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Klint · 31st March 2008, 04:03 PM

Hi,

Interesting discussion. I’ve gone through specs for major brands slalom/race 7,5-ish sails and just about all manufacturers recommend 4,60 masts and long extensions for these sails. Except for my Gaasta gtx 7,5 which have a 4,90 mast specified as ideal. What do you think about running a 4,60 with long extension in my gtx instead? Reason for asking is that I’ve read a couple of post from people arguing that slalom / race 7,5’s will be not rig ok on stiff 4.90 masts. Which in turns contradicts to Gaastra’s specifications.

31st March 2008, 04:03 PM	#12
Klint Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 66	Hi, Interesting discussion. I’ve gone through specs for major brands slalom/race 7,5-ish sails and just about all manufacturers recommend 4,60 masts and long extensions for these sails. Except for my Gaasta gtx 7,5 which have a 4,90 mast specified as ideal. What do you think about running a 4,60 with long extension in my gtx instead? Reason for asking is that I’ve read a couple of post from people arguing that slalom / race 7,5’s will be not rig ok on stiff 4.90 masts. Which in turns contradicts to Gaastra’s specifications.