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Re: Boogie board, for a cheep compact foil board?

Postby plummet » Thu Mar 09, 2017 6:46 pm

Oldman_Dave wrote:
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Here ya go Plummet.

"I used this stick on Foil Mount on a Booger with a Lift Foil (the beginning and end of video)..We ended up destroying the Booger bending it half and it stuck like sh!t to blanket ." Piros.

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Re: Boogie board, for a cheep compact foil board?

Postby Bletti » Thu Mar 09, 2017 9:56 pm

Starsky wrote:
Thu Mar 09, 2017 12:31 pm


I'f I ever go to a carbon foil, I'll no doubt mount it to a carbon skim that kites well on its own.
That would be the ultimate combo for a set up with no compromise as either a foil or a skim.

With wake and now finned surf oriented skims, they are evolving into really viable kite boards for places with less than head high waves. Also great aerial boards in everything from lagoon flat to shorebreak to lake swell.

Both the el stubbo and shinnster are good factory options for skim inspired foil hybrids. I think mark shinn took a good approach to retain the flex when riding without the foil so neither is compromised.

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Re: Boogie board, for a cheep compact foil board?

Postby Eltreato » Thu Mar 09, 2017 10:06 pm

Oldman_Dave wrote:
Thu Mar 09, 2017 11:53 am
Here ya go Plummet.

"I used this stick on Foil Mount on a Booger with a Lift Foil (the beginning and end of video)..We ended up destroying the Booger bending it half and it stuck like sh!t to blanket ." Piros.

https://vimeo.com/204671768
That was outstanding! Nice soundtrack too, great job!

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Re: Boogie board, for a cheep compact foil board?

Postby socommk23 » Tue Mar 14, 2017 3:33 pm

Using a cheap secondhand wake skate for my build.
IMG_20170314_095411_935.jpg

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Re: Boogie board, for a cheep compact foil board?

Postby KiteDR » Tue Mar 14, 2017 3:42 pm

How have you all solved the floatation problem when using skims? In the lakes around MN, late in the season we get some pretty thick weeds and algae that will eat your foil and twice last year they submerged and couldn't be found.

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Re: Boogie board, for a cheep compact foil board?

Postby Starsky » Tue Mar 14, 2017 5:11 pm

Double the thickness of the deck pad, and cover the entire board.
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Re: Boogie board, for a cheep compact foil board?

Postby KiteDR » Tue Mar 14, 2017 5:28 pm

Starsky wrote:
Tue Mar 14, 2017 5:11 pm
Double the thickness of the deck pad, and cover the entire board.
And that's all it takes to float a piece of wood eh? I'll see what I can do

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Re: Boogie board, for a cheep compact foil board?

Postby plummet » Tue Mar 14, 2017 6:33 pm

socommk23 wrote:
Tue Mar 14, 2017 3:33 pm
Using a cheap secondhand wake skate for my build.

IMG_20170314_095411_935.jpg

Looks good man. Hows the flex? If it flexy slap some carbon on there.

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Re: Boogie board, for a cheep compact foil board?

Postby socommk23 » Tue Mar 14, 2017 7:31 pm

plummet wrote:
Tue Mar 14, 2017 6:33 pm
socommk23 wrote:
Tue Mar 14, 2017 3:33 pm
Using a cheap secondhand wake skate for my build.

IMG_20170314_095411_935.jpg

Looks good man. Hows the flex? If it flexy slap some carbon on there.

The foil is carbon over glass and wood core.
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Installed front straps but may not use to start with.
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Re: Boogie board, for a cheep compact foil board?

Postby Starsky » Tue Mar 14, 2017 8:31 pm

KiteDR wrote:
Tue Mar 14, 2017 5:28 pm

And that's all it takes to float a piece of wood eh? I'll see what I can do
That's working well for mine with an alloy foil.

The one pictured above is wood core so likely won't require as much flotation from the board.


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