Comments on: Good news and bad news

By: philstevo

philstevo — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 07:10:43 +0000

Broken foil #1 is fixed and survived sailing at St george last week. Any offers yet on #2?

By: Popeye

Popeye — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 00:04:16 +0000

DAMN, maybe you can get a volume discount for buying in bulk

By: Simon N

Simon N — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 22:00:55 +0000

“If in doubt ask your 18 mates, the older ones who would know these things, not the young showponies”

So which is Scott? He’s been around a while now but can he really be called an “older one? Otherwise, I think you are saying he is a young showpony! I hope you’re not trying to groom him.

By: FIGJAM.

FIGJAM. — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 14:06:49 +0000

Wowza.

By: Bat

Bat — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 09:28:12 +0000

Round off the sharp edges to your case at the hull as simon says. If in doubt ask your 18 mates, the older ones who would know these things, not the young showponies .

By: scott

scott — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 09:16:22 +0000

I think the centreboard case will need a bit of love after copping it from 2 broken boards. The webbing is definitely being replaced now that you’ve brought it up.

By: Kiwi

Kiwi — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 08:57:02 +0000

I agree with Si, it must be how your loading the boat/board – go through what you have changed and just check if any of these are loading the board wrongly

Good luck with it all!BTW the 18 looks nice!
I am racing against the kiwi 18’s this weekend at a local regatta here in Auckland will keep you posted how I go!

By: Simon Payne

Simon Payne — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 07:41:22 +0000

Scott
I suspect the issue may not be with the boards but with your hull. Has the padding moved up at all? If is has the foil will be bearing on a sharp carbon edge. If you reset the padding and radius the edge with a bit of sandpaper that should help…

By: Simon N

Simon N — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 06:49:45 +0000

With your trak record, plus my boat’s ability to only break when somebody else is sailing it, I now understand why you don’t want to borrow my boat……..And I wouldn’t have minded an new foil.

By: john

john — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 04:09:14 +0000

Where is the fastacraft warranty? hello allan watson…. i thought these things never broke??!!