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Bought the slx uvs stab 180 2 degres
I have the 109 fuselage and 665 and 865
Yes a race windfoil setup
Do i have the wrong stab?
I cant see that you can order such a plus 2 wing anywhere.
To much lift on this foil even in 23knots of speed.
Got a little better when i reversed the fuse(less power) but that not recommended bu Starboard
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I've got a similar setup but with the older Evo MkII fuselage system.
What sail sizes are you using and what wind angles are you sailing?
The 109 fuselages are really only for upwind/downwind racing. I use it with a 9.0 sail and 0deg or +0.5deg shim. The SLX wings are much more powerful than the previous SLR wings and I've had to reduce my shim angles for equivalent sizes.
Do you have shims for the UCS fuselage? I think they're an optional extra now but sounds like you might need to try a negative shim.
WA
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Was about to ask “are Starboard not using shims anymore?” before I read hangovers reply (I’m still on iq, bit out of the loop on new starboard gear), but yeah, reduce the shim angle is the traditional fix for too much power, because it tends to work. Move down the shims till you find the one that reduces the power enough.
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Yes got much better with reverse fuselage
I bought the extra schims for stab also and
Tested with -1 and feels better in 23-24 knots of speed.
The iq foil was stable for me around 25knots so its a good compersion2
I use sails from 4.4 to 7.8
Not racing with big sails anymore
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Icerider73, have you had a chance to compare SLX 865 with IQ 900 or older SB 1000 wings? If yes, how do they perform in light wind around 8 kt?
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Yeah the 865 is so effective
And the glide throw lulls are really good
At the moment i also use the 665 slx on the evo system with a 99fuse wich is less powerfull but still gets up on the foil in lightwind
Mayby the old 900 is little more stable and you can push it to good speed.
The old miillenium feels really slow for me but i guess it still work with big sails and upwind races in lightwind
I also ordered the 99 ucs hybrid to test it with 475,665 and 865
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Thanks. If you'd compare SLX 865 with old 900 and 1000, where would you put it in terms of early takeoff and jibe stall speed? How much faster is the 865, approximately? I'd reckon you'd gain 1-2 kt compared to 1000?
