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Front wing explosion

Created by KAOS69 KAOS69  > 9 months ago, 8 Mar 2018
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KAOS69
KAOS69

WA

1012 posts

8 Mar 2018 9:18pm
Had this happen to my Liquid Force fish today front wing split which a put a quick end 2 a day of foiling does anybody have a low aspect front wing for a liquid force fish that they would like to sell or does anybody know where I could get one I am in w.a
bigtone667
bigtone667

NSW

1551 posts

9 Mar 2018 4:57am
That is impressive.
djdojo
djdojo

VIC

1614 posts

9 Mar 2018 10:20am
Can't believe they charge money for that construction ...
Lukeyy
Lukeyy

NSW

107 posts

9 Mar 2018 10:44am
musta been going at a cracking speed lol
RAL INN
RAL INN

SA

2896 posts

9 Mar 2018 11:53am
You know that was going to be your best ever session, nailing all the tricks you were going for
bigtone667
bigtone667

NSW

1551 posts

9 Mar 2018 6:52pm
You certainly have some wear and tear on the "still working" part of the wing.
warwickl
warwickl

NSW

2357 posts

9 Mar 2018 7:26pm
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KAOS69 said..
Had this happen to my Liquid Force fish today front wing split which a put a quick end 2 a day of foiling does anybody have a low aspect front wing for a liquid force fish that they would like to sell or does anybody know where I could get one I am in w.a


I'll buy it for postage cost plus 12%
Livit
Livit

WA

542 posts

9 Mar 2018 4:47pm
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KAOS69 said..
Had this happen to my Liquid Force fish today front wing split which a put a quick end 2 a day of foiling does anybody have a low aspect front wing for a liquid force fish that they would like to sell or does anybody know where I could get one I am in w.a


Everything is fixable. Even this!
KAOS69
KAOS69

WA

1012 posts

9 Mar 2018 5:07pm
. I have built every type of board you can think of for over 20 years I know that it is fixable but that is not the point in this case it is a $400 wing that did not last two seasons and has been used less than 50 times the construction is average at best it has dry patches all through it it does not use high density foam what a piece of crap a clear case of you get what you pay for probably time to bin it and buy something different
Kamikuza
Kamikuza

QLD

6493 posts

9 Mar 2018 7:50pm
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KAOS69 said..
. I have built every type of board you can think of for over 20 years I know that it is fixable but that is not the point in this case it is a $400 wing that did not last two seasons and has been used less than 50 times the construction is average at best it has dry patches all through it it does not use high density foam what a piece of crap a clear case of you get what you pay for probably time to bin it and buy something different


Seen a few pictures of the LF wing go like that. Glad it never happened to me.

Gonna cost you at least US$400 for a new wing from LF IIRC. Might try Naish as their first generation foil was identical, but I bet the price will be similar.

There was a guy on Hawaii making replacement wing sets for the LF/Naish foils, they were $500 for the front and about $300 for the rear and you needed a set. Looked to be a huge improvement though...

Mantafoils.com used to offer wings that'd fit, but you'll have to ask now as the last time I asked was about two years ago.

I think Stringy in the US did wings that fit the Foil Fish too. Like the Hawaii guy, there will be threads on kiteforum.com.

Seriously though, there are much better foils out there that by the time you spend $400 plus shipping on a wing, you'll be most of the way to a new foil. If you can do it yourself, that'd be your best option...
KAOS69
KAOS69

WA

1012 posts

10 Mar 2018 12:34pm
Thank you very much for your reply after trying to find a new wing for it I have definitely started to look in another Direction I'm only reasonably new to foiling but I I am really enjoying it and it would be a shame to ditch the whole unit but for the price of a wing virtually I a can get a whole new carbon set up out of China I would like to buy locally but in WA there's not much choice I will keep searching for a replacement but in the meantime I may just build a new wing the fish for me at this stage is a very user-friendly foilboard and after only about 8 hours on it I have now got my first jibe in so I don't want to change but it looks like I will have to wait and see
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