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stringp
Joined: 20 Aug 2000 Posts: 176
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Posted: Thu Sep 06, 2012 10:02 am Post subject: Open Ocean how many liters? |
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Just got an epoxy/carbon Open Ocean at the swap. It's 8'1" and 21" wide. Any ideas on the volume estimate? |
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noshuzbluz
Joined: 18 May 2000 Posts: 791
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Posted: Thu Sep 06, 2012 10:59 am Post subject: |
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Show it to Brian. I wouldn't think that it more than 75-80 ltrs. Does your board have a vent screw? Pics? _________________ The Time a Person Spends Windsurfing is not Deducted from their Lifespan...
http://www.openocean.com |
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isobras
Joined: 17 Jul 2012 Posts: 439
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Posted: Thu Sep 06, 2012 12:40 pm Post subject: |
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Probably upper 60s, possibly as much as 70, probably best suited for 3.7 to 4.7 for bigger guys. |
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noshuzbluz
Joined: 18 May 2000 Posts: 791
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Posted: Thu Sep 06, 2012 8:36 pm Post subject: |
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Brian's going to have a portion of the new website to address volume and how it's used in the design of a board. Hopefully we'll have something together by spring. _________________ The Time a Person Spends Windsurfing is not Deducted from their Lifespan...
http://www.openocean.com |
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westender
Joined: 02 Aug 2007 Posts: 1288 Location: Portland / Gorge
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Posted: Thu Sep 06, 2012 9:48 pm Post subject: |
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Small, medium or large. I'm sure whatever the volume is, it should sail fine for what you bought it for. High wind??
It has to be less than 70 maybe less than 60. Might sail like a 55 or a 80??
No worries. |
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mchaco1
Joined: 08 Sep 2010 Posts: 645
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Posted: Fri Sep 07, 2012 12:34 am Post subject: |
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Mines 8'2 and 70-75ish |
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noshuzbluz
Joined: 18 May 2000 Posts: 791
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Posted: Fri Sep 07, 2012 8:15 am Post subject: |
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mchaco1 wrote: | Mines 8'2 and 70-75ish |
Ya that’s probably more accurate. I was thinking about my 8’2” being closer to 80 liters because when I first talked to Brian about building it I was looking to replace my old 80ltr board. We ended up talking about sail sizes I would use most with it. I told him 4.5 / 5.0 and that’s what I got. It definitely sails smaller than my old board. All I know is when I’m wound up on a 4.5 that board is simply heaven! _________________ The Time a Person Spends Windsurfing is not Deducted from their Lifespan...
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mchaco1
Joined: 08 Sep 2010 Posts: 645
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Posted: Fri Sep 07, 2012 10:51 am Post subject: |
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noshuzbluz wrote: | mchaco1 wrote: | Mines 8'2 and 70-75ish |
Ya that’s probably more accurate. I was thinking about my 8’2” being closer to 80 liters because when I first talked to Brian about building it I was looking to replace my old 80ltr board. We ended up talking about sail sizes I would use most with it. I told him 4.5 / 5.0 and that’s what I got. It definitely sails smaller than my old board. All I know is when I’m wound up on a 4.5 that board is simply heaven! |
Yeah it feels closer to my GF's 65 liter board than my 85 liter one. Mines a '94 though so its probably smaller for its length than yours. |
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stringp
Joined: 20 Aug 2000 Posts: 176
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Posted: Fri Sep 07, 2012 5:04 pm Post subject: |
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Looking at it in my living room it seems too small for the 4.7 to 5.7 I was hoping for. I found another one in the basement of a pawn shop that is an 8'6" , 24" wide. It is a monster compared to the 8'1". May fit the bill for my 195lbs. |
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isobars
Joined: 12 Dec 1999 Posts: 20935
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Posted: Fri Sep 07, 2012 5:26 pm Post subject: |
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A 5.7 on a classically shaped 8-1 OO? Most people had a very hard time believing I could use a 5.2 on the many boards that size I've owned, and they were definitely not OOs. Brian pegs his boards that size for about 3.7-4.7, and he's right. @ 3.2 the chop is rough and a 5.2 tends to "burden" their nose. One could adapt or make do, but given the number of great boards that size in HR, compromise isn't necessary. |
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