leash attachment

[highline rider]

I know you usually use fin roving to make a leash loop on a board, but I do not have any and want to make a quality attachment for thursday morning. anybody have any suggestions? i tired just fiberglassing a strip of fiberglass on and it just ripped open.

 

[surflab]

all fin roving is is fiberglass strands, just pull a whole bunch apart and line it all up, best is 10 oz cloth but 4 and 6 will work you just need more. why no plug?

 

[highline rider]

its an old 70's fish, and i just dont think a plug belongs on it.

 

[R3W]

Get one of the stick on kind. They're pretty bulllet proof. Check Craig's Cooperfish Comet thread in the Forum. I can't remember the name of the company but they're made by the same guys who make the Proteck fins.

 

[blakestah]

Two suggestion.

1) Glass leash loop (very pretty if done well). From Mellor at Swaylocks

One way is to scuff the area on the deck where you want the loop - I would say approx. 6" X 3" with the long dimension along the stringer. I mask off around the scuffed area. Wrap some wax paper around a pencil and place it across the stringer in the middle of the scuffed area - tape the ends down to the deck. Build up fin rope and sanding resin over the pencil. I also put little cloth patches on either side of the pencil to help anchor the fin rope but I'm not sure if this is necessary. After it cures, take the pencil out, feather the edges and clean up the hole where the pencil was - you don't want sharp edges where your nylon loop attaches thru the hole. Re-mask, gloss and wet/dry sand it - should be good to go.

2) Through the deck loop. Drill a hole through the board, stick a rod+wax paper in hole, fill with lam resin, remove rod when partially set, touch off top and bottom, grind down when done.

I'd use option 1, although 2 is easier. If you screw up 1), the board is still 100% fine, and you can always do it again.

 

[craigj532]

</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by R3W:
<strong>Get one of the stick on kind. They're pretty bulllet proof. Check Craig's Cooperfish Comet thread in the Forum. I can't remember the name of the company but they're made by the same guys who make the Proteck fins.</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">EZ-Plug. No problems so far with mine. I think they're like $5.

 

[highline rider]

i just tore apart a piece of 6oz cloth and gathered all the strands, made a nice thick glasss bridge and its very strong. thanks for the suggestions though. will look into one of those glue on leash plugs though, looks handy to have around.

 

[surflab]

have fun, post pics