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opie

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Re: Some assembly required foilboard.
« Reply #15 on: June 05, 2018, 07:04:17 AM »
Tried the tape idea but I waited too long and couldn't cut the laminate with a razor, so I bought a router.  I broke the bit in the first split second.  I hope the next bit last longer.

 I am excited to see if I can stand on this thing.  It looks like it might have the stability of a bar of soap. :)

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Re: Some assembly required foilboard.
« Reply #16 on: June 06, 2018, 01:13:38 PM »
Router took some practice.  First track is good enough, second looks better.

I took it out on flat water with a foil attached and its more stable than my 7'10" Takuma BX, but it does not want to go straight.  I am thinking of glassing in an old longboard fin on the front of the board.  Any better ideas out there?

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Re: Some assembly required foilboard.
« Reply #17 on: June 06, 2018, 02:10:51 PM »
New idea.  How about two ridges on the bottom of the board on the edges the whole length?

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Re: Some assembly required foilboard.
« Reply #18 on: June 06, 2018, 03:52:55 PM »
Just put in a fin box on the nose. I had an FCS box installed in my Kalama board while it was being glassed. I haven't tried a fin yet, but DK seems to like his.
Foote 10'4X34", SIC 17.5 V1 hollow and an EPS one in Hood River. Foote 9'0" x 31", L41 8'8", 18' Speedboard, etc. etc.

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Re: Some assembly required foilboard.
« Reply #19 on: June 06, 2018, 04:56:04 PM »
Thanks, I'll try that. :)

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Re: Some assembly required foilboard.
« Reply #20 on: June 07, 2018, 01:58:10 PM »
I found a fin box in my garage.  It helped a lot with tracking.

I think this will work so I am ordering a leash plug and a traction pad. :)

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Re: Some assembly required foilboard.
« Reply #21 on: June 07, 2018, 02:04:57 PM »
Well that's one way to get one. Was the fin in it when you gouged it out? With that short wide nose it looks like the fin is pointing the wrong way. That looks like something I'd build--works of primitive man. Imagine what people would think if they uncover that in a few thousand years.
« Last Edit: June 07, 2018, 02:08:14 PM by PonoBill »
Foote 10'4X34", SIC 17.5 V1 hollow and an EPS one in Hood River. Foote 9'0" x 31", L41 8'8", 18' Speedboard, etc. etc.

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Re: Some assembly required foilboard.
« Reply #22 on: June 07, 2018, 04:16:07 PM »
Imagine what people would think if they uncover that in a few thousand years.

Probably wonder why the picnic table has a foil and fin attachment.  ;D

We need some videos of you ripping it up on that thing!!!

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Re: Some assembly required foilboard.
« Reply #23 on: August 06, 2018, 02:11:30 PM »
What kind of electric sander should I buy?  This thing needs a lot of sanding.

 How about a 5 inch random orbital palm sander?  I don't see many boards in my future but I would like to use the sander in the future on foils.

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Re: Some assembly required foilboard.
« Reply #24 on: August 06, 2018, 11:07:21 PM »
Random orbital can work, some guys love them. Mine is cheap and spins up if I start it not on the surface and then will mark anything it touches so I can’t really use it on boards so check how it comes on.

I have a few and mostly use my big one but if you’re not doing boards go for something smaller. I’m back in the garage too. Glad to see you’re still on it.

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Re: Some assembly required foilboard.
« Reply #25 on: August 07, 2018, 06:10:29 AM »
Oh my god!  Did you just rip the fin box out of a Walden Magic model?  That's hard-core Opie. ;D

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Re: Some assembly required foilboard.
« Reply #26 on: August 07, 2018, 08:23:15 AM »
Just finishing up with shaping my own Fugly.  6' x 29".  Will try to post pics later.  Harder than I had originally thought.  Proper volume in all the right places is key.  I have been sealing the stringer with epoxy and floating it in water to get the stability just right.  Remember, you do not want to be floating high on the middle.  Its better to have the board sink lower so the outermost rails are touching the water.  Feels more stable, but what do I know, this is my first one.  This probably only applies to shorter, narrower  fuglies.
« Last Edit: August 07, 2018, 08:27:12 AM by SUPeter »

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Re: Some assembly required foilboard.
« Reply #27 on: August 07, 2018, 05:56:53 PM »
Mine is definitely too big.  I am an inch or two over the water.  And it weighs 23 lbs.   It was also kind of hard to reach all the way over the side with a vertical paddle.  May be I could get used to it. 

I've added a leash plug and traction pad so maybe I'll give it a try in the surf tomorrow.  I may never ride it again but I am curious if it will work at all.

I've already bought a 15 lb 6'10" foil board from Kirk at L41. :)

 


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