Learn from an expert board shaper what fins are and what the fins on a surfboard do in this free how to video on making a surfboard.
Expert: Kimo Greene
Bio: Since 1967, Kimo Greene has been making surfboards and has gone through the full circle of surfboard design. He lives and surfs on Oahus famous North Shore with his family and dogs.
Filmmaker: kirk yliniemi
Hey i have a 6'8 isle shortboard with the fcs tri fin setup. this guy didnt get out of the way and i ran into him and it completely ripped out my back fin with the box plugs and everything. how much did it cost to replace the plug and fin?
TWITCH2486 3 years ago
Are your fins glassed on or box fins? Whatever the setup...a surf shop with a good repair guy should be able to fix just about anything. My nephew has a 7' WRV with FCS fins...ripped the center fin completely out....plugs and all. One of our local shops installed new plugs and a fin.....that was at the beginning of summer '08 and surfed it all season..no prblems.
DRG1939 3 years ago
great vid but how do you replace a fin, like if you surfed over a rock and it got ripped off kinda thing...? i need help and i can't afford to buy a new board with these hard times and all___
Lifesucksdie123 3 years ago