Here you can exchange your experience and datas about your home build boards
-
tkettlepoint
- Very Frequent Poster
- Posts: 782
- Joined: Sun Feb 12, 2006 8:16 pm
- Gear: Jellyfish boards custom boards
- Brand Affiliation: Jellyfish Boards
- Location: Kettle Point Ontario Canada
-
Has thanked:
0
-
Been thanked:
0
Postby tkettlepoint » Thu Nov 24, 2016 1:40 am
Sky good job.. the only thing I found with the rear AOA is how it feels in the water.. more drag or less. changing it 1-2degrees make a big difference.. we have gone from -2 on the stab to -3.5 and you could tell there was more drag at speed but you could life easier.
-
skyte
- Very Frequent Poster
- Posts: 609
- Joined: Sat Jun 05, 2004 11:15 pm
- Brand Affiliation: FLEXIFOIL
- Location: Nomadic Flexi Rider
-
Has thanked:
2 times
-
Been thanked:
5 times
Postby skyte » Thu Nov 24, 2016 1:59 pm
I could add drag to the model fairly easily from the foil data so maybe once I get my head around this one I'll give it a go
-
mcfly777
- Medium Poster
- Posts: 93
- Joined: Mon Apr 28, 2014 2:42 am
- Local Beach: 3rd Ave, Coyote Point, Half Moon Bay Half Moon Bay (SF Bay Area)
- Gear: Kite + board
- Brand Affiliation: None
-
Has thanked:
5 times
-
Been thanked:
0
Postby mcfly777 » Sun Nov 27, 2016 2:20 am
Designed and printed a stabilizer first, since it's smaller and uses less material for my first attempt.
Covered in 3 layers of CF (200g). Vacuum bagged (my pump achieved 26 in Hg) overnight. Came out with some "wrinkles" and excessive resin near the tips. Sanded to 240 grit. Far from perfect but it's a start. Feels very solid and smooth. I will probably do a final hand laid layer for aesthetics.
-
plummet
- Very Frequent Poster
- Posts: 6819
- Joined: Sat Aug 29, 2009 11:25 pm
- Local Beach: EE
- Favorite Beaches: NZ
- Style: Terrain riding
- Gear: Old wornout ozone.
Plummet hydrofoil and mutant
- Brand Affiliation: None
-
Has thanked:
11 times
-
Been thanked:
224 times
Postby plummet » Sun Nov 27, 2016 9:54 am
Looking real high aspect!
Here's a question. Does the mast need to match the wings?
If you have a foil designed for lower aspect wings the speed is lower and the mast shape will be less critical. But ramp up the speed the mast may need to become the limiting factor.
-
mcfly777
- Medium Poster
- Posts: 93
- Joined: Mon Apr 28, 2014 2:42 am
- Local Beach: 3rd Ave, Coyote Point, Half Moon Bay Half Moon Bay (SF Bay Area)
- Gear: Kite + board
- Brand Affiliation: None
-
Has thanked:
5 times
-
Been thanked:
0
Postby mcfly777 » Sun Nov 27, 2016 5:25 pm
plummet wrote:Looking real high aspect!
Here's a question. Does the mast need to match the wings?
If you have a foil designed for lower aspect wings the speed is lower and the mast shape will be less critical. But ramp up the speed the mast may need to become the limiting factor.
Yes it's high aspect, maybe too much so. I modified the CAD to have a longer chord (not by much), and to have softer contours around the mounting area so the carbon fiber forms better with the surface. Also increased the size of the countersunk holes (as you mentioned before). And finally, I made the winglets bends less sharp, again to make it easier to put the CF on it.
So V2 will be next.
Leo
-
tahoedirk
- Frequent Poster
- Posts: 219
- Joined: Sun Aug 31, 2014 5:02 pm
- Local Beach: Kings beach, CA
- Favorite Beaches: All clean beaches
- Style: out of control
- Gear: Homemade gear
- Brand Affiliation: None
-
Has thanked:
0
-
Been thanked:
1 time
Postby tahoedirk » Sun Nov 27, 2016 6:22 pm
sick!
-
mcfly777
- Medium Poster
- Posts: 93
- Joined: Mon Apr 28, 2014 2:42 am
- Local Beach: 3rd Ave, Coyote Point, Half Moon Bay Half Moon Bay (SF Bay Area)
- Gear: Kite + board
- Brand Affiliation: None
-
Has thanked:
5 times
-
Been thanked:
0
Postby mcfly777 » Mon Dec 05, 2016 3:58 am
Another update. Bagged the front wing today and sanded it. It looks ok. My question now is: when i place the wing on the counter with the tips touching the counter, and press in the middle, there is flex. I am thinking this is not solid enough and it may need another 2 layers on each side. But I need your opinion, is the wing supposed to flex or not?
Pics
-
tkettlepoint
- Very Frequent Poster
- Posts: 782
- Joined: Sun Feb 12, 2006 8:16 pm
- Gear: Jellyfish boards custom boards
- Brand Affiliation: Jellyfish Boards
- Location: Kettle Point Ontario Canada
-
Has thanked:
0
-
Been thanked:
0
Postby tkettlepoint » Mon Dec 05, 2016 12:19 pm
some flex is ok. but the stiffer you can get it the better it will perform.. if you look at a jet wing when flying you will see it flex up and down all the time.
-
mcfly777
- Medium Poster
- Posts: 93
- Joined: Mon Apr 28, 2014 2:42 am
- Local Beach: 3rd Ave, Coyote Point, Half Moon Bay Half Moon Bay (SF Bay Area)
- Gear: Kite + board
- Brand Affiliation: None
-
Has thanked:
5 times
-
Been thanked:
0
Postby mcfly777 » Mon Dec 05, 2016 6:27 pm
tkettlepoint wrote:some flex is ok. but the stiffer you can get it the better it will perform.. if you look at a jet wing when flying you will see it flex up and down all the time.
Thanks. Will add uni to the bottom and a finishing layer of twill.
Leo
Return to “Gear Builders”
Who is online
Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 52 guests