Surfing Waves

Well i hit ran my board over some low lying rocks - feel like a complete idiot as i should have known better.

However unlike the last time that happened the whole fin box has been blown out instead of just the fin snapping.





Im gonna fix it myself will post pics when done. Just let me know if there is anything cruicial i need to know as this is the first future fin blow out i have attempted to repair. Done a few fcs before though.

ouch! good luck on your repairing!

Are you going to use a new finbox or the old one? Make sure you set the box in right when the resin is curing, you don't want it tilted to one side. Also, put a few layers of glass over the box. Don't forget to tape the slot and hole.

thanks for that bit of info.

Im in two minds whether to replace the box or not. The trouble is that replacing the box means i have to jump in the car and drive to my shaper to pick one up - mind you i could use that as an excuse to go surf up at Swamis

That sucks. One of the downsides to futures is exactly this though, when they do fail it means a slightly more involved repair job.
Have to say though that is a pretty clean break from the fin box to the board, normally the glass tears up way more than that.
All i can add is make sure you give the surrounding area a really good hard sand so that when you put your glass patches on they don't sit up proud and this should minimise sanding later. Are you going to re-hot coat too?

KS