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Fin bent into board
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Sat Jul 29, 2017 2:22 amby Somwombat
So I'm relatively new to surfing and this forum. Basically what happened was some other surfer lost control on his board and it got picked up by the wave and it rolled into me. So it knocked me into my own board (specifically the fin) and caused the fin to cut into the board (pictured), meanwhile cutting through my wetsuit and gashing my leg. What I've done so far is pull the fin out from the inside of the board and now its sitting in its normal position. How would I go about fixing it?
Re: Fin bent into board
Posted:
Sat Jul 29, 2017 4:33 amby dtc
Looks like you need to reset the rear fin plug. Do you have any repair stuff at all? If not you may find it almost the same price to get it repaired in a shop. The problem with plugs is that they need to take a lot of strain, so if not repaired properly they can easily fall out again
If you want to do it yourself, probably best to look up 'repairing fin plug' and watch some videos etc
Re: Fin bent into board
Posted:
Sat Jul 29, 2017 7:11 amby waikikikichan
Can you pull the fin up with the rear plug ? Can it come all the way out or is it blocked by the fiberglass ? I would like to see a clear photo of the damage with out the fin in the way.
Re: Fin bent into board
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Sat Jul 29, 2017 6:55 pmby Somwombat
waikikikichan wrote:Can you pull the fin up with the rear plug ? Can it come all the way out or is it blocked by the fiberglass ? I would like to see a clear photo of the damage with out the fin in the way.
I cannot pull put the fin with the rear plug as it is blocked by the fiberglass.
Re: Fin bent into board
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Sat Jul 29, 2017 6:56 pmby Somwombat
dtc wrote:Looks like you need to reset the rear fin plug. Do you have any repair stuff at all? If not you may find it almost the same price to get it repaired in a shop. The problem with plugs is that they need to take a lot of strain, so if not repaired properly they can easily fall out again
If you want to do it yourself, probably best to look up 'repairing fin plug' and watch some videos etc
Do you know roughly how much a repair like this would cost?
Re: Fin bent into board
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Sat Jul 29, 2017 7:05 pmby Somwombat
waikikikichan wrote:Can you pull the fin up with the rear plug ? Can it come all the way out or is it blocked by the fiberglass ? I would like to see a clear photo of the damage with out the fin in the way.
Don't know what I was thinking haha. Here's the picture you wanted:
Re: Fin bent into board
Posted:
Sat Jul 29, 2017 7:30 pmby Somwombat
EDIT:
The rest of the fins look like they had some cheap fixes done to them, how would i go about that same "cheap" fix?
Re: Fin bent into board
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Sat Jul 29, 2017 9:20 pmby waikikikichan
WOW ! It feels like me and DTC have just been featured on a episode of "you've just been Punked".
But seriously, since the other two fins are now "Glassed" Ons, just squeeze some UV Solarez under and around the plug. Of course use the fin set into the un-damaged plug to help with alignment. Then after that set, put a bead around the base just like they did on the other two fins.
It was good you showed us the rest of the board. Not worth taking to a repair guy.
Re: Fin bent into board
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Sun Jul 30, 2017 10:21 amby Somwombat
waikikikichan wrote:WOW ! It feels like me and DTC have just been featured on a episode of "you've just been Punked".
But seriously, since the other two fins are now "Glassed" Ons, just squeeze some UV Solarez under and around the plug. Of course use the fin set into the un-damaged plug to help with alignment. Then after that set, put a bead around the base just like they did on the other two fins.
It was good you showed us the rest of the board. Not worth taking to a repair guy.
Alright thank you!