# Foils & Boards **URL:** https://foil.zone/c/efoil-builders/foils-boards/10.md [Latest](https://foil.zone/latest.md) · [Categories](https://foil.zone/categories.md) · [Tags](https://foil.zone/tags.md) --- ## [About the Foils & Boards category](https://foil.zone/t/about-the-foils-boards-category/477)
**Author:** [@tylerclark](https://foil.zone/u/tylerclark)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2018, 5:10pm UTC](https://foil.zone/t/about-the-foils-boards-category/477 "2018-06-06T17:10:44Z")
Chat about foils and boards --- ## [How Small Can You Go Board Challenge](https://foil.zone/t/how-small-can-you-go-board-challenge/6880)
**Author:** [@Jezza](https://foil.zone/u/Jezza)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2026, 7:28am UTC](https://foil.zone/t/how-small-can-you-go-board-challenge/6880 "2026-09-05T07:28:21Z")
For those that have been following, this may be obvious what the heading is about. For others it may be less obvious… With all the debate around another certain board, I thought I would create a challenge to all those t… --- ## [Database for mast & plate](https://foil.zone/t/database-for-mast-plate/6820)
**Author:** [@SUP-MIKE](https://foil.zone/u/SUP-MIKE)\ **Replies:** 140\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2026, 8:46pm UTC](https://foil.zone/t/database-for-mast-plate/6820 "2026-04-17T20:46:22Z")
Hello to everyone, it would be great to have a database were we can share infos - masts and mastplates are quite different - so I will start with these mastplates: FANATIC - 2019 2020 has another size - not easy to dis… --- ## [DIY mast & wing sheap](https://foil.zone/t/diy-mast-wing-sheap/605)
**Author:** [@Flex](https://foil.zone/u/Flex)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2026, 2:14pm UTC](https://foil.zone/t/diy-mast-wing-sheap/605 "2026-04-05T14:14:20Z")
Hi, i just allways think about cost. My roule in life is " I want the best for free" (it never works btw). I find this site that can cut cost for mast and wing builders. This is just a start, please post if you find enyt… --- ## [Preparation of 28+ Surfaces for Epoxy Adhesive Bonding](https://foil.zone/t/preparation-of-28-surfaces-for-epoxy-adhesive-bonding/5736)
**Author:** [@SoEFoil](https://foil.zone/u/SoEFoil)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2025, 8:44pm UTC](https://foil.zone/t/preparation-of-28-surfaces-for-epoxy-adhesive-bonding/5736 "2025-12-10T20:44:34Z")
An important resource for a DiYer about epoxy bonding : --- ## [Main wing bend. Cross V wing](https://foil.zone/t/main-wing-bend-cross-v-wing/13424)
**Author:** [@Oleksii](https://foil.zone/u/Oleksii)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2025, 10:13am UTC](https://foil.zone/t/main-wing-bend-cross-v-wing/13424 "2025-11-07T10:13:09Z")
Friends, please explain to a beginner why the V bend of the wing is directed downward? Not up like classic gliders. In aviation, wingtips raised up provide self-stabilization of the airframe. Why is everything different … --- ## [Efoil on low volume board](https://foil.zone/t/efoil-on-low-volume-board/24696)
**Author:** [@buestad](https://foil.zone/u/buestad)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2025, 8:50am UTC](https://foil.zone/t/efoil-on-low-volume-board/24696 "2025-08-26T08:50:44Z")
Has anyone successfully made an efoil with a low volume board? I am planning a build using my F-one pocket 145, 11liter board with a pelicase 1450 on the front. Battery is 14s7p 50s, Spintend 240A vesc and flipsky 65161… --- ## [DiY monofoil (Flying wing) efoils](https://foil.zone/t/diy-monofoil-flying-wing-efoils/17271)
**Author:** [@SoEFoil](https://foil.zone/u/SoEFoil)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2025, 6:36am UTC](https://foil.zone/t/diy-monofoil-flying-wing-efoils/17271 "2025-05-01T06:36:07Z")
In parallel of Designed for air or water, flying wings have looked the same for almost a century… But could they add anything to efoiling ? So the question is when will the first flying wing efoil be tested ? Flyi… --- ## [Mast/Fuselage mod](https://foil.zone/t/mast-fuselage-mod/7570)
**Author:** [@Takuma](https://foil.zone/u/Takuma)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2024, 1:22pm UTC](https://foil.zone/t/mast-fuselage-mod/7570 "2024-09-14T13:22:01Z")
I have a mast that is thicker in every direction comparing the fuselage insert. The holes don’t match too. Goals: Make a very rigid connection between the mast and fuselage. Preferably as rigid as usual factory-build … --- ## [Matte finish faster then gloss](https://foil.zone/t/matte-finish-faster-then-gloss/18372)
**Author:** [@mrendu43](https://foil.zone/u/mrendu43)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2024, 12:52am UTC](https://foil.zone/t/matte-finish-faster-then-gloss/18372 "2024-08-09T00:52:19Z")
Hello guys. I have read that having matte dinish on the bottom of surfboard or eaven on foil can improve speed. (drag in water). also i have found some info on tis forum. Anyone have tryed to sand bottom, or wings? --- ## [Saltypaws' CNC board shape](https://foil.zone/t/saltypaws-cnc-board-shape/14762)
**Author:** [@SaltyPaws](https://foil.zone/u/SaltyPaws)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2024, 12:05am UTC](https://foil.zone/t/saltypaws-cnc-board-shape/14762 "2024-07-17T00:05:04Z")
Hi Fellow E-foil Builders! I designed my E-foil board in F360, and planning to run the blank on a CNC. First build, target volume: 100L Size: 160x68x12cm I am 95 kg and around 193cm Please let me know what you think … --- ## [Searching for Slingshot Mast Clamp that fits 65161 with no luck](https://foil.zone/t/searching-for-slingshot-mast-clamp-that-fits-65161-with-no-luck/20831)
**Author:** [@patrickgrem](https://foil.zone/u/patrickgrem)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2024, 3:16am UTC](https://foil.zone/t/searching-for-slingshot-mast-clamp-that-fits-65161-with-no-luck/20831 "2024-06-04T03:16:29Z")
I am Searching for Slingshot Mast Clamp that fits 65161. Yes, this has been asked before I have yet to find a file that works and I have looked through every thread I can. I have found a bunch of broken links. I’ve found… --- ## [eFoil as 10-track Musicplayer](https://foil.zone/t/efoil-as-10-track-musicplayer/20714)
**Author:** [@ludwig\_bre](https://foil.zone/u/ludwig_bre)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2024, 11:54am UTC](https://foil.zone/t/efoil-as-10-track-musicplayer/20714 "2024-05-19T11:54:03Z")
I’ll just leave this here: --- ## [Cutting Hole for Wires in Foil Mast: Advice Needed](https://foil.zone/t/cutting-hole-for-wires-in-foil-mast-advice-needed/3163)
**Author:** [@sunrise305](https://foil.zone/u/sunrise305)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2024, 9:00pm UTC](https://foil.zone/t/cutting-hole-for-wires-in-foil-mast-advice-needed/3163 "2024-05-06T21:00:15Z")
I am running three 8 awg wires down my Chinese foil mast to the rear mast clamp and onwards into the tube. Should I cut a horizontal slot, a vertical slot or drill three separate holes – vertically or horizontally? Lo… --- ## [\[Surf n' Destroy\] Building a flying sniper rifle case](https://foil.zone/t/surf-n-destroy-building-a-flying-sniper-rifle-case/11555)
**Author:** [@superlefax](https://foil.zone/u/superlefax)\ **Replies:** 235\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2024, 4:39pm UTC](https://foil.zone/t/surf-n-destroy-building-a-flying-sniper-rifle-case/11555 "2024-04-06T16:39:04Z")
What do you guys think about @kotnascher and my genius idea of taking an extreme shortcut for building a super fast and a ultra low budget E-Foil: Just buy a fu\*\*ing machine gun case, throw some batteries and a VESC 75/… --- ## [AXIS Mast 19mm - 3d-drawing wanted](https://foil.zone/t/axis-mast-19mm-3d-drawing-wanted/8121)
**Author:** [@SUP-MIKE](https://foil.zone/u/SUP-MIKE)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2024, 12:55am UTC](https://foil.zone/t/axis-mast-19mm-3d-drawing-wanted/8121 "2024-02-27T00:55:30Z")
Hi all, my next eFoil will be made with a AXIS Mast 19mm - does anybody have a STEP file of it and is willing to share :question: Mike --- ## [Diy Efoil with Fliteboard](https://foil.zone/t/diy-efoil-with-fliteboard/17735)
**Author:** [@MBard](https://foil.zone/u/MBard)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2024, 9:04am UTC](https://foil.zone/t/diy-efoil-with-fliteboard/17735 "2024-01-26T09:04:08Z")
Hello, i bought a used fliteboard pro V1. The first step was to construct a adapter plate. For this I milled a 15 mm thick aluminum plate. The outsides are milled down to 7mm. In the underside, the cables are sealed in… --- ## [From mayhem to amen - step bottom board build](https://foil.zone/t/from-mayhem-to-amen-step-bottom-board-build/17878)
**Author:** [@Larsb](https://foil.zone/u/Larsb)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2024, 5:26pm UTC](https://foil.zone/t/from-mayhem-to-amen-step-bottom-board-build/17878 "2024-01-07T17:26:53Z")
I destroyed a board when i tried to cure it with too high temperature in the oven. The foam sunk - a lot. Just for fun i’ll make a stepped board out of it. Started with scalping the board to get rid of the worst parts.… --- ## [Adapter for GONG mast and Moses airplane](https://foil.zone/t/adapter-for-gong-mast-and-moses-airplane/6900)
**Author:** [@Riwi](https://foil.zone/u/Riwi)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2023, 9:17pm UTC](https://foil.zone/t/adapter-for-gong-mast-and-moses-airplane/6900 "2023-12-21T21:17:22Z")
Hi! Has anyone made an adapter to fit Moses alu airplane to a GONG mast? Br Rikard --- ## [Hatch mounting bolts and screws - what are people using?](https://foil.zone/t/hatch-mounting-bolts-and-screws-what-are-people-using/4828)
**Author:** [@RamsUK](https://foil.zone/u/RamsUK)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2023, 12:40pm UTC](https://foil.zone/t/hatch-mounting-bolts-and-screws-what-are-people-using/4828 "2023-12-20T12:40:07Z")
What hatch mounting bolts and screws are people using? I have been advised to use windsurf strap mounts At the moment I can’t decide whether to use my boat hatch or make my own hatch cover out of clear polycarbonate. I … --- ## [First rides with Gong YPRA high aspect wing](https://foil.zone/t/first-rides-with-gong-ypra-high-aspect-wing/17042)
**Author:** [@Larsb](https://foil.zone/u/Larsb)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2023, 11:35am UTC](https://foil.zone/t/first-rides-with-gong-ypra-high-aspect-wing/17042 "2023-12-20T11:35:15Z")
I have enjoyed my other Gong wings a lot so i wanted to try one of the new Gong “H” wings, sadly all were sold out or on waiting list so (with some doubts) i got the only available alternative: a Gong YPRA wing with \>10 … --- ## [Board Design/Shape](https://foil.zone/t/board-design-shape/17460)
**Author:** [@RjFoils](https://foil.zone/u/RjFoils)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2023, 10:38am UTC](https://foil.zone/t/board-design-shape/17460 "2023-11-23T10:38:44Z")
Hello Everyone! I have reviewed my blank from Greenlight Surf. This will be my first time ever shaping a board but I have previously worked with fiberglass. Does anyone have a template I can print for the shape of the b… --- ## [Gong Curve LT vs Curve Alu Vs X-Over](https://foil.zone/t/gong-curve-lt-vs-curve-alu-vs-x-over/19130)
**Author:** [@TheGremlin](https://foil.zone/u/TheGremlin)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2023, 6:09pm UTC](https://foil.zone/t/gong-curve-lt-vs-curve-alu-vs-x-over/19130 "2023-09-21T18:09:54Z")
I’m trying to start a build for my first efoil. I tried a Lift board a few weeks ago and got hooked. I also build snowboards/alpine skis, teach courses on engineering electric vehicles, and run a maker space sort of faci… --- ## [Preferred Gong Wing set for E-foil?](https://foil.zone/t/preferred-gong-wing-set-for-e-foil/17053)
**Author:** [@NDH](https://foil.zone/u/NDH)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2023, 4:00am UTC](https://foil.zone/t/preferred-gong-wing-set-for-e-foil/17053 "2023-09-11T04:00:43Z")
I am starting a second build and am looking for feedback on Gong wingset choice? I am aiming for the Allvator V2 95cm mast… --- ## [Waterproofing a mast](https://foil.zone/t/waterproofing-a-mast/19059)
**Author:** [@t-dub-maui](https://foil.zone/u/t-dub-maui)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2023, 12:10pm UTC](https://foil.zone/t/waterproofing-a-mast/19059 "2023-09-09T12:10:28Z")
Hi, does anyone have a recommendation on how to keep water out from a hollow Aluminum mast? I’m currently using an Axis mast and after drilling the hole for the motor cables it’s of course not watertight anymore. Is t… --- ## [Slingshot Mast Wiring](https://foil.zone/t/slingshot-mast-wiring/10142)
**Author:** [@chatch15117](https://foil.zone/u/chatch15117)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2023, 1:14am UTC](https://foil.zone/t/slingshot-mast-wiring/10142 "2023-07-06T01:14:07Z")
I am not familiar with the cross section of the mast on new Slingshot boards.I intend to purchase this board, but I am not sure the mast has cross sectional voids to run the wires through. Is the mast solid aluminum? htt… --- ## [Efoil Mast Reinforcement](https://foil.zone/t/efoil-mast-reinforcement/9004)
**Author:** [@Vicdes2](https://foil.zone/u/Vicdes2)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2023, 11:44pm UTC](https://foil.zone/t/efoil-mast-reinforcement/9004 "2023-06-27T23:44:00Z")
Hello all, While overthinking about my efoil build, I’ve realized that not all masts are created equal. I currently have a LF mast and it has been performing great! Never bent and doesn’t seem to flex too much (it does … --- ## [Suitable foil for North Mast / Wings for fuselage](https://foil.zone/t/suitable-foil-for-north-mast-wings-for-fuselage/18335)
**Author:** [@Kivchief](https://foil.zone/u/Kivchief)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2023, 8:51am UTC](https://foil.zone/t/suitable-foil-for-north-mast-wings-for-fuselage/18335 "2023-06-09T08:51:01Z")
Hello I hope someone can help me with my problem. The following : I own a North Speedster from 2018 which I relatively ignorant and a bit blind at the time, just bought. And as you can imagine, this foil is not ideal … --- ## [Where to start?](https://foil.zone/t/where-to-start/16915)
**Author:** [@Felixxx](https://foil.zone/u/Felixxx)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2023, 7:21am UTC](https://foil.zone/t/where-to-start/16915 "2023-04-06T07:21:36Z")
Hi to all members. I’m totally new in efoiling and I want to make one for myself. But it is hard to start if your dont know basics. For the beginning what kind of deck do I need for efoiling? What size? I have 90kg. … --- ## [Where to buy a board](https://foil.zone/t/where-to-buy-a-board/17286)
**Author:** [@t-dub-maui](https://foil.zone/u/t-dub-maui)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2023, 9:13pm UTC](https://foil.zone/t/where-to-buy-a-board/17286 "2023-03-14T21:13:25Z")
Does anyone know where I could buy a board only? I saw a thread about an Aliexpress order but that did not end well since the quality was bad. I found this from Waydoo but it doesn’t even mention anything about board v… [Next page](https://foil.zone/c/efoil-builders/foils-boards/10.md?page=1)