does anyone know of a future fin installation video on the web or have one? Or video of fcs installation?
Research First.
Then ask specific questions.
You don't want to burn out help.
http://www.futuresfins.com/installation-wmv.php
i was googles first website.and it is on their main website.
keep in mind you are going to be spending a lot of money on the instal kid for your first board if you use them. but as tblank said. Research first
yeah i saw that video, I do own a router, was hoping i could install with just the router? prob gonna go fcs plug. I guess a specific question is how do you adjust the cant when using the fcs plug?
What can’t do you want ? The plugs come standard with can’t built in as well as fusions. But you can always tape a dummy fin to the desired cant
how much Can’t do they come with. I prob want 5degrees…
Plugs are 3 fusions are 5 or 9. Put a dummy fin in tape the tip of the fin to
Your desired cant I you want more or less
Use an adjustable square set to the cant or angle desired. With the fin in the plug and slurry in the hole set the fins in place and adjust to the square. Tape fins in place.
thanks for help
Be sure you get the toe-in right. Don't cross the stringer or you'll be surfing a dog. Run the screw down below the surface before you sand. FCS plugs have one thing going for them; they're an easy install. A drill, holesaw, forstner bit and a short piece of conduit is about all you need. PS I stand corrected on my spelling and pronunciation(sp) of the above mentioned bit. Forstner not "Forrester" . Thank you Tblank. If you've seen one you know what I mean. LOL
to understand correct, the toe is the little nubs parrell on the plugs, just dont have them on different sides of the stringer?
Just taking a litle piss out of you M'Ding...Cheers.
skimm3r, 'toe in" (or out) is the line in respect to the stringer. Meaning, toe in is OUT OF PARALLEL with the true center line of the board. Fins are usually set with a 1/4" to 1/8" toe in and roughly 5 degrees cant. The cant is more variable than toe. Too much toe in and you make a plow, too much toe out and you make a sea (drift) anchor. There is a TON of info on fins and setting them in the archives. Good Luck.
The line from the inside edge (flat unfoiled side) of the rail fins extended to the nose. By 1/8 or 1/4 meaning the distance the front plug is closer to center or the stringer than the rear. I mark mine from the stringer. Which is fine as long as you have a symetrical template. I find that to be the quickest and most accurate. If you don't you'd better mark them from the rail or clean up the symetry of your blank with a surform or sanding block. Use a string or a straight edge to see where the toe comes out at the stringer.
In regards to “toe” - my understanding is a very common set up for front fins is 1/4" on 4 1/2" line. That is - you put a mark where you want the back of the fin to be, measure 4 1/2" towards the nose, make a little mark, then measure in towards the stringer/center a 1/4" then make a mark, draw a line between the two marks and set your fin boxes so that you end up with the rear on the mark and the front on the line (Your fins may be less than 4 1/2"s long.)
thanks for the help guys, really appericate it. But alot of times when i see mini simmons the fins look as if they look parrallel with each other. I guess meaning that there is no toe? the only reason i ask have another blank and wanna shape a mini simmons, surf this spot in DE called the naval jetty, super big jetty that point breaks when the sand is right.
Early thrusters had little or no cant and no toe. The process of experimentation resulted in modern determinations for cant and toe. The longer the board the less toe, because of the distance covered to the nose. Kind of like figuring the pitch and run on a roof.