Re: carbon booms

From: J M (fukitsnukin@hotmail.com-DeleteThis.com)
Date: Tue Mar 11 2003 - 11:47:49 PST


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From: "J M" <fukitsnukin@hotmail.com-DeleteThis.com>
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Subject: Re: carbon booms
Date: Tue, 11 Mar 2003 11:47:49 -0800
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For a durable carbon boom, check out the new Windsurfing Hawaii Makai. I've
sailed and broken (190lbs wave sailor) Fiberspars, Chinooks, Gulftechs... I
had good luck with the HPL, but for the head, which I broke (easily
replaceable piece though).

The other cool thing about the Makai is the head, which works without a shim
on RDM's as well as normal diameter masts.
JM

>From: "Jon Wagner" <jondrums@hotmail.com-DeleteThis.com>
>Reply-To: wind_talk@opus.labs.agilent.com-DeleteThis.com
>To: Multiple recipients of list WIND_TALK <wind_talk@opus.labs.agilent.com-DeleteThis.com>
>Subject: Re: carbon booms
>Date: Tue, 11 Mar 2003 10:58:24 -0800 (PST)
>
> > What kind of experiences have people had with the carbon Hawaiian
> > Proline and Fiberspar booms? Are they worth the extra bucks?
>
>Do you ever break booms?
>How hard do you hang on the boom?
>
>I am over 200 pounds and sail hard. I pull hard on the boom - I don't know
>why, I just do. I have broken just about every type of boom out there
>except one... Hawaiian pro line carbon. I bought a heavily used one and
>it has served me well for about a season so far. My chinook carbon broke
>after about two months, I've broken two fiberspars and just about everyone
>I
>know who's owned a fiberspar has broken at least one (fibersnap?). I was
>short on cash when I broke the chinook carbon boom, so I got a chinook
>aluminum, and that one bent on me on the first session.
>
>Generally I would trust a brand new fiberspar boom, because what usually
>goes is those really poorly designed "twist-locks". They start failing
>after about a season or so, and you have to replace them (which is easy,
>and
>the kit costs about $20). If you don't you'll immediately start going
>through tail-ends which is a bit of a drag. Also I think that fiberspar
>went through a couple of "bad years" with their production - which is why a
>lot of people call them fiber-snap.
>
>Another tip - don't extend the booms all the way out to their outer limit.
>The manufacturers give it that much range so they can market it as a really
>versatile boom, but the last 10-15cm are really weak so don't pull as hard
>on if you're using the boom out at its outer range.
>
>So to sum up, if you need durability, get a hawaiian pro-line, as far as
>I'm
>concerned its the only one. However, I know plenty of people who've sailed
>the same chinook aluminum boom for years with not a single problem, so it
>really depends on your sailing style. For my style I can immediately tell
>the difference in a carbon boom.
>
>Jon
>ps. don't know anything about dynafiber.. maybe that's an option too?

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