Trash? or Treasure?

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RetroBlaster
RetroBlaster
NSW
86 posts
NSW, 86 posts
17 Apr 2019 4:59pm
I got given this old unwanted klunker recently, it's in very good condition.

It seems such a waste to me no one wants this old stuff anymore. I was happy to have it.

Back in it's day it held the world production board speed record , in the open sea , at over 41 knots.

Puppy not included
gavnwend
gavnwend
WA
1374 posts
WA, 1374 posts
17 Apr 2019 3:20pm
It's a keeper! Fast in its day & probably still is.had a thommen when l first starded back in the day
Pacey
Pacey
WA
527 posts
WA, 527 posts
17 Apr 2019 3:24pm
Put it in the classifieds, you'll sell it in no time
RetroBlaster
RetroBlaster
NSW
86 posts
NSW, 86 posts
17 Apr 2019 5:25pm
gavnwend said..
It's a keeper! Fast in its day & probably still is.had a thommen when l first starded back in the day


I think your right.

I had a close look at it, I reckon it still would be very quick. It's 54cm wide and narrow in the tail.


gavnwend
gavnwend
WA
1374 posts
WA, 1374 posts
17 Apr 2019 3:37pm
^^
In the straights this will keep up with most modern boards.keep it as a speedboard. l take your board & pup anytime lol
WarpShuffle
WarpShuffle
15 posts
15 posts
17 Apr 2019 3:37pm
Treasure if one has space to store it. No question about it.
Sparky
Sparky
WA
1122 posts
WA, 1122 posts
17 Apr 2019 3:52pm
Keep that puppy, and awesome grass too. Congratulations.
RetroBlaster
RetroBlaster
NSW
86 posts
NSW, 86 posts
17 Apr 2019 6:01pm
That puppy's not going anywhere.

Other than to Primbee for a speed run
Swindy
Swindy
WA
456 posts
WA, 456 posts
17 Apr 2019 5:22pm
Nice board. I remember back in the day, Dave White flying past me on one of these at point clear and I wast hanging about on my 270 sputnik. Unfortunately due to babies and mortgage never ended up getting one.
Tardy
Tardy
5337 posts
5337 posts
17 Apr 2019 6:06pm
nice ..and part of windsurfing history there ...rack it ...lol

i had the 270 ..it gybed unreal and fast in flat ,but not very nice in chop
even thou i was a lot younger when i had mine ...i remember waking up with very sore ankles after using it

they don't like chop . but little rockets ..
lotofwind
lotofwind
NSW
6451 posts
NSW, 6451 posts
17 Apr 2019 8:13pm
Would make a great retro coffee table.
Stuthepirate
Stuthepirate
SA
3591 posts
SA, 3591 posts
17 Apr 2019 8:04pm
It's a piece of sh!t mate.
Throw it on the bonfire for a sacrifice to the wind god!
Heavy1
Heavy1
NSW
349 posts
NSW, 349 posts
17 Apr 2019 8:43pm
Some old boards rock. We still get great use from them.


sailquik
sailquik
VIC
6171 posts
VIC, 6171 posts
18 Apr 2019 3:21pm
It will work fine at Primbe if you can get the mast base back far enough for modern speed sails. Has it got a Tuttle box? If so, you are laughing.
RetroBlaster
RetroBlaster
NSW
86 posts
NSW, 86 posts
18 Apr 2019 3:34pm
sailquik said..
It will work fine at Primbe if you can get the mast base back far enough for modern speed sails. Has it got a Tuttle box? If so, you are laughing.



Hi the board has a power box.

ive just got myself a kestrel 17cm pb fin,for it - see pic below.




RetroBlaster
RetroBlaster
NSW
86 posts
NSW, 86 posts
18 Apr 2019 3:35pm
Heavy1 said..
Some old boards rock. We still get great use from them.



Awesome set of boards!

im glad others are also using this old stuff.

well done.
sailquik
sailquik
VIC
6171 posts
VIC, 6171 posts
18 Apr 2019 5:22pm
getsum said..
Hi the board has a power box.
ive just got myself a kestrel 17cm pb fin,for it - see pic below.





Is that just to handle the shallow water? Not mutch weed there now I thought? If depth is not the limiting factor, good as those Kestrels are for what they are designed for, there may be faster options with less rake???
RetroBlaster
RetroBlaster
NSW
86 posts
NSW, 86 posts
18 Apr 2019 5:48pm
sailquik said..


getsum said..
Hi the board has a power box.
ive just got myself a kestrel 17cm pb fin,for it - see pic below.







Is that just to handle the shallow water? Not mutch weed there now I thought? If depth is not the limiting factor, good as those Kestrels are for what they are designed for, there may be faster options with less rake???



Yes primarily for depth or the lack of it, the weed is secondary.

I was looking for some budget boards for the wife and I to use just in the winter at primbee, as we are both sailing waves in summer at Gerroa.

Anyway I was kindly given the Sputnik which the mrs can use and I also have another narrow , small speed slalom board arriving here tomorrow, for myself , that was dirt cheap and unwanted.
Marty1970
Marty1970
154 posts
154 posts
18 Apr 2019 5:30pm
One man's trash is another man's treasure...
Paducah
Paducah
2833 posts
2833 posts
18 Apr 2019 11:38pm
After all these years of 220-240cm boards, getting on an old school board with lots of nose sticking out (and up) is very strange. How on earth did we consider a 59cm wide board our "light air slalom" with an 8.0? But we did.
Waiting4wind
Waiting4wind
NSW
1871 posts
NSW, 1871 posts
19 Apr 2019 10:48am
I picked up one of those for a Sandy Point trip a few years back, as I figured it would be better than my FSW. It did a respectable 37knots without too much effort. But when you hit the short sharp chop at the end of the run it felt like riding a skateboard on a corrugated tin roof. I thought my eyes were going to pop out of their sockets.

sold the board for more than I paid for it and it sold quickly. I think I still have the old white F2 fin in my garage, mostly used as a door chock.
RetroBlaster
RetroBlaster
NSW
86 posts
NSW, 86 posts
19 Apr 2019 3:41pm
Waiting4wind said..
I picked up one of those for a Sandy Point trip a few years back, as I figured it would be better than my FSW. It did a respectable 37knots without too much effort. But when you hit the short sharp chop at the end of the run it felt like riding a skateboard on a corrugated tin roof. I thought my eyes were going to pop out of their sockets.

sold the board for more than I paid for it and it sold quickly. I think I still have the old white F2 fin in my garage, mostly used as a door chock.


Nice one !
RetroBlaster
RetroBlaster
NSW
86 posts
NSW, 86 posts
19 Apr 2019 3:47pm
Here's another unwanted ,junk board, barn find from this week.









Paducah
Paducah
2833 posts
2833 posts
19 Apr 2019 11:46pm
from an ebay auction. Seatrend 285. 135 liters. 285cm long. 57 wide

No wonder the first wide boards looked like doors.




RetroBlaster
RetroBlaster
NSW
86 posts
NSW, 86 posts
28 Apr 2019 10:47pm
I took the retro coffee table out for one last spin before i put it on the bonfire

Noahoscar986
Noahoscar986
6 posts
6 posts
8 May 2019 3:19pm
Its a great board no doubt.
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