Has this Quadra-Cat ever been tested in the surf by chance..............
Yes it has, On Brighton beach there is always surf when there is wind. Because the Bouyancy is concentrated at the corners it is very stable and so very difficult to pitchpoll, I would like to say impossible but nothings impossible. We have a pebble beach and a big surf so when you beach it you usually have to do so at speed, We have had many heavy landings onto rocks and no problems with that either.
Have you found that the material lives up to it's claims? Is it really as stiff, light and impact resistant as the bumf says? What if you don't like black or 'off-white'? Would it be a good or suitable material for home built foils? (the REAL point of my questions)
I beleive it does live up to its claims, our hulls are stiff, light at 10kg each, and impact resistant. It is quite difficult to quantify how impact resisant, I have dropped lead weights onto test pieces of Marine Ply and Twintex, and 9mm thick ply will break before 2mm thick twintex. The Dart 16 test report said they dropped a hull from 3ft and it didn't break, so I have dropped one of mine from 6 ft onto concrete over and over with no damage.
If you don't like off white or black then you have to paint it or gelcoat it. I would say that it is no good for home build as it needs a vacuum and an oven to get it to 200 centigrade. However I have seen some feindishly clever homebuilders!
Cheers
Gareth
