Dakota's Surf Flap 1.0 Install

[dakota4ce]

This design is basically Duffy's 3.0, so it may be a version 3.5 if you think about it. Will be testing it tomorrow.

3/4" horse stall mat (42"x18" rounded bevels)
2" x 3/8" aluminum bar stock secured to platform brackets with aluminum angle
All stainless hardware

I am a little embarrassed the bolts aren't all perfectly straight. Oh well, its not a fashion contest.

I hope she does the trick!

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[BCRider]

With all the reading of these flaps is it only really supposed to clean up the goofy side or both sides? I just installed FAE so I'm interested to see what spray I may get now. I'm hoping to get out on Sunday so I will have to wait and see I guess.

[duffymahoney]

cleans up both waves, it makes me able to run taps at a higher number thus giving me a taller wave Seriously, for 100 bucks or whatever these cost to make it's totally worth it.

[Stingreye]

cleans up both waves, it makes me able to run taps at a higher number thus giving me a taller wave Seriously, for 100 bucks or whatever these cost to make it's totally worth it.

x2 - full range of taps.

but if you get a dirty wave on normally clean TAPS settings with the FAE, adjust the Z-measurement per the instructions. You should be able to get a clean wave with FAE still. When I had the "T" too high, it created an impressive rooster.

[dakota4ce]

I have approximately $65 into this contraption. FYI

[duffymahoney]

Find your local crossfit gym and ask if they have any mat scraps. They almost always do. I got my mat for free

[Timmy!]

Find your local crossfit gym and ask if they have any mat scraps. They almost always do. I got my mat for free

BRO, you got any mat scraps? Yeah Brah, let me look in the closet as soon as I'm done with my WOD.

[dukesofhazzard]

I think you could save money on hardware too if you sandwiched the mat between 2 pieces of flat bar, save on the stainless hardware and less bolts to line up. I just got my custom sac and pick up boat this weekend so this is interesting for me too.

[dakota4ce]

I have a couple scraps that are big enough if you happen to be cruising through SE South Dakota. Which I am sure you are likely to be....

[dakota4ce]

The stainless steel hardware is from Menards (home improvement warehouse), and ran me about $20 of the $65.

[topaz surfer]

Looks good now just go out and run a consistent set up and watch how the water comes off the flap and make adjustments little by little. Like Duffy said its totally worth it.

[retox1]

does it help more when it's mounted rigid like this? Seems like that's the way most people are doing it now but I worry about the stress on my swim platform brackets.

[Z3CO23]

does it help more when it's mounted rigid like this? Seems like that's the way most people are doing it now but I worry about the stress on my swim platform brackets.

I remember some discussion about the stress topic awhile back. The general consensus was a rigid install creates no stress issues. I mounted mine the say I did because it was really easy having the holes in the old brackets already there. I can pop mine on and off in a couple minutes. The rigid install probably gives you more benefits than my mat install that allows rotation but its so far so good for me.

[Detonate]

How exactly does it connect to the swim platform?

[FacePlant]

Wait just a minute here...did you glass the underside of your swim platform???? I have a 2007 and mine has the lip that I thought this mat was supposed to help stop from churning up water.