Three (or is it two?) in one - speed needle, slalom and foil board

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MrA
MrA
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MrA MrA
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29 Mar 2019 12:20pm


Board builders - any thoughts on the idea?
viable?
Mark _australia
Mark _australia
WA
23647 posts
WA, 23647 posts
29 Mar 2019 1:05pm
Interesting idea I'd be interested to know how it sails.

I like his ideas always finding a new way to do stuff, but obviously an overthinker cos man he fusses over some stuff that doesn't matter lol.
Sparky
Sparky
WA
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WA, 1122 posts
29 Mar 2019 3:09pm
Bombora Astro toy
Shifu
Shifu
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1997 posts
QLD, 1997 posts
29 Mar 2019 7:40pm
Have to hit the mute button on his vids and play my own music. Jebus !
MartinF2
MartinF2
QLD
484 posts
QLD, 484 posts
29 Mar 2019 7:51pm
This idea has been in testing for a while.

lotofwind
lotofwind
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NSW, 6451 posts
29 Mar 2019 9:03pm
^^^^^ That's heaps cool, good to see some thinking outside the box.
olskool
olskool
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QLD, 2462 posts
30 Mar 2019 1:51am
Shifu said..
Have to hit the mute button on his vids and play my own music. Jebus !



Cmon Shifu?? Hes called Rob Rock for a reason. Guess hes an old school Metal Rock kinda guy.
But he does build lots of cool things n explores many different unorthodox avenues.
Paducah
Paducah
2833 posts
2833 posts
30 Mar 2019 1:27am
olskool said..

Shifu said..
Have to hit the mute button on his vids and play my own music. Jebus !




Cmon Shifu?? Hes called Rob Rock for a reason. Guess hes an old school Metal Rock kinda guy.
But he does build lots of cool things n explores many different unorthodox avenues.


I've actually come across some pretty neat music on his videos. Anything he does is okay in my book. It might not be what I ride but he has fun and shares his skills and enthusiasm.
MrA
MrA
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141 posts
MrA MrA
QLD, 141 posts
30 Mar 2019 3:56pm
I guess some boats have a planing plank and it's kind of like a water ski once it's up and going. It's not as wide as the jp experimental foil board so should go quicker on the fin. Would it be faster than a board of the same overall width?I wonder if a manufacturer would make one?
Ben1973
Ben1973
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1008 posts
31 Mar 2019 8:53am
I think it was Tiga that did something similar 25years ago when they started their cutouts up by the mast track.
Imax1
Imax1
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QLD, 4937 posts
31 Mar 2019 11:01am
How about it in reverse , a tunnel down the middle like a hydroplane ?
Would have to be twin fin so as to not cavitate a middle fin.
Has anyone tried this ?
choco
choco
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SA, 4181 posts
31 Mar 2019 11:48am
Seen similar shape of the bottom of surf/sup foil boards

Mark _australia
Mark _australia
WA
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WA, 23647 posts
31 Mar 2019 5:55pm
All he says is super great super lightweight super super .... but no real critique.

When I saw the OP I did wonder about how that added centre strip would make it want to roll to the side - same as vee does.... but only initially as there would be an easy roll for say half, then the roll stops as rail touches. An interesting feel I bet.

So I was interested to see it applied to a SUP but again- its all just a stockist showing us his new stuff that's all super lightweight and super progressive bah blah. The one with massive rounded vee just looks like the belly bottoms used on longboards long ago.... so I'd be interested to hear from those who've actually used them?
I can see much reduced lift so very applicable to foil SUP's (easy touchdowns) but not really usable as a normal board?

Ben1973
Ben1973
1008 posts
1008 posts
31 Mar 2019 8:13pm
Imax1 said..
How about it in reverse , a tunnel down the middle like a hydroplane ?
Would have to be twin fin so as to not cavitate a middle fin.
Has anyone tried this ?






Sparky
Sparky
WA
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WA, 1122 posts
31 Mar 2019 9:11pm

Bombora

peterowensbabs
peterowensbabs
NSW
499 posts
NSW, 499 posts
1 Apr 2019 9:41pm
Had an older AHD with a very similar bottom rail idea like this, less pronounced maybe 10mm step and not parallel maybe 20-30mm wider to the front than the back on each side. From memory it was a rocket but a bitch to gybe, not sure if it was me or it!
Stretchy
Stretchy
WA
1053 posts
WA, 1053 posts
1 Apr 2019 8:10pm
Sparky said..

Bombora


Isn't this functionly just a very granular V concept? And the the "strange" board an even more extreme, binary version.
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