How to dispose old gear? RIP

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Macroscien
Macroscien
QLD
6809 posts
QLD, 6809 posts
17 Feb 2021 11:05am
This is very sad moment when we need to rid off : old sail, old board, mats etc.
How do you deal with that?
I have several sails several years old clogging my garage , old boards plenty of other junk.
Not worth to sell, not for my use anymore.
So how do you dispose sails ?
Cut into pieces and throw to rubbish bin ? Or arrange trip to waste tip?Do you have heart to take a knife and just cut sail into pieces ?
LeeD
LeeD
3939 posts
3939 posts
17 Feb 2021 9:13am
Leave it at the local sailing club or site for someone to pick up and use.
tonyk
tonyk
QLD
621 posts
QLD, 621 posts
17 Feb 2021 11:13am
Remove batterns, clips, cams, pulleys, zips and save for repairs, open wheelie bin push to bottom
TRIMMER
TRIMMER
QLD
217 posts
Macroscien
Macroscien
QLD
6809 posts
QLD, 6809 posts
17 Feb 2021 1:03pm


Sometimes there is stuff that just needs to go ( to the tip).Most of mine stuff is already so overused that I am not going to apologize to receiver for that quality of the free offering....even sending pictures may offend someone...but sometimes I kept sailing those...duct taped and ripped batons stuff.. time to have a rest...
ducati
ducati
QLD
474 posts
QLD, 474 posts
17 Feb 2021 4:19pm
Recycle, Battens and masts make great tomato stakes, sails shade sails, and boards coffee tables with mast legs
ka43
ka43
NSW
3101 posts
NSW, 3101 posts
17 Feb 2021 5:47pm
Here in Sydney some of our local tips rescue discarded windsurfing boards, cleans them up and has them on display in there recycle shop for sale.
Not what any of us would use but who knows somebody might get back into the sport. And beats landfill. I reckon a Bombora Trifin would have a half life of 10,000 years
sausage
sausage
QLD
4874 posts
QLD, 4874 posts
17 Feb 2021 8:10pm
Take it out for a spin at Jaws when it's pumping. Guarantee you won't have any gear left
jusavina
jusavina
QLD
1504 posts
QLD, 1504 posts
18 Feb 2021 9:53am
Wait 10 years and sell it on eBay as "perfect beginner gear".
cammd
cammd
QLD
4437 posts
QLD, 4437 posts
18 Feb 2021 12:40pm
Give it to Scooty2222, he will win races on it for a few more seasons
martyj4
martyj4
536 posts
536 posts
19 Feb 2021 5:27am
As much as I don't like things going to landfill, it's the right thing to do in many cases.
I helped some friends get going with some 30+ year old original windsurfing gear. It was totally crap for learning. Admittedly not in great condition, but was the sort of stuff we learned on. Super heavy boards, baggy sails with abysmal performance and rope attached booms that kept coming undone. I had some modern learners gear there as well, and it was MUCH easier to set up and use. I would say that leaving historic learners gear out there for others to use is likely to be detrimental for getting new peeps into the sport.
Questions is, if you were learning, would you want to use it? If so, then give it away. If not, tip it.
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