Re: Quest for a Mast Base

From: Allen H Zimmermann (allen.zimmermann@gte.net-DeleteThis)
Date: Tue Aug 03 1999 - 19:27:38 PDT


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From: "Allen H Zimmermann" <allen.zimmermann@gte.net-DeleteThis>
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Subject: Re: Quest for a Mast Base
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Stop the pain
-----Original Message-----
From: Jeff Milum <jmilum@saba.com-DeleteThis>
To: Multiple recipients of list <wind_talk@opus.hpl.hp.com-DeleteThis>
Date: Tuesday, August 03, 1999 3:57 PM
Subject: RE: Quest for a Mast Base

>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
>To: Multiple recipients of list
>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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