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North Speedster Foil. What type of screw... ?

Postby boubou » Mon Nov 12, 2018 8:07 pm

The original screw are to long for the rear wing, little known issue by North but just found out

What lenght are we to get

Currently using M6 x 30
What’s the treads pitch...

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Re: North Speedster Foil. What type of screw....???

Postby CCollins » Mon Nov 12, 2018 9:45 pm

Hi,

Mine were too long as well. I got M6x30, and changed them to Allen head as well. No problems at all now.

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Re: North Speedster Foil. What type of screw... ?

Postby 3InletsWindsports » Tue Nov 13, 2018 2:11 am

Screws usually are in 5mm increments
But if you currently have, say, 10mm thread engagement then dropping 5mm is 50%


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