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Prone Foiling, Surf foiling, Pump Foiling / Dock starting in SoCal
« on: January 18, 2023, 11:00:16 PM »
Does anyone know where it is possible to dockstart in the long beach -> Newport beach area? Ideally with a dock with overhang. Thank you

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Wingsurfing, Windfoiling, Wingfoiling, Wing SUP / Re: Mast Repair
« on: May 03, 2022, 01:03:47 PM »
Took a bunch of work, but got a useable 60cm mast from my broken 82. Time will tell how strong it is.

Chopped the mast down to 60cm (aim is a mast for teaching my daughter)
Cut out the plywood core to a depth of 50mm
Filled with epoxy mixed with carbon powder
Made a jig to get the position of the mast relative to fuselage
Cast the new head in place using wax release agent in the fuse
Wrapped the base of the mast in 4 layers of carbon weave
Drilled/cross drilled for the new dowel nuts (managed to find some stainless ones on ebay)

A good number if mistakes along the way, but nice thing with carbon is you can refill and go again.

Thanks ponobill for the advice.


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Has anyone tried the 6.5m Unit?  Does the concept work well as a big wing?  How would it compare to a 7m F-One CWC in light wind?

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I have a 6m aluula coming from a 6.5 slick.. the slick was ok, but really felt its size.. really only a super light wind option when all else fails. The 6m aluula feels like a 5.5 and is actually fun. Pumps well and just flies.. Dropping 0.5m has worked really well for me. 93 kg, 88l FG, sab 1110 typically using this wing.. and this works really well.

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1. @13minutes https://youtu.be/69Yjzo_s0cY
2. I bought an adaptor for a Naish pump, which just about worked, but ended up buying the Duotone pump, which is of course their aim (Duotone are well know for this)
3. I have tried a few leashes now - the f-one are the best for me. The ozone v2 leashes look like the closest thing that you can actually get hold of, but they are very long. 2 sizes: 3/4 and 5/6, and the 3/4 is much longer than an f-one wrist leash.. I don’t use a belt but my guess is that even the 3/4 is long enough for that. Also has a nice swivel on it..

I have 4,5 Dacron and 6m aluula and am also a big fan of these units.

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Wingsurfing, Windfoiling, Wingfoiling, Wing SUP / Re: Mast Repair
« on: April 13, 2022, 10:29:54 PM »
No joy from SAB - they say this happens only when then bolts are loose..

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Wingsurfing, Windfoiling, Wingfoiling, Wing SUP / Re: Mast Repair
« on: April 08, 2022, 12:54:47 PM »
It’s a good suggestion - bought this mast in Dec 2020, so it is 16 months old. Will try.

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Wingsurfing, Windfoiling, Wingfoiling, Wing SUP / Re: Mast Repair
« on: April 07, 2022, 03:26:05 PM »
Thanks ponobill for the detailed answer - I like your 2 stage approach.

Pics attached - the big question is the extent of the damage on the front insert... and how far the fracture runs for.

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Wingsurfing, Windfoiling, Wingfoiling, Wing SUP / Re: Mast Repair
« on: April 06, 2022, 01:18:42 AM »
That is super helpful. So I assume this is a solid piece of brass, with the threads for the fuse bolts tapped into the ‘ears’ on the left and right of this image. So when the ‘insert’ fails, it will be one of the ‘ears’ that is has broken off..

Anyone got any ideas on how to repair this?


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Wingsurfing, Windfoiling, Wingfoiling, Wing SUP / Mast Repair
« on: April 02, 2022, 01:52:48 AM »
I read posts on here about repairs eg ponobill

It inspired me to start trying to do stuff.. I seem to have successfully repaired a sabfoil 82 mast that split down the centre near the base plate and lost all stiffness - just laying up 10 layers of new carbon 6 inches up the mast and vacuum bagging. Done 5 sessions on it now.

I want to try to repair another sabfoil 82 mast. The rear bolt snapped (fuselage connection), which then resulted in the front insert getting ripped out. Fortunately did not lose the foil.

Has anyone successfully replaced or reset the barrel nut? My other option is to try to convert this mast to a kraken connector.. I have one of these on order so would try to make a mould based on a new one (not sure how yet).

Any ideas on how best to do this would be amazing…

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Has anyone been - any advice on beaches or wind strength would be appreciated - heading there end of March.
Ideally looking for easy launches with some swell.

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I went out the other day on my 5m, and the centre struct deflated after 5 mins.
I never took the advice about hanging the wing from the front handle too seriously - but only did it a few times - that was a mistake.
Chris at sore kites (uk south coast) did this clip for me that shows why this causes the problem - amazing turn around - thank you Chris.


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