I just bought a single fin fish shape board. Its a 6’4 and shaped by craig balmores. The dimensions are not written on the board. the board was shaped without a leash plug…and someone has told me that these boards were not intended to have a leash plug. The board says Sunset and someone told me that it may have been shaped in 1974. I have no clue. here’s some pics. here is a link for a side pic: http://mywebpage.netscape.com/badwourd/fish+side.JPG there is a hole drilled on the fin and there is a shoe string setup so a leash can be attached. how can i get a leash plug on this board? should i even put a leash plug on this board? any help would be greatly appreciated. thanks 
here is a pic of the side of the board…notice the thickness, i am assuming it is close to 3". and check out the hole drilled thorugh the fin and the shoe string setup. 
dude i’m a hack… and stating the obvious but i’d drill a freakin hole in it, glass the edge of the hole and just push the leash through. or drill a larger hole and glass in a plug. i’d imagine if you’ve got a resin allergy or something mitch could hook you up with someone who’d do it for something insane like 40 clams. i’ve no idea is this is a rare gem of a board only in it’s element without a leash and i’m suggesting you pop a plug in the mona freakin lisa though. jer
saw this in the resources page about sunset surfboards. http://www.swaylocks.com/resources/Detailed/194.html i guess the boards from 72-76 that came out of sunset were meant to be leashless. has anyone used ez plugs? http://www.malibulongboards.com/ezplug.jpg 
Most boards in the early to mid '70’s did not have leashes. It was not a matter of not using a leash to be cool or something. Take the board out and surf it, if you eat it chase the board down and go again.
That is a typical north san diego county swallowtail from mid-70’s that we all rode. The new owner of Sunset works at SurfRide Solana Beach, CA parttime, if you want to call there. That is no gem but don’t compromise originality by adding a plug, ten years from now that production board will appreciate not depreciate! You can tie a leash to that fin hole just like we did back then. Clean it up and fix the dings but don’t drill for plug…
Or… you could always glass a leash loop at the tail. If it bummed you out, you could grind it off and polish the area - no biggie… basic ding repair stuff. The problem with the fin hole method of attachment is that you have a nylon cord that will cut in to the rail (as has apparently already happened) - a rail saver would be enough to cause drag under there. By the way, those boards from the early 70s (single fin semi guns) are already 30 year old collectables. Nice ones are getting decent prices on the resale market. A nice one is on E-Bay right now. (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3604382631&category=22710)
Howzit Badwound, Is that Craig Balmores who lives here on Kauai. Leash plugs are pretty simple to install or you can go with the stick-on in the picture. Do you live here on Kauai? if so where on the island. If you’re on the north side I can install a plug for you, if you’re on west or south side then try Dr. Ding in Hanapepe. Aloha, Kokua
(That sure looks like San Francisco to me.) Yeah – Avoid the leash plug. I kinda got scolded for doing that. Read below. http://www.swaylocks.com/resources/Detailed/194.html
good eye swaylocks…its ocean beach. i think im gonna fly with the ez plug stick on idea…i dont want to mess up the board by drilling into it and installing a plug. i thought of john mellors idea "you could always glass a leash loop at the tail. If it bummed you out, you could grind it off and polish the area " but im not a shaper or good with glassing materials, and i dont want to pay someone $30 to fix a board that I bought for $40.
Hey, just wanted to let you know I used the stick-on leash plug on an old/heavy 8’3" transition board. It worked great for the 4 months I surfed it until I sold it. I’d say that’s the way to go. Follow all the directions exactly. Sand and clean the area very well.