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Converting thruster to quad.

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Created by doggie > 9 months ago, 10 Oct 2012
doggie
WA, 15849 posts
10 Oct 2012 10:01AM
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I have an old 6,3 swallow tail Dave Mac and Im about to give it a new lease of life and fix a few old dings and compressions.

Has anyone converted a thruster into a quad? Did it work?

Its a single into double concave and Ive seen a few quads like this but generally with more concave in the rear between the fins.

Cheers

katana
WA, 644 posts
10 Oct 2012 10:40AM
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should work just fine!!

doggie
WA, 15849 posts
10 Oct 2012 11:45AM
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Cool, I will give it a shot maybe this weekend if Im not mowing the lawn or weeding

Cheers Chris and Dave

jbshack
WA, 6913 posts
10 Oct 2012 2:24PM
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doggie said...
Cool, I will give it a shot maybe this weekend if Im not mowing the lawn or weeding

Cheers Chris and Dave


Call the weeding women for that job

doggie
WA, 15849 posts
10 Oct 2012 3:24PM
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CMC said...
Doggie,

Do it mate. Drill the the holes, use an old fin as a jig. Get some of the FCS powder from a manufacturer and some laminating resin and sand those babies down. Piece of cake.

Drop them in the right spot for your board with the formula as below.


http://www.mckeesurf.com/brucemckee/multisystem.htm


Just downloaded the June 2012 specs of that site CMC, very interesting

That should make things easy

Ted the Kiwi
NSW, 14256 posts
10 Oct 2012 8:18PM
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doggie said...
CMC said...
Doggie,

Do it mate. Drill the the holes, use an old fin as a jig. Get some of the FCS powder from a manufacturer and some laminating resin and sand those babies down. Piece of cake.

Drop them in the right spot for your board with the formula as below.


http://www.mckeesurf.com/brucemckee/multisystem.htm


Just downloaded the June 2012 specs of that site CMC, very interesting

That should make things easy


I did this to an old board of mine a few years back after a few beers....only had some epoxy resin to play with and we made it too hot and set the thing on fire! Very funny at the time. Managed to salvage it but I have a few extra channels in it now where the foam has sunk

You will be fine so.....





doggie
WA, 15849 posts
11 Oct 2012 11:21AM
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Yea I am going to give it a crack Ted, I will take some pics as I do it.

We have just had a death in the family so I will have to start it next weekend

Ted the Kiwi
NSW, 14256 posts
11 Oct 2012 9:35PM
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Sorry to hear that Doggie - you have had a rough run lately. Thinking of ya.

Scotty88
4214 posts
11 Oct 2012 6:41PM
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Ted the Kiwi said...
Sorry to hear that Doggie - you have had a rough run lately. Thinking of ya.


+1 take care mate.

doggie
WA, 15849 posts
11 Oct 2012 6:44PM
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Ted the Kiwi said...
Sorry to hear that Doggie - you have had a rough run lately. Thinking of ya.


Cheers Ted, both aunties on my mums side twins died within ten months of each other.
My mum is not dealing with it well

On the up side the funeral is Tuesday in Busselton so I might be able to get a surf in as Ive got three days off for it. My mum always says look on the bright side. Im going down with my dad so its sort of a road trip of sorts.

Ted the Kiwi
NSW, 14256 posts
11 Oct 2012 10:38PM
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Jeepers. Well lets hope u get some fun pits at fav wave of mine down there. Would be interested to know if the vegetation has grown back any since xmas. Take some pics of it if you get the chance

doggie
WA, 15849 posts
11 Oct 2012 8:03PM
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Ted the Kiwi said...
Jeepers. Well lets hope u get some fun pits at fav wave of mine down there. Would be interested to know if the vegetation has grown back any since xmas. Take some pics of it if you get the chance


Will do mate, I hope I can get that far down

Daneli
QLD, 1538 posts
12 Oct 2012 2:55AM
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doggie said...
Ted the Kiwi said...
Sorry to hear that Doggie - you have had a rough run lately. Thinking of ya.


Cheers Ted, both aunties on my mums side twins died within ten months of each other.
My mum is not dealing with it well

On the up side the funeral is Tuesday in Busselton so I might be able to get a surf in as Ive got three days off for it. My mum always says look on the bright side. Im going down with my dad so its sort of a road trip of sorts.


Sorry to here that Doggie, hope it improves for you and your Mum.

The Quad conversion sounds fun.

Prawnhead
NSW, 1317 posts
12 Oct 2012 10:40AM
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try simon anderson's facebook page there is a bit of info on him converting a thruster to a quad but making the back fins closer together to give more of a thruster feel rather than the twin/quad feel
cheers

doggie
WA, 15849 posts
12 Oct 2012 8:31AM
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Prawnhead said...
try simon anderson's facebook page there is a bit of info on him converting a thruster to a quad but making the back fins closer together to give more of a thruster feel rather than the twin/quad feel
cheers


Cheers Prawnhead, I will check it out

@ Daneli - thanks mum doing ok spoke to her last night and she has her eldest sister with her and dad is with them as well

62mac
WA, 24860 posts
12 Oct 2012 9:10AM
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all the best doggie

doggie
WA, 15849 posts
12 Oct 2012 10:01AM
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62mac said...
all the best doggie


byf
WA, 514 posts
12 Oct 2012 10:52AM
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Thoughts are with ya mate. My grandad left us on monday arvo. Happen to be in the room when he took his last breath. Sad . Champion bloke, champion footy player in his day. RIP mate.

doggie
WA, 15849 posts
12 Oct 2012 11:01AM
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byf said...
Thoughts are with ya mate. My grandad left us on monday arvo. Happen to be in the room when he took his last breath. Sad . Champion bloke, champion footy player in his day. RIP mate.


Cheers mate and my thoughts are with you as well, might have to go fishing soon eh

Sad week with the ten year aniversary of the Bali bombings as well RIP to all

byf
WA, 514 posts
12 Oct 2012 11:05AM
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Yeah mate that secret tailor spot should be just about ready to fire soon. Will keep ya posted.

doggie
WA, 15849 posts
12 Oct 2012 11:23AM
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byf said...
Yeah mate that secret tailor spot should be just about ready to fire soon. Will keep ya posted.


Sweet look forward too it



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