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westender
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If you need a fin to try I have one. When I got my RW , the one that came with, wasn't making it.  |
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stringp
Joined: 20 Aug 2000
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| Posted: Mon Jul 27, 2015 12:07 pm Post subject: |
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| Have given up on the XL due to cash flow. Trying to get my red fish to work. The blue fish is a great board but the red fish is SOOOO draggy. In any lull the board falls off a plane. Tried different main fins: no help. I need massive power straight down wind to get it to go. The thrusters on the red fish have almost 0 can't while the blue fish has 10 degrees or so. Strange. Next step is taking the thrusters off. Does anyone fight the same problem? |
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westender
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Location: Portland / Gorge
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| Posted: Mon Jul 27, 2015 2:05 pm Post subject: |
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| The Aug. 1 Bob's Beach Pot Luck is also the Inaugural "Vintage Day". I will bring my XL Open Ocean!! You can ride it only if you promise to give it back. Everyone with a sense of humor, bring your oldest treasures. Pass the shrimps on their old junk. |
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isobars
Joined: 12 Dec 1999
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| Posted: Mon Jul 27, 2015 2:37 pm Post subject: |
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| stringp wrote: | | I need massive power straight down wind to get it to go. |
Excuse the dumb question, but not knowing your sailing skills I gotta ask: Don't you mean in a broad reach? ANY board needs to be massively overpowered to initiate planing at or near straight downwind, and it's still difficult. |
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stringp
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| Posted: Mon Jul 27, 2015 10:04 pm Post subject: |
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| Ridden a lot of boards over the years. The only thing that may be more draggy than the red fish is a multi thruster and main fin gorge animal from back in the day. |
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isobans
Joined: 08 Aug 2010
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| Posted: Tue Jul 28, 2015 3:43 pm Post subject: |
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| stringp wrote: | | Ridden a lot of boards over the years. The only thing that may be more draggy than the red fish is a multi thruster and main fin gorge animal from back in the day. |
Brucie here. Come on ISO, here's your prompt for pages of gorge animal comments. |
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ciobst
Joined: 20 Jun 2006
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| Posted: Tue Jul 28, 2015 3:48 pm Post subject: |
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| Are the thrusters glassed in? If not, take them out and put in a bigger main fin. Thrusters and tri fin setups work really well in wound up high wind conditions. They drag like an anchor is light marginal wind. |
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isobars
Joined: 12 Dec 1999
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| Posted: Tue Jul 28, 2015 6:58 pm Post subject: |
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| stringp wrote: | | Ridden a lot of boards over the years. The only thing that may be more draggy than the red fish is a multi thruster and main fin gorge animal from back in the day. |
Sounds like someone never rode a Bonzer, or at least never learned to power them right. |
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westender
Joined: 02 Aug 2007
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Location: Portland / Gorge
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| Posted: Tue Jul 28, 2015 9:09 pm Post subject: |
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| Don't feel too bad P. You do better than many guys your size. |
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stringp
Joined: 20 Aug 2000
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| Posted: Fri Jul 31, 2015 12:14 pm Post subject: |
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| Thanks for the offer on the 130 XL Westender. I should be there on Saturday. On the red 259 fish front I was able to remove the thrusters (someone had swapped right and left) and replace them with inserts fashioned out of some 1/4 inch plexiglass. We'll see if that improves the draggy bitch. I can't imagine that having the cant wrong on the thrusters would make that much difference seeing as they are so small. |
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