Stuck fin - trim box

transcribe100 · Joined: 15 Feb 2006 Posts: 17

Ive got a bic with a stuck fin. The board wasnt used for a year or so, and the sand and salt seems to have turned to cement. Anyone had any experience with this? Its a nice fin stuck in the box, so Id like to get it out without wrecking the fin. Hammering a nail into the screw hole in the back of the board seems like a invitation for the fin to splinter. Tugging on the fin has gotten nowhere. Any ideas would be great.

Thanks in advance

tm00 · Posted: Wed May 17, 2006 5:31 am Post subject: RE: Stuck fin - trim box

Tap the end of the fin with a rubber mallet

outcast · Joined: 04 May 2004 Posts: 2724

Hammer the fin screw thats threaded but 1cm loose

Spray the thing with
WD40 and let it soak

slynch · Joined: 15 Mar 1998 Posts: 73

Soak in fresh water to dissolve the salt. May take a while. Havent tried it with fins but works for stuck zippers.

carl · Joined: 25 Feb 1997 Posts: 2674 Location: SF bay area

Get the finbox soaking wet. Then put a piece of soft wood against the trailing edge of the fin near the tip (pad the wood so the fin doesnt get damaged). Tap it FORWARD with the rubber mallet or hammer.

Jrobb · Joined: 20 Aug 2005 Posts: 217

yEAH Rubber mallet or reg hammer with block of soft wood (reg 2x4 material) just inch or so down from tip of fin. Give it a good whack.

carl · Joined: 25 Feb 1997 Posts: 2674 Location: SF bay area

Its a Bic trimbox, you need to tap it towards the front of the board, not back! Remember, theres a tab on the front of the fin.
Put some towels down so the fin doesnt hit the board.