no

Windxtasy said...

is that no, you dont need one at present,
or
no, you can't get by without one?

No, you will realy realy struggle down there "WITHOUT" one. Its stringy stuff and sticks like @#** to a blanket on your fins.

I guess the next question is since I need to buy a weed fin what do I need to know about them? I am pretty ignorant about fins in general.
I sail a bic 270 board and my sails are 4.5 - 6.2

You're asking a lady how much she weighs?!!!


OK, 58kg
Board 95 l volume
Bic have their own finbox design don't they?

I like to get some background info before I go down to the shop. I don't like to sound like a complete ignoramus.

Windxtasy said...

You're asking a lady how much she weighs?!!!


OK, 58kg
Board 95 l volume
Bic have their own finbox design don't they?

I like to get some background info before I go down to the shop. I don't like to sound like a complete ignoramus.

A lady? Shhh.. don't tell the board that.

I looked at a picture of a Bic Vivace 270 via google and it looks like it uses a trimbox. There are probably multiple screw holes in the fin and a single screw that holds the fin to the board. There are probably also slidable spacers in the board that lets you change the position of the fin in the board slightly.

It it is a trimbox check out windsurfing Perth as I have seen trimbox fins there before. Just don't take too much money in case they try and get you to buy a new board Take the board with you or at least the existing fin to make sure you are on the right track.

Don't worry about not knowing much about fins, that's what the shops are there for.

I have a weed fin for a Bic Vivace 270 if you want to borrow it.

Its actually attached to a Bic Vivace 270 that I bought in 1994.
The board is like new!

Gary

The Grinch said...

I have a weed fin for a Bic Vivace 270 if you want to borrow it.

Its actually attached to a Bic Vivace 270 that I bought in 1994.
The board is like new!

Gary

That would be about when I bought mine.
Do you not use your Vivace or has is just aged well?

I think borrowing your fin before investing in one sounds like a great idea. How shall we organise this?
I was thinking the windsurfing shop in Safety Bay would do well to run a weed fin hire service - maybe they do ?

Mark _australia said...

Windxtasy said...

You're asking a lady how much she weighs?!!!

"Ross" isn't very ladylike unless it is Roslyn with 2 esses?

Hey I'm only a newbie on this forum and I didn't realise personal details were available to all. Ross is my husband and it's his email account.

I got away for years without using a weed fin at SB, but when I did get one you never look back! It does depend on what part of the season and seagrass beds are doing, some years not as bad.

Length of dagger will be longer than what you have now, as the rake will be proportional to height (or something like that).

Gonewindsurfing247 said...

You can get away without a weed fin at times. However, at the moment the weed is really bad so you definately need one. Also, don't forget your teabag shield while your at it.

Do I dare ask? What is a teabag shield?

windwarning said...

no to many sharks

Pretty insensitive when it was only 2 weeks ago

knob [}:)]

windwarning said...

weeds will catch ya still sharks around big jaws

Gab a small nano, and have some heart, the family are still grieving

FormulaNova said...

Windxtasy said...

Gonewindsurfing247 said...

You can get away without a weed fin at times. However, at the moment the weed is really bad so you definately need one. Also, don't forget your teabag shield while your at it.

Do I dare ask? What is a teabag shield?

I don't know if there's an effective tea-bag shield known to man, but I think if you got someone you know to grab a camera and go to the western side of the western sand bar it might keep them away for a while. They seem to have a sixth sense when it comes to cameras

It was a bit surprising to read something in the kite forum the other day whinging about how windsurfers sit or stand around in the middle of 'the pond'. Since when has 'the pond' been just the shallow bit where the kiters go?

still don't know what you are talking about

windwarning said...

oh your a female WINDXTASY , well i will be shocked, sorry i thought you were a male so how can i help you? if you get stuck in the weeds i will come and save you i will be your hero. a you single? blonde and good looking? the shark thing i said was a joke to babe ya more like to get stuck in some weeds. i dont want to stop any girls from windsurfing we need more girls windsurfing.

So Anita i will save ya xxx

Might take a while to get to me from Victoria...

I might be old fashioned, but I don't usually take my phone out on the water with me...