i recently went over to the dark side with a couple of Fish boards. After riding longboards for so long it has been a slow transition. Anyway was out on my 6'2" Bamboo Flying Fish from The Surfboard Warehouse (i know cheap epoxy pop outs suck) today in good size waves. Once i got the feel of it under my feet it went great but whenever i was going fast and turning it made this incredible sound, like a shark alarm or something. I was told it was my fins. Im riding as a quad with quality fins. Is there anything i could or should do? It would appear that the better i ride the more it talks to me.
I was told i could sand the trailing edge of the fins. Any advice?

steve

Yeah sorry to hear the dark side got you but that can be repaired. Ask Lacey he is the SBW bitch around here.

Maybe quality fins in sh1t boxes, not fitting properly, vibrating.
I'd like to catch a wave for long enough to complain about the noise my fins make...

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Nozza said..
Maybe quality fins in sh1t boxes, not fitting properly, vibrating.
I'd like to catch a wave for long enough to complain about the noise my fins make...

Im hearing ya. It was an epic session, for me on a short board.

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Nozza said..
Maybe quality fins in sh1t boxes, not fitting properly, vibrating.
I'd like to catch a wave for long enough to complain about the noise my fins make...

Yeah I know the feeling. Just last week I had to sand a fin the use a mallet to bash it into a box. But putting the fin into the board it cane with fitted perfectly, that's 2 boards out of hundreds I've had a issue with, I did buy one once overseas and it was a very loose fit so I used ice cream container stops to pack it. Put this shouldn't happen

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Macaha said..

Nozza said..
Maybe quality fins in sh1t boxes, not fitting properly, vibrating.
I'd like to catch a wave for long enough to complain about the noise my fins make...

Yeah I know the feeling. Just last week I had to sand a fin the use a mallet to bash it into a box. But putting the fin into the board it cane with fitted perfectly, that's 2 boards out of hundreds I've had a issue with, I did buy one once overseas and it was a very loose fit so I used ice cream container stops to pack it. Put this shouldn't happen

if you are using a mallet to bash a fin in you must be drunk again

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laceys lane said..

Macaha said..

Nozza said..
Maybe quality fins in sh1t boxes, not fitting properly, vibrating.
I'd like to catch a wave for long enough to complain about the noise my fins make...

Yeah I know the feeling. Just last week I had to sand a fin the use a mallet to bash it into a box. But putting the fin into the board it cane with fitted perfectly, that's 2 boards out of hundreds I've had a issue with, I did buy one once overseas and it was a very loose fit so I used ice cream container stops to pack it. Put this shouldn't happen

if you are using a mallet to bash a fin in you must be drunk again

Geez you've turned into a real church goer, see you Sunday for some red.

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Macaha said..

laceys lane said..

Macaha said..

Nozza said..
Maybe quality fins in sh1t boxes, not fitting properly, vibrating.
I'd like to catch a wave for long enough to complain about the noise my fins make...

Yeah I know the feeling. Just last week I had to sand a fin the use a mallet to bash it into a box. But putting the fin into the board it cane with fitted perfectly, that's 2 boards out of hundreds I've had a issue with, I did buy one once overseas and it was a very loose fit so I used ice cream container stops to pack it. Put this shouldn't happen

if you are using a mallet to bash a fin in you must be drunk again

Geez you've turned into a real church goer, see you Sunday for some red.

evening father mac

l

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laceys lane said..

Macaha said..

laceys lane said..

Macaha said..

Nozza said..
Maybe quality fins in sh1t boxes, not fitting properly, vibrating.
I'd like to catch a wave for long enough to complain about the noise my fins make...

Yeah I know the feeling. Just last week I had to sand a fin the use a mallet to bash it into a box. But putting the fin into the board it cane with fitted perfectly, that's 2 boards out of hundreds I've had a issue with, I did buy one once overseas and it was a very loose fit so I used ice cream container stops to pack it. Put this shouldn't happen

if you are using a mallet to bash a fin in you must be drunk again

Geez you've turned into a real church goer, see you Sunday for some red.

evening father mac

l

Bless you my son

Scroll down the threads a bit, the solution is explained there.

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Steve... said..
i recently went over to the dark side with a couple of Fish boards. After riding longboards for so long it has been a slow transition. Anyway was out on my 6'2" Bamboo Flying Fish from The Surfboard Warehouse (i know cheap epoxy pop outs suck) today in good size waves. Once i got the feel of it under my feet it went great but whenever i was going fast and turning it made this incredible sound, like a shark alarm or something. I was told it was my fins. Im riding as a quad with quality fins. Is there anything i could or should do? It would appear that the better i ride the more it talks to me.
I was told i could sand the trailing edge of the fins. Any advice?

steve

Hi Steve, bloody annoying!
you do give the trailing fin or rear part of the fin a light sand, the area at the base will probably need less sanding than moving towards the tip.
Dont go to hard to soon , you may need to do it a few times.
cheers, Rocket.

All done. I think it was the trailing fins as they are a 80/20 foil, the trailing edge was not sharp. Also there was a gap under the front and rear of the front fins where they meet the board due to the tail rocker. So everything is sanded down and fitting neat. There was also a little blob of glass on one fin too. Just need to take it for a test run.
thanks fellas.