Some of mine have the 'wrinkle' as you describe. I think it's from going real fast!
| Hobie Forums http://www.hobie.com/au/en/forums/ |
|
| wrinkled fin http://www.hobie.com/au/en/forums/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=30706 |
Page 1 of 1 |
| Author: | FishIt [ Sun Aug 29, 2010 9:37 am ] |
| Post subject: | wrinkled fin |
Aft fin (V-2 drive) is wrinkled just below the clew. I did attempt to pedal before noticing that the drive was not properly seated; could this be stretch marks from impacting the bottom of the drive well? The mast doesn't seem to be bent and the drive appears to work properly, once seated. Need I be concerned? |
|
| Author: | Synovis [ Mon Aug 30, 2010 4:50 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: wrinkled fin |
I'd bet that if you removed the mast and rolled it on a flat surface, you will see that it is bent. The only reason I have for ever seeing a "wrinkle" as you described is from a bent mast. Yours is probably slightly bent and wont affect performance though. |
|
| Author: | KayakingBob [ Mon Aug 30, 2010 10:20 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: wrinkled fin |
Some of mine have the 'wrinkle' as you describe. I think it's from going real fast!
|
|
| Author: | FishIt [ Mon Aug 30, 2010 2:24 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: wrinkled fin |
Synovis wrote: I'd bet that if you removed the mast and rolled it on a flat surface, you will see that it is bent. The only reason I have for ever seeing a "wrinkle" as you described is from a bent mast. Yours is probably slightly bent and wont affect performance though. I don't know that I've hit anything solid... If the mast bends from the tip contacting soft sandy bottom, it seems awfully weak to me; that's the only thing I'm aware of having contacted. Maybe I should revisit my Bottom Sensor/Collision Reference and Prevention (BS/CRAP) system |
|
| Page 1 of 1 | All times are UTC - 8 hours [ DST ] |
| Powered by phpBB® Forum Software © phpBB Group http://www.phpbb.com/ |
|