RE: Quest for a Mast Base

From: Jeff Milum (jmilum@saba.com-DeleteThis)
Date: Tue Aug 03 1999 - 15:46:59 PDT


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From: Jeff Milum <jmilum@saba.com-DeleteThis>
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Subject: RE: Quest for a Mast Base
Date: Tue, 3 Aug 1999 15:46:59 -0700 
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I can't imagine why the hinge wouldn't work on a skateboard. I don't think
you'll be putting nearly as much force as windsurfing would.

I remember when they came out. They were billed as lasting longer than a
tendon, but seemed to last less. I don't remember anything particularly
different about th ride.
One would work fine.

I have no idea where to get one though. Try rec.windsurfing in addition to
this email list. I'm sure someone would be willing to part with one.

-----Original Message-----
From: David_Olson@cc.chiron.com-DeleteThis [mailto:David_Olson@cc.chiron.com-DeleteThis]
Sent: Tuesday, August 03, 1999 2:49 PM
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Subject: Quest for a Mast Base

     Greetings,
     
     At the WBW swap meet I was looking for a mast base for my Street
     Sailing Skate board. I saw something that one fellow had for sale.
     It was an old (10+ yrs) Chinook base with a quick release detachable
     plate. The base did not have a tendon, but instead had a kind of
     hinge. He was asking $5, and I passed on it a first because I was
     leary about its age and the hinge thing. A while later I decide to
     buy it and he was gone.
     
     (1st) Any comments about the use of one of these hinge type bases. I
     do not plan to use it on the water, just for my skate board
     windsurfer. Do they work ok, or does it give an unstable ride?
     
     (2nd) For $5 I am willing to give it a try and want to see if I can
     pick one up. The fellow that I met was set up right out side of the
     WBW entrance. He was about 210 lbs. or so and had a grey 8 gal.
     bucket with a bunch of misc. stuff as well as a couple of sails & such
     for sale. If you know who this dude is, fire me off an e-mail and I
     will try to hook up with him. Or if you have a suitable inexpensive
     base, let me know.
     
     Many thanks,
     David
     510-923-7472



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