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Reply in Topic: New FTY custom
DarrylG
DarrylG

WA

506 posts

11 Feb 2026 12:32pm



Reply in Topic: New FTY custom
DarrylG
DarrylG

WA

506 posts

10 Feb 2026 8:17am
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utcminusfour said..
Love It!
I like how your bevels run parallel to centerline and the die out before the tail. I have tried a couple boards with bevels that wraps around to the tail, it is essentially massive tail rocker and that pork's planning. I still feel like bevels or similar arced cross sections can help release the flat bottom surface tension and therefore launch earlier, but they have to be detailed properly so they don't cause drag at planning speeds. Your design looks like a nice balanced design in this aspect. Love the thickness with the full outline, short but stable! Perfect finish details! Tuttle and tracks! The Tuttle is a light, strong off the shelf way to connect the tracks to the deck, I built my board that way and I am glad to have the option to run both! My best mast these days is track but I use the Tuttle to gauge foil location. I make sure the Tuttle is never completely covered with the mast plate so any water can drain in flight. Keep us in the loop as you put more hours on it and really learn how she goes.
Any core or is it single skin? What the laminate schedule, EPS density and board weight?



Standard 13kg/m3 eps, 3mm core cell btm and deck, ( 6mm around foil tracks). 200 g T700 biax carbon, plus innegra rail band. It was under 9kg before pads and straps. Design borrows heavily from the original Severne predator proto.








DarrylG
DarrylG

WA

506 posts

9 Feb 2026 9:04am
It took a while, but finally finished my foil board.
Two short sessions this weekend, a bit rusty but I was super happy with the board. Plenty of float ( guess 135 litres plus) and it was happy to grovel off the foil. Touch downs were no problem with super smooth release.
I have set it up initially with straps in board. Taking a bit of getting use to but think I will persevere with it.
Best bit, it will fit in the back tray of my dual can Ute. ( design priority:)
186 x 75







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