Setting FCS 2 fin boxes : installation

In this video we demonstrate how to set the FCS 2 boxes into the surfboard using resin. If you missed our video on how to route out the area for these FCS 2 boxes make sure to check it out!
These fin boxes can be found at: fiberglassflor...

[@danielbonner8309]

Great video, but id opt to double check the cant angle

[@FiberglassFlorida]

agreed, it is a good idea to use dummy fins and some tape to ensure that the boxes don't move at all as the resin hardens, these fin boxes are marked for different fin angles. so as long as the box is flat once installed, the angle will be determined on what fin box you installed.

[@Boom-oq5yj]

@@FiberglassFlorida FYI The FCS-produced video recommends setting the plugs .5 - 1mm BELOW the surface of the board (i.e. not flush), presumably to account for the thickness of the patch and the fiber

[@adryanyork3581]

fin angles are ofter out with this method

[@surfershaper]

Never. When you seat the plug fully into the hole it's bottomed and isn't tiltable

[@FernandoMoralesAfonso]

¿Y el ángulo?

[@lalaboards]

Cut a slit in the patches .... allows air bubbles to escape .....

[@dudeleboski2692]

Far from a complete Video on the install

[@lalaboards]

Few things he forgot to tell you you may need is ....talent , skill ,and experience !

[@Boom-oq5yj]

Is it advisable to install without the dummy fins?

[@bradward9857]

no

[@leodonascimento9991]

I guess the Guy don tu give a fuck about angles of the fins.

[@Fitandover40]

How do you check the fin cant with this method?

[@karlbryant7690]

you cant check the cant with this method LOL. I come from the era of glass ons tri fins and twins and single fin boxes and single fin glass ons..literally thousands of fins over my 25yrs career. I was a master at every step of the glassing process, one of the few that learned how to build a board from start to finish in my backyard at age 13 and by time i was 16 working at Canyon surfboards a legendary shop and a couple others too ... however was still building in my back yard ha ha ha Maybe TMI but I have some chops. In the old days a FU box had 4 tabs on the top that layed flat to the surrounding surface if they were perfect flush to the surrounding surface you could be confident the single fin box was perfectly perpendicular. These boxes also required a plug to keep the fins slot from pushing in while the resin cured. for my personals I always put a fin in and eye balled it from the nose AND taped it ....but we never put a fin in for production boards with ad FU box.... (hence why some pros at large production factories may or may not use dummy fins, check with protractor or guide AND tape) They have done enough box installs that it will be *pretty close*. however the FCS2 box does not have these tabs on top like the old FU single fin box to ensure the box is perfectly flush and perpendicular to the surrounding surface without the use of a dummy fin. This guy is a pro and knows how to feel around the edge of the box to be *reasonably* confident that the plug is sitting flush in the cavity and pretty close to what the box cant is designed to be. You have to feel with your fingers all around the edge to make sure the top of the box is flush all the way around. **however its highly possible the plug can shift slightly as the resin cures** IF you use a dummy fin and check with a protractor or dedicated guide and tape the fin you will know the fin cant is dead on for what the box is supposed to be. **tape and dedicated cant template is what you use when glassing on fins. **i can guarantee the box guy uses dummy fins and checks and rechecks with a protractor and sweats alot when he is doing someone like JJF boards. ***as we sweated when doing glassons for people like Shaun Tompson, Ian Cairns, Peter Townend, the Parmenter bros, the list of top in the world pros was long when I worked at Canyon. **you are always taking a risk that the cant will not be what the box is designed to be if you dont use dummy fins, check with a guide and tape. I started building my own boards again however the 2 boards I have bought off the rack in the last 2yrs (FCS2) from two of THE biggest names in the industry $800 and $900 boards ....the cant is not correct for ANY of the boxes when checked with the protractor that is typically used in the industry. for quads typ set up is 9deg fronts 5 deg rears $800 quad fronts are supposed to be 9deg.... they are 5deg rears are supposed to be 5 deg ....they are 3deg *at least consistently incorrect LOL $900 board the fronts are supposed to be 9deg.... one is 6.5deg one is 6deg the rears are supposed to be 5deg ... they are both 4deg Soooooo in the end will YOU be able to tell if your fins are off by 1 or 3.5 deg.....probably not....can JJF tell....absolutely. All I can say if you are board shopping and care... feel free to get the type of protractor used i the industry to install boxes .... have your local shop put fins in and check. You might also want to put a center fin in and eyeball from nose to tail to see if its perpendicular. I guarantee they probably have NEVER had someone check fin cant with a protractor prior to buying a board. THE END

[@Fitandover40]

@@karlbryant7690 asking because I was building my first board. But if others that have the balls to sell boards at 900 and don't check, then why would I care lol. Its good to know though that once more, sellers of all industries are willing to do whatever it takes to cheat and make more profit. I rather spend that on materials to make my own boards. Thanks

[@jamie-ox8sg]

What foam is used for the boards And what type of resin is used

[@barrel1808]

Hey! Questions: 1) What's the point of the patches? Isn't the large fiberglass sheet you have going to go over the newly installed finbox anyways? 2) doesn't the resin your spitting on the finbox cover where you need to place the fins? I know you placed tape over the openings of the finbox, but won't the resin keep you from taking off the tape?

[@Johnnyparkerpoops]

the patches reinforce it so that when you're taking your fin out it doesn't pull the whole box out. You should sand down to the tape after the hot coat.

[@jp321p8]

Question- Are you supposed to cut out the holes where the fins go while the laminate is still wet? Or let it dry and sand it down after the hot coat to expose the holes?

[@surfershaper]

Razor

[@chriscoralAloha]

Hey bagel.

[@FiberglassFlorida]

ChrisCoral Ahola 🥯

[@seanwasserman5520]

What degree should my leading fins be?

[@dudeleboski2692]

I prefer 3 Degrees