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Postby Starsky » Thu Feb 26, 2015 8:44 pm
Just an idea. See all these home builds and the lazy and cheap sides of me have been discussing it and were wondering if there aren't enough component parts already out there that just have to be put together by some mad scientist type. Windsurfing fins for front and rear wings. A kiteboard fin for vertical stability. Not sure what could be stolen to make a decent mast and fuse, but its a start on a component list for a Frankenfoil.
Go ahead, tell me this is stupid!
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Postby matthepp » Thu Feb 26, 2015 9:44 pm
Not stupid. In fact, it has been done. The hastyfoil:
http://www.instructables.com/id/Hastyfoil/
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Postby ronnie » Thu Feb 26, 2015 10:13 pm
Starsky wrote:Just an idea. See all these home builds and the lazy and cheap sides of me have been discussing it and were wondering if there aren't enough component parts already out there that just have to be put together by some mad scientist type. Windsurfing fins for front and rear wings. A kiteboard fin for vertical stability. Not sure what could be stolen to make a decent mast and fuse, but its a start on a component list for a Frankenfoil.
Go ahead, tell me this is stupid!
Its stupidly expensive.
eg. $275 per fin
http://www.buyblackprojectfins.com/speed-fins/
http://translate.google.co.uk/translate ... rev=search
You can buy asymmetric speed fins but they are expensive. Then you have to modify the bases so you can join them to the fuselage.
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Postby Laughingman » Thu Feb 26, 2015 10:16 pm
ronnie wrote:Starsky wrote:Just an idea. See all these home builds and the lazy and cheap sides of me have been discussing it and were wondering if there aren't enough component parts already out there that just have to be put together by some mad scientist type. Windsurfing fins for front and rear wings. A kiteboard fin for vertical stability. Not sure what could be stolen to make a decent mast and fuse, but its a start on a component list for a Frankenfoil.
Go ahead, tell me this is stupid!
Its stupidly expensive.
eg. $275 per fin
http://www.buyblackprojectfins.com/speed-fins/
http://translate.google.co.uk/translate ... rev=search
You can buy asymmetric speed fins but they are expensive. Then you have to modify the bases so you can join them to the fuselage.
Only expensive if you don't have stuff taking up space in your garage. Many windsurfers never sold their gear once they switched to kiting...
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Postby ronnie » Thu Feb 26, 2015 10:28 pm
Laughingman wrote:ronnie wrote:Starsky wrote:Just an idea. See all these home builds and the lazy and cheap sides of me have been discussing it and were wondering if there aren't enough component parts already out there that just have to be put together by some mad scientist type. Windsurfing fins for front and rear wings. A kiteboard fin for vertical stability. Not sure what could be stolen to make a decent mast and fuse, but its a start on a component list for a Frankenfoil.
Go ahead, tell me this is stupid!
Its stupidly expensive.
eg. $275 per fin
http://www.buyblackprojectfins.com/speed-fins/
http://translate.google.co.uk/translate ... rev=search
You can buy asymmetric speed fins but they are expensive. Then you have to modify the bases so you can join them to the fuselage.
Only expensive if you don't have stuff taking up space in your garage. Many windsurfers never sold their gear once they switched to kiting...
Most of them won't have 2 identical fins, and then you have to reshape one side of the fins and the base.
These fins change their profile to asymmetric when you put force on them.
http://www.smartfins.com/Technology.html
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Postby Edge19 » Thu Feb 26, 2015 10:33 pm
hi starsky,
see my post below, Another home build. it works and its quick. Do it, if you want more details on how. let me know
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Postby Starsky » Thu Feb 26, 2015 10:38 pm
Expensive? no no no no. In my simple mind it would certainly be a garage sale situation. I'd keep my eye out for fin liquidations and buy two of the same. Be far more interested in a free ride set up so were talking swept free ride fins for the front and any old tiny speed fins for the back. Keep em symmetrical in their foil. Maybe sand a bit of shape out of the bottom. Pitch em into dyhedral and antihedral at their base and epoxy em together.
Big formula race fins are super pricey, but would be way too big anyway.
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Postby ronnie » Thu Feb 26, 2015 10:51 pm
Starsky wrote:Expensive? no no no no. In my simple mind it would certainly be a garage sale situation. I'd keep my eye out for fin liquidations and buy two of the same. Be far more interested in a free ride set up so were talking swept free ride fins for the front and any old tiny speed fins for the back. Keep em symmetrical in their foil. Maybe sand a bit of shape out of the bottom. Pitch em into dyhedral and antihedral at their base and epoxy em together.
Big formula race fins are super pricey, but would be way too big anyway.
There are quite a few quad windsurf asymmetric fins.
http://translate.google.co.uk/translate ... rev=search
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Postby Starsky » Thu Feb 26, 2015 10:59 pm
True dat. Their pretty new tech tho, might up the price. Tho I like your thinking.
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