Re: Danger with Chinook bases--bolts loosen

From: Pierre St. Hilaire (pierre@interval.com-DeleteThis)
Date: Mon Jun 19 1995 - 14:24:57 PDT 

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From: pierre@interval.com-DeleteThis (Pierre St. Hilaire)
Subject: Re: Danger with Chinook bases--bolts loosen

>
>I haven't tried it yet, but I have enough problems with the rubber joint
>causing my board to flip upside down when the sail is in the water and I
>expect the hard plastic will make this worse. Also, I loosened a mast
>track using a mechanical joint, so now I'm leary of losing the
>shock-absorber quality of the rubber. Anyone have any experience with
>these?

I have the new Chinook joint and I am satisfied with it, although its
higher stiffness does make the board flip over a bit more easily. It seems
to have a shock absorbtion capability comparable to the older model.

                                                Pierre st Hilaire
                                                Interval Research Corp.

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