Hi all, just wondering if anyone with the white/black NP X9 200-260 carbon boom could tell me what it weighs and are they strong? It's very hard to get specs on them, I'm thinking of getting one to use it for Formula 10m as well as 7.7 slalom. My only concern is it might be a bit heavy for the slalom sail. I was holding out for a second hand Enigma but they seem to be Hard to come by. Thanks.
Hi Tinlyds
I'm not sure of the weight or strength.
I presume its all relative.
I suppose it depends if your a heavy guy like me.
I have a NP X9 225 - 265 carbon and a Unifiber 180 - 240 carbon.
Even on my 7.8 warp , 225 , I prefer the more solid and heavy NP.
But I am 120 kg and I do put a lot of flexing stress on my equipment.
Personally , I believe a heavier solid boom is better than a lighter flexier one.
However if your a light guy , its probably a load of crap that I have just waffled on about 
I got one and it weighs in at 3.8 kg but that's with adj. harness lines and adj. outhaul
and yeah rock solid , but I only use it on a 9.5m with around 246cm extension
Select to expand quoteducati said..
I got one and it weighs in at 3.8 kg but that's with adj. harness lines and adj. outhaul
and yeah rock solid , but I only use it on a 9.5m with around 246cm extension
Thanks Ducati that's not too heavy.
I just decided to weigh my older NP carbon 225 - 270 formula boom and it was 3.4kg fully kitted out. So I'm thinking the new models have been beefed up slightly.
On mine the dia. of the arms at the front inc. grip is 32mm tapering out towards the back to 38mm inc. grip
and the adj tailpiece is 30mm dia
If that helps 
