X-OldHeader: From levb@yahoo.com-DeleteThis.com Mon Jun 2 06:09:16 2003 Return-Path: <levb@yahoo.com-DeleteThis.com> Received: from opus.labs.agilent.com (root@opus.labs.agilent.com-DeleteThis.com [130.29.244.179]) by jr.labs.agilent.com (8.9.3 (PHNE_25183+JAGae58098)/8.9.3 AgilentLabs Workstation) with ESMTP id GAA08152 for <wind_talk_ls@jr.labs.agilent.com-DeleteThis.com>; Mon, 2 Jun 2003 06:09:16 -0700 (PDT) Received: from msgbas1x.net.europe.agilent.com (msgbas1.net.europe.agilent.com [192.25.19.80]) by opus.labs.agilent.com (8.9.3 (PHNE_25183+JAGae58098)/8.9.3 AgilentLabs Workstation) with ESMTP id GAA06000 for <wind_talk@opus.labs.agilent.com-DeleteThis.com>; Mon, 2 Jun 2003 06:09:14 -0700 (PDT) Received: from web41011.mail.yahoo.com (web41011.mail.yahoo.com [66.218.93.10]) by msgbas1x.net.europe.agilent.com (Postfix) with SMTP id B2293DEF for <wind_talk@opus.labs.agilent.com-DeleteThis.com>; Mon, 2 Jun 2003 15:09:13 +0200 (METDST) Message-ID: <20030602130912.85569.qmail@web41011.mail.yahoo.com-DeleteThis.com> Received: from [62.48.149.38] by web41011.mail.yahoo.com via HTTP; Mon, 02 Jun 2003 06:09:12 PDT Date: Mon, 2 Jun 2003 06:09:12 -0700 (PDT) From: Lev Brouk <levb@yahoo.com-DeleteThis.com> Subject: Re: Boom Question To: wind_talk@opus.labs.agilent.com-DeleteThis.com In-Reply-To: <Law14-OE180rmTIVvLV0000ea6f@hotmail.com-DeleteThis.com>
As someone who owned both Fiberspar and HPL in the wave size (used it
with 3.5 to 5.8 wave sails) I can attest that HPL is a MUCH MUCH MUCH
nicer boom. The sails rigged on HPL felt more solid, rigid if you
will, like a wing.
Durability-wise, I broke the Fiberspar within a few months and the HPL
just after slightly over a year. So, HPL scored better, even if not
perfect :-) But then I am 200+ lbs and sailed some rather hardcore
conditions here in Europe. And if it makes any difference, the
Fiberspar just broke by itself, whereas the HPL broke after a superhard
impact on the nose (caught sand sailing onshore and got launched
forward really hard :-(
Just out of curiosity, why do you care about an adjustable outhaul on a
wave boom? Seems like it would be a yet-another-thing that can break
in the waves...
Also, after having carbon booms for a while, I switched back to
alluminum. They all break pretty quickly, so I\302'm going to stick with
the cheaper ones. Sure they don\302't feel as nice, but I don\302't think
it\302's affecting my performance in any noticeable way.
Writing this from Guincho, Portugal. It\302's sunny, windy, nice waves,
the best espresso in the world, paradise...
Keep shredding!
- Lev
--- JM <fukitsnukin@hotmail.com-DeleteThis.com> wrote:
>
> HPL's not as stiff as Fiberspar's?? Yeah right... Who told you
> that? In
> any case, check out the new Windsurfing Hawaii Makai:
> http://www.windsurfinghawaii.com/boom.asp
> These are stiff and bomb proof.
> JM
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "cindoll" <cindoll@earthlink.net-DeleteThis.com>
> To: "Multiple recipients of list WIND_TALK"
> <wind_talk@opus.labs.agilent.com-DeleteThis.com>
> Sent: Friday, May 30, 2003 8:57 PM
> Subject: Boom Question
>
>
> > I want to buy new carbon booms that go from 140cm to 190.
> >
> > A requirement is that they have an adjustment locker different from
> > the twisty kind on fiberspar. (These are too easy to undo during a
> > duck jibe.)
> >
> > I looked at Hawaiian ProLine, but they are not as stiff as
> fiberspar
> > and they are narrower. Not as stiff is a deal breaker.
> >
> > Neil Pryde has a 145 to 195, better for slightly bigger sails, but
> > the back end is funky. There is no place where your clew line is
> > captured (except the knot and the cleat) so if you run any
> purchase,
> > the line might pop out. (This is especially critical if you're
> > using an adjustable outhaul, because the line is sometimes slack.)
> > I would like to replace the back end hardware with two simple
> > pulleys.
> >
> > Has anyone popped off this plastic piece? It looks like just one
> > rivet is holding it on.
> >
> > Or maybe someone knows of another brand of little carbon booms . .
> > ..
> >
> > Cindoll
> >
> > [HTML file part2 deleted by listprocessor]
> >
> >
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