Evo 6 opinion

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Imax1
Imax1
QLD
4937 posts
QLD, 4937 posts
3 Mar 2019 8:12pm
I know they are a great sail , but does anyone like that ridiculous , stupid clew end system ?
Has anyone done surgery and made it normal . I've got four and thinking of cutting that crap off the end , by a sailmaker , not me , is it doable ?
clarence
clarence
TAS
979 posts
TAS, 979 posts
3 Mar 2019 10:58pm
I always wondered about that.

Looks like you have to take the boom extension out every you time you rig it....
melih
melih
134 posts
134 posts
3 Mar 2019 9:00pm
Dear I max 1,
It is really imbecile design. Get a scissors and cut it , do it yourself be brave you don't need a sailmaker.
Bye Melih..
Sparky
Sparky
WA
1122 posts
WA, 1122 posts
3 Mar 2019 10:01pm
^^^ and after all, that's how you did your circumcision.
Roo
Roo
882 posts
Roo Roo
882 posts
3 Mar 2019 11:28pm
Imax1 said..
I know they are a great sail , but does anyone like that ridiculous , stupid clew end system ?
Has anyone done surgery and made it normal . I've got four and thinking of cutting that crap off the end , by a sailmaker , not me , is it doable ?


Totally doable. Neil Pryde R&D loft did mine and it is great. Very simple procedure...no anesthetic required.
Sparky
Sparky
WA
1122 posts
WA, 1122 posts
4 Mar 2019 8:38am
Maybe others can show pictures of their Neil Pryde Z1/Diablo with the shear tip cut off. Or their new Ezzy Hydra with that ridiculous bottom batten cut off.
Mark _australia
Mark _australia
WA
23647 posts
WA, 23647 posts
4 Mar 2019 9:32am
^^^Or how to tip a Severne sail out of the newer bags with the neoprene end. Drives me mad, worst design in windsurfing.
evlPanda
evlPanda
NSW
9207 posts
NSW, 9207 posts
4 Mar 2019 4:25pm
NP Mast extension I have, not sure which year/model, has me pulling the generously provided formula line through, not next to, but directly ****ing through, the teeth.

At least it has me pulling the line through, ****ing throoough, the teeth when I pull straight down. I can avoid the teeth by pulling to the side, but that's just as silly.

Also, that button.

This is looking like a gripe thread.
Sparky
Sparky
WA
1122 posts
WA, 1122 posts
4 Mar 2019 1:38pm
"That button", I was told needed a spray of something. I did that scepticly and now it works!!!!
Imax1
Imax1
QLD
4937 posts
QLD, 4937 posts
4 Mar 2019 3:40pm
^^^^
That bloody button . One grain of sand will stop it working.
pepe47
pepe47
WA
1382 posts
WA, 1382 posts
4 Mar 2019 3:16pm
Hi Imax , it may be a personal choice, but I'd gladly swap my evo 8 6.4 for a good condition evo 6. But, yes they can be a right p.i.t.a.
Imax1
Imax1
QLD
4937 posts
QLD, 4937 posts
4 Mar 2019 5:30pm
pepe47 said..
Hi Imax , it may be a personal choice, but I'd gladly swap my evo 8 6.4 for a good condition evo 6. But, yes they can be a right p.i.t.a.


Are Evo 6 s better than Evo 8 s ?
ka43
ka43
NSW
3101 posts
NSW, 3101 posts
4 Mar 2019 6:48pm
Loved my Evo 8 7.0!!!
pepe47
pepe47
WA
1382 posts
WA, 1382 posts
4 Mar 2019 4:14pm
Imax1 said..

pepe47 said..
Hi Imax , it may be a personal choice, but I'd gladly swap my evo 8 6.4 for a good condition evo 6. But, yes they can be a right p.i.t.a.



Are Evo 6 s better than Evo 8 s ?


I wouldn't say that. My reason is I have two slake masts (460 and 430) which I really like and don't want to get rid of every year, so they'll suit this years bend curve.....
But I've got nearly a full set of evo 6's, just need the 6.4. Even sold the np masts, all except the 400rdm, which sits well with the 5.4
pepe47
pepe47
WA
1382 posts
WA, 1382 posts
4 Mar 2019 4:18pm
melih said..
Dear I max 1,
It is really imbecile design. Get a scissors and cut it , do it yourself be brave you don't need a sailmaker.
Bye Melih..


Hey Melih, I thought of taking them in to my local sailmaker to do just that, after all, the sail is supported by the boom batten, and there is a carbon mini batten just below it.
Good idea, I say.
Rob11
Rob11
240 posts
240 posts
4 Mar 2019 6:32pm
Thought some of the pros never used that marketing gimmick...
Probably safe to chop it.
da vecta
da vecta
QLD
2515 posts
QLD, 2515 posts
6 Mar 2019 8:32pm
It never worried me. It keeps tension around the perimeter. I used to rig as normal but not put the pins in the boom extension until after the downhaul is set. So attach the ouhaul and let the boom telescope as required.
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