Getting a tight fit - Deep Tuttle fin

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Orange Whip
Orange Whip
QLD
1080 posts
QLD, 1080 posts
24 Oct 2017 9:00pm
What's the best method to get a loose Tuttle fin to fit perfectly. Shim, tape, epoxy? What tape, what epoxy? Epoxy a better permanent fix?
Mark _australia
Mark _australia
WA
23647 posts
WA, 23647 posts
24 Oct 2017 8:32pm
Depends how loose, a couple of coats of spraypaint may do it (but not really durable)

If u need thicker:
clean very well
sand real rough with 40grit\
clean again
brush with epoxy both sides

slowly block sand to get tight fit.

it may still flake off later if the coat is really thin in some places.
Subsonic
Subsonic
WA
3413 posts
WA, 3413 posts
24 Oct 2017 9:15pm
I use mylar strips (sail repair tape) on mine. cut to size with the corners rounded so it doesn't peel.

If if it's really loose, might have to add some filler as Mark said and re-sand it to size.
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