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 Topic: Windsurfing PHOTOS Thread (Add your photos) |
kzdupre
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 Forum: Windsurfing Discussion Posted: Sat Jun 16, 2012 2:26 pm Subject: Windsurfing PHOTOS Thread (Add your photos) |
| Day 2.... Getting there! |
| Topic: 2nd day out on my 'new' old board! |
kzdupre
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Forum: Windsurfing Discussion Posted: Sat Jun 16, 2012 2:10 pm Subject: 2nd day out on my 'new' old board! |
| Well if I was hurting after my first day let me say day 2 was killing! Regardless I took my girlfriend up to lake Castaic (CA) and, after a stupid amount of inspecting of my 'vessel' and $18 cash to b ... |
| Topic: First day out on my 'new' old board! |
kzdupre
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Forum: Windsurfing Discussion Posted: Fri Jun 15, 2012 1:44 pm Subject: First day out on my 'new' old board! |
| How interesting! I've been at the car practicing just then and found I have to tie a hell of hard square knot after passing the ends of the prussic through the boom head just to stop it from wanting t ... |
| Topic: First day out on my 'new' old board! |
kzdupre
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Forum: Windsurfing Discussion Posted: Fri Jun 15, 2012 11:43 am Subject: Re: First day out on my 'new' old board! |
| If I recall way back when I had my standard windsurfer with the tie-on boom, we used the "Prussic Knot". Google it and you will see photos and descriptions of how to tie it. It is very ea ... |
| Topic: First day out on my 'new' old board! |
kzdupre
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Forum: Windsurfing Discussion Posted: Fri Jun 15, 2012 11:31 am Subject: First day out on my 'new' old board! |
| Hey, you're the 'James' from that blog- that was THE BLOG that inspired me to just get on whatever board I could find and go! Wow, thanks, man! Everything else was talking about thousands of dollars o ... |
| Topic: First day out on my 'new' old board! |
kzdupre
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Forum: Windsurfing Discussion Posted: Fri Jun 15, 2012 12:35 am Subject: First day out on my 'new' old board! |
| Oh, you Old Salties just make it sound sooooo easy! Nah, but thanks for your words of encouragement and I found some detailed instructions on old-style boom to mast rigging. Hope it doesn't seem to mu ... |
| Topic: Old style boom to mast tie-on instructions: |
kzdupre
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Forum: Windsurfing Discussion Posted: Fri Jun 15, 2012 12:29 am Subject: Old style boom to mast tie-on instructions: |
Just found this after days of searching. I'd love some photos but I'll try to make a video when I know it works but it sounds pretty good so far!
Boom to mast if a tie on type:
Stand the mast u ... |
| Topic: First day out on my 'new' old board! |
kzdupre
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Forum: Windsurfing Discussion Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2012 11:31 pm Subject: First day out on my 'new' old board! |
| One word: OUCH! Truth be told, this was my first day out ever. Got a $50 Tiga "funboard" board and rig for $50 and away we go! Couldn't manage to lash the boom to the mast very well but I un ... |
| Topic: Old Tiga "Speed"???? |
kzdupre
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Forum: Southwest USA, Hawaii, Mexico Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2012 6:58 pm Subject: Old Tiga "Speed"???? |
| I was wondering about that as I'd imagine I'll be fumbling around on my knees quite a bit. Be nice to lay some deck padding down but I'm lead to believe it's close to $100- any other less painful opti ... |
| Topic: Old Tiga "Speed"???? |
kzdupre
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Forum: Southwest USA, Hawaii, Mexico Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2012 6:13 pm Subject: Old Tiga "Speed"???? |
| Awesome, thanks guys! Took the whole she-bang over to Captain Kirk's down in Long Beach and one of the guys there helped me pull it all out, showed me how to rig the old tie-down boom, sold me a new u ... |
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