Put it on here under "Buy & Sell" at give away prices. That way someone gets to use it rather than have it scrapped. Have it as collect so you don't have to do anything or any effort. I like to encorage new starters and access to chaeap gear is a good start.
Cheers - Greg W

5 months ago i bought a cheap old dinosaur like what you probably have, and id already had a lesson, so i realised after trying my old gear that it wasnt as stable or easy to learn on as the new learner gear.... BUT for a board, mast, 2 booms and 2 sails for 400 bucks i definately got my moneys worth out of it, and sure here i am 5 mths later having just thrown thousands at a new board and some new and s/hand rigging, i still feel it was worth going that way, coz as a beginner 5 mths ago i sure wasnt going to spend a couple of grand (or more) just to try it out, and ive avoided investing heaps in the modern beginner gear, which i would now be looking at selling, and gone straigt to more intermediate stuff which i will get years of value out of...(i think).

i guess it would just be important to let anyone using the old stuff know that its only really a short term thing for trying out the sport.... being cheaper than hiring too many times, and saves the hassel of buying good gear only to want to sell it soon after

I was out today on a board/rig I bought for $300 15 years ago. Not my only windsurfing gear, but still has a purpose.

Thanks guys - honesty is the best policy! I just had a look at the booms and they are the tie on type. I guess that makes it pre 1990?
Tim

The boards make good signs, there's a holiday accommodation house up the road with an old surfboard painted white, with signwriting on it (fins and all!) looks good, otherwise I saw one of the 'younguns' on seabreeze made some shelving out of one, by ripping it lengthwise......

Personally, I'd get hold of a heavy-duty spring, and swivel-plate, and make a practice simulator setup in the backyard......at the end of the day, remove rig, store it whole (not like you'll use it on the water), the kids have a surfboard simulator as some playground equipment....

Gotta go now, just gave myself the idea for my old stuff up in the garage trusses.

the old rigs are good for little sailing dingys.ie converting little row boats to sailing vessels.

There was a guy out here the other day on completely ancient stuff, the wind was light, but out of the 3 or 4 people out he was going the best. I agree with X-sport guy, dirt cheap gear might just see somebody thru the initial learning period, then they can spend money on what will become their low wind gear. As long as they now it will be harder than learning on new gear, but save them heaps in gear they'll have to resell after a few months. (as long as it's suitable for the initial learning period)