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Old 10-26-2021, 02:25 AM   #7
Mikel_24
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Re: Carbon fins care & preventative measures.

Old thread but worth mentioning....

Fins usually start chiping at the edge because you bang it on rocks. If a crack develops and starts running up the blade, the whole thing is toast.

What I do on brand new fins is to sandwitch the edge of the fin with duct tape (a piece on each side) and then trim with an utility blade leaving about 1/2" of duct-to-duct at the edge. This would prevent banging the edge with the rocks.

You have the choice of black if you want to go incognito or the regular silver color (which helps your partner to see you from the surface).

Some people don't find it aesthetically pleasing, but I don't give a damn and my fins never break at the very edge.

Mikel
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