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Fishman

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How is your foil board meassured?
« on: January 24, 2019, 06:02:05 PM »
I bought a board and recieved it, and found out the length was measured from the bottom of the Rolling the contour, so the actual length was 3" shorter than I expected. My 7'2" is 6'11" tall on its end (which was actually a pleasant surprise in my case)

So I'm wondering how common is that way of measuring boards?

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Re: How is your foil board meassured?
« Reply #1 on: January 24, 2019, 07:32:40 PM »
We measure the top of your foil boards since the decks are pretty much dead ass flat....

...and not along the bottom rocker that as you found would make them longer...how much depending on the rocker(s).
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Re: How is your foil board meassured?
« Reply #2 on: January 25, 2019, 03:38:23 AM »
I bought a board and recieved it, and found out the length was measured from the bottom of the Rolling the contour, so the actual length was 3" shorter than I expected. My 7'2" is 6'11" tall on its end (which was actually a pleasant surprise in my case)

So I'm wondering how common is that way of measuring boards?

Measured along the bottom surface is industry standard.

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Re: How is your foil board meassured?
« Reply #3 on: January 25, 2019, 03:35:55 PM »
I bought a board and recieved it, and found out the length was measured from the bottom of the Rolling the contour, so the actual length was 3" shorter than I expected. My 7'2" is 6'11" tall on its end (which was actually a pleasant surprise in my case)

So I'm wondering how common is that way of measuring boards?

Measured along the bottom surface is industry standard.
I was wondering if it's more like waves, some measure the back some the face...

 With shorter stand up foilboards being so thick, that some may measure across the top instead. I'm guessing the 5' 11" foilboard you use is  close to 5' 7" accross the top.
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Re: How is your foil board meassured?
« Reply #4 on: January 25, 2019, 05:38:30 PM »
I have seen waterline listed for sailboats sometimes because that is the actual length used for the hull speed calculation. But they usually give the overall also.
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Re: How is your foil board meassured?
« Reply #5 on: January 26, 2019, 05:19:30 AM »
Kinda like how I explained it to my wife.....
Actually, she wanted 10 and for it to hurt......stuck it in twice and slapped her :)

 


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