My enthusiasm and knowledge on foiling is non-existent.
Just figured id give myself a little hobby over the winter, and can make something half decent and bring it along for all the local crew to have a flop around on.
ive made a few boards, mostly twinny's and a wakeskate, so ive a little shaping & glassing experience. Im no expert, but im patient & meticulous and enjoy giving it a crack.
deck-
my plan is to make a small directional.... 150cm should be enough.
nothing too fancy. but something i can take the foil & straps off and whip around on.
Probably do the glued plank , shape, and cut. Not a huge fan of the plywood decks.
No rails- but a nice concave or channel. (again.... trying to make it useable without a foil.
foil-
preff, id like to build something with a shortish mast. Something around the middle size of the slingshot flight school range.
I think a very short mast will get boring quickly, but something too long will make it annoyingly difficult.... remembering it will be a home made build without an R&D team. Our local spots are generally big surf beaches or shallow lagoons, so i think a short mast is the way to go too.
The whole idea of building and having a foil will be to use it as a communal board for everybody so that we can laugh and throw beer bottles at them while they screw around. We need to make this thing invincible.... or close to it. ........ I'd be expecting (and looking forward to) some super high speed crashed into the sand bars.
its gunna be great!
Question time.......
Ive read plenty of build articles stating that i need to use carbon or al for the mast to stop any flex.
If i build a shorter mast, do you think i can get away with using good quality fibreglass?
Bigger wings = more stability , right ?? (im gunna make them bad boys so fricken tiny)
what do i need to know about the angle of the fuselage?
I can only guess that it changes the lift?
For the sake of build simplicity..... can i just make it at 90degrees to the board, or does it need the angle to create the lift?
I dunno..... explain it to me like im an idiot please.
can somebody explain the difference between having the foil placed too far forward / back ?
whats the difference?
whats better for learning?
Building will start this week.
more to follow.