How to remove stuck in box future-fin w/o smacking w/hammer?

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Tom Curren status
Feb 22, 2005
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Squirt some water (or better yet vinegar) in the fin box to help dissolve any crusty salt. Smack the leading edge with a shoe or a rubber mallet. If that doesn't work, put a rag over the fins and try vice grips.
 

grg

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Mar 11, 2006
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rinse, remove grub and use compressed air in hole. Tap with mallet...

it will come out with elbow grease