Epoxy Fins???

General Discussion
1

High All.

Just wondering.

Has anyone used epoxy resin for fin construction??

Is it any easier or more difficult to work with and what were the results.

Cheers

2

If you use a high modulus epoxy, you can get somewhat stiffer fins in the same layup schedule.

If you use a surfboard laminating epoxy, the fins come out virtually identical in stiffness and strength.

Foiling is not any different. Having done a whole bunch both ways, I don’t care either way. If I wanted to boost stiffness I would use a high modulus epoxy though…but I usually control that through fin thickness instead.

3

Thanks blakestah

I will give it a go and see what happens.

Cheers

4

Hi there,

Maybe not quite what you are asking for, but I’ve made ply keels and glassed them with epoxy.

  • Wasn’t any easier or harder to work with than Polyester resin

  • Results were realy nice… I enjoy riding them :slight_smile:

-Cam

5

Thanks all

I am just asking because I am looking to start using epoxy resins.

I build my boards out of my garage and have been told that epoxy resin is virtually odourless

Should stop my wife complaining about the smell.

Now the dust is something I will have to work on.

Cheers