Newbie dilemma - wonky fin angle - return it or use it?

[Stoobie]

Looking for advice around whether this board is okay to learn on.

I have bought a new 8 ft foamie board but the left side fin holes have been drilled in at a weird angle so that the fin is wonky, pointing off to the side (see attached pic).

As a beginner, I am wondering how much of an issue this will be for me getting up on the board and progressing. I can catch white water waves pretty consistently and bought this to help progress on to unbroken ones. This was a cheap board so my expectations were low but not sure how big a problem this would cause a newbie like me. Return it or just use it?

Thanks in advance for any and all advice, this forum has been such a great resource for me and my friends.

Cheers,

Stu

[jaffa1949]

simple answer return it faulty from start!
Inspect a purchase before you pull out your money, do not use it may render the purchase binding!
The board will not function well
Good luck

[waikikikichan]

Return it, if the store allows it.

BTW, which side fin do you think is in the correct orientation? The one facing straight or angling in ?

[Stoobie]

Thanks for the advice, It was an online delivery so they are sending out a new board, the company acknowledged it was a mistake in the build. I'm not sure what the correct angle for the fins should be anyways, I'd hope they would be almost parallel with the stringer maybe?

[jaffa1949]

Read the fin primer there is a lot of good basic information about fins