I am beginner in windfoiling,my jp hydrofoil lxt is ok but very sensitive. I have some Cuts and scraches of mast and boom. 2times i had to fix tiny holes with solarez.
Are there any boards which are not so sensitive? What about Tabou MTE? is it worth buying?
Thanks for you input.
Robert
I have a Starboard freeride 150 Starlite construction which is very tough but a little heavier. Still would recommend nose protection too.
There was a thread about the lxt quite some time back. Its more a case of the lxt not being solid enough. Its normal for the board to cop a bit of a bashing with foiling, but i think the lxt construction was particulaly bad/way too soft.
I bought a board from Casey at Reefwarriors. Vacuum bagged inegra. I believe it's a closed cell foam core so you can put some tape over a ding and still go play and it won't absorb water. I LOVE my board. A bit heavier than my Slingshot Levitator 150, but totally worth it.
Hi
I ordered now a Tabou Air Ride 81 L MTE .This board should be strong enough, a little bit heavier than JP. Surfstations and schools are using them for learning and to rent.
Was in sale 1200 euro.
Same Issue with my New tabou after only 3h foiling,Micro hole water coming out
Is Qualit?t gone nowadays or am I a looser
Friend who is a newbie foiler has a SlingShot Dialer. Higher volume, heavy, but looks like built to take abuse. Only has a deep Tuttle box. He has no nose guard, surf bent, deviator . No structural damage yet for all the pounding it takes. Might be able to find a used one for a good price. The few I've noticed for sale in the USA are ~$250 asking price.
If you're destroying boards then maybe a lesson will help save some coin. What stage are you at now? Flying 50m or further. Breach all the time when going fast. What front wing & sail combo.
Flikka boards are really robust, handcrafted in slovenia. Ask them for a size in your weight class and ask for extra strongeness in the nose. At 75kg i recommend 115 liter 2m x 70cm. Little harder in the beginning but very nice later
Sorry to hear your issues. I have a Tabou Airride MTE since 2020 .. no issue at all. So the quality of production is not stable. I have also a Patrik, built in Ukraine .. rock solid and very light.