I wanna dial my gear in better rather than whining that it's my foils and not my technique or other factors.

I've got my mast in such a place that the board balance reasonably flat when I lift it centre of wing.

I struggled with early lift so I shimmed the baseplate 1 degree with the thick part of the shim at the back, this made pumping more efficient by making the board come high on mast easier and lessened porpoising but it destroys my back leg really quickly.

my gear is Cloud9 1111 with an AR OF 9.2 and a mono block tail attached to a Sunova aviator.

Any tuning ideas from the DW lords in here?

Get rid of the base plate shim. That board shouldn't need one.

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Hdip said..
Get rid of the base plate shim. That board shouldn't need one.

Then how do I get the better lift and flatter ride? the mast can't go any further forward..

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Weatherman12 said..

Hdip said..
Get rid of the base plate shim. That board shouldn't need one.

Then how do I get the better lift and flatter ride? the mast can't go any further forward..

At a guess if you want more lift and you are destroying your back leg, it sounds like you need to move your stance back a bit.

You're artificially creating lift by shimming the board nose down. If you're not in straps move your feet back towards tail. I would start there. the whole "front foot pressure" thing is overrated as a catchphrase
Ah mOno block tail so you can't shim the tail. Go faster maybe? ??

Trade in the water with someone and see how their setup rides and what they think of your setup.

If you have ran out of track forward you can achieve a similar result by adding a shim at the fuse, a small piece of plastic / credit card between the mast and the fuse at the front mast bolt will pivot the entire assembly down at the nose and so the centre of lift will be further forward at the board (ie you will end up standing further forward) or assuming same foot position more front foot pressure.its not a perfect solution but if you try this and it helps then you either need a new board to suit that foil or shimable Tail to make this combo work.

Image shows a lift foil shimmed as mentioned above you can see the mast isn't perfectly seated in the fuse but it did the job when already at the front of the track and needing more .