.: Hot Sails Maui Forum :. http://www.hotsailsmaui.com/forum .: Hot Sails Maui Forum :. en http://backend.userland.com/rss what board should i buy http://www.hotsailsmaui.com/forum/viewtopic.php?pid=53594#53594 53594@http://www.hotsailsmaui.com/forum My best used options are:Quatro freestyle wave 95L 2008Starboard Evo 92L 2009AHD Kauili Pro 2004 81Lall in good conditoins and with minor repairs My best used options are:

Quatro freestyle wave 95L 2008
Starboard Evo 92L 2009
AHD Kauili Pro 2004 81L

all in good conditoins and with minor repairs

]]> Sat, 13 Mar 2010 18:49:38 -0800 what board should i buy http://www.hotsailsmaui.com/forum/viewtopic.php?pid=53593#53593 53593@http://www.hotsailsmaui.com/forum Rather than us suggest things, why don't you list your best options? There's a lot of gear to pick from that might not be readily available for you. In your situation, first board & sail, I'd just get something that works at a good price and not worry to much about brand. Something forgiving of errors in foot placement would be a good strategy, as well as a durable construction, and I'd recommend erring on the floatier side. And there's no reason to go brand new, since you're likely to bang the heck of of it as you learn. I don't have experience on everything, but of the gear I've ridden I'd recommend a used *Board Kombat or Kode in the 90-96 L range. JP FSW or a Fanatic would also be good bets. For sure, I'd spend less on a board so you can get another sail. Rather than us suggest things, why don't you list your best options? There's a lot of gear to pick from that might not be readily available for you. In your situation, first board & sail, I'd just get something that works at a good price and not worry to much about brand. Something forgiving of errors in foot placement would be a good strategy, as well as a durable construction, and I'd recommend erring on the floatier side. And there's no reason to go brand new, since you're likely to bang the heck of of it as you learn.

I don't have experience on everything, but of the gear I've ridden I'd recommend a used *Board Kombat or Kode in the 90-96 L range. JP FSW or a Fanatic would also be good bets. For sure, I'd spend less on a board so you can get another sail.

]]> Sat, 13 Mar 2010 18:41:38 -0800 what board should i buy http://www.hotsailsmaui.com/forum/viewtopic.php?pid=53592#53592 53592@http://www.hotsailsmaui.com/forum Hi guys!I just bought my first sail and would like to buy a board but i`m not sure what kind of board would work best for me. I got the HSM 2010 Fire 5,3 and would like a freestyle wave or wave board around 75-95L.181cm tallweight 78kgintermediate sailing abilities 0.5m - 3.2m waves 12kts - 35kts sailing conditions What kind of board should i get for my sailing conditions?How many liters?Wave or Freestyle wave?thanks for the help! Hi guys!
I just bought my first sail and would like to buy a board but i`m not sure what kind of board would work best for me. I got the HSM 2010 Fire 5,3 and would like a freestyle wave or wave board around 75-95L.

181cm tall
weight 78kg
intermediate sailing abilities
0.5m - 3.2m waves 12kts - 35kts sailing conditions

What kind of board should i get for my sailing conditions?
How many liters?
Wave or Freestyle wave?

thanks for the help!

]]> Sat, 13 Mar 2010 18:20:03 -0800 Boom Clamp http://www.hotsailsmaui.com/forum/viewtopic.php?pid=53591#53591 53591@http://www.hotsailsmaui.com/forum Well I don't know nothin' about warranty stuff, but I agree with the sleeve being tough to feed past the shim. So, Jeff, why don't you put a bevel on the top and bottom of the shim, tapering from that bump diameter down to the mast diameter. Then the shim would help feed the luff sleeve over the clamp area, rather than getting caught up in the bumps and corners. Speakin' for myself....the notions I've got about the shims are 1) I like the way they really stop slippage of the clamp down the mast, and 2) I'm always curious how the shim affects the outhaul dimension. If the dimension is clew to mast center, it doesn't; but if the dimension is to some other endpoint, it does. And how do I know what the sail is marked for vs what the boom is marked for....and if I use a non-HSM brand is that different than a SuperModel? Well I don't know nothin' about warranty stuff, but I agree with the sleeve being tough to feed past the shim.

So, Jeff, why don't you put a bevel on the top and bottom of the shim, tapering from that bump diameter down to the mast diameter. Then the shim would help feed the luff sleeve over the clamp area, rather than getting caught up in the bumps and corners.

Speakin' for myself....the notions I've got about the shims are 1) I like the way they really stop slippage of the clamp down the mast, and 2) I'm always curious how the shim affects the outhaul dimension. If the dimension is clew to mast center, it doesn't; but if the dimension is to some other endpoint, it does. And how do I know what the sail is marked for vs what the boom is marked for....and if I use a non-HSM brand is that different than a SuperModel?

]]> Fri, 12 Mar 2010 19:45:10 -0800 Boom Clamp http://www.hotsailsmaui.com/forum/viewtopic.php?pid=53590#53590 53590@http://www.hotsailsmaui.com/forum Doesn't read in the blurb like you canWhile I'm at it, I might as well admit my boom is a Mauisails boom, and the boom clamp is the best I have used, [ sorry ] Doesn't read in the blurb like you can
While I'm at it, I might as well admit my boom is a Mauisails boom, and the boom clamp is the best I have used, [ sorry ]

]]> Fri, 12 Mar 2010 10:47:40 -0800 Boom Clamp http://www.hotsailsmaui.com/forum/viewtopic.php?pid=53589#53589 53589@http://www.hotsailsmaui.com/forum uwe wrote:you can use the hsm booms without a shim on a rdm mast... Really??

uwe wrote:

you can use the hsm booms without a shim on a rdm mast...

Really??

]]> Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:03:01 -0800 February pictures http://www.hotsailsmaui.com/forum/viewtopic.php?pid=53588#53588 53588@http://www.hotsailsmaui.com/forum Brent /Maui Skimmers "What do you think of liberals?" http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l304/mysterybob/january/Michi7213.jpg
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]]> Fri, 12 Mar 2010 01:38:05 -0800 Boom Clamp http://www.hotsailsmaui.com/forum/viewtopic.php?pid=53587#53587 53587@http://www.hotsailsmaui.com/forum Hi,you can use the hsm booms without a shim on a rdm mast... Hi,

you can use the hsm booms without a shim on a rdm mast...

]]> Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:22:10 -0800 Boom Clamp http://www.hotsailsmaui.com/forum/viewtopic.php?pid=53586#53586 53586@http://www.hotsailsmaui.com/forum Simply because shims are great shockabsorbers.With almost any MASTbrand you get no warranty when you don,t use the shim. Simply because shims are great shockabsorbers.
With almost any MASTbrand you get no warranty when you don,t use the shim.

]]> Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:19:07 -0800 Boom Clamp http://www.hotsailsmaui.com/forum/viewtopic.php?pid=53585#53585 53585@http://www.hotsailsmaui.com/forum One of the things I disliked about using SDM masts in my UL's was that when I had the boom near the top of the cutout, the plastic hook on the boom clamp always caught the luff sleeve and I had to pull the sleeve over the hook every time the sail set on that side. When I started to use an RDM, my cheap carbon boom had a clamp which could be used on RDM masts without a shim, and the narrower mast meant that the clamp never caught on the sleeve and it was great. I have since switched booms, and the new boom has a clamp which needs a shim......I'm now back to pulling the luff over the hook.Just wondered, since you specialise in RDM masts, why your booms don't have a clamp which doesn't need a shim? I also find using a shim a bit of a pain. One of the things I disliked about using SDM masts in my UL's was that when I had the boom near the top of the cutout, the plastic hook on the boom clamp always caught the luff sleeve and I had to pull the sleeve over the hook every time the sail set on that side. When I started to use an RDM, my cheap carbon boom had a clamp which could be used on RDM masts without a shim, and the narrower mast meant that the clamp never caught on the sleeve and it was great. I have since switched booms, and the new boom has a clamp which needs a shim......I'm now back to pulling the luff over the hook.

Just wondered, since you specialise in RDM masts, why your booms don't have a clamp which doesn't need a shim? I also find using a shim a bit of a pain.

]]> Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:15:48 -0800 Thread for stupid and or irrelevant comments unrelated to windsurfing! http://www.hotsailsmaui.com/forum/viewtopic.php?pid=53584#53584 53584@http://www.hotsailsmaui.com/forum Up in the land of Tormod:Norway doomsday seed vault hits 1/2 million markOSLO, Norway – Two years after receiving its first deposits, a "doomsday" seed vault on an Arctic island has amassed half a million seed samples, making it the world's most diverse repository of crop seeds, the vault's operators announced Thursday.Cary Fowler — who heads the trust that oversees the seed collection, which is 620 miles (1,000 kilometers) from the North Pole, said the facility now houses at least one-third of the world's crop seeds."In my lifetime, I don't think we'll go over 1.5 million. I'd be rather surprised if we go over a million," Fowler told The Associated Press. "At that point, we'd have all the diversity in the world ... and the most secure samples."Located in Norway's remote Svalbard archipelago, the Svalbard Global Seed Vault is a safeguard against wars or natural disasters wiping out food crops around the globe. It was opened in 2008 as a master backup to the world's other 1,400 seed banks, in case their deposits are lost. Up in the land of Tormod:
Norway doomsday seed vault hits 1/2 million mark
OSLO, Norway – Two years after receiving its first deposits, a "doomsday" seed vault on an Arctic island has amassed half a million seed samples, making it the world's most diverse repository of crop seeds, the vault's operators announced Thursday.
Cary Fowler — who heads the trust that oversees the seed collection, which is 620 miles (1,000 kilometers) from the North Pole, said the facility now houses at least one-third of the world's crop seeds.
"In my lifetime, I don't think we'll go over 1.5 million. I'd be rather surprised if we go over a million," Fowler told The Associated Press. "At that point, we'd have all the diversity in the world ... and the most secure samples."
Located in Norway's remote Svalbard archipelago, the Svalbard Global Seed Vault is a safeguard against wars or natural disasters wiping out food crops around the globe. It was opened in 2008 as a master backup to the world's other 1,400 seed banks, in case their deposits are lost.

]]> Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:09:45 -0800 more Bob pictures http://www.hotsailsmaui.com/forum/viewtopic.php?pid=53583#53583 53583@http://www.hotsailsmaui.com/forum no problem Italian Stallion."But for sure we will see in november again."a hui ho kakou and see you then no problem Italian Stallion.

"But for sure we will see in november again."

a hui ho kakou and see you then

]]> Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:01:04 -0800 more Bob pictures http://www.hotsailsmaui.com/forum/viewtopic.php?pid=53582#53582 53582@http://www.hotsailsmaui.com/forum Thanks Bob...for share the pics, we are so sorry that we didn't met you.. for say good bye.. But for sure we will see in november again.Take Care... Andrea and Lara. Thanks Bob...for share the pics,
we are so sorry that we didn't met you.. for say good bye..
But for sure we will see in november again.

Take Care...
Andrea and Lara.

]]> Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:40:19 -0800 Thread for stupid and or irrelevant comments unrelated to windsurfing! http://www.hotsailsmaui.com/forum/viewtopic.php?pid=53581#53581 53581@http://www.hotsailsmaui.com/forum A psychiatrist was conducting a group therapy session with four young mothers and their small children. "You all have obsessions," he observed.To the first mother, Mary, he said, "You are obsessed with eating.  You've even named your daughter Candy."He turned to the second Mom, Ann: "Your obsession is with money. Again, it manifests itself in your child's name, Penny."He turned to the third Mom, Joyce: "Your obsession is alcohol. This too shows itself in your child's name, Brandy."At this point, the fourth mother, Kathy, quietly got up, took her little boy by the hand, and whispered, "Come on, Dick, this guy has no idea what he's talking about. Let's pick up Peter and Willy from school and go get dinner. A psychiatrist was conducting a group therapy session with four young mothers and their small children. "You all have obsessions," he observed.

To the first mother, Mary, he said, "You are obsessed with eating.  You've even named your daughter Candy."

He turned to the second Mom, Ann: "Your obsession is with money. Again, it manifests itself in your child's name, Penny."

He turned to the third Mom, Joyce: "Your obsession is alcohol. This too shows itself in your child's name, Brandy."

At this point, the fourth mother, Kathy, quietly got up, took her little boy by the hand, and whispered, "Come on, Dick, this guy has no idea what he's talking about. Let's pick up Peter and Willy from school and go get dinner.

]]> Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:24:19 -0800 considering getting an AHD sea lion. Any input appreciated http://www.hotsailsmaui.com/forum/viewtopic.php?pid=53580#53580 53580@http://www.hotsailsmaui.com/forum I'd love to let your sealion get a nice home in Sweden GP, but the freight and taxes for are horrible. I'd love to let your sealion get a nice home in Sweden GP, but the freight and taxes for are horrible.

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