Hi Vassil,
unfortunately I already paid customs and VAT in germany, so it goes for a little more than when you buy it yourself. send me a message for details.
Best Regards
Robert
@MAC @Matt how’s that foil doing? I’m just about to order the same one. Deciding between that one and one with a slightly smaller front wing. This to be exact:
Also what size mast Should I go for? Was thinking 80cm?
Cheers
I am happy with it, I am still in the stage with my build that each time I go out I have some sort of problem. It has lots of lift, seems very solid. Wires fit inside the mast well. If you want to see photos let me know. I have only rode 4 or 5 times, I have only been on my feet 1 time. Getting in the air is no problem. So with my limited experience I think it is perfect.
I think on my next build when I have more experience riding I would consider a slightly smaller foil. And may be a slightly shorter mast, because I hope to eventually be able to control my altitude better.
I have not experimented with angle as noted above by FlyingBob.
Hi DuneSurfer,
I haven’t moved with my build. I’m hoping to get a propulsion unit from VEFoil, but that is taking some time. I chose this one because it was big, so It would lift at low speeds and be easy to learn how to steer. I do believe others could offer more performance, but I’ve never done it before so slow is ok for me! I went with 80 cm, to give me enough height, so I wouldn’t skim the water by accident.
Good luck with your choices,
Matt
Great thanks for the replies, much appreciated. I’m going ahead and ordering one. Excited to get going with the build and eventually on the water.
Cheers
So after 10 minutes on my Chinese foil, I now have a bent mast! Clearly they did not use the right aluminium! The only upside is that the mast is compatible with slingshot so a new mast isn’t too pricey…
other than the price, is there a reason to go for an aluminium mast?
oh gosh sorry to hear that.
They are hollow by construction. Built by extrusion process like the aluminium window frames in the building industry. Several examples of bent aluminium Chinese masts though
Then 2 possibilities
1 - hollow aluminium means easy wire path but you have to drill a few holes in your mast
2- If you don’t want to drill your mast, you can pass the cables along and outside the mast leading edge @Gobbla has just demonstrated . Not very aesthetic but you can use double face scotch tape betwen mast and “skirt” to hold everything in place without impact on speed.
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I’ve been in contact with a supplier on Alibaba. They’ve assured me the carbon mask is hollow and can easily fit wires though the middle.
Decided to go with a front wing of 61.8x22.3cm
Thoughts?
Why don’t you use a crazyfoil? It’s cheap and work so so well…even most since they produce conposit wings…
If
you buy it and say you come from me they will give you 10% discount…
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Hi pacificmeister, i bought this mast on aliexpress and width mast is 12.4 cm !
Mastclamp front and back.stl are no this size
Do you have another stl file or fusion files with these dimensions ?
Regards
Giloris
In his build thread is a tutorial on how to modify the fusion file to fit any mast, you’ll need to edit it yourself.
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Have a look at this thread. It may contain the files you are looking for…
Hi
thank you sunrise305 , but file isn’t download on wetransfer, and width is 109mm and my mast is 124 mm
Regards
Giloris
Hi Benjo
I see this tutorial and I m not a specialist to fusion 360
I don’t know how insert mastclamp assembly parts (I have 2 files master clamp front and back) and mast picture to modify it on fusion 360 board !
Can you help me ?
Regards
Giloris
You need to download this file and open it in Fusion 360, there you can insert your mast picture and modify the sketch accordingly. Both is shown in the video.
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Hi
I download this file on fusion and I have different parts of project
How obtaining 2 parts assembled (master clamp front and back) on same plan ?
Regards
Giloris
If you use the file I linked to you should have the whole unit assembled, including all mast parts, motor, prop etc.
@giloris, use the fusion file linked below when you follow the video instruction. Good luck!
Custom Masts - This video shows how to quickly adjust the mast clamp to your own foil mast in Fusion 360. The fusion assembly comes with LF 2017 and Axis mast designs but you can adapt it to any mast. Here is the CAD file I use in the video, same components are referenced by the full CAD assembly listed above.
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