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General Gps & Speed Waves Foiling Gear Reviews Lost & Found WA NSW QLD SA VIC TAS

Zed

1274 posts

Zed

WA, 1274 posts

4 Feb 2010 1:07pm

Was looking at getting a Chinook Wave Triple Clamp boom:

~~http://www.chinooksailing.com/products/product_info.php?cPath=1_27&products_id=99&osCsid=b899e7517cacfc660c809869280a75f5~~

Opinions? Or other cheaper recommendations? I think these are going for $300.

WindWarrior

NSW

1019 posts

WindWarrior

NSW, 1019 posts

4 Feb 2010 8:48pm

It's all in the name.
See if you can track down a Zed boom

There's probably one or two still kicking around WA !

Mark _australia

23647 posts

Mark _australia

WA, 23647 posts

4 Feb 2010 5:55pm

In that price range the Chinook is the one. Actually no, I'd say equal to homegrown Hydrodynamix, but some would say the Hydro is better

For wave I would not go cheaper than $300 anyway.

The Tecnolimitz ergal alloy is the best ally boom on the market (Windshack sell them) but it puts you up to $500ish

let it blow

120 posts

let it blow

120 posts

4 Feb 2010 6:16pm

Sonic

Mark _australia

23647 posts

Mark _australia

WA, 23647 posts

4 Feb 2010 6:37pm

trolling kiter gives windsurf boom advice

let it blow

120 posts

let it blow

120 posts

4 Feb 2010 7:23pm

Have never said I didnt use to dance.

dont tell anyone

Might have even once been a well loved forum dancer here.

Whats wrong with the hyper sonic carbon wave boom anyway.

Bit more expensive but well worth the extra coin spent.

Mark _australia

23647 posts

Mark _australia

WA, 23647 posts

4 Feb 2010 8:13pm

Sorry I apologise, I didn't realise you used to sail.

Even less excuse for your rampant trolling then I guess.

Zed

1274 posts

Zed

WA, 1274 posts

5 Feb 2010 8:00am

WindWarrior said...

It's all in the name.
See if you can track down a Zed boom

I used to have one of those back in the day.

Windxtasy

4019 posts

Windxtasy

WA, 4019 posts

5 Feb 2010 11:47am

Zed said...

WindWarrior said...

It's all in the name.
See if you can track down a Zed boom

I used to have one of those back in the day.

Given your username all your booms would be Zed booms wouldn't they?

Kitz92

VIC

45 posts

Kitz92

VIC, 45 posts

5 Feb 2010 4:28pm

Anyone had any experience with the new NP X3's? I think these are are around the same price as the Chinook. I was talking to a guy down the beach who was raving about the X3's......said they'd sorted out a lot of the problems with the previous model and the 'S Shape' profile of the arms prevented flex when really powered up. Also, is this 'New School' profile all it's cracked up to be?

WindWarrior

NSW

1019 posts

WindWarrior

NSW, 1019 posts

5 Feb 2010 4:57pm

Windxtasy said...

Zed said...

WindWarrior said...

It's all in the name.
See if you can track down a Zed boom

I used to have one of those back in the day.

Given your username all your booms would be Zed booms wouldn't they?

Zed's boom or Zed's booms as opposed to Zed's Zed boom

I used to have a Zed boom back a few years. It's one of the reasons I use an under hand grip on my leading arm !

Sadly my old Zed's Dead... 'Zed's Dead baby'

Go Carbon Zed... a carbon boom that is not a carbon zed... mind you a carbon zed would rock.

Zed

1274 posts

Zed

WA, 1274 posts

5 Feb 2010 2:04pm

Carbon?

I would if I could, but I can't. If I explained to my wife I'd spent $1k on a boom she would wait till I fell asleep, then place a sheeps castration ring around my balls. I like my balls. Aluminum for me.

eckas

NSW

323 posts

eckas

NSW, 323 posts

5 Feb 2010 8:56pm

Kitz 92. I've got a 200 - 250 NP X3 - swaged front end etc but can hardly notice the S curve in it (I think it's more pronounced on the shorter lengths).

No complaints so far - but by main criteria is that it doesn't break rather than be 3.7% stiffer than the next alternative. I'm 104kg and using it mainly with 20cm extension for a 7.4 freeride sail for lake / flatwater blasting.

Mike105

59 posts

Mike105

59 posts

5 Feb 2010 6:16pm

Not sure about prices in Aus but in NZ Chinook was more expensive than Naish CT. Very happy with the Naish, took a while to get used to reduced diameter grip which I now prefer, like the continuous front end and shape for gybing.

P.S. wouldn't bother with the Global Wave (hybrid with same Alu front end and carbon tail). Could barely tell the difference in weight and the clamps seemed to have some movement making the all Alu CT boom stiffer.

Just my $0.02

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