Thieving the Wake Thief's Hydrofoil Launcher

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Building a Hydrofoil Launcher to see if it makes dock starting a hydrofoil easier.
All credit for the launcher goes to ‪@WakeThief‬ ...Make sure to check out his KZread channel. Gotta love those Slingshot foils and boards. (Infinity 99 wing)

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  • @WakeThief
    @WakeThief3 жыл бұрын

    Dude! You’re so good! The video was awesome and your foiling even better. Would love to collaborate with you on anything foiling related that you have in mind! The best days are ahead for this sport!

  • @WakeThief
    @WakeThief11 ай бұрын

    I just rewatched this with my kids. Timeless video. We still haven’t reached the limitations.

  • @xxxkaihawaiixxx
    @xxxkaihawaiixxx3 жыл бұрын

    Love the wake thieve´s videos and will built a dock-starter as soon as i get my small board for pumping! Great video!

  • @jeffarcher400
    @jeffarcher4008 ай бұрын

    I'm thinking about keeping the first section longer and just taping it to the public dock with extra strong duct tape. Might fill the pipe with foam or rubber hose for less flex and use a Bungie cord across the tail to keep it in place when there's wakes.

  • @Hatsbythe100Au
    @Hatsbythe100Au3 жыл бұрын

    Dude that was great . I am 500 jet ski starts, 300 behind a boat and just graduated to foiling in the surf . Its a long journey and my dock starts SUCK , so I built a sling shot bungee from WAKE THIEF but it never really worked well, so I am keen to try this one. Thanks ...keep the videos coming !! Fun and helpful !!

  • @will2foil729

    @will2foil729

    3 жыл бұрын

    That is so awesome. The dock start is really something that you just have to do over and over again until you get it. I remember the first time I tried it, it was on a much smaller wing and I tried it over and over again for about 3 hours and felt so defeated by the end. In the end it was wanting to learn it before my dad that kept me going.

  • @bille6596

    @bille6596

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@will2foil729 well I just got a starter foil last week and have zero experience - but there's no way I'm not gonna try the infamous dock start! And I'm pretty sure my son will figure it out before me, but now I have some extra motivation - to snatch a victory for the old timers! One question- when you first started, how risky is it to hit the foil when you fall? Any important does and don't?

  • @justabunchofidiots8827
    @justabunchofidiots88273 жыл бұрын

    That opening sounds like a game trailer ngl 😂

  • @markfletcher2134
    @markfletcher21343 жыл бұрын

    awesome brother! I'm going to try this!

  • @aolegario1
    @aolegario13 жыл бұрын

    Lol, like the dramatic commentary un the beginning

  • @julienplouffe1000
    @julienplouffe10003 жыл бұрын

    Onewheel and foil ya Man 🤙

  • @GreenUtahBeever
    @GreenUtahBeever2 жыл бұрын

    Awesome video! So what was your setup foil/board etc? Thanks

  • @timfrank6183
    @timfrank6183 Жыл бұрын

    Now I understand !! Thers no motor !

  • @aprilmonk8884
    @aprilmonk88842 жыл бұрын

    how about the directions for your sweet landing pad, that lowered close to the water dock add on.

  • @jamesredman1687
    @jamesredman16873 жыл бұрын

    How many subs from this comment 100?? Great vid btw

  • @longchubang7835
    @longchubang78352 жыл бұрын

    I don't sell it in my country, how much did you buy it for?

  • @IRWE905
    @IRWE9053 жыл бұрын

    Well done! Anything you would do now to improve on the design?

  • @will2foil729

    @will2foil729

    3 жыл бұрын

    That is a very good question. The problem is that with this design, if there are any waves on the lake the foil won’t stay and gets knocked off. I don’t know how you would create this so that the foil would stay on in waves. Recently because the lake as gotten more crowded, I have found myself just running of the dock instead of using the launcher.

  • @Yazer110

    @Yazer110

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@will2foil729 can you post the dimensions of pvc pipes you used on the launcher . thanks

  • @JackDanYewell

    @JackDanYewell

    2 жыл бұрын

    Sick

  • @AndradeLearns

    @AndradeLearns

    Жыл бұрын

    ​@@Yazer110 did you ever get the dimensions?

  • @tuckermeyer1375
    @tuckermeyer1375 Жыл бұрын

    Lake stevens? Looked like linden in the background of the opening shots…

  • @jasemurphy977
    @jasemurphy9772 жыл бұрын

    Great video. Did you use pvc or metal

  • @will2foil729

    @will2foil729

    Жыл бұрын

    PVC. I just painted them so they looked cool!

  • @jimbo12
    @jimbo12 Жыл бұрын

    What lake is that? I love that there are no weeds!

  • @will2foil729

    @will2foil729

    Жыл бұрын

    Lake Stevens Washington!

  • @stokepusher5481
    @stokepusher5481 Жыл бұрын

    3:22 run up and launch..

  • @eyke7225
    @eyke72252 жыл бұрын

    Hi. Are the pipes made of PVC or metal? 😃

  • @will2foil729

    @will2foil729

    Жыл бұрын

    PVC. I just painted them so they looked cool!

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