Fanatic H9 Foil.

When I get the hang of it JJ that's the plan

Thanks Bristol, just the sort of info I'm after.
Maybe bored is the wrong word but it appears that alot of people change from alloy foils to carbon quite quickly once they have mastered flying. Should I go carbon from the start as I'm sure I will be a junkie after the first lift off.

Bob, hopefully catch up at the weekend as I should be down that way.

Got the Jag 125 with the H9, largest sail i've used with it 6.6.
Dont think you will get bored cuz there is ALOT to learn, like a foiling jibe, did a nice jump today with foil... Super fun, cant stop

What do the Fanatic instructions say about disassembling the foil? Some carbon foils have corrosion issues with the screws, so they are supposed to be taken apart and cleaned after every session, which is a bit of a pain. Maybe the suspected lower carbon contend on the Fanatic foil helps here?

I've got my H9 Foil yesterday and am eager to get out on the water before winter comes (probably next week), but face a few problems:

The screws to attach the wings to the fuselage leave me scratching my head. There are two long ones (30mm?) and three short ones (25mm...ish), but the long ones seem to be too long in whichever thread. My dealer insisted that the foremost front wing screw and the two screws for the rear wing should be short, but screwing the long screws in the front wing feels like a disaster waiting to happen, so I wonder if I should just cut the long screws off.
The manual says there should be three 30mm ones to go in the middle thread in the front wing and into both rear wing threads.

I want to use it with an Exocet RS 5.5 and of course I expected no problems as it says Deep Tuttle, but the Exocet Deep Tuttle is only about 60mm deep at the rear end with the foil 65mm deep throughout.

Any one who thinks it is a stupid idea to saw off 5 mm of the foilbase at its rear end? There would still be a lot of aluminium left, so I don't think it would reduce its strength.

The screws won't properly align with the boltholes in the board, but a few minutes with a file will make the holes longish enough to do the trick, I guess. I hope, to be more precise.

I'm sure someone here knows what to do, any advice is strongly appreciated.
Cheers,
Sven

Thanks Bob,
this sounds as if the manual was correct and the store I ordered it online from have mixed something up and replaced a long screw with a short one. On closer inspection one of the screws has a suspiciously different head. It was their demo foil and had been assembled before, so screws were not in separate pckets any more.
How come the screws feel very hard to screw in from a certain point on, almost as if they hit solid ground? Is there some rubbery insert to prevent the screws from getting unscrewed during sailing? Maybe I'm just not committed enough but I can't get myself to fully trust the plastic mould stuff.
Cheers,
Sven

Thanks a Lot, Bob. Sorry for my late answer, but I had a login problem.
I've got the correct screws now and put them in the right holes so it was all easy. PH 3 screwdriver makes it a lot easier.

For anyone whose Deep Tuttle isn't deep enough:
I've cut the head of the fin down a little with a circular saw and a multicut blade.
I didn't encounter any hollows in it (phew!) so I think it won't affect its strength.
IT all fits flush now. The wind let me down yesterday so I'm waiting for the first try.
How can one insert pics here when writing on the smartphone?
Cheers,
Sven

I heard a whisper that fanatic will be bringing out some wing options for the h9. Does anybody know if there is any truth to this???

Thanks for your advice. I may have been talking gibberish. As I said: it's fun and I'm the wobbliest part in it. So I'm not considering anything but going out more and improving.

Then I'll see how happy I am with the foil anyway.
Cheers, Sven

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