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Shifu
Shifu
QLD
1997 posts
Shifu Shifu
QLD, 1997 posts
31 Oct 2016 7:34pm
When I've finished sailing I find my fins smell fishy. It's especially strong if we have a lot of jellyfish in the water. Has anyone else noticed this?
Sparky
Sparky
WA
1122 posts
Sparky Sparky
WA, 1122 posts
31 Oct 2016 5:40pm
No
Shifu
Shifu
QLD
1997 posts
Shifu Shifu
QLD, 1997 posts
31 Oct 2016 7:41pm
But everyone gives their fins a sniff... don't they?
Sparky
Sparky
WA
1122 posts
Sparky Sparky
WA, 1122 posts
31 Oct 2016 5:51pm
No
Shifu
Shifu
QLD
1997 posts
Shifu Shifu
QLD, 1997 posts
31 Oct 2016 8:01pm
Well that's weird.
lotofwind
lotofwind
NSW
6451 posts
lotofwind lotofwind
NSW, 6451 posts
31 Oct 2016 9:12pm
Its even weirder when you start sniffing other random people's fins.
Mark _australia
Mark _australia
WA
23647 posts
Mark _australia Mark _australia
WA, 23647 posts
31 Oct 2016 6:14pm
The base of Sparky's fin smells like ........... (nah, too obvious?)




Shifu
Shifu
QLD
1997 posts
Shifu Shifu
QLD, 1997 posts
31 Oct 2016 8:32pm
I can't believe you guys aren't taking this seriously! No wonder so many newbies get scared off this forum...
Mark _australia
Mark _australia
WA
23647 posts
Mark _australia Mark _australia
WA, 23647 posts
31 Oct 2016 6:42pm
You are the Snifu

not us..


Sparky
Sparky
WA
1122 posts
Sparky Sparky
WA, 1122 posts
31 Oct 2016 6:54pm
What is your smelling technique? Maybe you have fish fingers?
Jono77
Jono77
WA
356 posts
Jono77 Jono77
WA, 356 posts
31 Oct 2016 7:02pm
Mark _australia said...
The base of Sparky's fin smells like ........... (nah, too obvious?)







Don't be a pussy, just say what you're thinking
Spotty
Spotty
VIC
1619 posts
Spotty Spotty
VIC, 1619 posts
31 Oct 2016 10:06pm
Probably Box Jellyfish
Sparky
Sparky
WA
1122 posts
Sparky Sparky
WA, 1122 posts
31 Oct 2016 7:11pm
Wasn't a catfish
Mark _australia
Mark _australia
WA
23647 posts
Mark _australia Mark _australia
WA, 23647 posts
31 Oct 2016 8:58pm
Powerbox can be a lot stronger.


forceten
forceten
1312 posts
forceten forceten
1312 posts
31 Oct 2016 9:37pm
I noticed it straight off



Jono77
Jono77
WA
356 posts
Jono77 Jono77
WA, 356 posts
31 Oct 2016 11:24pm
forceten said...
I noticed it straight off






You need to charge your phone. You're on 5%
Mastbender
Mastbender
1972 posts
Mastbender Mastbender
1972 posts
1 Nov 2016 1:23am
Mark _australia said..
Powerbox can be a lot stronger.




Which was named after a female Russian weight lifter.
Magic Ride
Magic Ride
719 posts
Magic Ride Magic Ride
719 posts
1 Nov 2016 1:47am
Shifu,

This is Australian humor here. I found anything that Australians can pick up on and turn into a joke they will do, not all but a lot it seems. You will eventually get truth out of your question.

But I have never noticed anything fishy about my fins, or have I had the urge of smelling them, but it is Halloween today, so ya never know. I think this whole thread smells a little fishy. Sushi anyone?
joe windsurf
joe windsurf
1482 posts
joe windsurf joe windsurf
1482 posts
1 Nov 2016 4:48am
BEWARE: if u insult back - you WILL be banned
Auzzie humour seems one sided

if anything smells fishy, it's my damn booties %^&*()
Jetlag
Jetlag
NSW
195 posts
Jetlag Jetlag
NSW, 195 posts
1 Nov 2016 11:34am
My weed fin smells of Marijuana, whats with that !!?
Shifu
Shifu
QLD
1997 posts
Shifu Shifu
QLD, 1997 posts
1 Nov 2016 10:56am
I've found that slalom fins smell fishy-er than freeride fins. Can anyone explain that?
Sparky
Sparky
WA
1122 posts
Sparky Sparky
WA, 1122 posts
1 Nov 2016 11:48am
Which length?
Sparky
Sparky
WA
1122 posts
Sparky Sparky
WA, 1122 posts
1 Nov 2016 11:50am
How long have you been sailing, and what's your weight. More info needed before we can give you a more definitive answer.

im still sticking with my original "no".
Tardy
Tardy
5337 posts
Tardy Tardy
5337 posts
1 Nov 2016 11:59am
duh...its fish sheet ...

or maybe a humping hump back close by
forceten
forceten
1312 posts
forceten forceten
1312 posts
1 Nov 2016 12:08pm
Sparky said..
How long have you been sailing, and what's your weight. More info needed before we can give you a more definitive answer.

im still sticking with my original "no".


Agree, what length harness lines and what color are they, uni ..?
Shifu
Shifu
QLD
1997 posts
Shifu Shifu
QLD, 1997 posts
1 Nov 2016 2:46pm
I am 80 kilos and have been windsurfing since 1942. I use Chinook harness lines exclusively because they have been proven faster in GPS tests. I find the 35cm fin smells the worst, closely followed by the 41.

Now my fin cases smell fishy too! What is going on here? Am I using too much downhaul?
Mastbender
Mastbender
1972 posts
Mastbender Mastbender
1972 posts
1 Nov 2016 1:52pm
Are you married?
Haggar
Haggar
QLD
1670 posts
Haggar Haggar
QLD, 1670 posts
1 Nov 2016 4:37pm
Does Shifu fish ?
Mark (AUS-746)
Mark (AUS-746)
QLD
66 posts
Mark (AUS-746) Mark (AUS-746)
QLD, 66 posts
1 Nov 2016 7:18pm
The fish smell is all in the mind. When I first started windsurfing as a young bloke, there were so many varieties of fish smell that I swear they were limitless. But eventually I worked out that every variety was in fact no different to the prior one. Make the most of the fin you have, because the next fin is no more or less smellier than the one you are seeking to replace.
Orange Whip
Orange Whip
QLD
1080 posts
Orange Whip Orange Whip
QLD, 1080 posts
1 Nov 2016 8:46pm
I use a thin rubber sheath on my fins while working them, particularly after coral spawn events, only impediment is you need more drive off the back foot but definitely stops the neighbour's cat hangin' round our garage
Shifu
Shifu
QLD
1997 posts
Shifu Shifu
QLD, 1997 posts
1 Nov 2016 8:52pm
Will you guys be SERIOUS FOR ONCE!?

Now my van smells fishy!!!!

Something really weird is going on here.

Kind regards,
Fishu
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