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Created by Magic Ride > 9 months ago, 19 May 2017
Magic Ride
719 posts
19 May 2017 12:47AM
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Hey guys,

A co-worker of mine wants to get rid of his O'Brien sailboard for next to nothing. Comes complete with gear. It looks pretty floaty but unfortunately pretty narrow for a beginner. Another co-worker of mine came up to me the other day when I was out on the water and he wants to get some gear. He took beginning lessons some time back and now wants to get some gear and get more into it. He can't water start yet. He says he can up haul and sail back and forth. I will probably have to work with him a little to get him back up to speed. Do you guys think this board will work for him? I know a wider board would be preferred, but for a cheap price, what do ya think?

Mastbender
1972 posts
19 May 2017 1:07AM
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He should get it for free, stuff that old have no monitory value, so if it doesn't work for him, nothing is lost.
But he should have a go at that.

grich62
QLD, 672 posts
19 May 2017 4:57AM
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it wont take him long to get his balance on that board.i use skinny boards to teach people and they get over the instability pretty quickly.teach them to use the rig and put the center board down


Magic Ride
719 posts
19 May 2017 3:08AM
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grich62 said..
it wont take him long to get his balance on that board.i use skinny boards to teach people and they get over the instability pretty quickly.teach them to use the rig and put the center board down


Cool, that board looks kind of like the Bic Rock board I learned on.

grich62
QLD, 672 posts
19 May 2017 5:36AM
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Magic Ride said..

grich62 said..
it wont take him long to get his balance on that board.i use skinny boards to teach people and they get over the instability pretty quickly.teach them to use the rig and put the center board down


Cool, that board looks kind of like the Bic Rock board I learned on.


its a bic salsa 200l about 330 long

Tardy
5256 posts
19 May 2017 6:10AM
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I like the tennis balls .
the board will get him started ..
if he want s to progress ...spend more later .wider lighter .more modern .= easier.

Imax1
QLD, 4924 posts
19 May 2017 10:12AM
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Keep the tennis balls or extra float , but remember to remove when learning the footstraps or his balls could be all over the place



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