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Gear you trashed in the last year

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MavericK040
MavericK040
WA
583 posts
MavericK040 MavericK040
WA, 583 posts
31 May 2009 12:25pm
Bender has made a good thread about what gear we all have ,

I thought i would be good to have thread for all the fallen soldiers !

in the last year i have written off

2 wave boards

3 masts ( one of which was still under warranty )

3 sails

3 booms.

Most of the stuff was old n due for replacement, but it still sux to break stuff!
Yves
Yves
WA
134 posts
Yves Yves
WA, 134 posts
31 May 2009 1:05pm
One 11 year old 430 / 35% mast broke while sailing
The 7 year old sail it was rigged with got a bit damaged in the process esp while swimming to the shore.

Replaced both mast and sail.
izaak
izaak
TAS
2013 posts
izaak izaak
TAS, 2013 posts
31 May 2009 4:35pm
i broke:
drop shape mast 460 75%
snaped HPL boom
and a small tear in my North warp f2006 5.0
Mobydisc
Mobydisc
NSW
9029 posts
Mobydisc Mobydisc
NSW, 9029 posts
31 May 2009 5:13pm
Ripped a panel in my NP RS6 7.2 when I fell through it, harness hook first, drifting in about 2 knots of wind.
OceanBlue64
OceanBlue64
VIC
980 posts
OceanBlue64 OceanBlue64
VIC, 980 posts
31 May 2009 5:20pm
Bent 2 booms when my rig decided to emulate a trebuchet and throw me as far as it could. I may have to try to stop depth sounding with my board. It tends to stop very quickly.
Managed to make one good(but a little twisted) boom, again catapulted and went through a panel in my KA Kult.

To Do List:

buy new booms
buy new sail
get sail repaired
Marvin
Marvin
WA
725 posts
Marvin Marvin
WA, 725 posts
31 May 2009 4:04pm
totally delaminated my 2001 JP wave after one too many bellyflops a couple of months ago

harness hook through my beloved NP Search 5m in that last big blow - at the sailmakers now

its an expensive sport i reckon
lanky
lanky
QLD
213 posts
lanky lanky
QLD, 213 posts
31 May 2009 7:25pm
2 booms snapped, 1 mast broken, 2 bases and over 20 decent dings in my boards.

Gear is getting way to expensive for this sort of thing to keep happening.
NotWal
NotWal
QLD
7436 posts
NotWal NotWal
QLD, 7436 posts
31 May 2009 7:44pm
Not much last year. 1 430 drop shaped mast broke at the ferrule. 1 boge universal failed. 2 or 3 minor board dings and some sail dents.

Oh and my booties fell to bits :)

That's the first year I haven't trashed a fin.

Obviously I'm not trying hard enough. Time to start looping :)

lee1972
lee1972
QLD
921 posts
lee1972 lee1972
QLD, 921 posts
31 May 2009 8:00pm
Took the nose of my JP, got it repaired and then did it again. Tore a hole in my arrows sail not even sure how i managed that one.
pretty much all my gear is getting worn now, looking to replace next summer; im saving my pennies
elmo
elmo
WA
8890 posts
elmo elmo
WA, 8890 posts
31 May 2009 6:29pm
My beloved 6.2 NP RS4 had the internal ripped out of it inside the luf tube

But considering it was a second hand sail when I got it and had done conservatively 2500km and had many spectacular Elmo moments on it I can't complain.

Still miss it though, it was my bread and butter sail which I used the most.

Oh probably trashed 2 maybe 3 fins
Mark _australia
Mark _australia
WA
23647 posts
Mark _australia Mark _australia
WA, 23647 posts
31 May 2009 6:35pm
Only a sail tear (30cm near clew)

Oh and a rotator cuff that I ****ed and I know which I'd rather break ... 20 sails
hardie
hardie
WA
4133 posts
hardie hardie
WA, 4133 posts
31 May 2009 6:43pm
The usual coupla booms, 1 sail, 1 board, and about 25 fins!!!!!!
Mark _australia
Mark _australia
WA
23647 posts
Mark _australia Mark _australia
WA, 23647 posts
31 May 2009 7:32pm
How the bl00dy hell can I get a red thumb for saying I did a serious injury, and I'd rather bust 20 sails than hurt myself and not be able to sail?

There is some f^&$ing weirdos on here
landyacht
landyacht
WA
5921 posts
landyacht landyacht
WA, 5921 posts
31 May 2009 7:37pm
A couple of people mentioned drop masts.
is that teardrop shaped windsurfer masts?
Ive never seen or heard of those before
CJW
CJW
NSW
1731 posts
CJW CJW
NSW, 1731 posts
31 May 2009 9:47pm
I've had a good ran the last few years, I only broke one boom last season which was getting pretty long in the tooth.

From 05-07 I had a shocker though. 3 x 490 masts (1 stupidity, 2 due to crap manufacturing). 2 x 430 masts (stupidity - well trying silly things) and 4 sails (they were getting old and all went in pretty big surf conditions).
WINDY MILLER
WINDY MILLER
WA
3183 posts
WINDY MILLER WINDY MILLER
WA, 3183 posts
31 May 2009 8:16pm
1 downhaul rope, thats it .
drift
drift
VIC
737 posts
drift drift
VIC, 737 posts
31 May 2009 10:50pm
1X 460 mast= cactus! and a few battle scars on the board.
Worst one was a brand new NP excess that got run over.......the result was a tear near the leech- trashed befroe it even hit the water!
fullmoon
fullmoon
WA
314 posts
fullmoon fullmoon
WA, 314 posts
31 May 2009 8:54pm
Hey Hardie,Was that the brand new sail that you ran into the chanel marker with?

Just enquiring,thats all.[}:)]
NotWal
NotWal
QLD
7436 posts
NotWal NotWal
QLD, 7436 posts
31 May 2009 10:58pm
landyacht said...

A couple of people mentioned drop masts.
is that teardrop shaped windsurfer masts?
Ive never seen or heard of those before


They are skinnies with a standard bottom to accept standard extensions. North introduced them some years back.
curac
curac
WA
1160 posts
curac curac
WA, 1160 posts
31 May 2009 9:23pm
Tore the clew out of one sail
Ropes the other one in half
Broke 4 masts
1 extension
1 base
Snaped one board
3 harness lines
And 1 pair of jocks
Leman
Leman
VIC
672 posts
Leman Leman
VIC, 672 posts
1 Jun 2009 12:15am
2 NP X3 masts (caught in shore break)
1 NP X6 (no idea)
1 old X3 boom (old)
1 hydro boom (95kg too heavy for aluminium)
1x3 boom (warranty replace), broke again (warranty +upgrade to x6), broke again, (warranty replace) broke again, (warranty + upgrade to X9) so far so good.
1 starboard carve, snapped in half on bad landings
1 NP V8 sail (cam breakage + rippage)
1 north boom (caught in shore break)
1 gaasta sail (old and rippage)
mast foot
*more like about last year and a half
Bertie
Bertie
NSW
1351 posts
Bertie Bertie
NSW, 1351 posts
1 Jun 2009 12:57am
1 mast
1 boom
1 fin
1 extension
Wet Willy
Wet Willy
TAS
2317 posts
Wet Willy Wet Willy
TAS, 2317 posts
1 Jun 2009 1:22am
Nothing

Oh, the shame of it...


Oh yeah, the tendon on a borrowed UJ! Ha!
P.C_simpson
P.C_simpson
WA
1492 posts
P.C_simpson P.C_simpson
WA, 1492 posts
1 Jun 2009 12:55pm
I have only broken 1 tendon.

2 downhaul ropes.

about 10 inhaul ropes.

Dinged 2 boards, not mine..

Small rip in my 5.3..

Bent a boom.

Took 1cm off my fin on a reef.

O yer and about 20 hook dings in my sails..

* hey all the W.A guys, i can repair sails now and dings in boards, PM me if you need some work done..............
landyacht
landyacht
WA
5921 posts
landyacht landyacht
WA, 5921 posts
1 Jun 2009 6:09pm
NotWal said...

landyacht said...

A couple of people mentioned drop masts.
is that teardrop shaped windsurfer masts?
Ive never seen or heard of those before


They are skinnies with a standard bottom to accept standard extensions. North introduced them some years back.

Oh well , just wishing, thats life , thanx for the bad news

Richiefish
Richiefish
QLD
5612 posts
Richiefish Richiefish
QLD, 5612 posts
1 Jun 2009 8:35pm
Wet Willy said...

Nothing

Oh, the shame of it...


Oh yeah, the tendon on a borrowed UJ! Ha!


That is so sad..........................no wind eh ?
Richiefish
Richiefish
QLD
5612 posts
Richiefish Richiefish
QLD, 5612 posts
1 Jun 2009 8:39pm
2 masts
1 uni
1 boom clamp
1sail (old)
various sail repairs
nasty
nasty
WA
153 posts
nasty nasty
WA, 153 posts
2 Jun 2009 2:27pm
1 boom - 3yrs old and many a flat hooked in landing
1 fin - reef at margies
small rip in x-ply in 5.7 -scabs shorey
small chunk out of wave board - going kersplat over the front at high(ish) speed
2 carbon extensions (warranty for both) - scabs shorey
Bristol
Bristol
ACT
347 posts
Bristol Bristol
ACT, 347 posts
2 Jun 2009 5:22pm
On Merimbula Lake, hit an oyster lease @ 22 knots. Trashed my JP fin, but no damage to finbox. Evidence of good design by JP, I reckon.

Can't believe how lucky I was to not get injured.

MavericK040
MavericK040
WA
583 posts
MavericK040 MavericK040
WA, 583 posts
2 Jun 2009 7:00pm
Well this makes me feel better! seems im not braking more than average.
dism
dism
NSW
660 posts
dism dism
NSW, 660 posts
5 Jun 2009 11:13pm
1 x Crack right through nose from cataput on FSW
1 x long board (buggered fin/over crap track)/semi-decommissioned
1 x bent extension

Need more time on water I reckon!
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