Stingersup said..
I must admit I'm now looking at the tips on the standard tail and wondering what would happen if I cut them off. Anyone else want to go first?

The tail is foam cored so you'll need to fix it up with some epoxy if you cut the tips off, definitely makes it looser

Oh well, its still not an awful price compared to getting it straight from Takuma.

I know most of you have moved on to the Kujira, but I'm still flying the 1300 and 1600 foils and enjoying both. My 300 stab gets less use as I use the 270 for prone surfing on both the 1300 and 1600, but now I'm learning wingfoiling and have about 10 days on the 300. There are small cracks around the screw area that bleed salt as it dries. It's gotten worse since I took this photos two sessions ago. Should I sand it down and put a layer of epoxy and carbon? If it were to break, what alternate stabilizer have you found good for wingfoiling with the 1600?

Thanks in advance!

Hwy1North:- Just sand and repair with a layer of carbon , very easy repair. Good news on other wings , Unifoil & Signature rear wings screw straight on . Signature have a great range of rears. I really like the Apex 16" & Sprint 18 " which I chopped to 13" plus the Mach 2 15.5" looks really good. I have changed brands of foils many times but still, always keep these tails in my kit.

Check them out here:- signaturefoilsqld.com.au/product-category/foil-accessories/tail-wing/

Also worth looking at the new Takuma Kujira tails they are really good and work well with the 1600 on the wingfoil.

PeterP said..

Piros said..
Hwy1North:- Just sand and repair with a layer of carbon , very easy repair. Good news on other wings , Unifoil & Signature rear wings screw straight on . Signature have a great range of rears. I really like the Apex 16" & Sprint 18 " which I chopped to 13" plus the Mach 2 15.5" looks really good. I have changed brands of foils many times but still, always keep these tails in my kit.

Check them out here:- signaturefoilsqld.com.au/product-category/foil-accessories/tail-wing/

Also worth looking at the new Takuma Kujira tails they are really good and work well with the 1600 on the wingfoil.

I broke my Kujira tailwing - local repair guy fixed it perfectly, no problem. I also bought a Signature 14" Mach 1 KD tail-wing - what a difference in glide and pump for sup-surfing, bolted straight on. Winging, I tend to go back std tail wing, as it has a little more hold and control.

BTW - Also tried the Mach 2 Signature tail with the 1210 Kujira - didn't work for me, it just added drag without any upsides compared to the Mach 1. I was surprised about this as I have oftentimes felt I improved pumping with bigger tails, especially on the bigger Signature Albratros wings, but I guess the Kujira is different. Kujira is more of a forward glide pump whereas the Albatross is more up down pump, if that makes any sense.