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Going from IQ plus to plus plus what's the shim difference?

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Created by Paducah > 9 months ago, 20 Sep 2023
Paducah
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20 Sep 2023 9:41PM
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Decided to play with the plus plus fuse on my Starboard classic kit. What's usually the shim difference going between the plus (IQFoil) and the ++? Most likely to be using it with the millennium (1000) and I'm on the light and slow side of things. May need it for a local situation where getting off the water early is the important thing.

aeroegnr
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20 Sep 2023 11:52PM
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I remember reading this and found the site: starboardfoils.com/pages/2020-race-plus

"The 115 Plus fuselage is also available as a seperate upgrade item. An extreme version of the 115 Plus fuselage, known as the 115 Plus Plus fuselage, is also available as an upgrade item. With the 115 Plus Plus, the front wing is placed even further forwards and the tail wing angle needs to be reduced even more, from -2 to -4 degrees. Therefore, the -2 degree spacer needs to be used with the new -2 degreee 255 tail wing to give the total of -4 degrees. The 115 Plus Plus fuselage is recommended for pure upwind downwind races only. Contact your nearest Starboard Foil Specialist Centre for more information and availability."

But I've been using the 115+ with +0.5 except in light wind when I use the +1. It may be worth trying the -1.5 at first? Would be interesting to try myself.

Paducah
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21 Sep 2023 12:19AM
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Thanks - exactly what I was looking for. Currently, I use the +1.5 with the millennium. My new board doesn't allow me to go back further than about 106.5 on the mast base so I've pushed it a touch forward and added another half degree instead.

I'll give it a go with -0.5 and see how it goes.

With all the fuss about tracks, etc I still find it fascinating how much adjustability shims can provide.

aeroegnr
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21 Sep 2023 1:12AM
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Interesting, that logic makes sense but only practice will tell! Let me know how it goes and what you think of that fuse. Been wondering how it does in light wind myself. Seems like it would be pretty wild in higher wind and I'd want to swap fuses.

Lezardo
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21 Sep 2023 3:33AM
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Some riders make their own shims with 0.25 step angle and are happy with it from what I read.
I have no idea if they can ship outside Europe ... just to give you some ideas in case you are a pro of 3D printing

www.kparts-watersports.com/en/products/Stabilizer-shims-for-Starboard-r-Foil-and-IQFoil-r-WINDFOIL-p571425110

Paducah
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21 Sep 2023 4:59AM
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Lezardo said..
Some riders make their own shims with 0.25 step angle and are happy with it from what I read.
I have no idea if they can ship outside Europe ... just to give you some ideas in case you are a pro of 3D printing

www.kparts-watersports.com/en/products/Stabilizer-shims-for-Starboard-r-Foil-and-IQFoil-r-WINDFOIL-p571425110


Some cool stuff in their e-shop. Thanks for the link! Right now, for my (slow) purposes, 0.5 with some mast base tweaks are sufficient but great to know about the 1/4 degree options.

seaanchor
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21 Sep 2023 1:34PM
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aeroegnr said..
I remember reading this and found the site: starboardfoils.com/pages/2020-race-plus

"The 115 Plus fuselage is also available as a seperate upgrade item. An extreme version of the 115 Plus fuselage, known as the 115 Plus Plus fuselage, is also available as an upgrade item. With the 115 Plus Plus, the front wing is placed even further forwards and the tail wing angle needs to be reduced even more, from -2 to -4 degrees. Therefore, the -2 degree spacer needs to be used with the new -2 degreee 255 tail wing to give the total of -4 degrees. The 115 Plus Plus fuselage is recommended for pure upwind downwind races only. Contact your nearest Starboard Foil Specialist Centre for more information and availability."

But I've been using the 115+ with +0.5 except in light wind when I use the +1. It may be worth trying the -1.5 at first? Would be interesting to try myself.


Are you using the -2 255 with those + shims
I have the standard 225 and find anything + is a handful if the wind is more than 12mph

aeroegnr
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21 Sep 2023 6:14PM
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seaanchor said..

aeroegnr said..
I remember reading this and found the site: starboardfoils.com/pages/2020-race-plus

"The 115 Plus fuselage is also available as a seperate upgrade item. An extreme version of the 115 Plus fuselage, known as the 115 Plus Plus fuselage, is also available as an upgrade item. With the 115 Plus Plus, the front wing is placed even further forwards and the tail wing angle needs to be reduced even more, from -2 to -4 degrees. Therefore, the -2 degree spacer needs to be used with the new -2 degreee 255 tail wing to give the total of -4 degrees. The 115 Plus Plus fuselage is recommended for pure upwind downwind races only. Contact your nearest Starboard Foil Specialist Centre for more information and availability."

But I've been using the 115+ with +0.5 except in light wind when I use the +1. It may be worth trying the -1.5 at first? Would be interesting to try myself.



Are you using the -2 255 with those + shims
I have the standard 225 and find anything + is a handful if the wind is more than 12mph


Yeah light wind I'm 9.0 with 900, 115+, 225(-2) with +1 shim and mast base pushed back.

If it picks up I will center the mast base and switch to the +0.5 if I need to. +0.5 works up to closer to 20kts but it takes a lot of dropping the boom and decent amount of downhaul. I'm comfortable somewhere around when lighter guys are windfoiling on 4.4s. Not fast but jibes are easy and I am not panicking. Above that I do.

Paducah
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22 Sep 2023 12:19AM
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aeroegnr said..
seaanchor said..

aeroegnr said..
I remember reading this and found the site: starboardfoils.com/pages/2020-race-plus

"The 115 Plus fuselage is also available as a seperate upgrade item. An extreme version of the 115 Plus fuselage, known as the 115 Plus Plus fuselage, is also available as an upgrade item. With the 115 Plus Plus, the front wing is placed even further forwards and the tail wing angle needs to be reduced even more, from -2 to -4 degrees. Therefore, the -2 degree spacer needs to be used with the new -2 degreee 255 tail wing to give the total of -4 degrees. The 115 Plus Plus fuselage is recommended for pure upwind downwind races only. Contact your nearest Starboard Foil Specialist Centre for more information and availability."

But I've been using the 115+ with +0.5 except in light wind when I use the +1. It may be worth trying the -1.5 at first? Would be interesting to try myself.



Are you using the -2 255 with those + shims
I have the standard 225 and find anything + is a handful if the wind is more than 12mph


Yeah light wind I'm 9.0 with 900, 115+, 225(-2) with +1 shim and mast base pushed back.

If it picks up I will center the mast base and switch to the +0.5 if I need to. +0.5 works up to closer to 20kts but it takes a lot of dropping the boom and decent amount of downhaul. I'm comfortable somewhere around when lighter guys are windfoiling on 4.4s. Not fast but jibes are easy and I am not panicking. Above that I do.


Yes, both aero and I are talking about -2 stab. Can certainly see why you'd find that much stab a handful. (I'd be in the attic with that much shim.)



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