Method of applying a safety/maneuver enhancing fin to a surfboar

Details Method of applying a safety/maneuver enhancing fin to a surfboar Method of applying a safety/maneuver enhancing fin to a surfboar

1993-05-13

1994-04-26

Sotelo, Jesus D.

Buoys, rafts, and aquatic devices

Water skimming or walking device

Having stabilizing surface

114140, A63C 1506

Patent

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053061888

ABSTRACT:
A surfboard fin intermediate ha a rigid body element with flexible material (e.g. rubber) covering the leading and trailing edges, with a protective material--such as aluminum foil tape--readily removably secured to the flexible material on a small part of the body element to substantially completely cover the flexible material to protect it during manufacture of a surfboard with the fin attached, such as during sanding. The fin with protective material is placed so that the base engages the bottom of a surfboard, resin impregnated fiberglass rope or roving is applied to the base of the fin and the surfboard bottom spaced from the flexible material, and then resin impregnated fiberglass cloth is applied to the fin and bottom surface of the surfboard. After the resin dries, most of the fiberglass cloth exterior of the fin is cut away with a blade, and then any unwanted portions of the fiberglass cloth associated with the fin are sanded away. Then the protective material is removed from the fin, e.g. by stripping the tape off.

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