Have seen Gun Booms (WAVE) are available for $139.00 new online. Has anyone had any experience with these booms? They seem mighty cheap.

I have a 170-220cm race Gun Race boom - very happy with it - only about 6 sessions so far - feels stiff enough. I've had some big stacks on some heavy chop in Botany Bay. But that ain't surf.

Twin Pin rear end ladjustment locks! Comfy grip. Front end feels a little soft when opened, but locks down nice and tight.

I think the major difference between the Race & Wave is a loop to loop (wave), instead of pulley wheels (race) on the rear end. I would have prefered loop to loop.

My boom was $149 - can't complain ( see anothe other thread for that ) I'm happy with what I got.

I've been using a GUN wave boom for 2 seasons and I've put it through all sorts of wipeouts and it is still going strong. I am very happy with it.

Very good, and at that price it doesn't matter too much if you only get one seasons use out of them... (which you should!).

Loft booms are also good.

Ive got a loft wave ($149), had it for nearly a year and have tried hard to break it, no luck yet, its still going, at that price it works, its cheap, it'll do me.

great, thanks for the feed back are the loft booms worth the couple extra bucks or is there nothing much in it?

Yup, I got 1 too, Very happy with it, Cant afford top name brand gear so this is the closest i'm gonna get.

I have a gun and a loft boom and prefer the gun, have had it for 2 years now and tried to break it many times.I would be very happy buying one a year at that price.

Yep I got both too (loft and gun) - rear end excatly the same!!!! Slightly different head ,much of a muchness here. Gun is a little more commfy to hold.
Gun really wins with the 2 pin lock.

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boardboy said...

great, thanks for the feed back are the loft booms worth the couple extra bucks or is there nothing much in it?

I just decided which boom to go for depending on size as opposed to anything else.

I have a Gun Race boom 200 - 250cm which I've spend many hours sailing with and I'm happy with it.

I posted the same review a couple of years ago and got similar feedback. I bought the Gun Wave boom and their postage and delivery was great, and the boom felt fairly stiff with a rotating head.......lasted one season. Have gone back to a Chinook. More expensive however feels stiffer. Also have an old Hydrodynamics that has lasted years and taken 50 times the beating and still doing fine.

Wouldn't buy a Gun again. Maybe it was a Friday boom. As I know plenty of people who have busted other brand booms just as quickly, but I still go for the age old story...get what you pay for.

My loft boom lasted six months.

But then again so did my chinook. The chinook was replaced under warranty though

Have 2 gun booms which have lasted longer than any boom I've had ( I sail a lot) I was also curious when I bought them why they were so cheap!? I still don't know. If you were looking to pick on something, the rope on the head clamp does not go around the mast so if/when it eventually does fail it's a swim home, but at this stage I would still buy them again

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Krisiz1 said...

Have 2 gun booms which have lasted longer than any boom I've had ( I sail a lot) I was also curious when I bought them why they were so cheap!? I still don't know. If you were looking to pick on something, the rope on the head clamp does not go around the mast so if/when it eventually does fail it's a swim home, but at this stage I would still buy them again

Krisiz1 if you got them of Windsurfing Sales they are the impoter so no markups from shops ect. I havent had much luck with booms either Broken them all.
At the moment I have a Gun boom they seem pretty good and the price is right.
ta Vando

I've had a few loft booms and they're gr8

I have a gun wave boom still going strong after 14 years !!!!!!. One of the original purple jobs with the plastic locking sliders. (Purchased in the UK) Has outlasted any of my more expensive brands, north , jumbo, prolimit etc. Has been everywhere....survived long haul flights and falling off Barinas!!! Indestructable No I dont work for gun

I would not get one of the Gun Sails gear 'combi' quiver/mast bags however. I bought one and it broke as soon as I put my gear in it. Contacted Gun about it and had no reply at all.

Doesn't sound right - when did you contact them?

The very next day. A shame really. as the pre sale service was great.

Hi Timford when did you contact them.
I know there main man Bud has been away on holidays.

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timford said...

I would not get one of the Gun Sails gear 'combi' quiver/mast bags however. I bought one and it broke as soon as I put my gear in it. Contacted Gun about it and had no reply at all.

Hi Timford,

i wouldn't give up hope. i've had great pre and after sales service from bud and the guys.

i discovered the gun bags after the guys sent me some gun gear bags as give aways for the windwanderers. i was so impressed that i bought myself a heap of it. I've been using the mast bag for a year, and the quiver bag for about 6 months now. i also got a boom bag too. all of the bags have been flawless whether on the roof or in the car.

long story short the windsurfingsales guys still sponsor the club and have been very keen to assist.

I have found the service excellent at windsurfing sales. I started off buying the loft alu boom and was really happy with them. Later i upgraded to a loft carbon boom had it for couple of years nows and still going strong.

Oh well, I will try them again.
Thanks for your advice.

Bud's service for me has been great, broke a batten on a Gun sail and he had a replacement and some harness lines within 2 days,he is however in WA at the moment chasing some wind.