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by **Baldyforks** » Tue Oct 20, 2009 10:14 pm

Just wondering if anyone has even riden one? They are a bit like an air chair but with the hyrofoil on a board. I've seen them in kiting and bigwave surfing. Would be cool floating above the water I recon.

by **darth** » Wed Oct 21, 2009 8:40 am

I have had one for nearly 8 years now. They are great fun to ride.I havnt done any tow in surfing on it but maybe one day.
I have built a few for guys who kite surf as well.
They are not the easiest thing to ride and they are murder on your leg muscles.

by **Baldyforks** » Thu Oct 22, 2009 12:41 am

youve built some. cool. whats involved in that?

by **darth** » Thu Oct 22, 2009 8:11 am

Making Hydrofoils is my business, i export to the US and Europe. I make the Tbar and wings and offer them as an upgrade for the skyski and airchair. As for the standup i used an old skyski board,the bindings and boots were some early hard sided snow board boots mounted to an ally plate which then screwed to the board. The tbar i used, i hand made 9 years ago for my daughter to ride.Its a shorter version than the standard ones available.I welded a plate to the top of it which then bolts to the board with the binding plate on top of it.Its pretty rough what i did but it works a treat.
I used the hard sided boots as they are much stiffer around your ankles.I did try some K2 clicker bindings and some standard soft sided bindings.Surfers and kiteboarders use them but i found them not rigid enough

by **Baldyforks** » Fri Oct 23, 2009 5:35 pm

cool, do you still make them? and how much would just the foil and bar be?

by **darth** » Sun Oct 25, 2009 6:42 pm

PM me with your details and i will call you to discuss
details

by **gotwake** » Thu Oct 29, 2009 1:10 pm

Darth knows his stuff, best hydrofoils in the world, just about to get my new one anno'd.

by **Baldyforks** » Sun Nov 08, 2009 5:29 pm

hey darth i dont want to waste your time cause i dont want to spent to much i was just looking for a ball park figure cause its only for a bit of fun when the waters a bit rough.

cheers

by **jcooper** » Sat Apr 17, 2010 5:33 pm

darth wrote:Making Hydrofoils is my business, i export to the US and Europe. I make the Tbar and wings and offer them as an upgrade for the skyski and airchair. As for the standup i used an old skyski board,the bindings and boots were some early hard sided snow board boots mounted to an ally plate which then screwed to the board. The tbar i used, i hand made 9 years ago for my daughter to ride.Its a shorter version than the standard ones available.I welded a plate to the top of it which then bolts to the board with the binding plate on top of it.Its pretty rough what i did but it works a treat.
I used the hard sided boots as they are much stiffer around your ankles.I did try some K2 clicker bindings and some standard soft sided bindings.Surfers and kiteboarders use them but i found them not rigid enough

Do you guys have an association or club that would be interested in doing a demo at Doonstock 2010

by **AndrewC** » Sat Apr 17, 2010 5:40 pm

jcooper wrote:
darth wrote:Making Hydrofoils is my business, i export to the US and Europe. I make the Tbar and wings and offer them as an upgrade for the skyski and airchair. As for the standup i used an old skyski board,the bindings and boots were some early hard sided snow board boots mounted to an ally plate which then screwed to the board. The tbar i used, i hand made 9 years ago for my daughter to ride.Its a shorter version than the standard ones available.I welded a plate to the top of it which then bolts to the board with the binding plate on top of it.Its pretty rough what i did but it works a treat.
I used the hard sided boots as they are much stiffer around your ankles.I did try some K2 clicker bindings and some standard soft sided bindings.Surfers and kiteboarders use them but i found them not rigid enough

Do you guys have an association or club that would be interested in doing a demo at Doonstock 2010

http://www.ozeflyin.net/bb/

Put a shout out on the ozeflyin forum (link above), there are plenty of good riders around the country that will happily get involved.

by **jcooper** » Sat Apr 17, 2010 5:46 pm

Yeah thanks mate, registered today and just waiting to be approved.

Would be great to see a demo, you guys are nuts!

by **jcooper** » Mon Apr 19, 2010 9:38 am

see link to other forum

http://ozeflyin.net/bb/viewtopic.php?p= ... 3be36#2173

by **darth** » Mon Apr 19, 2010 10:13 am

There are a couple of fellas that live near melbourne that do Moomba and ride 2 up on hydrofoils.They are pretty good riders and good to watch.I will try and get there details for you.

by **jcooper** » Mon Apr 19, 2010 10:18 am

darth wrote:There are a couple of fellas that live near melbourne that do Moomba and ride 2 up on hydrofoils.They are pretty good riders and good to watch.I will try and get there details for you.

Great, I can sort out a special Doonstock deal for them if they like.

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