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Created by gavnwend > 9 months ago, 7 Feb 2014
gavnwend
WA, 1372 posts
7 Feb 2014 6:25PM
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How easy is it to convert power- box to small tuttle on one of my fins .is it worth doing.

decrepit
WA, 12775 posts
7 Feb 2014 6:43PM
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Pepe's done this a lot, I've only done it after cutting fin down and reboxing at a different angle.
If you're going to do a few of them it's worth making a mold. If not you can add fiberglass and bog to get the required shape. You'll need another barrel bolt though, they were hard to find a while ago. I've made my own out of a stainless steel bolt, but it's hard work with stainless.

Or if you can source a scrap board with tuttle box, you can use that as a mold, but be sure to use enough release agent!

PS, be aware there seems to be more than 1 tuttle standard. There's different theories about this, I've heard it's a metric/imperial thing, or there's the real copyright version, then there are those un-copyrighted that are approximately near enough without infringing copyright.



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