fin box repair

stephengrasso · Joined: 04 Jun 2000 Posts: 1

Who in the bay area is doing windsurfer fin box R&R and how much should I expect to pay to have it done? Thanks

msamols · Joined: 17 Mar 1997 Posts: 16

For insanely high quality repairs, try Mike Zajicek:
http://www.mikeslab.com/

spanker_jeep · Posted: Fri May 28, 2010 5:51 pm Post subject:

Usually a blown finbox is accompanied by a rescue. Forget about getting it fixed. Buy yourself a new board. I have been rescued and have rescued people because of this. Not worth it. Please don't repair then sell, bad juju.

superkraut · Joined: 18 Mar 2001 Posts: 346

that's malarky! a good fin box replacement is as strong or stronger than the original
Eva

kwb · Joined: 19 May 1998 Posts: 7

Presumably an old man like you just ran your board up on the rocks......or are you still getting air time?? Shouldn't you be in a rocking chair by now, with a couple of Westies in your lap lickin' up the food and drool from the corner of your mouth??? If not, maybe you need to come back to the River!? Take it easy hombre viejo! Smile

jse · Joined: 17 Apr 1995 Posts: 1460 Location: Maui

swchandler · Joined: 08 Nov 1993 Posts: 10588

Some years back at C Street, I rode a wave a bit too far in at the point and clipped the rock bottom damaging my Tuttle finbox. Eva fixed it for me. Looking at the repair afterwards, you wouldn't have known that the finbox had been completely replaced. Also, never any integrity problems down the line.

Lastly, I have to second msamols' comments about Zajicek's repairs. All of Mike's work is top flight. I have been riding his boards for over 18 years now and I have to admit to being totally spoiled.