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3InletsWindsports
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Postby 3InletsWindsports » Sat Nov 04, 2017 3:17 am
One is 15mm for end hole
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Postby ronnie » Sat Nov 04, 2017 10:21 am
I'm surprised that no-one seems to have tried the Spitfire XLW behind a boat or towed into a wave on one.
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Postby clint2070 » Sat Nov 04, 2017 10:34 am
Sun wrote: ↑Fri Nov 03, 2017 4:48 pm
Does anyone know what all the screw sizes are for the Spitfire? What I can find online says the back wing screws to the fuselage with 3 M5 20nm screws, but I think mine has one shorter one, maybe 15mm?
i took all my screws to a specialist hardware store and had to special order the A4 stainless screws. I didn't want to go through what I went through with my naish foil due to ignorance on my part when all my hardware fused. here is pics of what I ordered. the m6-1.ox16 is the little one.
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andre_oner
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Postby andre_oner » Tue Nov 07, 2017 4:31 pm
Hi all,
you can buy all our spare screws online .
f.ex. for the Spitfire you will find them here
http://zeeko-kites.com/gb/kitesurf-and- ... tfire.html
For the back wing of the Spitfire you need 2 x M6x20 + 1 x M6x15mm
All screws are made of A4Inox.
Andrek
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Postby Bletti » Thu Nov 09, 2017 7:49 pm
Nothing too special, but here's a video of me maneuvering around a bunch of moored boats in New Zealand on the XLW wings. Great control through the turns and can go much slower than the normal wings.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5XoRsXNsASo
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Postby irwe » Thu Nov 09, 2017 8:04 pm
Bletti, if you have the normal SpitFire Wings how would you compare them to the XLW wings. When do you decide to use Normal vs XLW?
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clint2070
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Postby clint2070 » Fri Nov 10, 2017 9:04 am
Bletti wrote: ↑Thu Nov 09, 2017 7:49 pm
Nothing too special, but here's a video of me maneuvering around a bunch of moored boats in New Zealand on the XLW wings. Great control through the turns and can go much slower than the normal wings.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5XoRsXNsASo
Nice video ! Are you using the mouthpiece go pro mount ?
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Postby clint2070 » Fri Nov 10, 2017 9:08 am
irwe wrote: ↑Thu Nov 09, 2017 8:04 pm
Bletti, if you have the normal SpitFire Wings how would you compare them to the XLW wings. When do you decide to use Normal vs XLW?
I live in san diego and when i tried as a beginner w the standard wings I struggled but once I got the large set it was like night and day. I don't notice a lack of control at high speed on the xlw set but I only foil when I can't be on my surfboard. If I were to buy a new Spitfire I would only order it w the xlw wings. I don't see ever needing the small ones in the future. Its not a race foil !
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Postby tswierkocki » Fri Nov 10, 2017 8:54 pm
I got my Spitfire with both sets of wings. I'm very happy I got both. For the most part if I'm in the ocean or riding waves I'm on the XLW wings. In flat water I typically ride the standard wings.
The XLW require very little kite power but you need to be a bit powered for the standard wings.
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Postby clint2070 » Sat Nov 11, 2017 8:37 am
has anyone tried a Zeeko kite ?
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