Hello
Another topic, I expect interesting for more people. I'm going to ask a general shaper to install a double usbox track on a traditional windsurf board. I've seen on youtube this link
Ready to insert 2 US boxes.
gets saw....
anybody think flipping an old slalom board upside down, inserting the US BOX on the deck!
i tried this on a 3D cad model. chopping the nose, flipping that.
(and simply remove some mid section of the board to shorten things)
you would not believe how much it resembles all the new wing board designs lol
Hi. Finally this is how the usbox tracks have been installed on my board. I've bought also a 80 cm mast for the foil glide. I cross fingers.
I was told if you breech a board that was made with tracks and then land with the foil flat on the water you will rip out the tracks. Your Board looks great, good job!, just be careful landing.
Just like with deep tuttle, in the old days with fins, the structural emphasis was on side forces.
Now with foils, the structural emphasis has shifted to up and rocking forces. Make sure that your dual track structure is bonded well enough to the board structure to carry the up and rocking forces exerted by foils.
Track boxes must be connected to the top laminate, just like a foil tuttle box. Install either one only connected to the bottom laminate and it doesn't matter how strong the box is it will fail.
Most old time board builders just woodie std boxes to the deck, bottom, front, and sides.
Spider web patterns work well, and 1" diameter wood dowels to deck.
Old school.
Also, just like in the old days, there were boards that were "approved" for jumping, and boards that were not. If you bought a "not approved" board, jumped it, and broke it, you could not get warranty support.
So, if you want to jump your foil, make sure your manufacturer has "approved" your gear for jumping. Simple.