Fin Problem

what kind of fin is it? future? fcs? one broke from my future. i took a screw and drove it in the the front of the broken fin (make sure you dont screw into the box haha) and i took the claw and pried it out. with fcs i did the same thing. both worked

 

You may want to drill a small pilot hole so the screw doesn't expand the broken part and wedge it in tighter

 

use a slide hammer. (A vice grip with a puller on the end of it to yank it out.) Did you loosen the set screw?? Ha!

 

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Slide hammer or vice grip could shatter the glass around the fin box. Post a picture so we can see the problem. Also WD40 the base of the fin before appling any more pressure.

 

True, Just don't get ridiculous with it.

 

I broke a fcs fin and got it out by drilling a small hole in the center of the piece still inside the plug. Then carefully with a screwdriver I put in a screw that was just a little larger in diameter than the hole I drilled. Using pliers I pulled on the screw until the piece popped out.

 

Get a drill, get a small drill bit, drill in to the piece that is stuck in the fin box and pull her on out. I snapped a center fin on a longboard in half on my garage door last weekend. Forgot to take in to account the height of the door and SNAP! The good news is that the board didn't get damaged, just snapped that fin in half.

 

Or..... Just tell your friends that they ruined the board and make them pony up the dough for a new one.

 

Here's a YouTube showing what Bill_NJ suggests:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8r7c3bvRm7I

 

same thing happened to me once. Well minus teaching the noobs because I don't owe them anything. I did something so simple, this a no brainer....

1. Loosen the set screw....
2. acquire black drywall screw and cordless drill (on the LOW setting). Drywall screw is small and thin enough, with sharp enough threads, that it shouldn't cause the plastic to expand too much.
3. Screw into the remaining piece of fin, only need to get a couple of threads into it
4. Using any sort of pliers, grab that thing and start pulling directly out of the hole. Don't wiggle side to side because you can crush the white stuff that holds the fin plug in place (F*cking nightmare to replace that...)
5. Install new fin
6. tighten set screw...

 

Go finless, it's the new hotness haven't you heard?

 

Dude, you're on a roll with these trends. First the track pad, now FINLESS! What a hipster.

 

HAHA, track pad wasn't me, but i'll play along. I actually broke the center fin on my McTavish a couple weeks ago, took my board to work for an evening session of tropical storm Debbie, and forgot to take into account the clearance sign in the parking garage and i drove right on in and smacked it so hard it snapped the tip off, still surfs fine, but i'll be pick up a new fin shortly... and maybe even a track pad, depending on my mood.

 

That sucks. McTavish makes killer sticks. Let me know what fin you pick up - I am always looking for feedback on fins.

 

Ya it's a great board and catches everything, the fin i'm replacing is a simple Walden center fin, so i'm actually wondering what fin I should go with. Do i replace with the same fin, or should I try something completely different? Decisions, decisions...

 

I would replace it with something completely different. My favorite fin is the RFC Wingnut Sweep. The Sweep makes my 9'8" ride like an 8'6" - and a lot faster too. In larger waves , I break out the Greenough Stage 6. Dropping in is effortless and the chicks dig it. I would start with those two options before exploring.

 

Good look, I will check those out, do you go single or thruster? My board is 8'1", I went a bit smaller cause I'm not tall and wanted more performance

 

9'8" & 9'6" are single fins and my 9'0" is a thruster. I use a 7" True Ames Flex fin in my 7'0" single fin egg. Check it out: http://trueames.com/shop/l-flex-fin I would use an 8" or the 8.5"

I would also check out the Greenough Stage-6 8" : http://trueames.com/shop/greenough-stage-6-fin This fin has a lot of flex / pop.

 

Thanks for the advise, there are just so many options available