by oldgrom » Mon Sep 22, 2008 3:49 am
Hey norcal sorry I did not go more in depth for ya I had to split in a hurry and get my kid from school. As miamisurfer stated in a nut shell yep that's it. The least repair/fix I've ever seen done that held till board death is ( the foam was cleaned up a lil and 4 1/8" holes drilled in at a aprox 45 deg angle toward the deck away from the center kinda like drawing an X over the hole and it's upper tips are on each side of the existing plug( not sure if you'll get this) all glass around is sanded down, Q-cell or micro ballons mixed with the resin injected and or pressed into holes/plug area and the loose plug (being pre set on the fin) is set in the new resin hole and existing plug slot screw locked down taped in place and let set 24hrs. Next sand down and resin/cloth over (twice if needed) sand down and resin over with sand resin and polish coat if ya want but not needed, your done. the real repair or factory orig style is to hole saw a new holes on both plugs and epoxy a new foam plugs in the board, sand down foam and glass (a good distance to the sides and length) Router with a template jig new plug holes, install new plugs with a resin+ q-cell/micro ballon mix, Re glass plug and surrounding area like it were a new board never glassed before, done.
My recomendations for a home repair with minimal tooling/space etc is the first writing send is better and best is to remove all plugs all fins and fill holes with epoxy resin and a foam plugs,router with a jig for FCS FUSION plug/box type fin fixtures for a few reasons 1 they are just as good if not better than Future fins box ( Future fins which I'm a supper fan of and have on most of my boards), You wont have to switch fin brand, fill the area just like a (box fin) like it was made with them and not just a repair. What you did looks like it will work and might for a bit but it will no doubt crack come out etc. and leak without you knowing it till it's too late. Sorry to be the one with bad news but it's real. You need to fix it right yourself or take it somewhere to get it done for you. your choice and good luck.