Tried the gong Pro MT wing with veloce 43 stab on 100cm carbon mast today. Flat water. My Garmin watch died due to button failure after 3 years, so don't have any speed data. But I was up to 38km/hr no problem. Overall pitch balance is very predictable. Low end speed gain without stall in noticeable...

Moved post

I had a session last Sunday on 6m FRS.12ms with gusts into 15 ms. Windfinder said 17ms. 1,5m windswell with chop on top. 20m lines , 80 kg , 1000cm2 foil, Gong veloce M. I was very powered and at times over powered, had to drift kite in gybes it was so strong wind and big steep swells with short pe...

Hej Downunder, This is inspiring me. Im going to get a table saw. Haven't looked at buying one in 20 years. Cheap now. My plan is to make 3mm skins, 10mm rails , and foam core. Solid wood around foil plate. you think i need uni d carbon for reinforcement? I'm thinking through how to make thicker rai...

My clear is not very clear. I found the right 3M tape based on the 300 SL adhesive and a carrier layer. Stuff is extremely expensive. I'd have to buy mega roll for 600€ to make it economical, and the stuff has 12 month shelf life.. Going back to cork. I was not aware of those short shelf life. I´ve...

Leeoo,
Did you vbag the top layer onto the hollow board? How did you avoid top layer collapsing into the voids?

Breze wrote: ↑

Sat Nov 28, 2020 2:26 pm

No, first he glued 3 sheets of 18mm together, Then he cutted 3mm slices from the 54mm block. Common method for making thin wood stripes

Av yes, makes sense. Have to get a table saw....or could i use one of those aluminum rails with a circle saw ( have one of those). My shop is getting crowded!

My clear is not very clear. I found the right 3M tape based on the 300 SL adhesive and a carrier layer. Stuff is extremely expensive. I'd have to buy mega roll for 600€ to make it economical, and the stuff has 12 month shelf life..
Going back to cork.

Liquid force foam based boards are shit. Ive repaired several. Cant believe how poorly constructed they are.

A few years back I was struggling along on the 550. It was tough. Then they released the 548, which didn't work well for me and didn't help. Then I got 590, and it was a bit better. Still quite difficult but I learned flying gybes on it and was trying footswitches to some success. Them 633 came and ...