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General Discussion / Re: Maui is on fire.. literally :(
« on: December 06, 2023, 09:09:20 AM »
https://youtu.be/C3IbK4j_iF4


Of the tragic events that have happened in my life Lahaina is the first place I was familiar with and have a connection to.

The first thing I noticed is how hidden from view the devastation is and how one could visit and not even know something horrible happened.

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The Shape Shack / Re: Chinook 16" tracks
« on: November 02, 2023, 08:04:29 PM »
I did a similar tube support in 2 boards, I wrapped in cloth to give more purchase

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The Shape Shack / Re: Ultralight Board II – SUP Foil Bumblebee
« on: September 11, 2023, 10:56:23 AM »
Both Gorilla Glue and Epoxy have a specific gravity of 1.1 meaning 10% heavier than water.  So, if there is any water seeping into the fiber it weighs LESS than the Glue would otherwise weigh permanently bonded into the fiber. 

Said another weigh, porous fiber will always be lighter than glue filled fiber whether or not it takes on water.

Well this is an interesting point.

So a board's skin/laminate soaking up water is lighter than a board's skin that is fully wetted out with gg or resin?

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The Shape Shack / Re: XPS Board Building Advantages vs EPS Foam
« on: August 14, 2023, 06:41:38 PM »
My boards are diy builds.  We had Jeff's 2 year old prototype as the model for what might work, and then Denton got all scientific and did tests and came up with a glassing schedule.  So we ran with that and our own best guesses.
I made a full tutorial of my wing board build:
https://clayisland.com/how-to-make-a-waterproof-wing-foil-board-video-tutorial-from-start-to-finish/

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The Shape Shack / Re: XPS Board Building Advantages vs EPS Foam
« on: August 08, 2023, 01:34:31 PM »
Appletree has been making waterproof boards for a number of years, have yet to hear of any reports of delam.

My xps wing board is going on 4 months old, at least 40 sessions to as many as 80.  I have been rough with her and no signs of delam or failure.  A month or so ago I drilled a 1 inch hole in the deck to the bottom for a camera pole, once I pushed the pole in so far it pushed some of the skin away from the bottom of the board.  If anything was going to delam the board it should have been that.  I have since put some duck tape over the hole and kept riding it as is, no sign of delam or failure.

Van was in the shop for 6 weeks and I was throwing the board in the bed of a pick up truck with some wood scraps with bolts sticking out of them.  I would be terrified of doing that with an eps board.

Maybe I have just been lucky so far, and it is going to fail any day now.  My xps sup foil board is older with fewer sessions and it looks good as the day I finished it.  We will see over the next year how she looks.

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Wingsurfing, Windfoiling, Wingfoiling, Wing SUP / Re: Fone Sk8 vs SS
« on: July 08, 2023, 01:52:05 PM »
For me there is a huge difference between the 1000 and 1200, so much I don't like winging the 1000 as the low end is way more work.  Going straight without waves and breaching, especially on the 1000, I have yet to feel this on a higher aspect foil.

Are you riding strapped and can't move your feet?  Short mast?

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I can't remember the last time I surfed the east side, the breaks near the hook were sup tolerant and paddling up from Capitola seemed like a good way to be free of knuckle heads.  I hear of some foilers out on higher tides.

Also I am done with trying to stay low or hide what gear I like, and trying to manage peoples feelings.

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Foil SUP / Re: A friend's Naish foil rig
« on: April 03, 2023, 08:52:41 PM »
I would get the adapter made, I've learned way more trying stuff like this than changing brands.

If that doesn't work I'd try a bigger thicker stabilizer.

In the long run I'd rather know why something didn't work rather than just give up on it.

When all that doesn't work is removed we are left with what does.

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The Shape Shack / Re: Ultralight Board Designs
« on: March 30, 2023, 02:20:46 PM »
Current Weight:  10 lbs 1.3 oz

This board in a surf bag weighs 13 lbs which is still lighter than virtually all boards @ 128 liters. 

Meaning that most boards have the board bag built ON TO THE BOARD permanently for ding prevention.

But I get to go to the beach and take off the 3 lbs of Unnecessary Bag weight.

Denton I am giving you more credit, the production boards close to that literage weigh 15-18+, so we are talking about a huge weight reduction, and reduction in materials.  Add to this most of the weight is under foot so the swing weight savings in the nose are extra huge.  I have found less nose weight on a 7' board to be night and day difference, I can only imagine how much more noticeable it is on an 8 foot board.

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The Shape Shack / Re: Installing Chinook 16" boxes
« on: March 23, 2023, 06:29:53 PM »
Yes.  Two man free handed, sorta accurate and kinda sketchy.

No they don't have bits or jigs.

I am about 7 sessions in and they seem solid as expected.

A setup like the future one shot would be much easier, maybe someone can make one?  Chinook told me the CAD file for the boxes is in the Shape3D library...

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Foil SUP / Re: Foil Videos
« on: March 13, 2023, 07:55:34 AM »

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The Shape Shack / Re: Maximum Displacement Hull Speed
« on: March 12, 2023, 02:54:05 PM »
I appreciate you starting these threads and sharing your engineering knowledge.   And it's cool how the YT algorithm is great at recommending similar videos that could keep me learning for days.

I am wondering how to cheat ventilation?  I've already done the big foil big board thing, and ventilation in turns is what got me going smaller and smaller.

How do we get lift on demand or retractable lift or multi stage lift?  We use the bigger board to get flying on the smaller foil, how do we get flying on a bigger foil and then transition to smaller foil once up?

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Foil SUP / Re: eFoil Etiquette in the Lineup
« on: January 13, 2023, 12:42:52 PM »
The reaction to this guy efoiling is all over the map.  Some say it's the coolest thing and can't wait to try it, others say it's everything wrong with surfing.  Given all the boat traffic at Ft Point it seems silly to be bothered by him, if he was charging the peak or getting close to surfers I could see, but way out on the shoulder?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rie8ez-o0nU

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Foil SUP / Re: Foil Videos
« on: January 11, 2023, 03:11:38 PM »
I sometimes forget how good Zane is, and then I see this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVgkBymJqZQ

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