Lost fin screw for foamie

[Joss]

Hi guys - I recently bought a second hand foam surfboard (mainly for when I’m struggling and need a confidence boost!)

It’s a decent board - very solid with reinforced foam round the edge so should last me a while. Only annoying thing is that one of the plastic fin screws is missing . I’ve been trying to look online for one but the only thing I can find is a package which includes the fins as well.

They’re such cheap looking things but it looks like I have to pay a fair bit to get a spare. I wondered if anyone could suggest where I could get hold of one or, better still, whether some kind person out there may have a broken foamie with a spare screw available?!

If you can help that’d be awesome. No worries if not though

Thanks

Joss

[jaffa1949]

Have look,and see if the screw is similar to the screw for attaching a leash on a bodyboard, if it is, no need to buy fins and all.
Good luck!

[Joss]

Thanks - it’s actually roughly an inch and a half long black plastic thing which you unscrew with a coin or similar flat object. Here’s a pic of one of the others... Does anyone have a spare one which they no longer need?

I’ve actually only just realised that the screw had in fact broken off in the fin! Luckily I managed to get the remains of it out by drilling in to it then sticking a screw inside the whole with some gorilla glue then later I could twist it out

Joss

[waikikikichan]

Go to your local surfshop and see if they sell "bodyboard leash plugs". Should cost about $2 or $3 usd.

After a big swell check out the beach dumpster/trash cans for broken wavestorms and take the plug screw out of them with a quarter.

[Joss]

Thanks guys

Yeah in the end I ordered some cheap leash screws as you suggested- I just have to hope that they are the same size. They look very similar so I’m hoping that they’re pretty standard size

[RinkyDink]

Thanks guys

Yeah in the end I ordered some cheap leash screws as you suggested- I just have to hope that they are the same size. They look very similar so I’m hoping that they’re pretty standard size

If those don't fit, then I would just take your plug down to Home Depot or some hardware store and buy a metal screw that fits the plug along with a rubber washer and you're off to the beach.

[steveylang]

Quick Amazon search led to this (thought I had seen them before)-
https://www.amazon.com/SBBC-Surfboard-P ... 01ICNRCRA/

You might be able to find a smaller quantity for cheaper.

[Joss]

Thanks for the extra tips- I’ve ordered a UK one (as I’m in London) which should get here soon. That pack did look ideal though so I should’ve probably looked in to overseas orders- oh well. Thanks again