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Re: Liquid Force fun foil

Postby faklord » Fri Mar 06, 2015 7:08 pm

This sealing saga all went a bit quiet.
has anybody come up with and put into practice a working solution or has it been decided that there isn't a real problem?

Also. What is the overall weight of the LF foil? I just trawled through this whole thread and could find it.

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Re: Liquid Force fun foil

Postby revhed » Fri Mar 06, 2015 8:37 pm

faklord wrote:
Also. What is the overall weight of the LF foil? I just trawled through this whole thread and could find it.
Board ONLY from VP earlier in this thread weight: 12lbs 5.5kg,
I just spent some time searching for just the T bar and wings weight but could not find,
only this from another forum,
" the downside is that it is very heavy (made with aluminium) and the board doesn't have enough volume"
Maybe if Polykarb reads this he can weight his and post it?
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Re: Liquid Force fun foil

Postby davesails7 » Fri Mar 06, 2015 9:03 pm

faklord wrote: Also. What is the overall weight of the LF foil? I just trawled through this whole thread and could find it.
Weight 8 lbs 2 oz from here http://greenhatkiteboarding.com/news/20 ... orce-foil/

I'm thinking those weights are complete foil without board (mast, fuselage, 2 wings, mounting plate).

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Re: Liquid Force fun foil

Postby clydesdale » Fri Mar 06, 2015 11:22 pm

Any new news//pics of higher ar foil yet?

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Re: Liquid Force fun foil

Postby Jzh_perth » Sat Mar 07, 2015 5:46 am

9.4kg complete, which is 1.9kg heavier than a Spotz for comparison.

Pete from Perth Kite Racing facebook group here in Perth weighed a demo LF versus his regular ride.

I've got the LF and not sealed the mast yet - interested to see whether a better solution than silicon surfaces.

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Re: Liquid Force fun foil

Postby Konza » Sat Mar 07, 2015 10:34 am

faklord wrote:This sealing saga all went a bit quiet.
has anybody come up with and put into practice a working solution or has it been decided that there isn't a real problem?
Checked it last session and ~2cl came out right after riding 2 hours. Will keep an eye on it but if it stays that way it won't bother me.

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Re: Liquid Force fun foil

Postby polykarb » Sat Mar 07, 2015 11:45 am

Don't get crazy,

The spotz foil is way lighter, points way higher and is way faster.

The foil fish is way cheaper, way heavier and way easier to learn on.

Lots of ways, lol.

Buying a foil fish is an excellent way to learn to foil, and it gets you out kiting in really light winds.
If your thinking of giving it a go, I totally recommend the foil fish.

Then if you like it, and once you realise how practical foils are as a light wind option you can upgrade to a higher end product.

Higher end = higher price.

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Re: Liquid Force fun foil

Postby faklord » Sat Mar 07, 2015 12:42 pm

Thanks for the replies guys.

Another thought re LF foil.
I seem to recall one of their main marketing features was cheap spares....
Has anybody seen a list of the the available spares and prices?

Also has anybody managed to bend or break any parts yet?

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Re: Liquid Force fun foil

Postby revhed » Sat Mar 07, 2015 2:06 pm

Another option,
http://www.thekitefoil.com/#!online-sto ... y=12087147
Look carefully at all the differences, ther are many.
I AM IN NO WAY SPONCERED OR CONNECTED TO ANY KBHF COMPANY!
I design and build ALL my own gear, ( feel free to search my posts) have for many years, and will continue to do so.
I just want all the options out there to be readily available and truthful!
Spend your money carefully and choose the best option available after a lot of research!
Flying a foil board with a kite is absolutly fantastic and now that there starts to be some lower cost options, be aware that this comes with huge differences in quality and performance.
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Re: Liquid Force fun foil

Postby fcwatersports » Sat Mar 07, 2015 5:12 pm

Faklord Here are the prices for the Foil Fish Spares and what they have available this is in GBP.

Foil Replacement Mast - £399
Foil Replacement Fuselage £179.00
Foil Wing set Low Aspect £449.00
Foil Hardware Kit £19.99

Total for the Spares is £1.046 And New RRP for the Foil in a Bag is £999.00 if not bought as spares..


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