Force Fin Designs

[JMBL]

Found the contact sheet from the pool photo shoot with John Hodges. We had a local Santa Barbara Hotel we could kind of slip into. We came in with white towels and swim suits on..but we got bused one day. These photographs helped with the Patent Drawings.

That's a good one !

 

[Bob Evans]

Billy Meistrell Jr. and I traveled the USA attending many Trade shows...one was in Flordia, so we had some Under Water Springs fun...Robbie Meistrell was back home building up Dive N Surf and Body Glove. I had just met Susanne Chess and her son Alex Gagnon and we were thinking about moving to Hermosa Beach to start our own PolyUrethane plant. Body Glove owned a nice commerical spot right off Pier Ave. I grew up in Hermosa, and my parents lived right down the street.

 

[Bob Evans]

I met Dr. Harvey Barnett at Body Glove. Dr. Barnett is the founder of Infant Swimming Resource. Harvey fell in love with Force Fins and did several test using machines to record Co2 and other stuff. All I remember was Force Fin was far superior to other model of fins...Here you can see Dr. Barnett in his own words. and if you like to order a American Made Force Fin here you go Force Fin

 

[Bob Evans]

Traveling with Billy Meistrell I found Jack.... Daniels 1982 and playing around with a Heather Thomas Body Glove poster she signed for us at a surf show. If you go into Sunken Treasure, Rich has a few signed by me on the Force Fin wing tip. Sunken Treasure Scuba Center | Scuba Diving & Seminars in North Central Pennsylvania and I have a few here in Santa Barbara if you make a Force Fin order. Force Fin (photo by Billy Meistrell)

 

[Bob Evans]

We were having production problems with several contract manufactors and Force Fin was growing..so the Meistrell family funded a PolyUrethane production plant in their Hermosa Beach, California, shop. Susanne move down with her Son Alex and we found a nice home in Redondo Beach. Every thing was close. Dive N' Surf was just a 10 minute bike ride and the plant was another 15 minutes. Here you see Billy Jr. on the left viewing Ivo and his Kimo Machine. This was a test production for his equipment. The wood racks for Force Fins were made by Mira Costa High School students....and my former wood shop teacher. Later Body Glove purchased a custom made machine. At one point we were making over 400 Force Fin parts per day. Martin came the best operator and I worked the production line and machine....How Bob Evans Revolutionized the Dive Fin – Force Fin

 

[Bob Evans]

Sizing up Jenna Meistrell and dad looking on, Billy Meistrell Jr. Anacapa Trailer work shop, Santa Barbara, California. Once we had one one size we need to make 8 sizes. 1982.

 

[Bob Evans]

Will get into the Winglet story months from now..but in the mean time Ok, found some Force Fin Whiskers in my office, black and only 8 sets left. Not sure about future production, but Whiskers have been out of production for over 10 years now. So first come first serve at a special price if you order the Extra Force/ Excellerating Force Fin..EXCELLERATING FORCE FIN – Force Fin

 

[Bob Evans]

Try to not KICK forward to much..but thinking about Force Fin Whiskers..., but OPS with 360 rotate twin blades.The Force Fin Future. I feel proud tonight for our USA Plant. OPEN. Force Fin

 

[TN Traveler]

Nice picture of Tan Delta Extra Force Fins. I don't think anything will ever approach the "snap" and performance of the Tan Delta material (only exceeded by the original Hockey Fin material).

FF Urethane better than Plastic/Rubber - Tan Delta better than Urethane - Hockey, the best.

 

[Bob Evans]

Finally can do more than scan images to post to Scuba Board..but more will follow. A dream come true with unlimited supply of shoe sole material, not recycle, but reuse..more to follow. Susanne and I with The BerryMan/Oxnard helped reduce around 200,000 LBS of Co2 (0ne year) ..worked till we ran out of Pods...hot .. podded 20 trucks and going back tomorrow https://aerohance.com/b2b-celebrate-sustainable-production…/ I felt like I was in Heaven..doing some thing with Susanne Chess to help all of us..you can do the same if you lile..https://aerohance.com/shop/