Construction of my own eyeometrical speed fin

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Dan133
Dan133
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51 posts
5 Feb 2015 1:28pm




We have a great spot which is only sailable when the lake level is high enough. Soft sand bottom and shallow. Touching the bottom is common but no problem besides wearing your carbon fin down. G 10 is more hard wearing but I decided to make a gobstopped fin from aluminium. Gobstopped was a Willy wonker lolly that lasted forever. Used the eyeometer to shape and simple scribe lines.
First process was to cut the shape out on the bandsaw
Dan133
Dan133
51 posts
51 posts
5 Feb 2015 1:30pm






Next is to smooth the profile to shape. you can see the wearing on the carbon fin tip
Dan133
Dan133
51 posts
51 posts
5 Feb 2015 1:33pm






Scribe a centreline and profile lines about 5mm apart
Dan133
Dan133
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51 posts
5 Feb 2015 1:36pm














Then start grinding. use wax on the disk and it can carve like butter
Dan133
Dan133
51 posts
51 posts
5 Feb 2015 1:38pm






Then orbital sand and hand sand down to a fine finish
Dan133
Dan133
51 posts
51 posts
5 Feb 2015 1:40pm








Polish and box, (thanks Mike) for the boxing..no pictures just of the final product
seanhogan
seanhogan
QLD
3424 posts
QLD, 3424 posts
5 Feb 2015 5:04pm
nice and shiny !! I like !
keef
keef
NSW
2016 posts
NSW, 2016 posts
5 Feb 2015 7:48pm
fantastic Dan but well worth it
Dan133
Dan133
51 posts
51 posts
5 Feb 2015 6:45pm




Mikes fancy finbox mould
easty
easty
TAS
2213 posts
TAS, 2213 posts
5 Feb 2015 10:24pm
The trout are worried!
Or filleted.
decrepit
decrepit
WA
12883 posts
WA, 12883 posts
5 Feb 2015 9:24pm
Great stuff!! I've toyed with the idea of solid ally instead of the stainless/timber/carbon fins I'm making, be good to have a comparison. Weight, wear, ease of making and repairing etc.
Mine are for highly abrasive weed as well as shallow bottom, even good g10 leading edges are very corrugated after just a few hours sailing.
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