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larsdegroot
larsdegroot
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184 posts
5 Jul 2026 12:02am
Could s145v2 be a good combo with the ma850v2?

Shapewise the 145 looks the same as the s178v2?
larsdegroot
larsdegroot
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184 posts
4 Jul 2026 3:57pm
wikyt said..


larsdegroot said..
Had a first go on the S178v2 tail. Really nice combo with my favorite frontwing ; MA850v2. Getting a bit more glide out of the 850v2 now. The tail feels a bit more alive compared to the v1. Really nice.




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Can't delete my earlier observation. But now, with more hours with it... i can tell its bad..



larsdegroot
larsdegroot
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184 posts
1 Jul 2026 3:38am
Giving this thread a bump😀.

I recently bought the S178v2 to replace the S178 (v1) . I pair it with my all time favorite MA850v2.
It's horrible! really, the V2 is incredible unstable, hard to control when you push it a bit. Really disappointing.. in chop or in waves its even worse.
I quickly switched back to the V1,

I read good things about the S145v2, do people use it with the MA series? since its officially a surf stabilizer?

Its really sad nothing new gets released by north, foil wise..
larsdegroot
larsdegroot
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184 posts
18 Jun 2026 8:20pm
tvesurf said..



TooMuchEpoxy said..




highvolume said..
Tops!
thanks for the advice I’ll go for the sf1230..
cheers Chris






SMALLER. Get the 930, or maybe the 830. Until you get down to 680 it Doesnt really FEEL any smaller. It just trades lift for speed and speed gets you more lift so you come out even. I only wing my 930 if I go out and fail on my 680





The sf830 is great! I couldnt become friends with the MA850v2, but the sf is so easy to use and play around with! Also still a very good low end




Thats funny because i had the Exact opposite. I could not become friends with the SF680. That foil, when really powered up, had the tendency to just suddenly rise on the front foot. The 850v2 , i can push that one really hard to boost big jumps. Also i was not blown away by the win in glide compared to the 850v2. So i decided to stick with that one as an allrounder. Still my favorite foil untill today. I would like to try the ma700v2 someday...

82 kilo rider

larsdegroot
larsdegroot
184 posts
184 posts
30 May 2026 10:12pm
Had a first go on the S178v2 tail. Really nice combo with my favorite frontwing ; MA850v2. Getting a bit more glide out of the 850v2 now. The tail feels a bit more alive compared to the v1. Really nice.