Home Built Monofin

[phreak]

Hello all
This year I decided to put my fins back on for a bit of recreational diving and had so much fun
in the spirit of 'make it yourself' I decided to build a monofin from some old parts I had and here it is
I have to tweak the angle as my ankles aren't so flexible any more and I have to do some finishing and maybe a little painting but it feels quite stiff compared to monofins I used to own and it is super comfortable and cost me £2.50 so far for some screws.
I will finish it over the winter ready for next year.


Any ideas for some cool graphics ???????

Andre

 

[phreak]

Hello all
This year I decided to put my fins back on for a bit of recreational diving and had so much fun
in the spirit of 'make it yourself' I decided to build a monofin from some old parts I had and here it is
I have to tweak the angle as my ankles aren't so flexible any more and I have to do some finishing and maybe a little painting but it feels quite stiff compared to monofins I used to own and it is super comfortable and cost me £2.50 so far for some screws.
I will finish it over the winter ready for next year.
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Any ideas for some cool graphics ???????

Andre[/QUOTE
Just to add
the idea behind the design was to bring together the comfort of the shoes with the simplicity of the regular fin blade with no moving parts.
The plate is designed to reduce the v shape you see on so many blades when they are being kicked, which causes water to spill from the sides of the fin. this works by spreading the kick force over a wider portion of the blade not just the middle.

Andre

 

[REVAN]

Others who have tried something similar have reported poor performance from that type of configuration (FG blade mounted to cycling shoes). How do you assess your projects swimming performance?

 

[REVAN]

Any project updates?