Hi all. I need a little help from the historians to identify the fin system on a board I picked up this weekend. The board is a WRV fish that was shaped in '79. Given the year, I would have thought it would have had a Star System set-up, and maybe it is, but not one I’m familiar with. If anyone could identify it, and tell me how to remove them, I’d appreciate it.
…but I don’t recall the name. I think you tap the rear tip of the fin, forward and slightly up, to release the fin. I think. Not sure. Proceed with caution.
I believe G&S made two versions of the star fin system, the early ones were snap in (and “fall out”) while the later ones had a screw, like the Bahne boxes we still use today.
That sounds right. The older star fins were supposed to snap in and out, but are known to break the fin by doing , so be careful, this is what you have. Then they made the newer ones in the later 70s and early 80s that have the plate and screw.