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Scuba Forum / General / December 2007Cure for stiff fins?
I got a pair of fins that have been in storage for a few years and they feel stiff. Is that a problem, or just use them until they break? Is there a treatment for it? Thanks! >I got a pair of fins that have been in storage for a few years and > they feel stiff. Is that a problem, or just use them until they break? > Is there a treatment for it? don't rinse them in Viagra > >I got a pair of fins that have been in storage for a few years and > > they feel stiff. Is that a problem, or just use them until they break? > > Is there a treatment for it? > > don't rinse them in Viagra I don't, but everytime I see a babe at the beach, they get stiff. C'mon, something serious! ;) >> >I got a pair of fins that have been in storage for a few years and >> > they feel stiff. Is that a problem, or just use them until they break? [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > C'mon, something serious! ;) Ass-uming they're plastic fins, they must have baked at an extreme temperature to stiffen noticeably. I'd walk around in them a bit (out to the mailbox and back usually starts excellent speculation from the neighbors), and swim them in the pool, look for stress cracks. Any doubts, replace. Probably new straps, at the least.  Signature"I don't know much about the different guns but based on the tv I watch there are lots of automatic weapons out there. In fact I'm sure they're in the majority, certainly in the handgun department. I guess my concern would be with the more easily concealed weapons capable of firing sustained bursts at extreme cycling rates." -JOF Popeye/ www.finalprotectivefire.com On Dec 8, 2:31 pm, "Douglas W. \"Popeye\" Frederick" <Pop...@finalprotectivefire.com> wrote: > >> "donquijote1954" <nolionnoprob...@hotmail.com> wrote in message > [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > > Probably new straps, at the least. I'll take them in my next hiking trip. If they survive, they'll be all right. ANY LIQUID OR OIL FOR IT? They are US Divers, so they are not the best quality either. > On Dec 8, 2:31 pm, "Douglas W. \"Popeye\" Frederick" > <Pop...@finalprotectivefire.com> wrote: [quoted text clipped - 32 lines] > ANY LIQUID OR OIL FOR IT? They are US Divers, so they are not the best > quality either. Nah, I'm an auto mechanic, and I know every snake oil remedy there is. Plastic doesn't absorb much. I wasn't kidding about the walking thing. Working the fin is the only thing I know that will loosen it. US Divers, especially older stuff, is as good as most. Signature"I don't know much about the different guns but based on the tv I watch there are lots of automatic weapons out there. In fact I'm sure they're in the majority, certainly in the handgun department. I guess my concern would be with the more easily concealed weapons capable of firing sustained bursts at extreme cycling rates." -JOF Popeye/ www.finalprotectivefire.com On Dec 8, 3:09 pm, "Douglas W. \"Popeye\" Frederick" <Pop...@finalprotectivefire.com> wrote: > > On Dec 8, 2:31 pm, "Douglas W. \"Popeye\" Frederick" > > <Pop...@finalprotectivefire.com> wrote: [quoted text clipped - 56 lines] > > - Show quoted text - OK, I'll probably go in the water today (if it isn't too cold) so hopeful they'll work or break. A friend a mine told he got some stuff to make it soft. Keep you posted. > OK, I'll probably go in the water today (if it isn't too cold) so > hopeful they'll work or break. A friend a mine told he got some stuff > to make it soft. Keep you posted. Not all fins are supposed to be soft. As I recall, most of the US Divers models generate force by being somewhat stiff. They're low tech, but still effective. Other fins, like freediving fins, my Mares Plata Avante, TRE and Quatro Power fins get their effectiveness from flexible blades that channel water. Each type of fin works as it does because of a combination of shape and flexibility. Trying to force them to be different almost always results in reduced performance. Lee > > OK, I'll probably go in the water today (if it isn't too cold) so > > hopeful they'll work or break. A friend a mine told he got some stuff [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > Lee I'm replacing the faded mask and snorkel. The fins are a bit crooked, but should do the job as you say. PS: The water was too cold. > > OK, I'll probably go in the water today (if it isn't too cold) so > > hopeful they'll work or break. A friend a mine told he got some stuff [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > Lee My friend tells me this product works... (Formula 6-56 Lubricant) http://www.westmarine.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/producte/10001/-1/10001/4262 6/377%20710/0/crc/Primary%20Search/mode%20matchallpartial/0/0?N=377%20710&Ne=0&N tt=crc&Ntk=Primary%20Search&Ntx=mode%20matchallpartial&Nao=0&Ns=0&keyword=crc&is LTokenURL=true&storeNum=33&subdeptNum=177&classNum=177 >> > OK, I'll probably go in the water today (if it isn't too cold) so >> > hopeful they'll work or break. A friend a mine told he got some stuff [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > > http://www.westmarine.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/producte/10001/-1/10001/4262 6/377%20710/0/crc/Primary%20Search/mode%20matchallpartial/0/0?N=377%20710&Ne=0&N tt=crc&Ntk=Primary%20Search&Ntx=mode%20matchallpartial&Nao=0&Ns=0&keyword=crc&is LTokenURL=true&storeNum=33&subdeptNum=177&classNum=177 Not a prayer. It's penetrating oil. That stuff will sooner dissolve plastic than make it flexible. Signature"I don't know much about the different guns but based on the tv I watch there are lots of automatic weapons out there. In fact I'm sure they're in the majority, certainly in the handgun department. I guess my concern would be with the more easily concealed weapons capable of firing sustained bursts at extreme cycling rates." -JOF Popeye/ www.finalprotectivefire.com >> (Formula 6-56 Lubricant) >> [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > That stuff will sooner dissolve plastic than make it flexible. You can't get much more flexible than dissolved. > >> (Formula 6-56 Lubricant) > [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > You can't get much more flexible than dissolved. "What doesn't kill you makes you stronger" > I got a pair of fins that have been in storage for a few years and > they feel stiff. Is that a problem, or just use them until they break? > Is there a treatment for it? Yes. Jets fins, Turtles or Quattros. > Thanks! |
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