Silicone monofin??

[Hollydell]

Hey just a random question, and I'm sorry if this is answered somewhere else!
Has anyone tried to use a harder silicone to make a monofin?

[Mer-gal]

I was wondering the same thing!!! I figured it would be very floppy and there probably wouldn't be much propulsion using just silicone. If you do try it I would like to know how it works.

[Hollydell]

Well looking at the dragon skin chart silicone gets as hard as hard hats! I'm sure if you found the right one you could get a pretty good monofin out of it

[ShyMer]

Flip tails have a harder silicone with a foot pocket instead of a monofin. The Mertailor's monofins are silicone too, I think, though not as hard. I don't know why this isn't done more often, maybe it's more expensive than the usual materials.

[Mermaid Wesley]

Ive been considering doing this. Mertailors have monofins though. I'm pretty sure. I think the biggest reason against it is that silicone is HEAVY. Monofins are designed to be light


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[PearlieMae]

I also think that some of the silicone - and other rubber types - might be prone to cracking or breaking at higher stiffnesses. You might be able to get silicone hard enough for a hard hat, but a hard hat doesn't have to flex.

[ShyMer]

I'm talking about his new fins that he makes himself, not in his full tails. I should have been more specific. You are right about the full tails.

I bet the manufacturers would have some good advice about making a silicone fin. Maybe you should ask :)

[Mermaid Wesley]

Ah yes that's right.


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[Mermaid Reiko]

This is something that I am interested in doing as well.