Screws on fins bending...

x2xwakegurlx2x · Guest

I just got a new premier, and i hit kickers and sliders nonstop (i ride cable) and the first day i rode the board, the screws for my fins bent, it was the srews and fins that came with it, then someone bent them back, and itook it easy so it wouldnt happen again, then my dad went out, and bought supposidly better screws from home depot, bent again, so i just decided to go finless. this happen to anyone else? it was with those hyperlite aluminum fins or something, i saw this happen with the parks fins also, does this have to do with the fins or screws? just wondering, what are all your thoughts on this?

by the way, this is my 250th post, yay, just thought i would share that also

slaydit · Posted: Feb 26, 2003 7:29 pm Post subject:

you arnt suposed to ride with fins on cable if you are hitting kickers and sliders......im pretty sure anyways.

and this is almost 250...i think its 247....im gunna post 3 more times.

-jey

slaydit · Posted: Feb 26, 2003 7:29 pm Post subject:

yup.....ok...sorry for the spam...just want a new face dealy-o.

dos mas.

-jey

slaydit · Posted: Feb 26, 2003 7:30 pm Post subject:

249 now.... uno mas and im a baller.

-jey

slaydit · Posted: Feb 26, 2003 7:30 pm Post subject:

Yeahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!

wakegurl....u beat me by less then a minute....good job. all i know is i now have hair.

-jey

x2xwakegurlx2x · Guest

thats not true about no fins on cable, if you want them you can ride with them, and riding with fins and hitting kickers and sliders has nothing to do with it beingcable or not, you just dont want to use fins that are too big, you can use smaller ones

getting 250 is exciting isnt it

x2xwakegurlx2x · Guest

ya i beat u by 3 minutes, good job though, its funny how posting alot on a werbsite can feel so accomplishing, lol Laughing

JHrod · Wakeboarder.com Freak Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 3144

maybe it's because the metal fins won't break so they put extra force on the screw where as a fiberglass fin would just break off

x2xwakegurlx2x · Guest

you got a point there, but if thats the case, why didnt my fins on my old board (02 trip, 3 fins on each side) break??? from hitting alot of stuff after a while, all they did was get flat on the top, instead of like curved, they never broke though

JHrod · Wakeboarder.com Freak Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 3144

is the tip of the fin flush with the board---i have the premier with aluminum fins and there is a small gap(a millimeter or 2 or 3) and this could be cathing on the slider/kicker and pulling at the screws

x2xwakegurlx2x · Guest

what do you mean gap? gao between my in and what? im confused

JHrod · Wakeboarder.com Freak Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 3144

a gap between the fins tip and the board

x2xwakegurlx2x · Guest

ooo, i dont think there is, i dont ride with the fins anymore, so i wouldnt know, plus everytime the screws bent, its made the fin dig into my board, creating a tiny gash, and if it kept doing that it would turn into a big gash

JHrod · Wakeboarder.com Freak Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 3144

ok well thats the only explanations i can think of anyways so..

x2xwakegurlx2x · Guest

although the thing thats kind of bad about riding with no fins, and hitting kickers and sliders alot, is my molded fins are already starting to wear in a little, hopefully they wont break soon, the board is like 3 weeks old, and i already put a crack in the corner on the tip of the molded fin

Butta Seeka · Posted: Feb 26, 2003 7:57 pm Post subject:

hmmm go get one of the new premires with the jib base

x2xwakegurlx2x · Guest

i do have one of the new premiers, i just got it, you mean with the slider base on it? i have that, but whats does that have to do with the screws bending?

Josh R · Posted: Feb 26, 2003 8:03 pm Post subject:

Check out the CDI Colin Wright Fin. It would be perfect for you.
You don't need to compromise between setting your board up for sliders or using it normally. The whole line is specially designed so you can hit sliders with peace of mind.
If you want to know more, check out www.cdifins.com

x2xwakegurlx2x · Guest

i checked it out, it looks pretty good, i already have fins though, i even have slider fins, its not the fins that were bad, it was the screws, plus i like it finless, it doesnt matter to me as much, im not riding finless just to set my board up for sliders, i ride with 3 fins on my trip before i got a new board, i just like it finless for all my riding, not just kickers and sliders