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windjunky
windjunky

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3 Jan 2016 10:12am
Just getting back into sailing after a somewhat enforced - by a MTB, a Forrest track, and my body bouncing off the ground - layoff.
Unfortunately when rigging yesterday I realised that my boom, and its spare, are both, well, pretty much stuffed. (One had a cracked clamp head and the other is popping out the boom arm.)
Replacement needed.
Any recommendations/advice??
I do everything from flat to B&J to waves...
Sailhack
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3 Jan 2016 2:47pm
Junky, Chinook alloy all the way. Mine is going on 4 years and my 110kegs plus wetty abusing it hasn't failed me. I mainly sail flatwater bay b&j too.
red
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red

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3 Jan 2016 4:25pm
Im going to be trying aeron booms this year..see Chris at windsurfsystems.com.au. he has got some great sale prices at moment..
WindmanV
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3 Jan 2016 6:09pm
You might consider the Severne aluminium Blueline and Metal ranges, from The Zu.

Very stiff, excellent front-end clamp and easy to adjust twin-pin rear ends. Only disadvantage is that they are mast-specific in the front end, without an adapter to swap.

Loved the Chinook front-end clamp and wide rear ends: hated the blue anodising which wore through very quickly. Of course, there's always carbon to solve that problem.
ginger pom
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3 Jan 2016 6:43pm
Always go carbon

I thought it was bull **** until I got one... I think I had a rant about it here....

www.seabreeze.com.au/forums/Windsurfing/Victoria/Carbon-booms-actually-quite-good/
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