Hi all
I Recently picked up one of the original F-one foils and afterlooking at many foils on the beach i was amazed how dangerously sharp the aluminium mast rear edge is.
To the point I cut my hand getting it out of the box.
I get that the foil itself needs to have a sharp trailing edge but does the mast itself trailing edge really need to be that sharp ?
If you kicked this in the water of even worse landed on it it would cut you to the bone.
Its sharper than my axe in the shed
Whats everyone's thoughts ? Should i get the rear edge taken off very slightly so its not as dangerous.
Rear edge of a foil mast too sharp
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Rear edge of a foil mast too sharp
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Re: Rear edge of a foil mast too sharp
Trailing edge doesn't have to be sharp. And you can make it less dangerous by squaring it off. I think it's been discussed here that square is better than rounded.
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Re: Rear edge of a foil mast too sharp
Same here with the Zeeko Blaster stab! You can slice a soft tomato with it!
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Re: Rear edge of a foil mast too sharp
Huh? I have that one and it's not sharp? ...nixmatters wrote: ↑Tue May 19, 2020 10:31 pmSame here with the Zeeko Blaster stab! You can slice a soft tomato with it!
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Re: Rear edge of a foil mast too sharp
Got it last July. The corners of the stab TE are the most dangerous part.Faxie wrote: ↑Tue May 19, 2020 11:07 pmHuh? I have that one and it's not sharp? ...nixmatters wrote: ↑Tue May 19, 2020 10:31 pmSame here with the Zeeko Blaster stab! You can slice a soft tomato with it!
Is your rounded or squared off?
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Re: Rear edge of a foil mast too sharp
It's this one:nixmatters wrote: ↑Wed May 20, 2020 12:47 amGot it last July. The corners of the stab TE are the most dangerous part.Faxie wrote: ↑Tue May 19, 2020 11:07 pmHuh? I have that one and it's not sharp? ...nixmatters wrote: ↑Tue May 19, 2020 10:31 pmSame here with the Zeeko Blaster stab! You can slice a soft tomato with it!
Is your rounded or squared off?
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Re: Rear edge of a foil mast too sharp
Well, I just checked....nixmatters wrote: ↑Wed May 20, 2020 8:01 amExactly same.Faxie wrote: ↑Wed May 20, 2020 2:04 amIt's this one:nixmatters wrote: ↑Wed May 20, 2020 12:47 am
Got it last July. The corners of the stab TE are the most dangerous part.
Is your rounded or squared off?
It's a thin edge but I wouldn't call it sharp tbh.
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