North nugget foil board mod

[antonell0]

Hi all,
after modifing a north rocketfish with 4 inserts for a Moses with success (8 months working great), I'm planning to modify a north nugget with a tuttle (spotz) + inserts (moses).
Do you have any experience using 2 parallel US boxes instead fixed inserts?
http://www.theshapingshack.com/10in-mast-box-chinook/
This should allow a nice range of positions. I found that, as my level improves, I need to move quite towards the tail my foil (at least 5-6cm)
cheers,
Antonello

[jplmain]

Does'nt spots use the turtle type box to use with there mast?

[antonell0]

Spotz uses normal Tuttle box.
I was thinking to add two US boxes correctly spaced, for a 4 points plate. Each with two threaded mini plates, maybe hold in place with some EVA stripes.

[doofus]

hmmm, those boxes never seemed very strong back in the dark ages when i was windsurfing.. but two of them... maybe..

[cglazier]

Those Chinook boxes are designed for small windsurfing fins and are nowhere near strong enough for a foil in my opinion.

Be aware that if your foil falls off your board it will sink.

CG

[antonell0]

Not worried about strength. US mast box + stringers + Tuttle box in the middle will be solid rock.
I'm more worried about the real usage of this system vs fixed 4 (or maybe anchor points.

[jplmain]

I have installed tuttle box into my board and found no need to support with american fin boxes. Your tuttle box is 1 3/4" deep cut bottom of board 7 x 5 inches wide. Take all foam and stringer out leave only top deck alone and laminate 5 layers of glass or carbon on under side of deck attach tuttle. Sapport around tuttle with vincel and thick resin mix a lot micro balls to make laminate light. Re-cover bottom with extra layer of class. Support of box is mainly on the deck with your screw hole is so, use a big washer. Also if wanted more support add a extra layer or two of class under foot around box area.

rowboat has some experience with his nugget ask him for some advise on how he would place it. viewtopic.php?f=196&t=2385269

[rowboat]

I have a 2012 Nugget with an F-Box installed for an Alpinefoil. Mike Z @ mikeslab.com did the install of the box, so I can't speak to the details of the layup, but he knows what he's doing and it is super clean and strong. The Nugget makes a great foil platform.

[Pierrot]

For step by step details on how to install a foil on a nugget, you cannlook at the attached photo album from a french shaper:
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set ... 783&type=1

Result is super clean...

[rowboat]

By the way, here is a video I shot riding the Nugget + Alpinefoil + 5m BRM Cloud setup:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=55ZiKDQ_Rrc