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23rd November 2007, 03:44 PM
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Jim Drake interview
Great vid but I was more interested in the Jim Drake interview. The Orion - sounds like Starboard are at it again, pushing the boundaries. I will eventually get my wife out for a sail around Dublin...
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25th September 2007, 05:39 PM
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iSonic 87 gybes
First off I never have been the best at turning corners at speed but I can usually get around on the plane. I can even gybe my Missile XS with some difficulty. I previously had a Sonic W55 and could...
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31st August 2007, 05:05 PM
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Gath helmets
Quite a few people were Gath helmets skydiving to prevent possible injury on landings, the speeds on landings would always exceed 12 knots. I personally have had a Gath save my life once when I...
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31st August 2007, 06:03 AM
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Helmet
In a past life I used to leap off cliffs for kicks and one of the gear manufacturers gave me some great advice.
You might not look too cool wearing a helmet while jumping but you'll look a damn...
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29th August 2007, 09:48 PM
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29th August 2007, 06:55 PM
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Unable to use fin
Well I guess the fact that a pair of select fins I purchased before going to Weymouth last year were so far off that after a hour of sanding I still couldn't use them (I only noticed the poor fit at...
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29th August 2007, 06:09 PM
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Angle of attack
With an electric sander the process doesn't take too long so I'm not overly bothered the time, suffice to say I've another Falcon in the post to me.
My concern however is that you could sand too...
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28th August 2007, 05:56 PM
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F2 Missile Tuttle boxes
No the F2 smaller range use tuttle boxes.
As I said the sanded fins now fit the F2 and SB boxes perfectly.
It wasn't just a little bit of sanding either. I had to buy an electric sander and I...
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27th August 2007, 06:44 PM
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Interesting accidents
First off:
Many years ago (15) I was sailing along when I spotted some shallows straight ahead, having lost many fins in this lake I though bailing out was the best option. I landed in the...
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27th August 2007, 06:21 PM
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Fin sanding
This is an issue that really bugs me.
Recently I ordered a few Techtonic fins and they all required serious sanding to fit into my F2 Missile XS, SX M & iSonic 87. Fortuneately the fins boxes seem...
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23rd August 2007, 11:20 PM
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Falcon
What about the Falcon, great fin too, if not the best for upwind work
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23rd August 2007, 11:13 PM
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Counter threaded screw bit
Go into any decent hardware store and ask for a drill bit with the thread running opposite to normal (not sure of the correct term), get it in a small diameter bit so you can drill down the centre of...
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11th November 2006, 03:49 AM
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RE: Code Red - Broken batten removal
Instead of removing the batten I just cut a 3" piece of standard 8mm carbon tube, glued 1/2 of it into the section of batten I removed, then pushed the remaining 1/2 into the broken batten remaining...
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10th November 2006, 07:23 PM
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Broken batten removal - Code Red
I snapped a batten on my Code Red and the break was total, therefore when I attempted to take out the batten, only 3/4 of it came out, the remaining 1/4 remained in the batten pocket.
I have no...
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10th November 2006, 07:22 PM
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Code Red - Broken batten removal
I snapped a batten on my Code Red and the break was total, therefore when I attempted to take out the batten, only 3/4 of it came out, the remaining 1/4 remained in the batten pocket.
I have no...
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2nd November 2006, 04:59 PM
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RE: Removing cams
I previously queried this process when derigging ssr's, the instructions state to pop off the cams before releasing tension on outhall and downhall or risk damaging sail.
The problem I have on...
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31st October 2006, 05:00 PM
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Broken code red batten
Don't do this:
Let the downhall off a little bit to enable you to pop the battens off
Notice that the sail is rotated the wrong way to give access to the cambers
Rotate the sail
Snap
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Forum: Ask Our Team
17th October 2006, 03:32 PM
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RE: iSonic 94
Cheers Ian, that's pretty much what I suspected. Now my only question is whether or not to replace the Missile S with an iS87 and I have the Missile XS for real record breaking conditions, little...
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16th October 2006, 06:33 PM
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RE: iSonic 94
I reckon that the best purchase would be both the 87 & 101 and that's what I'm seriously considering.
My question now is whether or not there is any requirement for the Missile S. It seems to me...
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16th October 2006, 06:33 PM
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RE: iSonic 87, 94 or 101
I reckon that the best purchase would be both the 87 & 101 and that's what I'm seriously considering.
My question now is whether or not there is any requirement for the Missile S. It seems to me...
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13th October 2006, 11:32 PM
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iSonic 94
Does anyone have a test report for an iSonic 94. I weigh 84kgs and am looking at this as my medium wind speed board / all round slalom machine. The crossover when it gets to windy for the iSonic 94...
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13th October 2006, 11:12 PM
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iSonic 87, 94 or 101
I am completing my speed quiver and looking for my medium wind board.
I currently have the two Missile S & XS and need a board to serve the sub 22kts and tight courses. I know the 87 is a rocket...
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