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General Gps & Speed Waves Foiling Gear Reviews Lost & Found WA NSW QLD SA VIC TAS

tassiesnafu

5 posts

tassiesnafu

5 posts

12 Feb 2017 5:33am

I liberated this Jurassic age Windrush Fun 11 from the local tip. It's in reasonable condition and I'd like to get up and running. I've got a mast but the base fitting doesn't match the sliding fitting on the board.
Perhaps someone might be able to help me get hold of a suitable fitting.

Mark _australia

23647 posts

Mark _australia

WA, 23647 posts

12 Feb 2017 1:20pm

I reckon best to just use a new style one where the nut slides in the mast track - just a bigger nut.
If you cant find one, its easy enough to get a bit of scrap stainless plate and tap a thread thru it

remery

3709 posts

remery

WA, 3709 posts

12 Feb 2017 5:25pm

I had this brass fitting made up many years ago when you couldn't buy the plastic ones any longer. I probably should upgrade.

tassiesnafu

5 posts

tassiesnafu

5 posts

12 Feb 2017 6:19pm

Thanks for that Agrid, now I understand what one looks like and how it works. I might just get some high density plastic and spin one up on a lathe.

cs66

VIC

23 posts

cs66

VIC, 23 posts

12 Feb 2017 9:37pm

Looks like a similar track to a Mistral One design. I have one and use a standard euro pin mast base and brass plate with a thread that you can either make or buy www.windance.com/Mistral-8mm-Mast-Track-Slider/2359/

Can't adjust it while sailing but I'm not that technical a sailor to need that anyway. I just hold it in with a finger while screwing the mast base in.

joe windsurf

1482 posts

joe windsurf

1482 posts

12 Feb 2017 8:17pm

originally tried to post about Fanatic CAT mast base - same as this one
that is difficult to find tho ...
as people have suggested, with that track you can make a metal plate with a hole in it
NO thread required - bolt standard Chinook base through the hole
did that with my Mistral Equipe One

remery

3709 posts

remery

WA, 3709 posts

12 Feb 2017 9:51pm

I can measure if you like.

tassiesnafu

5 posts

tassiesnafu

5 posts

13 Feb 2017 4:34am

That would be great if you could measure it for me.
Thanks!

remery

3709 posts

remery

WA, 3709 posts

13 Feb 2017 2:18pm

This any help? Mine is pretty worn but still stays in. The plastic ones never used to last that long so I had one made up in brass.

tassiesnafu

5 posts

tassiesnafu

5 posts

13 Feb 2017 6:38pm

That looks great. I think I'll go for a metal one as well.
Will be nice to get back into windsurfing.....it's only been around 30 years!

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