[quote=Dogboy]I responded to your previous questions on the Hobie forum. You want the bow foil flipped the way you have it and you do not need a bridle with that configuration because the inverted dolphin striker takes the loads that bridle wires would take. However something I noticed is the way you have the foil pinned to the bow tangs does not look good. The pin needs to be supported on both sides (double shear) you only have the pin supported on one side - think shroud chain plate, the shroud adjuster sits on both sides od the shroud anchor on the hull and then the pin goes through and is supported on both sides. The way you're set up, the pin is in single shear so it will have less load handling ability plus if something shifts, the pin could bend and/or put the load on the split ring.
Also, you have that bow foil rigged so low that if the bow dives into even a small wave, the foil is going to cause a lot of drag.
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