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Need to ask a question on lake depth. With these new longer foils what
is the minimum depth some one should be foiling?

A few years ago I got the wings of my foul lodged in 2 feet of mud and
stuck at the bottom of the lake (only 6 feet deep), I thought my life
was over.

Same lake was 9 feet yesterday. I did ski but was nervous the whole time.

kerry

Fri Jul 6, 2007 3:16 pm

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Need to ask a question on lake depth. With these new longer foils what is the minimum depth some one should be foiling? A few years ago I got the wings of my...	KG Arnold lehiroller	Jul 6, 2007 3:24 pm
Kerry, I think 9' is just fine for LE38's. Just be sure that it doesn't get any more shallow than that. "Number 1 source for CINCH and Sky Ski Products" 'Stay...	Lonnie Marchand cinchknee	Jul 6, 2007 3:37 pm
8' should be good. I will do 6' with mud bottom and seaweed, but I only use ankle straps when doing that. I've got stuck in seaweed before, and the last thing...	Lance Reinsma lracrider	Jul 6, 2007 3:40 pm
9' for experienced skiers only. And that would be the minimum. With the longer foils, sitting in the water you are over 6' deep. One good crash & your stuck in...	Bill Kinnison bill_airjunky	Jul 6, 2007 6:24 pm
Hitting bottom does suck and at this lake the bottom is two feet of mud and the wings lodged into the bottom of lake I panicked like my life was over. I...	KG Arnold lehiroller	Jul 6, 2007 6:33 pm
That's one advantage to the snowboard bindings I use. As long as you can reach your feet you can get out in seconds. Of course if you can't reach your feet you...	david burton dburton97128	Jul 6, 2007 6:46 pm
Huh? "Number 1 source for CINCH and Sky Ski Products" 'Stay Seated and Enjoy the Flight!' Lonnie Marchand www.cinchmax.com lonnie@... ... From: Lance...	Lonnie Marchand cinchknee	Jul 6, 2007 7:28 pm
Don't get me wrong about Cinch straps, I used them and liked them, however, were I ski I go from 27' to 8' with 4'-6' to top of seaweed, and I can't ski around...	Lance Reinsma lracrider	Jul 6, 2007 7:40 pm
I know we like to think we have things under control & can always get out of a sticky situation. But you wear a life vest for situations like that. Riding in...	Bill Kinnison bill_airjunky	Jul 6, 2007 7:55 pm
I try to steer way clear of anything shallow. About a 10 foot minimum for me. I'm not only worried about hitting bottom with the foil, but also hitting...	Charles W. Koch cwkoch1	Jul 6, 2007 8:04 pm

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