Looking for a Boom, and Boom advice....

Derikthin · Joined: 22 Mar 2016 Posts: 141 Location: Highland Park NJ

::takes deep breath:::

Going to skip on CL ad.

Going to wait for better sails in my mast length when the opportunity presents itself.

6,7,8 are what I'll keep and eye for.

Going to get longer boom.

patience Derik.. Patience. =).

isobars · Joined: 12 Dec 1999 Posts: 20935

isobars · Joined: 12 Dec 1999 Posts: 20935

cgoudie1 · Posted: Wed Apr 13, 2016 9:46 am Post subject:

Agreed, and if I were Derik (notice the proper use of "were" there Amigo ;*) )
and I had 2 masts, I'd probably recommend either a 6.0 7.0 8.5 or a
5.5, 6.5 8.0. The 5.5 would be useful for learning (though he already has
that nasty 5.4 which would work fine for learning).

But for a 1 mast solution, he's probably going to have to go 6,7,8 on a
460.

-Craig

Derikthin · Joined: 22 Mar 2016 Posts: 141 Location: Highland Park NJ

You guys rock! I really appreciate your help and input. This sport is amazing and I have SOOOOO much to learn.

Glad I didn't get those sails yesterday you guys talked me of a cliff there.

I'm going to aquire a boom so my sails don't look like crap and actually function (I mean as well as they can, they are garbage lol)

I'll keep you all posted with my progress via video so you can all get a good laugh.

I'm sure the more I get out I'll have a better idea what I need and what works and where I want to go in terms of style.

shreddbob · Joined: 31 Mar 1987 Posts: 361 Location: Hawaii

Derik, keep at it. Great you are getting back into the sport Very Happy

This is quite a discussion. I don't remember if this has been said here yet, but once you are planing and in the footstraps and the weather warms up you'll be needing some weed fins for your fleet (if New Jersey anything like Cape Cod, as I believe it is with the weeds). Keep this in mind when buying boards, because the fin boxes can be different between brands. Sometimes a great deal on a used board is undone by having to buy a $130 weed fin for it. The Gorge guys here will not get this Wink

Anyway, keep me in mind when the time comes. (Maybe if you ever come to Cape Cod I can meet you.) I have lots of gear in the garage (boards in the 85 - 105 liter range, weed fins, small sails matched to perfect masts...) that I am going to prune out this summer. Stay tuned! My stuff is always in mint shape (never left in sun, boards always in bags, fin foils not nicked up) and I hardly ever sell any of it because it all works so well that I have a hard time letting go. But this is all for later. For now you need to get a modern 6.0 or 6.5 at least. Something that will get you planing with ease. Your O'Brien sail is definitely great for spending time on the water in low winds...but once you're ready to graduate into higher winds it will hold you back.

Bob
Massachusetts

Derikthin · Joined: 22 Mar 2016 Posts: 141 Location: Highland Park NJ

Bob, Go Pats! I'm from Maine originally. And we thank your state for tourism =).

I've seen the weed fins, I'm sure I'll need them at some point. But maybe I'll get lucky and won't =/... Probably not.

I'll keep you in mind come summer. I'll get a better idea what the wind is like around here and such. =). I frequently drive through Massachusets, around once a month or every other to visit family up in south east Maine.

isobars · Joined: 12 Dec 1999 Posts: 20935

shreddbob · Joined: 31 Mar 1987 Posts: 361 Location: Hawaii

cgoudie1 · Posted: Thu Apr 14, 2016 9:35 am Post subject:

Hey Bob, The warmer season last year had weeds blooming earlier than usual,
and Doug's did get a little weeded out, and there were (as there always are)
a few dandy salad bars at the Hatchery in July, but, I never needed a weed
fin (though I did get in the water to clear my skeg a couple of times).

I don't think the issue is any worse than it's ever been.

-Craig