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Wingsurfing, Windfoiling, Wingfoiling, Wing SUP / Re: Are there any good, hydrodynamic reasons NOT to wing on a 90cm mast?

« on: June 24, 2020, 02:19:02 PM »

Imo for open water foiling everything speaks for the 90  mast, more room for overfoiling in choppy waters.
But when you start launching in shallow places or riding small waves,  especially beach breaks the 75 mast has significantly more "room for error" aka hitting the sand bank or reef.

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Wingsurfing, Windfoiling, Wingfoiling, Wing SUP / Re: Slingshot V2

« on: June 14, 2020, 12:35:18 PM »

I want to start with a 1 size quiver and would narrow the range to 18 - 28 knots so I thought the 4.4 would be fine for me.

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Wingsurfing, Windfoiling, Wingfoiling, Wing SUP / Re: Slingshot V2

« on: June 14, 2020, 02:16:04 AM »

That’s a question there is no answer for. There is no limit, if flying with it over your head, letting it flap so bad, the canopy is aging by the minute, and you don’t mind controlling the foil with the wing buffeting you around. People do this everyday when they only own one size.

Ok, maybe I ask too much for one size covering a 15 - 30 knots range.
What would you say are the reasonable ranges for a 90 kg rider for the 5.4 and 4.4?
Alex

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Wingsurfing, Windfoiling, Wingfoiling, Wing SUP / Re: Slingshot V2

« on: June 10, 2020, 12:15:50 AM »

What do you think is the upper windlimit for a 5.4 for a 90kg / 200lbs rider?
I'm looking for an alternative for high wind windsurfing in choppy water, when there's no wave to shred. This feels boring fast.
But doing downwinders in these conditions with my Supfoil could spice if up.
I'm just not sure if the 5.4 is too big for 15 - 30 knots, or could cover such a range at all.
The 5ish wings seem to be the recommendation for a one wing quiver for 90 kg guys.
Alex

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The Shape Shack / Re: Build a Vacuum System to Dry Boards

« on: August 25, 2019, 12:39:01 PM »

180 gramms out already, but it works only with heat/sun. Otherwise nothing comes out of the board.

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The Shape Shack / Re: Build a Vacuum System to Dry Boards

« on: August 22, 2019, 01:57:48 PM »

With some "too late" dread went to see what I had clicked on and will now appear in all the ads on my devices... was relieved to see it was a sheep milking machine and not something else.
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Yeah, guess what results i got when I searched for  "vacuumpump". A lot of "something else" for the lonely guys.....

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The Shape Shack / Re: Build a Vacuum System to Dry Boards

« on: August 22, 2019, 05:40:49 AM »

Great stuff here, guys. Beasho, thanx alot.
I have the same trouble atm, broken leash, board collision with another SUP in the wash, owner tells me "no damages", couldn't find damges at my board too, two sessions later i realize a pushed down futurebox, so here i'am in the club.
But my board only gained 160 gramms after classic sun drying.

Now i want to try the pump. Cheap, if possible.
Fell over this, complete board drying system on amazon, please don't laugh.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07RQ68WRK/ref=twister_B07RN8MLS8?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1
Will try it over the weekend.
Alex

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Ke Nalu / Re: Ke Nalu Hydrofoil

« on: November 18, 2018, 04:02:31 AM »

You're the only brand pointing out that you're using a longer fuselage for stability.
Could you work out this point some more?
How does the length of the fuselage, resp. the total lenght of the foil wing to wing the stbility when flying.

In Windfoiling the fuselage length ís THE most discussed issue atm besides frontwing area since it is one of the main parts that defines a foils riding character.

Alex

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Foil SUP / Re: Slingshot Foils

« on: September 04, 2018, 01:43:47 AM »

Has anybody tried the Infinity 84 with the standard, smaller stabilizer wing like it comes with the FSurf Infinity 76 foil?
Or does the Infinity 84 only work with the dedicated bigger rear wing of the FSup foil?
Alex

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Foil SUP / Re: Slingshot Foils

« on: August 28, 2018, 06:11:46 AM »

Living not nearby the ocean i can only surf in my holidays. My weight is around 90 kg / 200 lbs.
I bought a 2018 SS + H4 in may and had it out behind a boat and found it needed so much speed that i could hardly reach on a wave for takeoff.
So i bought a 2019 SS Infintiy 76 for my recent Portugal trip. Only tried it 5 times, since on the other days waves where too high/small.
I had two short flights on my 3rd session, this day in chesthigh crumbling onshore waves, noone out than me, stoked. But the following days with waisthigh clean beachbreak i was struggling in getting enough speed for liftoff before reaching the shallow areas, now i am a little tossed if i should keep the foil because once chesthigh and clean, i rather supsurf the classic way.
Maybe i should've bought the Infinity 84 for the small waves, but i was afraid this wing will be too big since it's a downwind wing.
Alex

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Foil SUP / Re: Slingshot Foils

« on: July 05, 2018, 08:51:01 AM »

Does anybody know if Slingshot will offer a bigger wing than the H4 for 2019?

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Foil SUP / Slingshot Foils

« on: June 11, 2018, 01:21:29 PM »

Hy,
the Slingshot Foils esp. the H2 doesn't get too good reviews from certain users here, esp. when over 190 lbs.
Does anyone have tested the SS H4?
It has significantly more area than the H2, 1360 sqcm vs. 1150 sqcm.
About as much area as the Takuma V400, more than e. g. the Takumam V100, Naish Thrust L or Gofoil Kai.
But it's not a big wing like the IWA or Maliko.
On the other hand: Is surface area everything or are there other factors, like span or profile thickness?
Alex

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Foil SUP / Re: Can the Takuma foil be pumped back out to catch the next wave like the Go Foils?

« on: May 05, 2018, 04:21:16 AM »

Hi,
what do you Takuma owners generally think about the V100 Foil?
Does it work for a 90kg beginner or should i better look for other brands?
Alex

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Foil SUP / Re: Diy sup foil

« on: September 15, 2017, 09:15:47 AM »

Interesting.  So the main difference between the original Takuma wing and your prototype is a thicker leading edge?  You did not change the surface area of the wing?

Leading edge and bottom profile area is almost the same.

Hi Supuk,
amazing what you are doing, i learned so much from you!

So you mainly shaped in more chamber?
@ Piros, maybe you can measure the profils of the Naish and Gofoil for comparison?

And i thought i could Supfoil with a 13mm flat Mantafoil, o dear, maybe in Nazare when McNamara and the town-in crews show up  ;-]

Alex

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Foil SUP / Re: Attaching plate mount with through bolts?

« on: September 15, 2017, 05:20:33 AM »

Having the same idea like you, but coming from another backround (new to be build custom WindFoilSUP board) i came accross the idea of these guys and think i'll put in something like this for a supfoil in addition to the rear tuttlebox for my windfoil.
Alex
http://foil2board.com/foil2board-idea/