After a few sails on my 106LSingle thruster, I can't figure why the bloody thing won't plane! Today was the last straw. Sailing raffs of a sw 18-25 knts fully powered up. I got sick of it and decided to change to 92L Starboard Quad and had an awesome time for then rest of the morning. Has anyone got any suggestions why it would feel so bogged down all the time? Shouldnt it get going earlier than Quad?
I weight 96kg. I was thinkingnitbwas my stance etc until I decidednto give my 92l Quad a run and got planning straight away. Would having thencenter fin forward or back make a difference? Mast track position?
Move back for speed, move up for slide. Have mine on center 74L and no issues planing from 19kts onwards. Maybe try smaller fin size?
Stick a two foot long straight edge on the bottom of your board and slide it back and forwards. You will be able to see the flatter part of the rocker easily.
This will give you an idea of how much front foot and rear foot pressure you need to keep the board on that plane , by understanding where the flatter rocker is. Try your rear strap at 21cm, and your front at 81cm, or a couple of cm more if your taller, say 83cm. Also look at your mast track position in relation to the forward rocker curve, where it begins , the apex. It may start to kick approximately in the mast area, so the solution may mean to move your mast base back. Use the straight edge to find it, push down hard on one end, slide from the tail and when the gap increases, this is the apex, if your mast base is forward of that , then it will be pushing water, harder to plane. Relate all of this to your Quad too and you may find some differences. l think a 21cm fin would be the minimal rear fin you may need too, assuming your front fins are about 112mm high. Make sure the front of your rear fin is halfway through your rear strap or further back.
Putting your boom a little higher may help too to give more lift as well.
That's for all the advice. I did the thing any impatient person would and traded in on a new board. Goya 104. After one sail I'm very impressed, plus I have the option of a free trade up to 2013 110l when they arrive in the country.