has anyone else had problems with there cabrinha board? Wen i bought mine i was warned by a mate that the thread in the fins is crap and they strip out and ull lose ur fins sure enough a month later i
looked down and both fins on one end were only hanging on by one screw when i looked sure enough the thread had been stripped out
and no its not cause i didnt tighten them
and no they werent over tightened
even better after a lesson yesterday i was walking up the beach and found a cab fin thought great ive busted another fin but to my suprise i had all 4 fins on my board still (2 graffiti 2 cabrihna) someones only got 3
anyways has anyone else had issues?
And cabrihna its been 2 month since u said ud replace them so hurry up
i bought a custom towards the end of last summer and no problems at all so far. i did the fin screws up firmly and then checked them after a few sessions in case they'd bedded in a bit. i think a couple received an extra 1/8 of a turn. checked them again recently and all screws were good.
none of the local crew who i know have had hassles with cab fins either.
p.s. the custom absolutely rocks and i get excited just thinking about it. come on huey!
I got the caliber really nice board im happy with how it handles just not so happy with the fins thinking i might locktight them when the replacement ones arrive
cabrina, ha!! Try a naish board, i have lock-tited everything on including the handle.
footpads kept falling off often at the end of each session, fins just fall off, never to be seen again, and they are 35 bucks a pop.
Ive had my Custom for about a year now and havent had an issue with fins coming off or even coming loose. Probably havent checked the tightness of the screws for at least 6 months now as then i feel the fins they still feel rock solid.
Tommy 123, have you had to take your fins off regularly (ie to pack the board up to travel, etc)? Just wondering if it has something to do with the frequency of removing fins? But thats just a thought and i could be totally off the mark.
*edit* - sorry this does not help 
got some .75" fins for my board but they were for a smaller diameter strew and had no shims - so worked loose and fell off. Been riding with 1 fin since Feb. Too lazy to fix them.
Try finless. Channels on the cab would help (calibre has channels??). Takes some getting used to but is fun.
Nah ive never removed them to travel i might try riding finless c how that feels just need wind to get back out there
I had one of the first ss lunacy boards to come out, and everyone that had one in Whyalla had fins fall off. I found a trip to the boat shop for some slightly longer stainless steel screws did the trick + some blue loctite. The longer screws will also help the issue of stripping the thread. Just be carefull when running in shallow water it doesn't do the fins much good.
The more hours one spends riding in the water, the more they should check over their gear to ensure everything is tweaked and tight. A mild form of lock tight can be used to ensure the screws dont loosen as easily. Those riders that ride their board on hard objects, ie sand, rocks etc... will only increase the risk of damage to their fins/board. It always surprises me when I is see a rider riding up the beach, grinding their fins in the sand, rather than hopping off the board in knee deep water when finishing a kiting session.
SlicerDicer,
The bottom of the fin in your photo looks like it has been ground down over time on a hard surface (eg sand etc)... I could be mistaken. I just would be very surprised if that damage was caused by riding in nothing but water alone. The big hole in the side could have been cause from hitting a hard object or just the constant abuse of the fin being scraped over time. The Cabrinha fins are very light when compared to some of the solid G10 fins being offered. Stay away from hard surfaces when riding, and you should minimize the risk of having faulty fins. It is not to say that fins will never fail, but rather if a fin is used in the way it has been design, the risk of failure will be minimal.
Looking at the build quality of the lamination shows its crap mate...
the way that plug came out shows they just rammed in composite and did not layer it worth a broke dick... sure I hit it on the reef that was prior damage however if it was to break it should have delaminated down the middle not just popping peices out like that. Layer something together properly it should not split like that.
I love my Cabrinha gear but that fin just makes me mad.
Cab fins/boards have a slightly different bolt than most other brands. Something about the size of the screw and the thread. I was told once by my dealer and completely forgot. Tried to use fins from another brand on the Custom and they lasted about an hour before I lost em in the water. Never had issues with my cab fins on cab board though.
To bad bout ur fin mate
to make matters worse i have now broken my footstrap, the bolt hole cracked out the side so now if i land hard my strap comes apart screw still in the board
to make matters even worse i still havnt recieved replacement fins from warranty i think thats bout 4 months now (thats 4 months after they said theyd send replacement)
wish me luck trying to get new footstraps out of them
Damn thats pretty bad :/
I have Cabrinha footpad but I have used mystic footstrap and now I am using the Dakine xlace .
these style footstraps never gave me issues. I have used the sync but I do not like the damn things
These are what I use to hold down my footstraps to the board.
I am going to say though after today and my experience with my speedwing fins today and my new directional board. I am doubting I will use a twinny too much anymore.
