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  Topic: Windsurfing with torn toenails - please help
MattD

Replies: 23
Views: 42304

PostForum: Windsurfing Discussion   Posted: Sun Jun 09, 2013 6:35 pm   Subject: Windsurfing with torn toenails - please help
For the record, I was checking on some rigged sails under our house as a squall was rolling through, and managed to slam my foot into a concrete block (no lighting). Not a windsurfing accident, techni ...
  Topic: How to recover a capsized board?
MattD

Replies: 6
Views: 10669

PostForum: Windsurfing Discussion   Posted: Fri May 24, 2013 12:54 pm   Subject: How to recover a capsized board?
If the board flips over and the mast is pointing directly down, what you want to do is rotate the board laterally until the board touches the mast, then hold onto the board's rails either side of the ...
  Topic: Repairing a Windsurfer One Design
MattD

Replies: 10
Views: 21478

PostForum: Windsurfing Discussion   Posted: Wed May 15, 2013 1:41 pm   Subject: Repairing a Windsurfer One Design
I recently picked up a plastic welder to fix up our busted long boards (PP and PE plastics). Probably a bit expensive for a one off repair, though ($150).
  Topic: Punctures in xply... not cool...
MattD

Replies: 27
Views: 53637

PostForum: Windsurfing Discussion   Posted: Wed May 15, 2013 1:38 pm   Subject: Punctures in xply... not cool...
Thombiz, apparently superseamstick can slide when left out in the sun - do you have any experience with this? From Sailrite's website, "While the adhesive is very aggressive, it can slide apart i ...
  Topic: How many died last year in the US while kiting ?
MattD

Replies: 74
Views: 122329

PostForum: Windsurfing Discussion   Posted: Sat May 04, 2013 5:57 pm   Subject: How many died last year in the US while kiting ?
I read DaNews via Facebook - works for me (and very much appreciated!)

Kiting fatalities are important to keep in mind when kiting friends (particularly newbies to the sport) consider going out in ...
  Topic: Feedback on..Tabou Thunder~ RRD firemove~ Fanatic Gecko
MattD

Replies: 21
Views: 44882

PostForum: Windsurfing Discussion   Posted: Fri Apr 05, 2013 12:35 pm   Subject: Feedback on..Tabou Thunder~ RRD firemove~ Fanatic Gecko
I have the Firemove 110 and absolutely love it. Even as a poor grad student I don't regret the expense one bit. I never have a bad session on it as the width is so forgiving (wind shadows cause me pro ...
  Topic: Windsurfing with torn toenails - please help
MattD

Replies: 23
Views: 42304

PostForum: Windsurfing Discussion   Posted: Thu Mar 28, 2013 12:44 pm   Subject: Windsurfing with torn toenails - please help
Kendall "Wet Pruf" waterproof tape will become one with your skin within a day. It is hands-down, class-all-by-itself, virtually infinitely superior to ANY other so-called "waterproof&q ...
  Topic: Windsurfing with torn toenails - please help
MattD

Replies: 23
Views: 42304

PostForum: Windsurfing Discussion   Posted: Thu Mar 28, 2013 11:40 am   Subject: Windsurfing with torn toenails - please help
The 3M tape worked pretty well. Had some upside down tape covering the nail so it wouldn't stick, then a piece laterally, a piece longitudinally (stopping the nail lifting up), then another piece late ...
  Topic: Windsurfing with torn toenails - please help
MattD

Replies: 23
Views: 42304

PostForum: Windsurfing Discussion   Posted: Mon Mar 25, 2013 10:07 am   Subject: Windsurfing with torn toenails - please help
Thanks for the tips, guys. Going to clean with isopropyl alcohol, tape up individually with neosporin, gauze and 3M Nexcare waterproof medical tape. Not changing booties as I can't afford another pair ...
  Topic: Windsurfing with torn toenails - please help
MattD

Replies: 23
Views: 42304

PostForum: Windsurfing Discussion   Posted: Sun Mar 24, 2013 9:07 pm   Subject: Windsurfing with torn toenails - please help
Hi, I'm currently on a windsurfing vacation in Hatteras and had a toenail accident. Managed to completely lift up my second toenail (still attached), and also damaged my third toenail.

Can anyone s ...
 
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