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Re: Shortest Practical Hydrofoil Board

Postby gmb13 » Mon Apr 20, 2015 9:45 am

darippah wrote:I'm considering chopping down an old surfboard to 36 inches by 18 inches so that it can fit in the trunk of my car. Is that going to be too small for practical use? I like using a board with float- Surfboard as opposed to a twin tip- so that its easier to swim back in if need be. Other option is to buy a nobile split surf board
I have been using a 120 x 50 x 4cm Board for some time.

As a travel board this is awesome as its small and light.

It still has a decent amount of volume for it's size.

I did almost every How To video with this board.

You can see it in this one:



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Re: Shortest Practical Hydrofoil Board

Postby tkettlepoint » Mon Apr 20, 2015 11:33 am

hey JD it could be either way if someone wanted it. and long as the I put alittle extra beef in the middle for long board boxes.. unless I can find the new track system like snowboards.

Jollydriver wrote:Hi terrie @ jellyfishboards.

I do have a question about your kiteskate. Can that be build for a hydrofoil (I'm thinking a four bolt mount)?

If yes, would the mount be in a fixed position, or could it be on two parallel tracks to give some adjustment options?

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Re: Shortest Practical Hydrofoil Board

Postby discojuggernaut » Wed Apr 22, 2015 9:13 am

Has anyone mounted a garden-variety wakeskate to a foil? Any issues with durability, float, or finding proper drilling placement for the plate? Thinking about doing this with a Lift foil and a $100 WS.

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Re: Shortest Practical Hydrofoil Board

Postby ronnie » Wed Apr 22, 2015 11:21 am

A bodyboard has been tried. Don't know if it would last. Maybe bond the bodyboard onto a wooden baseplate which takes all the loads from the foil?

Spare yourself - you only need to look at 2.50 in this.


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Re: Shortest Practical Hydrofoil Board

Postby discojuggernaut » Wed Apr 22, 2015 8:49 pm

Holy crap that wave at 4:30 is insane!

I was thinking more of a laminated wood core wakeskate, with an aluminum plate on top to distribute the forces (and nuts for threading and holes through the deck for the bolts).

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Re: Shortest Practical Hydrofoil Board

Postby darippah » Thu Apr 23, 2015 4:03 pm

Gunnar- thats awesome! Where can i pick one of those up and what does it cost

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Re: Shortest Practical Hydrofoil Board

Postby gmb13 » Thu Apr 23, 2015 11:51 pm

darippah wrote:Gunnar- thats awesome! Where can i pick one of those up and what does it cost
We can make you one. Will cost around 500 Euros.

You can also start a petition and convince Axis to put it into production ;-)

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