As a new installment to Surfloin, we are (I am) adding the Idiot's Guide To Idiot's Surf Repair. This is going to be a non-comprehensive help manual to one way or another get your dry-locked board back in the water. Forewarning, do not ruin your surfboard like I have.
First off, we have the embedded fin box. What I do in this situation is bring the board to the nearest surf shop. When I get there they direct me to the village idiot. He tells me he's going to have to cut out the fin box and replace it, while telling me his latest Tijuana story. "Oh yeah, It'll be about 4-6 weeks, bro," he says.
I say, "I'll take it home and fix it myself."
I go home try to make sure it is straight, although a quarter inch deeper than normal, and spread a little cloth. I mix up some resin, soak the cloth, and BAM, done. A lot of sanding in this post was skipped because it is boring.
P.S. - My shaper at ditybirdsurf.com does not approve of my methods.
How to deal with the stripped out "grub" screws comes in the next edition of The Idiot's Guide To Surf Repair.
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