I'm in south london (Sutton) got a spare Neil Pryde 4wd 4.0m...
sailworks 5.9m...... 490 ART mast + quiver bag.

The older boards tend to weigh a lot, but are built to last. The
mastfoot is the only real problem, classic finboxes also tend to seep
water in over time, but getting a classic fin is easyish.

Depending on the era of the board, the mastfoot may or may not be a
north fitting.. or some weird proprietary thing. If it's weird and
proprietary (like my old Klepper 320) Windsurfing Worcester are good for
old spares.

As the other guys mentioned... old sails are quite probably the worst
part of old kit. Tie on booms are a safety risk (if they snap and you
are a beginner out in the ocean...).. old masts tend to delaminate
causing fibrous finger-syndrome (ouch) and old sails tend to contain
lots of water-absorbant materials as well as not holding shape.
Basically give it a few days on the older kit and you are likely to give
up the fantastic sport of windsurfing before too long.

aloha,

Mike




Alastair Tweedie (660degrees) wrote:
> Stewart,
> Where are you based?
>
> Likely as not, some of the members of this list have spare/old kit they are
> willing to donate. I'm in London and will happily offer a mast if that
> helps.
>
> Best wishes
> Alastair
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Nic Pillinger [mailto:nic@...]
> Sent: 11 April 2003 14:45
> To: windsurf-uk@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Re: [windsurf-uk] Old Dog (and board), New Tricks
>
>
> On Fri, 11 Apr 2003, "vepoware" wrote:
>
>
>>The board is a Tiga but I don't know which one -
>
> approx
>
>>385cm long (
>
>
> woah there betsy! is it a boat? only kidding. beginners
> boards have gone from long narrow things to almost as
> short as wave boards but very wide.
>
>
>>I'm 90Kg, but from what I've read this should have
>>plenty of
>>flotation even for me).
>
>
> yep should be fine floatation wise - only problem I can
> see with the board is having to get 3 other people to
> help you lift it any time you need to move it :D
>
> ...snipped board description...
>
>
>>daggerboard, but a missing fin - which brings me to my
>>first
>>question ...
>>
>>Can I get a replacement fin - seems there are some
>>standard fittings
>>around or do I have to ID the board first? The main
>>fin slot is 10mm
>>wide x 255mm long, with slightly wider cut-outs near
>>each end. Plan
>>B - could I make one? I have polyester resin and glass
>>mat/tape from
>>my canoe building.
>
>
> possibly you could get a replacement - lots of shops
> and indeed windsurfers who've been around a while have
> boxes of old fins and bits like this. quite possibly
> you could get one for nowt or v cheap. to be honest you
> might be able to sail it without the fin with the
> daggerboard down :)
>
> I wouldn't bother trying to make one - more hassle than
> its worth.
>
>
>>Next question - seems like tie-on booms were a problem
>>before clamps
>>came along, what's best practice for tying on?
>
>
> eek, they were the worst thing in the world, I remember
> when I had one I had to retie it every half an hour or
> the boom started slipping down the mast. a) they are a
> pain in the arse to actually tie on b) they dont stay
> securely on then c) they are impossible to untie again
> with freezing fingers.
>
>
>>Just how bad is this setup? Am I wasting my time?
>>
>>Any info/pointers greatly appreciated.
>
>
> if you are game for a go at windsurfing I would try and
> get yourself another sail and boom - and quite possibly
> a mast. all these can be had for cheap 2nd hand. the
> rig setup you have will more than likely put you off
> windsurfing ever again.
>
> hope this helps
>
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