I now have a UFO, with dyneema shrouds. Spinlock rigsense works well to reproduce a known tension. No idea whether the reading is correct in absolute ...

There was a posting in the cool videos thread, videos of sailing around Cabo Frio. That's right next to Buzios. Maybe PM the poster?

Wow. I'm not in need (nor able to emulate, with a family w baby in a small apt), but I'll say: wow, thank you. (We did evacuate last year with Irma. ...

We had a ball. Reports by Charlie P Mayer and myself, on SA thread, starting around ... Edited by martin_langhoff on Sep 10, 2018 - 11:58 AM.

Unfortunately no Clark family here. They did come for Foiling Week Miami last February. I expect they'll join us again for the next FW. The UFO will ...

Thanks for the good vibes! We'll definitely post videos 🙂 -- I hear the Stunt S9 and UFO are stopping at Daytona today -- they're being trailered fr...

Can't let this thread fall off the homepage listing 😉 -- so took to water yesterday, with my trusted 8yo helm...

Polyester gelcoat over epoxy - wash away your tears (and your amines)...

I think your plan is sound. Some quick notes/recommendations * use peel ply for interim finishes and for the final finish both internal (for ease of ...

With low diamond tension, the top of the mast bends to windward. Note that the shrouds don't run to the top of the mast.

The spreaders on a Hobie 18 really can't be raked back far enough to do this, so most Hobie 18 sailors use the traditional diamond wire setup. Fair e...

tighter diamond wires = straighter mast = more power Hm, I don't think it's that simple. With slack diamond, the mast will bend readily to leeward, ...

MN3 wrote: [quote=davefarmerbr /> /blockquote> interesting tiller Curious - what's interesting/different about it?...

Cleat? What cleat!? Boom-mounted ratchet and "gardening gloves"! 🙂

I have the same problem. The lid on my box is split in two. I can then shift the boat aft enough that I can open one of the lids. This only works wh...

I'm the person foiling in the video 🙂 -- I'm using a GoPro Hero5 Black, with GPS enabled to capture; then GoPro Quik Desktop app to add the speed di...

I've had some issues with my main hooking correctly, and worked on this quite a bit. Knot must face forward, and you can bend the metal part that hold...

I think you've laid down the main tell-tales. Not meeting in person, odd payment arrangements, little interest in the object being sold...

In summer, there's a couple hours of sunlight after work... and Edited by martin_langhoff on Jul 06, 2018 - 11:41 AM.

Is there a way to measure tension? Say, some specific wire lines need to be in the 18-20 range in loos gauge. I check periodically that the rig has th...

A quick google says there's some apps that'll record video with gps track - /a> and

How about creep? I have a foiling beachcat that's very finnicky with rig tension; I'm a lazybum that doesn't want to be re-checking with the loos gaug...

No good mounts that I know of. I use the waterproof smartphone "bag". Tie it, keep it in PFD pocket. Backlight is full brightness. I use it to call th...

Hi Dana! No worries. Some of the fancier GoPro (Hero 5/6 Black) cameras, and the Garmin VIRB line, have an embedded GPS unit. If enabled in the sett...

iFLY15 and Stunt S9 are closely related, I think there's some tension between the two camps. All the boats being discussed here have moth-style wand...

Now with clickable link: 😉 Just try it 🙂 -- addictive. There are some contexts where foilers aren't appropriate -- dodgy beach launches wit...

Foiling is addictive fun, and small cats are the most stable, approachable foilers. You can't keep people away from fun stuff 🙂 Right now, Stunt S9...

You'll have to hang on the trapeze wire. The boats you listed didn't require that afaict. It's easy to learn but it's quite different. I'd suggest yo...