Hi, I have my dad's old gear from the 80s. The universal joint rubber has perished and I can't find a new replacement that would fit as the base which fits to the board is different style. Board is a Blake Spirit. It has a metal disc 27mm diameter and 44 thick which fits into the board. Any suggestions? Thanks!
I think you'll have a great deal of trouble buying one, even if you find an old secondhand one it will be in the same condition. I think your best bet is to find a good handyman that can modify it to fit a new universal joint on to that strange base.
Select to expand quote80sgirl said..
Hi, I have my dad's old gear from the 80s. The universal joint rubber has perished and I can't find a new replacement that would fit as the base which fits to the board is different style. Board is a Blake Spirit. It has a metal disc 27mm diameter and 44 thick which fits into the board. Any suggestions? Thanks!
I suspect this is a NZ board so suggest you post on a NZ windsurfing or sailing site if any exist as is quite likely since this was made in NZ.
"(extract from the NZWA Instructors Handbook)
After Jim Drake and Hoyle Schweitzer invented the windsurfer and patented the "freesaiI' system the Europeans popularised the sport with Schweitzer enforcing his patent around the world except here in New Zealand. We did not see any windsurfers here until 1973 when a few people started bringing them in from overseas trips. In 1974/75 John Baanders produced the first New Zealand board, the SAILSURFER' and one design racing became moderately popular. Then the The Super Star became the biggest one design class in NZ, followed much later by the Challenger and the Blake Spirit - both built in NZ and much later the imported Mistral One Design became the biggest fleet in New Zealand and later became the Olympic class from 1993 to 2004."
www.windsurfingnz.org/node/1505
