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[Re: CatSailingHu]
#156078 09/30/08 03:44 PM 09/30/08 03:44 PM |
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Posts: 199 Constanta, Romania | Hi Sanyi, Have you tried to contact Andras about the foils ? He was of great help for me and I remember that he mentioned something about carbon foils at one point (like making them in Hungary). Regards,
Florin
| | | Re: Where can you get carbon rudders for Infusion
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#156081 10/01/08 02:33 AM 10/01/08 02:33 AM |
Joined: May 2006 Posts: 96 Budapest, Hungary, Europe CatSailingHu OP
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Posts: 96 Budapest, Hungary, Europe | Hi Tony, of course not a dumb question. The stocks ones work fine for me, so - I'm not want to replace my rudders --> but a friend. - He think about it because the stock ones he got are really noisy over 8-10kts - I recommended he to sand the trailing edge of the foils, a bit asymmetrical, he tried, but it became even noisy. Today he will try it reshape again, like THIS. - He think a stiffer rudder will not resonate, so it is also an option. - Otherwise I had no information about the stock ones are reinforced. regards Sanyi | | | Re: Where can you get carbon rudders for Infusion
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#156083 10/01/08 07:48 AM 10/01/08 07:48 AM |
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Posts: 3,655 Portland, Maine | Today he will try it reshape again, like THIS.
Thanks for linking that article. It gives me a good place to start finding out where my problems with screaming boards are and how to fix em. | | | Re: Where can you get carbon rudders for Infusion
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#156084 10/01/08 02:30 PM 10/01/08 02:30 PM |
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Posts: 12,310 South Carolina | I've had some success with noisy foils by eliminating some of the hollow in the rear of the foil shape giving them more of a traditional shape. I don't know if the hollows were intentional or not. To see if you have them, hold a straight eged horizontally against the foil (in the direction water will flow). If you see a point where the foil pulls away from the straight edge leaving a "hollow", fill it and fair it.
Jake Kohl | | | Re: Where can you get carbon rudders for Infusion
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#156086 10/02/08 09:02 AM 10/02/08 09:02 AM |
Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 1,021 Australia macca
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Posts: 1,021 Australia | I've had some success with noisy foils by eliminating some of the hollow in the rear of the foil shape giving them more of a traditional shape. I don't know if the hollows were intentional or not. To see if you have them, hold a straight eged horizontally against the foil (in the direction water will flow). If you see a point where the foil pulls away from the straight edge leaving a "hollow", fill it and fair it. The hollow in the rear section of the foil is there for a reason! If you change it you are reducing the "grip" of the water on the blade. Just file the training edge a bit thinner and then look after it. | | |
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