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Originally posted by Spacemonkey!
im too cheap, i heard about that but i really cant be bothered. If it involves leaving my board in a shop then im not able to kiteboard :(
I will see how it goes tho...
You mean, you have "stripped" the threads. Thats the correct term for what has happened.
Get the posilocks from SS to fix the footstraps or get a larger self tapper screw, if that is what was in the board originally?
I thought they had metal thread screws and inserts in the board?
If you have stripped one of them that is a leave the board at a board repairer job. Tapping out an insert is often not possible, but will also mean buying or borrowing drills and taps or getting someone else to do it.
The fin should be easy, mix up some araldite, only a tiny bit is needed, put some in the threaded hole that the screw goes into, and a tiny bit on the last few threads of the screw. Put the fin back on and don't tighten the screw very much, should be able to tighten it a little bit more after the araldite has hardened.
Or buy a new fin.
Cya and
Goodwinds
Steve McCormack
