Drilling holes for more fins...?

fifeman · Outlaw Joined: 14 Jan 2003 Posts: 244

I only have 2" center fins, and I want to get some shorter in height and longer in length kind of fins to put on each side of my board. I was reading Wakeboard mag and Gerry Nunn said he drilled holes in his board to put more fins on, so I thought about doing it. Have any of yall drilled holes in your board for fins?

George · Addict Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 552 City: Chattanooga

if you do you will need to seal it up with some resin or epoxy.

Chukee_R · Posted: Jan 29, 2003 6:35 pm Post subject:

The only tool that's touching my parks is a screw driver to tighten down the bindings and fins...

j-mo-pel is key · Outlaw Joined: 13 Jan 2003 Posts: 139 City: minnesota

they were talking about this in the wakeskateing forum and they seemed to think it was legit

Jaggers · Newbie Joined: 27 Jan 2003 Posts: 18 City: Dallas

Its fine. If its a foam board you don't have to seal up a thing. It's closed cell foam. It wont soak up water. I've seen custom fin jobs a million times.

Nor*Cal · Ladies Man Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 9479 City: Sac

I'd still throw a little resin in there just to be safe.
Here's an idea...
Overdrill the hole then completely fill the hole you just drilled with resin.
When the resin dries redrill with the right size.
This way the foam or core is sealed. Just a thought?

skobi1 · Addict Joined: 15 Jan 2003 Posts: 639 City: eugene, or

You should use locktite on the fin screws so you dont have to tighten them too much. the mfgs use blocks where they want the fins, iff you drill elsewhere and tighten the screws too much it will squeeze the base and top surface together crushing the core.

quigglymaster · Posted: Jan 29, 2003 8:19 pm Post subject:

i would never do that. it could screw up the leak into the board and screw up the wood inside. i highly advise against it

Josh R · Posted: Jan 29, 2003 8:23 pm Post subject:

Unless you're riding an Ultracore or DNA, there is no wood inside boards.

Don't worry about it, it won't cause any problems. My friend did it and he hasn't had a problem with it, except snapping it in half on a landing. The board was much more responsive, and there was no water in there.

Dees · Posted: Jan 29, 2003 8:49 pm Post subject:

I think locktite will eat away the board wont it. I know it does on a snowbaord.

I would drill the holes then seal it with resin well not completely, just to be safe.

Nor*Cal · Ladies Man Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 9479 City: Sac

I agree with Dees. Locktite eats snowboards, paint, and other things. I wouldn't use it on your board or fins. I think my idea with the oversized holes would work really well.

Wiscokid · Outlaw Joined: 29 Jan 2003 Posts: 118

I added some extra fins to my old Byerly Blunt at the beginning of the year. I bought some of the blue trip side fins and drilled holes for the fins. I put some epoxy over the foam to seal it and just play it safe and it worked great. Hopefully ill have some cash soon so i can actually get a new board instead, but until then I'll have to use my McGyver skills.

Laughing

msimpson · Posted: Jan 31, 2003 6:57 am Post subject:

I have talked to water ski and wakeboard companies about this. Unless it is honeycomb or a DNA, it is closed cell foam, and water will not hurt it.

orzech · Posted: Jan 31, 2003 10:44 pm Post subject:

I did a custom job on my rythem 134 w/ some subjekt side fins herre are some pics

orzech · Posted: Jan 31, 2003 10:45 pm Post subject:

Everythin is almost indentical to my trip.... i have yet to ride it though.... it will be my slide board this summer

RUSSIAN · Posted: Jan 31, 2003 10:53 pm Post subject:

Just a clarification, Gerry Nunn added a screw to the fin to make it stronger, not an extra fin Very Happy

surf bum · Newbie Joined: 27 Jan 2003 Posts: 7 City: Eugene, OR

Have had no hassel with lock tight. run with it all of the time. If the core is foam only, Than you can over tighten it, and rip though it on sliders and kickers, Shocked

sounds like a good way to get a new board. Shocked

if that is what you are going for.

w$r az style · Soul Rider Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Posts: 384 City: Arizona

none of these "Horor" stories are true in anyway except for feak accedents cuzz ive done this to alot to boards aNd so have my freinds and nothing goes wrong and it works out great. do it if you want to cuz its kool and makes a old board new! ok late