Received: from opus.hpl.hp.com by jr.hpl.hp.com with ESMTP (1.37.109.24/15.5+ECS 3.3+HPL1.1) id AA069857944; Mon, 10 May 1999 07:52:24 -0700 Return-Path: <bbense@telemark.stanford.edu-DeleteThis> Received: from hplms26.hpl.hp.com by opus.hpl.hp.com with ESMTP (1.37.109.24/15.5+ECS 3.3+HPL1.1) id AA188517943; Mon, 10 May 1999 07:52:23 -0700 Received: from telemark.stanford.edu (telemark.Stanford.EDU [171.64.12.100]) by hplms26.hpl.hp.com (8.9.1a/HPL-PA Relay) with ESMTP id HAA20474 for <wind_talk@opus.hpl.hp.com-DeleteThis>; Mon, 10 May 1999 07:52:22 -0700 (PDT) Received: from localhost by telemark.stanford.edu (8.9.3/8.7.3) with ESMTP id HAA02460 for <wind_talk@opus.hpl.hp.com-DeleteThis>; Mon, 10 May 1999 07:42:24 -0700 (PDT) Date: Mon, 10 May 1999 07:42:24 -0700 (PDT) From: Booker Bense <bbense@networking.stanford.edu-DeleteThis> To: Multiple recipients of list <wind_talk@opus.hpl.hp.com-DeleteThis> Subject: Re: Boom choices In-Reply-To: <a2e40be9.2467276a@aol.com-DeleteThis> Message-Id: <Pine.GSO.4.10.9905100723000.2062-100000@telemark.stanford.edu-DeleteThis> Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII
On Sun, 9 May 1999 Eyes4Hire@aol.com-DeleteThis wrote:
>
>
> > Dropped by DWCo. to check out their choice of carbon booms. Fiberspar
> > $395, Chinook $420, and Windsurf Hawaii, I wasn't interested. Man that's
> > expensive! For 4.5 and below my chinooks (alum) have been fine, except
> I've
> > broken 3 pairs in two seasons and I'm just an average guy who sails alot.
- Let's see $150 x 3 = $450.... Fiberspar had some initial problems
with their carbon booms, but that's been fixed since the first season.
The problem with aluminum is that it reacts with salt water, weakens
and will eventually break ( this problem is worse in the presence of
other metals). In my personal experience carbon booms last much longer
and are alot more fun to sail. I've had one pair of fiberspar booms
that's lasted 3 seasons ( over 200 days of sailing) and is still going
strong. The rules of windsurfing buying I've learned over 16 years
are:
1. You generally get what you pay for if you buy from a reputable
company.
2. Never buy anything the first season it appears.
3. Buy in August and September.
4. Find out how well a company stands behind it's product.
>
> Check out the range of adjusability too. Some of the new booms have such a
> short range of adjustment that you might end up having to buy 3 booms instead
> of two if your quiver has a bunch of sails in it.
>
- There's a tradeoff between length of adjustment and stiffness.
I've noticed that the new fiberspar tails are 38cm rather than 44cm.
Wish I knew why they made the change. Maybe it has to do with the
new all carbon head, if you shorten the adjustment you reduce stress
on the head.
- Booker C. Bense
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