I'm parawinging with a KT ginxu dragonfly V1 (the grey one) 88 L, 6'6 long and if i remember correctly its about 18'' large. Great board all around i love it. Only problem is standing up in big chop and no wind but thats okay, and the absence of footstraps : everytime i accelerate with the parawinging out (upwind mainly, sometimes reaching) past 20 knots, i am forced to go "nose down" to the extent that at some point my feet slide off the board.
I would like to find a way to put foostraps on that board but because its a supfoil board, it has no inserts. Maybe i can glue something, or drill it and place inserts ?
If someone had this problem and found a solution i'd be very grateful thanks !
Select to expand quoteLasuduna said..
I'm parawinging with a KT ginxu dragonfly V1 (the grey one) 88 L, 6'6 long and if i remember correctly its about 18'' large. Great board all around i love it. Only problem is standing up in big chop and no wind but thats okay, and the absence of footstraps : everytime i accelerate with the parawinging out (upwind mainly, sometimes reaching) past 20 knots, i am forced to go "nose down" to the extent that at some point my feet slide off the board.
I would like to find a way to put foostraps on that board but because its a supfoil board, it has no inserts. Maybe i can glue something, or drill it and place inserts ?
If someone had this problem and found a solution i'd be very grateful thanks !
northshoreinc.com/shop/windsurf/windsurf-foot-straps/nsi-2-hole-surface-mount-insert-platess/?srsltid=AfmBOoor9Vxiw-tYFoxjlYz89kg5QO0e2FNd3F_dPjBnJBWlUs_wb1Xo
That 3M VHB tape they use is crazy effective. A few pieces are holding a 200wh solar panel on the top of my van and it hasn't flinched over the last year or so of use
+1 for the NSI stick on inserts. Cleanliness and prep is the key to good adhesion. I've had a front footstrap on my SUP foil board for 5 years and one insert finally gave way last week after a wipeout with my foot stuck in the strap. I'll glue it back on with some JB weld.
I also have the inserts on my foil drive board and they're still going strong.
Until they lift your laminate
no no no
they're designed for durable kite boards not one layer of carbon over delicate EPS
At least the KT is a proper sandwich construction but still ..
if you're cutting the pad to fit them anyway why not put proper inserts in
as I said in the last thread about this, I fix this stuff all the time. if you're in WA bring it in
Mark
MOzCustoms
Here is inserts I put in properly. Factory pad. why would you hack a hole in the pad on your new board and stick on something..?
= resale value.
Select to expand quotecovertswell said..
That 3M VHB tape they use is crazy effective. A few pieces are holding a 200wh solar panel on the top of my van and it hasn't flinched over the last year or so of use
The tape is strong, but not the surface you're attaching to. Whether a surf board or your van roof, the tape only sticks to the paint. When the paint comes off, so does the VHB bond...
www.thingiverse.com/thing:6973643
I 3-D print these things and they are pretty good. I've done a bunch of boards and never had a problem. You do have to drill a hole in the board, but it takes a long screw and holds really well. It's not like one of the other inserts that you have to glass into the board. With a flange on top, you drill the hole and glue the flange onto the deck and the shaft into the board. I designed this to go with the standard self tapping screw that most people use, but I run a M6 tap ton them and use standard M6 screws which hold really well. I designed it so the screw takes the majority of the load, putting less pressure on the 3-D printed part. The thickness of the flange on the top is the same thickness as most traction pads so once you clear away the traction in that spot, the bump of the insert isn't much of an issue
I would honestly be really wary of having a professional do it. If you do make sure to get pics of the laminate and the board repair before that traction goes back over. I've had kiteboards with "professional box additions" And they just cut a hole in the laminate in the deck and didn't re-laminate over it, threw the pad over the mess and the board cracked immediately. Just make sure to ask for pictures documenting the process.
Another cool thing you can do which really doesn't help your resale value but it's pretty awesome for you. Is to get your foot straps exactly where you want them. Take a GoPro out and document where your feet are when riding and you can get straps that match your stance exactly. This is kind of optional for wing but is 100% essential for strapped prone, I was never able to get in the straps on a production prone board until I did my own straps and got them in exactly the right spot
Well I would suggest going to a guy who builds strong full sandwich boards not just some surf dude who slaps glass on dings
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I think Duotone do a stick on pad with inserts.
You are right
www.duotonesports.com/en/us/products/duotone-insert-pad-2025-44250-8030
Do you think a single front footstrap, centered will work for a 18 1/2 wide DW board ??
