Dar said..
Decrepit.... does the lowered/sunken mast track make a big difference in the handling?

Hmmm, can't give a definite answer to that, I've never had two similar boards, one with, one without.

Two factors are the reason I do it.
I like a lot of flotation, to help me get going, (at 48cm wide it's about 78l).
But thick narrow boards tend to be unstable, the high mast track and fin combine to want to overturn the board.

So the sunken mast track is there to lessen it's leverage over the board. A lot of production boards have a hollow deck, I assume for the same reason. But that reduces volume.

It also gets the sail closer to the board, which may or may not be an advantage.

Just to add, I don't sink the mast track in my wider boards.

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all good I found enough bits lying around to get it on the water.
needs a good breeze to get it moving with my fat carcase on it though.
prob a steady twenty knots plus.

decrepit said..

DARTH said..
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He's talking about the 2nd project, it's minus a few things, like bung and footstraps.

I was just hanging out for an up date

Sensational thread Mike. Master Class

Ratz have you weighed the 91 yet. My new 91 has been out of the water for a while and totally dry, ill chuck it on the scales this arvo for a comparison for you.