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North 3 piece masts

Created by dan berry dan berry  > 9 months ago, 23 Sep 2008
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dan berry
dan berry

WA

2562 posts

23 Sep 2008 5:28pm
Just saw north have brought out a 3 piece mast. I used to have a 3pice ripcurl mast back in the 80s and certainly made a few of my own since then. I wonder how it would go with weight, flex, ect
CJW
CJW

CJW

NSW

1731 posts

23 Sep 2008 9:00pm
It seems like a pretty cool idea I reckon, certainly will get the storage length nice and short. I think the bend curve would be no problems but I reckon they would weigh a touch more due to the extra Ferrule.

Rip curl made masts?

I've got a fairly large collection of pre-skinny mast sections in the garage. Maybe they should bring out a 3 piece mast 'conversion kit' in order to resurrect some of these artifacts
stehsegler
stehsegler

WA

3557 posts

24 Sep 2008 12:48am
the real question is can I buy each section individually... that would be fab... especially if you made a 4 piece mast out of the 3 piece.


Krusty
Krusty

NSW

441 posts

24 Sep 2008 3:32pm
I'll stick with my current 1 piece masts (damn sand!)
aus301
aus301

QLD

2039 posts

24 Sep 2008 10:40pm
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stehsegler said...

the real question is can I buy each section individually... that would be fab... especially if you made a 4 piece mast out of the 3 piece.



North used to sell sections of two piece individually, you used to be able to buy a single tip and different size bases sections to make up different lengths as well.

dan berry
dan berry

WA

2562 posts

25 Sep 2008 5:54am
I remember that, and you could mix and match the pieces.
aus301
aus301

QLD

2039 posts

25 Sep 2008 1:18pm
It would seem they may have gone back to that idea with the 3pc. One of the captions on the site mentions you can get a quiver of masts by only needing to buy center sections.

Seeing as the move is away from adjustable heads on most sails this sounds like a far more cost effective option to those on a budget.
Wet Willy
Wet Willy

TAS

2317 posts

26 Sep 2008 12:02am
Hey, neato, they do skinnys too.

And a skinny extender!! SHWEEET!!!! I'm buying one!!
Wet Willy
Wet Willy

TAS

2317 posts

26 Sep 2008 12:34am
Prices?
westhammer
westhammer

WA

506 posts

25 Sep 2008 11:11pm
how do you spell tellascopic?
WINDY MILLER
WINDY MILLER

WA

3183 posts

26 Sep 2008 8:40am
Hardy, made a 'smuggler' carbon fly fishing rod, 20-30 yrs ago, that fits into a small brief case...comes in several pieces and worked just aswell as a 2 piece rod....

what does this have to do with windsurfing masts......

probably nothing
Revhead
Revhead

ACT

372 posts

26 Sep 2008 5:24pm
Dont own a ute anymore, a 2 piece board would be nice!
Bladez
Bladez

NSW

95 posts

26 Sep 2008 6:34pm
I just made a 3 peice boom today
dism
dism

NSW

660 posts

28 Sep 2008 2:21pm
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Wet Willy said...

Hey, neato, they do skinnys too.

And a skinny extender!! SHWEEET!!!! I'm buying one!!


Anyone seen one of these or have any more info?

Reckon they would fit any RDM? Or just North ones?
Interested in getting one to fit my Loft 460, then could run a bit rig off it

Any ideas about price etc?
Wet Willy
Wet Willy

TAS

2317 posts

1 Oct 2008 2:29am
Yep, I went to the main WS forum and started a new thread about it:

www.seabreeze.com.au/forums/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=41629

Go! Go! Go!
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