Hi nixmatters
Thank you for your tip. Sorry for only noticing now, but I don't get notifications from the kite forum.
That is some amazing diy.
What I ended up doing was shortening the Liquid force mast from 90cm to 65cm.
It was a very interesting process wich I am thinking of posting on youtube.
Cutted on an aluminum Circular saw. Then redrill the bolt hole for a new thread. Then threading. The final touch was applying sicaflex to seal the hallow spots.
I am loving the LF rocket now. I am training my tacks and jibes.
I believe I was enjoying the hi:rise speed more not only because of the shorter mast but also because the cabrinha speed wing floats, making it easier to water start. But then I would take off and slowly started to descend as I was not able to keep the speed to give me enough lift (or brave enough
) also I should mention I am a bit on the heavy side, so the hi:rise speed would require a bit more speed to keep me airborne...
Also for those having trouble finding the hi:RISE Speed specs, here goes:
Chord: 146.5 mm
Projected area: 565.1 cm²
Wingspan: 540.24 mm
AR: 5.2
Volume: 514,561 mm³
Wich is quite a race foil specs, except for the volume. The hi:RISE does have a thicker profile, wich I believe makes it more accessible.