RRD 26DPASWKF1200S, User Manual

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USING A WING HYDROFOIL
On shore Handling :
The RRD WING foil should always be laid on its side when left on the ground. Never
leave the WING foil mounted onto the foilboard standing up or upside down. It can
easily fall on its side and get damaged and/or damage your wing or hurt anyone
around it. In case the wind blows below 15 knots you can leave it on its side and
connect your wing leash to the end of the fuselage.
Heading to the water/ coming out of the water:
Walk in / out of the water while keeping your board and foil under your arm (board
on its side) while holding the board’s bottom handle. Walk deeper into the water until
reaching a water patch deep enough for the length of the mast.
A safety margin is required as the board and foil will sink to some degree when the
rider gets onto the board. To prevent any risk of collision with a reef or a shoal, it is
strongly recommended to walk away from the shore while keeping very carefully the
board at its side, until reaching deep enough water. Avoid getting into the water in
wave conditions as it could make this procedure difficult and dangerous.
When heading back to the shore, it is necessary to get off the board at the same distance
from the shore that had been required to start safely. Again, it is recommended to
walk back to the shore keeping the board carefully on its side.
TO KEEP THE RRD HYDROFOIL IN GOOD CONDITIONS:
After every use, make sure you always:
•Clean and rinse all the parts of the hydrofoil before storing them.
•Take apart the front and rear wing and fuselage from the mast.
•Protect the parts by storing them in their original packaging or using another
appropriate protection.
•If chips, dents, or bumps appear following an impact, fill with epoxy resin or primer
and sand until the local surface is smooth and clean. It is strongly recommended to
let a professional handle these kinds of repairs.
•Make sure the surface of the wings remain smooth and clean. The foil works using
a dynamic equilibrium and the flow around the wings can be very sensitive to any
damages. Sudden stalling can happen if the surface condition of several parts are
compromised. Stalling the foil can unsettle the rider and result in abrupt falls.
IMPORTANT NOTE
Our hydrofoil is composed of Aluminium parts (Mast and Fuselage) and
Composite material parts (Front and Rear Wings) assembled together by stainless
steel screws. The mast is assembled to the board using a dedicated plate with inserts.
In order to maintain the assembling and disassembling process and keep a long
product lifetime we strongly recommend to follow this maintenance precautions:
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After use, always disassemble the hydrofoil from the board, the wings from the
fuselage and the fuselage from the mast and rinse the screw holes with fresh water.
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In order to keep the Stainless steel screw holes properly maintained and free from
oxidation, we strongly recommend the use of this product: Tef-Gel made by TIKAL,
(corrosion eliminator GEL) that should always be spread around the female threaded
holes in the stainless steel parts.