remember this board?

merde · Joined: 19 Apr 2007 Posts: 7

I just saw this on craigslist!
anyone remember this beauty?
souvenir, souvenir.

cheers

jingebritsen · Joined: 21 Aug 2002 Posts: 3371

That finbox will blow out faster than shinnola if you put anything other than a very small fin in it. That football fin is an immediate throw away. Dunno if it's worth more than a wall ornament...

wdsurf · Joined: 22 May 1999 Posts: 335

that was my fist short board 1984 had a hookipa also both fin boxes i replaced twice.fun boards in their time.

speedysailor · Joined: 11 Sep 2007 Posts: 841

Notice how far forward the mast track is. I don't think it could take a sail that isn't fifteen or more years old. Like most old windsurfers, if you don't have a matching rig, you don't have anymore than a badly shaped surfboard.

Jrobb · Joined: 20 Aug 2005 Posts: 217

likesitwindy · Joined: 09 Nov 1997 Posts: 49

anything after this year would NOT ( one guy said 2000 ??? ) huh ?? Also ...when I worked at The Helm ...these boards are left there alot ...people think that they are going to a good home ( kinda like the SPCA for old unwanted windsurf boards !! ?? ) I sure did send ALOT of these boards to the grave (RIP) with a hacksaw there ...sad but true ! Most of these looked brand new ...like the board in the picture ! Recycle ...good for the can and good for the (old plastic windsurf board ??!!)

speedysailor · Joined: 11 Sep 2007 Posts: 841

Where's the helm? I can't see cutting them up for the landfill. I once brought a board that had it's mast track pulled out by the surf on me to a recycle shack. I said it was useless to me, but a guy said >>it can float, can't it?<<

Jamiewatts · Joined: 22 Sep 2006 Posts: 7

yes of course old boards don't match new technology. Nonetheless, someone will have a lot of fun on the Diamond Head. For sheer fun, has been hard for me to beat my Vintage Windsurfer Rocket 83 - not as fast as newer boards, but wow it turns fast, and is built like a tank. The mast foot is ridiculously far forward on that board too - makes for a different stance, but works fine (though on a wave it loves to burry the nose - ouch).

jimbeall · Joined: 01 Aug 2001 Posts: 30

Best use: take off the foot straps and make a bench for the backyard, no splinters and nice graphics. Enjoy Razz

while dreaming of great sessions.