Showing posts with label F One Eagle 990. Show all posts
Showing posts with label F One Eagle 990. Show all posts

Thursday, October 27, 2022

Ding Repair - Foil Comparisons

This board should look familiar - it's the Greedy Beaver  I had for years.  I recently sold it to Tim - and he quickly put a ding in the top deck.


Here is the ding all prepared for filling


And the fill is down (to close the gap that forms the ding).


Tomorrow I'll sand the repaired area flat.  Then apply fiberglass, and finally place the fill coat and sand.  Should be fine.


And when Marvin dropped me off after foiling, he wanted to compare his 990 to my 1090.  He had the F One aluminum mast.  He said he wasn't jiving with this foil (and I can easily understand that - one word - ARMSTRONG).


To the untrained eye - one might even think these foils are the same.  But the chord is a lot different.

Anointment of No.26 - 10/27/2022

Marvin picked me up from my house this afternoon to hit WPB for a prone foiling session.  Kalani and Roland were there getting ready to prone foil also.  Brian was there and decided to wing.


I brought out No.26 - a 4' 2.5" board that is 3.25" thick.  I haven't used the dunk tank on this yet, but I'd guess the volume is closer to 40 liters.  I can say this because while out waiting for a set, Marvin let me paddle around his new Majek-Appletree C@$h 31 liter board - and I'm comparing the float to that.  I was struggling for a little bit with a board this short - but by the third wave and beyond, I was able to get to my feet and enjoy the ride.  I didn't have any repeats (I did get out the back on one and was able to pump back out - but didn't recycle) - but I got in some good turns and long runs.  I can tell this is going to be a good wave board - pretty much shortboard takeoffs.


I ended up moving the mast from a forward position, back in the tracks, then forward again and finally - smack dab in the middle!  The board/foil felt balanced at this point.


The surf is supposed to be picking up - so I'll paddle this board out again soon to continue getting used to a shorter foil board.  Next decent chance at wind is Sunday evening - which just so happens to be when the surf will peak for this event.

W:101/F:91/S:34