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    Post  Blimp Mon Feb 27, 2012 9:40 pm

    Did a lot of paddling Saturday but having a problem with my Da fins being knocked off by waves usaly happens when duck diving into a wave happened four or fivetimes Saturday but has been happening in other sessions any one else having a problem with there Da Fins ? Ankle strap seems too thin.
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    Post  GRAYMAN Mon Feb 27, 2012 10:10 pm

    Get these:

    http://store.magicseaweed.com/Hydro-Deluxe-Fin-Savers/Item/14842/

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    Post  stu Mon Feb 27, 2012 11:49 pm

    Could be my repair job?
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    Post  matt23 Tue Feb 28, 2012 1:04 am

    GRAYMAN wrote:Get these:

    http://store.magicseaweed.com/Hydro-Deluxe-Fin-Savers/Item/14842/

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    My XXLs are massive and the only way I can get a good fit is with those type of fin savers. With those you can tension the fins on properly.
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    Post  GRAYMAN Tue Feb 28, 2012 1:09 am

    I've padded with neoprene under mine. Straps being pulled off is more to do with looseness than thickness.

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    Post  piskian Tue Feb 28, 2012 7:00 am

    Try tucking your legs in on the duckdives too,saves them getting hit by the lip...
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    Post  Blimp Tue Feb 28, 2012 8:31 pm

    Heel strap already padded out with 5mm neoprene so Hydro fin savers won,t fit over the padding and I am wearing 4mm socks or when it was cold 5mm socks. Think half of the problem is went for XL instead of Large which probaly wouldn,t have needed to pad the heel strap in the first place. Will probaly go back to my PODS as these stay on my feet much better, anyone want to swap XL for Large.

    G did you have any luck obtaining a source of old style Vipers
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    Post  GRAYMAN Tue Feb 28, 2012 8:43 pm

    Blimp wrote:Heel strap already padded out with 5mm neoprene so Hydro fin savers won,t fit over the padding

    Take the padding off and put the fin savers on.

    Blimp wrote:did you have any luck obtaining a source of old style Vipers

    Nope. Like you said they're not interested.

    Sad

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    Post  Blimp Tue Feb 28, 2012 9:48 pm

    Last time I saw the old style Vipers was in a surf shop in the Canarys which I will pay a visit too hopefully when I am out there over Easter.

    Can you buy self adhesive patches for a repairing a Mat ?
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    Post  piskian Tue Feb 28, 2012 10:11 pm

    If anyone seriously wants Viper V5,V5 flex or V7s,you can get them at ebodyboarding.com for $108 including airmail to here.I used these blokes a lot when I was overseas.Excellent service and prompt delivery.
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    Post  GRAYMAN Tue Feb 28, 2012 11:19 pm

    Blimp wrote: Last time I saw the old style Vipers was in a surf shop in the Canarys which I will pay a visit too hopefully when I am out there over Easter.

    Can you buy self adhesive patches for a repairing a Mat ?

    Have a look at this Jerry:

    http://www.surfmat.org/t40-repair-patches#6844



    piskian wrote:If anyone seriously wants Viper V5,V5 flex or V7s,you can get them at ebodyboarding.com for $108 including airmail to here.I used these blokes a lot when I was overseas.Excellent service and prompt delivery.

    I would vouch for that. eBodyboarding is run by the lovely Jay Reale. There's info on fins HERE.

    Cheers

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    Post  bluey Wed Feb 29, 2012 3:40 am

    piskian wrote:If anyone seriously wants Viper V5,V5 flex or V7s,you can get them at ebodyboarding.com for $108 including airmail to here.I used these blokes a lot when I was overseas.Excellent service and prompt delivery.

    Piskian's spot on, I got my Vipers from them,though you do occassionally see them on UK ebay.
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    Post  Blimp Mon Mar 05, 2012 9:40 pm

    Took off the neoprene I had put on the heel strap and replaced it with those Hydro fin savers never had a problem at the weekend in fact stopped thinking about it until I got out hopefully problem solved . Found a large nick in the knee of my new wetsuit not quite all the way through hope to repair it with Soudal. Thats the third weekend on the trot I have managed to find waves this weekend waves got cleaned up niceley in the afternoon by the Northerley winds but could not make the most of them because we were going to see Florence and the Machine in the evening
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    Post  GRAYMAN Mon Mar 05, 2012 9:50 pm

    cheers

    Let me know how S-FAHT works on that mate.

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    Post  Blimp Tue Mar 06, 2012 10:37 pm

    Used it before on wetsuits about as good as Black Whitch both peel of with time but Soudal seems to be better on straight neoprene where it seems to key on to the cloth type surface and stay put. Run out of Black so repaired my suit with Grey Soudal, which now looks like I have been dive bombed by Seagulls
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    Post  GRAYMAN Wed Mar 07, 2012 2:52 am

    Well, people are gonna have to get out of the habit of calling Fix All High Tack "Soudal". It turns out that Soudal are now producing Tremflex 40 under the name Soudaflex 40FC.

    Confusing....

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    PS I think Tremflex 40, AKA Tremco PU540, AKA Soudaflex 40FC might be better for wettie repairs. It's more sticky.

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    Post  skansand Sat Mar 10, 2012 6:02 pm

    Only use 1 fin tether to be safe.... Some have near drowned when both flippers get ripped off and tangle together!
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    Post  GRAYMAN Sat Mar 10, 2012 6:23 pm

    That can't happen with these ones Matt. They're not the mini leash style. These ones basically have a thin strap going from the heel strap of the fin, over the instep and connecting with the other side of the heel strap. It means the heel strap can't come off as opposed to traditional teathers which simply stop your fins going AWOL after they've gone.

    If your fin somehow did come off with these it'd be gone. Can't see it happening though. Is certainly recommend them for places like the wedge. Easier to take off too.

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