Wanted / for sale / advice

From: Rick Cattell (Rick.Cattell@Eng.Sun.COM-DeleteThis)
Date: Tue Aug 01 1995 - 01:52:47 PDT


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Subject: Wanted / for sale / advice
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Wanted: Slalom board around 110 liters.

For sale: F2 Comet fun board (10'6" about 170 liters?) in good
condition $200.

Wanted, free advice:

I just got into my foot straps a couple months ago. I sometimes have a
problem (depending on wind conditions and on which sail I use) of not
being able to feel "balanced": I have to lean toward the front of the
board, as if I'm on a close reach or as if I'm trying to get through a
lull, even though I'm on a beam reach and I'm fully powered. My front
knee is bent, my back knee straight. I'm fine if I take my front foot
out of the strap and move it forward, then I can lean back more and my
weight is balanced evenly on both legs. I'm also fine if I head
downwind on a broader reach.

Is there something I can do to balance my rig better? Move the mast
track back or forward? Raise or lower the boom? Use a smaller sail,
maybe I'm overpowered? Learn to close the gap more somehow to
move back the center of effort? I assume that moving the harness
straps only changes the balance between my arms. I feel like the front
foot strap is placed too far back, but there isn't much room for
adjustment (Mistral Echo) and the placement doesn't look that different
from other boards. I haven't tried any other slalom boards.



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