510 8.5 on 48cm extension?

qwertyjjj · Joined: 09 Jul 2015 Posts: 98

I'm being cheap and trying to avoid buying a 430 mast.
Will a 441 luff 5.5 retro rig on a 460? Any noticeable effects.

I also have a 8.5 retro 510 luff. For that, think i have no choice but to buy a 490 but could i use an extension on 48cm missing off 2cm of trim?

U2U2U2 · Posted: Sun Apr 23, 2017 3:30 pm Post subject:

Ask Bruce at Sailworks, how much performance you may lose, be specific about the 460 mast

swchandler · Joined: 08 Nov 1993 Posts: 10588

Why try to put the wrong stuff together trying to save some money? The sails will perform poorly, and you risk breaking your only mast rigging it on the 8.5. The boom reenforcement in the mast will be in the wrong place.

If you are a heavier than average sailor, you can probably get away rigging the 5.5 on the 460 if it has an adjustable head, but the upper part of the sail won't be able to breathe and depower as naturally as it should.

Regarding the 8.5, you really should buy a 490SDM. To save some money, you can always go with Sailworks' 75% carbon Joystick at $509.00. If you see a lot of light wind sailing, it would be a fine investment long into the future.

jingebritsen · Joined: 21 Aug 2002 Posts: 3371

i am with sw on this one.

460 with smaller sails can be fine, esp SDM's

490 SDM 100% carbon if you can swing it. a very worthwhile investment. provides tons of bang for the buck.

those that want to save a few bucks have to settle for a life time of mediocre..... capice?

outcast · Joined: 04 May 2004 Posts: 2724

I took a 2 hour swim when 32 cm of new carbon extension snapped on a right masted 8.5...

No way would I trust 48 cm of extension

jingebritsen · Joined: 21 Aug 2002 Posts: 3371

there are some crappy carbon extensions on the market right now.

i make too many enemies by saying who..... buyer beware

outcast · Joined: 04 May 2004 Posts: 2724

this was a new fibersnap .
agreed they vary, but I think that maybe the best place for aluminum is in an extension...we've had some wave issues with carbon extensions

Still 48cm is alot

qwertyjjj · Joined: 09 Jul 2015 Posts: 98

Why do they make 48cm extensions then? Is it just to have some spare when say using it as 35cm?

cgoudie1 · Posted: Tue Apr 25, 2017 10:51 am Post subject:

I have a 48cm aluminum extension, and I am not afraid (I don't have
any carbon extensions and I like carbon, so that should tell you something).
Probably wouldn't rig something like that in surf, but my 48 isn't an
RDM so that isn't happening anyway.

Sometimes it's handy to have a long extension when you snap a mast and
don't have a replacement, you can often use your shorter mast with a long
extension, until you get a new mast.

-Craig