| Scuba fins maintenance is pretty simple. Most people | | | | your equipment near a gas water heater of furnace. |
| just throw them back into their scuba bag and pull | | | | Gas appliances tend to increase the ozone around |
| them out right before their next dive. | | | | themselves, ozone is the death of rubber parts. Try |
| I suggest that at a minimum you raise them off and | | | | not to stack your fins vertical, but lay them down |
| give the fins and fin straps a visual inspection. The | | | | flat. You will want to avoid deforming the shape over |
| best time to inspect your equipment is right before | | | | a long period of time; deformed fins will not operate |
| you put it away after the dive. This will give you | | | | as efficiently as they were originally intended. |
| time to purchase a replacement strap or other items | | | | Keep your save-a-dive kit updated. Having the wrong |
| you made need. Since most divers only inspect their | | | | style fin strap really does not do anyone any good. I |
| gear right before they hit the water, inspecting the | | | | recommend, buying a spare fin strap after one year |
| scuba fins after the last dive will give you an | | | | of using your new fins. Breaking your replacement |
| additional inspection. A two time inspection procedure | | | | strap at the same time as your original strap will put |
| is always better than a one time inspection. | | | | a dent in your diving plans. Finally, write your name on |
| If you are going to store your scuba fins for a long | | | | your fins. I like to use BIG letters. You want to be |
| period of time, I would suggest a thin layer of spray | | | | able to see the writing from across the dock; it will |
| silicon to protect the rubber parts and do not store | | | | keep mistakes from happening. |