Fitting foil box to racing mal

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JAKE123
JAKE123
QLD
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QLD, 314 posts
9 Dec 2024 8:19pm
Has anyone tried converting a racing mal to a downwind foil sup or knee paddle foil board?

They are around 3.2m long and 18 to 20 inches wide. It would be possible to chop some tail off to reduce the length a little.

I understand they are light weight eps and would need solid reinforcement around the foil box.

Thoughts or any experiences welcome?
kobo
kobo
NSW
1111 posts
NSW, 1111 posts
10 Dec 2024 6:39am
A mate did , just epoxied some timber strips in the bottom and screwed the mast to them with self tappers and away he went !




JAKE123
JAKE123
QLD
314 posts
QLD, 314 posts
10 Dec 2024 10:12am
Love it Kobo!!
Thanks for posting. Christmas project sorted!!

How did it go?
Piros
Piros
QLD
7310 posts
QLD, 7310 posts
10 Dec 2024 1:16pm
If you have a good solid board these work great , stick on mounts, I've had one for 5 years now and still going strong.

www.amazon.com.au/FoilMount-Carbon-3-0/dp/B07W7T9LH7








kobo
kobo
NSW
1111 posts
NSW, 1111 posts
10 Dec 2024 5:53pm
JAKE123 said..
Love it Kobo!!
Thanks for posting. Christmas project sorted!!

How did it go?


He's been flogging it for over a year now and only just had to make new holes for the screws ! I didn't think it would last long with all the pumping etc but I was wrong ????? The pine timber tracks are about 1 m long and don't even go through to the deck. It works fine the only restriction is not much flat area on the deck to stand on but enough, the bottom shape is good and fast.
JAKE123
JAKE123
QLD
314 posts
QLD, 314 posts
10 Dec 2024 8:05pm
100 percent they paddle like a weapon!

Stick on bases look like a good way to try out without too much time investment.

Cheers lads!
A Bomber
A Bomber
QLD
117 posts
QLD, 117 posts
16 Dec 2024 11:41am
JAKE123..
Stick on bases look like a good way to try out without too much time investment.


Just add a leash of some kind to your mast, back when these were more common in the early days, a few people lost foils through the mounts ripping the bottom of boards out.
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