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I had that problem with North's first clamp-on boom in '89. I thought they'd fixed it soon thereafter. Guess not. I solved the problem after numerous dealer 'fixes' by not buy...
OK experts, help me out here. . .
Friend of mine recently (a month ago) purchased a '99 AHD Diamond Race 74 from a retailer (I won't mention which one). Deck and top appears new with a c...
... the Gorge. Unless the wind is spread out over at least 100 miles, it's tough.>>
Once had a problem with a guy in a BMW taking up the last two spots because he wanted to park his Bimmer...
Here is my problem.. When the wind lets up, I often have problems getting my harness unhooked.
I have no problem getting into the harness. When the wind picks up, I lean back and the loop falls in...
Yesterday when I was rigging my 6.8, I noticed a problem with the mast:
http://www.niksula.cs.hut .fi/~jmunkki/MISC/mast/ferrule.jpg
The metal band that keeps the top part from sliding down ov...
Hello Christian, 'Whistling 'of the fin is usually a trailing edge problem. Get a dowel pin or something else very straight or ground flat and check for a 'hollow' just ahead of th...
Rails down and butt first is how I load them - never a problem.
Tom - Chicago
Two weeks ago, I had very little problem with the weeds. Believe it or not, they are much worse now.
Bruce
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I just had a chance to sail a Carve 99 and it seemed to handle my 7.8 without any problem. I used a beeeeeg fin...
I sail my Techno with fins up to 62cm and have had absolutely no problem with the fin box. Michael
I use oil based paint sticks for that and for harness line markings. Only problem is after awhile it has to be reapplied.
The mechanical u-joint solves that problem ... one reason I've used it since the mid-90s. That's probably the 'double-hinge' version you refer to.
Mike m/
...es increasingly difficult to increase your speed. So to plane is easy; then to go say '20' is no problem for both riders, but for you to go 21 takes a quantum increase in energy, of which is...
...ar but heavier looking rig in an old windsurfing book (mid 80's?). I think the book said that the the problem was that it was too easy to get pulled off of the board - but the guy was on a gigant...
No problem with a 9.8 (4-cam race). Sometimes it helps to swim to the tip to clear it out of the water and then 'walk' to the boom hand over hand.
...ly one to a windsurfing destination? I've taken gear on American, TWA and United and have never had a problem. Will stay away from Continental as a matter of principle now....
You'll need to be very careful when changing to ANY mast. I am in the middle of a problem with new Naish Aeromax masts (same as Powerex Z-tapers) and 2+ year-old Naish sails. They will not rig pr...
Hi! I have big problem, with what maximum sail i can surf on Gecko 298. I want to buy Ezzy Infinity but i dont know which size chose 7.8 or 8.5. I want to have sail for low wind. Now my only sail is 6...
...ow series are terrific first time shortboard if you are not too rough in your landings. The durability was problematic on these boards, to say the least, and none I've seen have held together. De...
The problem with the old school two person board is that both people have to know what they're doing. My idea lets you take somebody out who knows nothing. You as the pilot would just have to get...
...opposed to clear monofilm. Is that what you meant, or are yours actually cloth?
Solution to your other problem: teach your parents to windsurf and they'll gladly store your gear.
Mike m/...
Thanks for your help. Having a problem getting into straps, here we either have a force 2/3wind, or a 5/6, am so busy hanging on a gritting teeth in the later, that don't have time to get into th...
...Sail, T2 cam 6.1, 2001 model. One of the battens snapped at the luff, poked a hole in the luff sleeve. The problem is there isn't a zipper to get at the cam. For now I'm sailing without the ...
Hi,
I've just decided to get some windsurfing gear. The problem is that I dont have anywhere to keep it as I dont have a garage. The only option seems to be a trailer. Could anyone suggest an...
... great swell but dying off-shore winds - knowing how to surf would've come in handy. gonna solve that problem this year.
dave in charlotte....
...ncorporate a fin/keel combo or hydrofoil...there may be some sort of an integrated retractable system. The problem is, that windsurfing is not the America's Cup with a large R&D ...
...why people are scared of deep water though....If you can waterstart or, if needed, uplhaul, then theres no problem there.
Guess us beach dwellers naturally work with the ocean......
...cly, at present, land loop boy is a BUM.
<<If he is a registered P.E. he shouldn't have a problem finding work in an A/E firm or MPE firm. Otherwise, he needs to stop advertising the ...
...umbers to generate the shapes between the measurement 'stations' throughout the entire sail. The problem here, is that how do we get Larry Herbig to give us the original numbers, and since t...
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