There's been the idea of having the controlling foil in the front of the boat with the "wand" controlling the angle of a forward bow foil,...
Thank you. I had not read this study. Very interesting reading. A lot of my study mimics theirs, although I stopped short of the in depth...
Thanks. Good luck in your endeavors. The foiling dinghy looks interesting but complicated with the rocking foil configuration, especially since...
I have in fact reviewed these foils, and as an amateur I doubt I can do better, though speaking as someone who’s funds are limited and as someone...
I found that once I got the adjustment right on the rudder that it was easier to shift my weight forward to control the ride. I also found that...
That would be interesting, though the white gap seals on the foils are kinda hard to hide even in murky lake water.
I can imagine, and in fact have done almost exactly that. The first time it started to fly, I was frozen with surprise, excitement, and...
It sails fine when not foiling, though not quite the same as a standard Laser. The foils having much less cord makes the sideslip more noticeable...
Thank you. It’s been a steep learning curve indeed, and your suggestion of weight placement is spot on, which also means that the rudder foil...
Yep, a couple of times it seemed like as soon as was up on the foils, I could shift my weight forward fast enough to prevent the main foil from...
A lighter weight (by 40 lbs) friend of mine took her out on a day where I could only manage a couple of lift-offs, and managed to fly just fine,...
Link to video: [MEDIA]
Sorry. I got some video, but it’s mp4 and for some reason that’s not allowed here.
No, I did not have to beef up the pintles at all. The lower pintle (closest to the water) doesn’t carry much of the load. The upper pintle rests...
I’ve swallowed plenty of lake water before I learned that as soon as it starts to lift off you have to sheet in hard, as the apparent wind shifts...
To be perfectly honest, I read a rather technical report done on a study of several different foils for a Moth done in 2009 (if I remember...
Thanks. I hope so too. Hopefully in the next couple of weekends I can get some decent video to post too. I sail/race on a mountain lake with...
I don’t have an accurate hull speed, but the wind speed needs to be a minimum of 10-11 knots. 12 knots will guarantee that she flies with a...
Actually, they are different, with the forward one being 6+ inches wider than the rudder and with an inch and a half more cord. It’s hard to tell...
I spent approximately $1500 on the whole project, which included hot wire for a foam cutter, resin, hardener, carbon cloth, mold making gelcoat,...
