First, I would like to thank everyone on this forum for their trials and shared experience. That allowed me (person who never even seen one) to get into this fun hobby and build the electric hydrofoil. I’ll be brief so feel free to ask questions.
My 2nd board was a black carbon version (not as nice as yours).
Problem with our build was that the black carbon was getting really hot when standing in the sun, and we needed to put it in the shade to keep it cool.
We are now building a new version with a hybrid carbon (carbon Kevlar, carbon aramid, carbon twaron and carbon Innegra fabric).
Thanks! The board has 4 main plies of 6 oz [0/90,±45, core, ±45, 0/90] and additional 2 plies of reinforcement over the mast area. The core is 5mm thick 80 kg/m^3 PVC foam.
I can’t stand against the old good carbon fiber look.
You can try to color tint the clear. I’ve been wanting to do that for a while but it’s hard to find the secret mixing recipe. There is also a colored fiberglass or even colored carbon fiber (HYPETEX), camo CF is cool as well.
God a perfect carbon job like virus or Bruce création!! what’s you’re job man? To muchTimes to making mold, impressiv work! thanks for sharing to inspire people…please share the electric box or inside thé box it 's seems tight!!
I’m thinking for the next one to go with some prefab solutions for the hatches and get a separate space for essential. It would be nice if you could carry the spare paddle if your propulsion failed as well.
I also tried the square type of hatch which did leak, I now use the round type which is fine as long as you keep sand away from the threads and o ring sealing surface.
Now I’m really curious. I bought some cheap ones from Amazon to give a try. I plan on putting an extra rubber seal all around just in case. They seem more plug-and-play and cost effective solution rather then making your own ( only latch is 50$…). I found Dzus 1500 sliding latch for 4$. They might work if you put them all around and they also allow to adjust the pressure. The upcoming winter will be full of optimization)))
I also added an extra seal in one of the additional grooves but it still leaked. There really isn’t enough clamping force consistently around the hatch.
Square hatches absolutely leak. And there is almost nothing you can do to fix that, no amount of additional seal will work. The only sort of success I’ve had is with running a small pump creating a constant negative pressure vacuum that pull the lid in to create a more consistent seal. Though if motor or battery fails this would probably lead to catastrophic water ingress.
Thank you! The bottom piece has a lip that goes into the top. This gives me the bonding surface for the adhesive. However, I ended up applying a strip of fiberglass over just in case the adhesive fails.
