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Hi Bret,thanks for the spelling lesson,Anhedral.What do you think of a foil hinged at the root,if the hing is v shaped,open end of the V to the front,Anhedral will give the foil positve pitch,Dihedrail neg pitch ,and flat,0 pitch.make the strut ajusable,wow even a small gase strut,spring loaded foil...

Here are some older boards.About 6 years ago,All very good boards, most are recycled.One is in the hands of my lazy ass friend who never uses it

Hi Brett, i must admit i never saw this configuration in my cooked head, but when you see it ,it looks workable ,have you towed behind a boat with your boards Put some anthidrel on the front T foil ,leave the back one flat and make it a foil, put foot pegs and make a sit on top ski scooter? What giv...

Hi Surffoils,i have a mill and a lathe in my work shop,and have been thinking about removable foils,but have found it difficult to come up with some thing strong but lite,it would have to be pitch ajustable,to complex.I see you have wing struts ,who made them ,is drag a problem.I fell with the big o...

I am still not convinced about a fully floating wing so far from the board, what about inertia coupling ,when not at perfect pitch ?

Hi surffoils,wow your data files must be full,i have followed a lot of your work ,how do you teast ,how do you deal with all that info,i find the smaller changes hard to qwantify,or put another way how do you put a number on it,i see your foils moveing forward like mine.I like the last foil shape, a...

Hi surffoils ,Pic 1is exactly were i want to go.Foiling on one wing flying down the face,i get goose bumps thinking about it. I feel a prone rider can move the center of gravity close to the center of lift in that condition, holding high to build potential energy to drive out of there,that zone and ...

Hi surffoils
I want to plain more on the foil plate. I dosent seem to go together to plain on a foil? as you roll off the plate the foil digs in and gives lift

Sorrey i posted ,i am still pushing the incorect keys.

Hi Wooddave, Thanks for the complements .I get my under water stills and video from sites like Wavescape instograms,magicseaweed.You seem to get were i am trying to go ,getting the(control) lifting surface into the wave face.I find as you call them flying foils magical,but top speed seems limited,it...

Hi Surffoils I am self tought,my building influence is motor sport and aircraft techno.i get my surf theory from surfing lots and watching lots of surf video and mainly under water shots of barrels,and the contact patch different boards leave behind.I thought a stacked patch was the way i would go,t...

Hi Nomastomas,i used a manta shutel as my templet i think it was there biggest board . I use only my legs to paddle and take off,compared to other boards ,when i get back on a boadyboard it feels like i am rideing a wet carpet.I used to ride a Dean Cleary knee board ,and the length compaird to thies...

Hi Surffoils ,thanks for the links,i have a Hero2 witch i stuck on the nose ,i whent out in some sick barrels and got what i thought were shots of the year.But when played them back it looked like i was on open sea swells.I never used it again.It is hard to say how they evolved but long brain stormi...

Here are my some of my other boards, oldest on the right.Yellow boards have two layer foam decks,i am not certain witch of the yellow boards is best the one on the right is a rocket and the closest to a normal board.The other two need to be held onto fermly .

Hi Surffoils ,i am stoked to be in contact with people with the same interest.I live in Durban a surfing paradice but with crowd problems.I have problems visualize how my boards are running .My surf mates are to old and layzey,my kids are all overseas.It is difficult to get good riders to get it int...

Sorry for my slopy posts .I am new posting on forums and have lost at least three good replys to your questions by pushing incorrect keys.it is a skill ineed to improve

Getting good bonding with XPS .Is attention to detail on the basics .Evenly sanded , i say finish with 130 grit,clean out dust properly, first coat must not trap air

Foil boards are not attached to the wave face ,and miss the directionl push from the wave face.I have tryed to combine foiling with plaining

GOPR1202.JPG I would like comments from other paipo shapers and riders on my latest board .I started shapeing as a hobby about 25 years ago.I use XPS , epoxy and glassfiber mostly .I also live to ride waves ,started with bodysurfing,handguns, kneeboarding, and bodyboarding . Living in time of great...