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Custom Freeride Foilboard

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Created by 2keen > 9 months ago, 8 Aug 2022
thedoor
2469 posts
8 Dec 2024 10:14PM
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Mark _australia said..
^^^ Wash religiously with fresh water (*in situ not removing) to prevent salt buildup
Change every season.
Still don't cook it like you could with an open manual vent as I just had a brand new goretex from the best brand NOT vent at all
Board hiss in 30deg is not great - thinking about 60 to 80deg in your car hmmmmm


how do you change a Gore-Tex vent?

Mark _australia
WA, 23433 posts
9 Dec 2024 12:23PM
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With care as the cap pops off - so needle nose pliers can be used if you're desperate but get a 16mm thin walled socket. They're only hand tight

edit ok Sunova is an Allen key
Severne too fits it

WillyWind
579 posts
10 Dec 2024 2:49AM
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I installed a goretex plug on an old board. Be careful when you remove the plug. The top plastic is a cap to protect the goretex film and it is not very strong. You want to reach the actual plug that is sitting flush with the insert that is in the board. Don't ask me how I know that ;)


the pic attached is not mine but shows what I am talking about.




Mark _australia
WA, 23433 posts
10 Dec 2024 5:20PM
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^^yup

They go back on OK - ish with a dab of silicone n the lugs but don't get it on the membrane it won't breathe at all

(Biting my tongue about whether most actually do lol)

Paducah
2784 posts
10 Dec 2024 11:42PM
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So, they rotate off just like a normal nut? (Lefty loosey)

PatK
321 posts
11 Dec 2024 2:16AM
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Paducah said..
So, they rotate off just like a normal nut? (Lefty loosey)


Yes



azymuth
WA, 2153 posts
27 Dec 2024 7:31PM
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Happy with it now

Needs painting...






jdfoils
431 posts
29 Dec 2024 12:19PM
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Mark _australia said..
^^yup

They go back on OK - ish with a dab of silicone n the lugs but don't get it on the membrane it won't breathe at all

(Biting my tongue about whether most actually do lol)


Don't bite your tongue off; at least half of the goretex vents i have serviced were completely clogged and non-functional.

azymuth
WA, 2153 posts
18 Jan 2025 7:01PM
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Stoked with my new/used stab with my small front wing.
High aspect so a little more lift (compared to my previous smaller 190cm2 rear) without more drag.

I think generally stab wing-tips increase control of yaw/roll when sending it with small front wings in big winds and swells.

Simmer 550cm2
Axis 420 Speed 210cm2
Offset between front and rear is about 2 degrees


TomDW
59 posts
2 Apr 2025 3:13AM
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azymuth said..
Happy with my DIY wings - planes 10-20% easier to aid getting up on small foils with small sails (550cm2, 190cm2 and 3.4m in first 2 pix below)
Stability when uphauling increased 10-20%
Don't notice the weight increase (about 1/2 kg) when in the air

Stoked - now I'll get a lot more use of this board







Cool mod! Got me thinking about my SS FS 115. I'm not so proficient yet but find that the narrow tail bogs down a lot and I spend s***loads of time trying to get it on the foil in gusty conditions where I don't like to rig big. I got a SS Wizzard 130 and that basically takes of by itself. So much more chill. Tail and rail shape on the FS is one compound curve though, so would be hard to shape wings that would fit. Anyone got simmilar issues with the FS?



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