the proper screw length should be? |
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thombiz
Joined: 25 Jun 2007 Posts: 799 Location: Corpus Christi
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U2U2U2
Joined: 06 Jul 2001 Posts: 5467 Location: Shipsterns Bluff, Tasmania. Colorado
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Posted: Sun Oct 05, 2014 9:43 am Post subject: |
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take the advise above to measure the holes and see how or they dont line up on the board.
if the screws are long enough, which you said so....
take a thin blade screwdriver RX and insert thru the board into the fin hole to visually see the angle that the tool goes into the hole, you will be able to feel the sides then the hole, if this doent work , something else is wrong.
both my Starboard Formulas I use this method. _________________ K4 fins
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paulf.
Joined: 21 Mar 1996 Posts: 435
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Posted: Sun Oct 05, 2014 10:45 am Post subject: |
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i solved this a couple of times by filing the screw holes in the deck slightly oblong with a small round file. also put the screws into the fin out of the board to be sure they are parallel. tiny rotation of the inserts could be the problem. |
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LenDiaperchangerThomas
Joined: 05 Oct 2014 Posts: 1
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Posted: Sun Oct 05, 2014 12:32 pm Post subject: |
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Hi again. I believe that this could be a tuttle not a deep tuttle like I said earlier. Any chance I can still use it in a deep tuttle? And could this be a problem with the screws not arching up? |
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whitevan01
Joined: 29 Jun 2007 Posts: 607
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Posted: Sun Oct 05, 2014 2:39 pm Post subject: |
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tuttle fin will work in deep tuttle box, just need longer screws. Also, check to make sure the barrel nuts in the fun are rotated so the threaded holes are lined up with the vertical axis of the fin.
caution: when tightening the screws on a tuttle fin in a deep tuttle box, be careful not to overtighten and draw the fin in too deep in the box, which will spread the sides of the box. |
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