i recently put an ad up locally looking for a sabre or similar sailboat and ending up coming home with this after I got a call from an old chap, does any one have any info on the maker as Google didn't bring up anything, and does it look like all the stuff is there and how do I rig it up I haven't sailed for 30 yrs...
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2035 said..
I'll be very interested in hearing how it goes.

If you here of a windsurfer missing in gippsland lakes you'll find out...

Cheers, I just found some old posts how to tie the boom to mast, does the mast get tied to the board it looks like there provisions for this and was quite unstable when I just put it up in the yard..

Rideon said..
does the mast get tied to the board ??

YES

the black piece sticking out of the deck in photo #1 is called the mast foot
it is usually attached securely to the "board" via a clip of some sort
also, the downhaul string from the sail - the one at the bottom of the pole/mast should tie to the mast base
OR the black collar on the mast attaches to the mast base somehow

looks like old stuff that can be a lot of fun

Kind of stable uh!?

Rideon said..
Cheers joe windsurf, I'll have another look today and hopefully get out in the water tomorrow..

nah an not keen on putting more modern gear on it don't wana make life to easy...

Well, it certainly won't be "easy" paddling 3 or 4 klms back to land when your rig falls apart.

I think Mobydisc was suggesting you put a modern rig on it because old gear is extremely unreliable and will more than likely leave you stranded in the middle of nowhere with a broken boom or mast.

Unless you have oars, like in the video above, then upgrading the mast, boom, universal joint and all ropes is an extremely sensible thing to do. Even brand new gear breaks... plenty of us have had to paddle back klms to shore and it's not a fun exercise.

Just like any type of boating activity, be sensible and put safety first.

Plus those old booms with tie on end are rubbish. The clamp on boom is the single best improvement in windsurfing equipment ever. You can make life hard for yourself using old equipment but what is the point? If its easier you are probably going to enjoy it and do it more.

Cheers blokes, all good the spot I'll be riding it is not that wide so will be able to swim to shore if anything goes wrong...