Repairing a "split" blade fin

[Scubaroo]

Cracked one of my Space Frogs a couple of weeks ago - was clapping them together to get some excess sand off them (darn Monastery Beach gravel strikes again), and I literally split one of them down one side and now there's a crack about 10" long down one side of the blade. Apparently I hit the flat of the fin with the edge of the other, and the fin just cracked - they're about 2 years old, and must just have become brittle with some age, although I wouldn't have expected them to be giving out so early.

Any suggestions for a good fix? I'm thinking some epoxy resin, or maybe even model plane glue - something that could fuse the plastic along the crack together. They're still serviceable, as the crack does not go right to the tip of the fin, and I'd like to fix the damage before it does split all the way.

 

[bwerb]

ebay them for twice what you paid for them...new Cressi "Split" Space Frogs.

 

[agstreet]

Scubaroo once bubbled...
Any suggestions for a good fix?

e-bay 'em off on some clueless SB newbie, then use the proceeds to buy a set of jet fins ;-).

 

[Bob3]

You probably won't find anything that'll glue/fuse the material outside of a regular "plastic torch".
Some body shops have plastic welders.
Cost of repair will probably want to make you buy new fins though.

 

[imjb]

Try the 3M 5200 adheseve. It sticks real good, and forms a flexible bond. It just may work.

 

[SubMariner]

I was going to say "duct tape", but that's just the Canuck in me, eh?!

Sorry.. couldn't resist... a thousand pardons.

~SubMariner~

 

[Walter]

I love my rubber fins. Tupperware wears out too darn fast.

 

[Aquacatfighter]

Good ideal Sub, Duct tape will fix anything. lol

(Scubaroo) If I was you I would just get another new pair of fins.I dont think its worth the risk of the fin coming apart U/W...

Well thats my 2 cents worth

Dive safe!

Deb

 

[MikeFerrara]

Split the other one Put em on ebay and charge extra for the splits!

 

[Scubaroo]

SubMariner once bubbled...
I was going to say "duct tape", but that's just the Canuck in me, eh?!

No-one said it had to be pretty!