Pocketfoil #2
Construction Top to bottom:
-6oz carbon twill weave
-9oz carbon warp
-9oz carbon warp full length center strip
-9oz carbon foil mount reinforcement patch
-2 sheets 3/8 H80 Divinnycell glued together with gorilla glue.
-bottom carbon schedule reverse of top.
- Minwax Polyacrylic to seal the board
Basic steps:
- set rocker while bonding two sheets with gorilla glue.
- shape (42”x18.25”x7/8” in my case)
- Drill mount holes for straps and foil
- bond inserts and fill mount holes with epoxy/chop fiber/microballoon mix
- layup top and Vaccum bag
- light sand edges
- layup bottom and vac bag.
- gloss coat straight epoxy and epoxy / micro ballons/ white pigment on rails (heat and better filler/hider, my vac rails were not perfect)
-sand, careful not to hit fibers
- drill out the mount holes
- minwax, 3 coats
- cut amazon deck padding to desired shape
- ride and smile
Weight: 1.75 kg bare, 1.9 Kg after gloss, minwax and deck pads.
First ride (very light wind)
Light and playful, incredibly stiff equals very direct inputs to foil. Size is still easy to get going in “no relaunch possible for single strut kite” light wind.
Have not tried with straps yet, but they appear to be in the right spot (phew).