Ripper! 
Bet you can't wait for a windy weekend now 
My nose job is coming along nicely, finished gluing some errant bits of divinycell down today. Should be able to start grinding tomorrow...
Looks good Gestalt. It will interesting to see it in action. Maybe a SEQ team weekend at burrun might get us back infront.
Can't believe the damage you did nebbian. Didn't look like you went over the hard.
Hey QldSalty,
It wasn't that catapult that did most of the damage, it was the accumulation of 18 months worth of learning, combined with many, many bodgy repairs... 
Both sides of the nose had no tension-strength at all, which meant that the rigidity of the nose was woeful. Not surprising really that it did what it did.
Hopefully the new shape will be a bit stronger 
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Originally posted by nebbian
It wasn't that catapult that did most of the damage, it was the accumulation of 18 months worth of learning, combined with many, many bodgy repairs...
Looks like we could be getting some green arrows at the weekend, what are everyones plans?
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Originally posted by Gestalt
got the new board today...
the photos don't do it justice. it's 220 long and 75 wide.
graphics look slick.
i also checked out the new freestyle board he's building. very nice.
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Originally posted by fitz66
Looks like we could be getting some green arrows at the weekend, what are everyones plans?
I'm busy Sat arvo so I am going to try Golden Beach in the morning, If it stays easterly long runs straight up and down the passage
Saturday hey, I might bring my 111 board up for an Easterly and see what we can do for the 1 hour or something like that.
Hey Gestalt , that board of yours doesn't have concaves does it?
has an entry concave.
then follows into the channel step (CS). just like my formula board, speed board and every other slalom board pete has ever built me.
works a treat.
Put up a photo of the bottom if you have time. I'd be interested to see what it looks like.
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Originally posted by qldsalty
Put up a photo of the bottom if you have time. I'd be interested to see what it looks like.
Those yellow arrows are back... (they were red before)
Anyone want to give me a hand to sail 100km on Saturday? Looks like my blue sweetie-pie might just be back on the water by then...
Got to get those crow eaters off the top of one table, at least!
guy. my pc is dead. my hard drive won't power up. 
so i can't post photos and stuff from home or get online. will hopefully be back up and running in the next few days.
bugger, bigger........
Not good Gestalt, and after all that work you did on the spreadsheet too! 
I take it you've checked all the obvious things?
I could use this moment to say something about a little company in Cupertino, California but that would be a low blow. Data loss isn't a laughing matter
Do you think you've lost much?
Getstalt, I hope you had a backup If you did'nt make sure you install a 2nd hard drive and back up to that regularly. If you are using XP, there is NT backup on the install CD. Don't know about Vista. I've got a spare drive if you need one.
Haggar, You in sunny Redcliffe yet? Where are going Saturday? 100km plus, can you do it?
hi guys, i have a backup from about 2 months ago.
so i lost a lot of data. windwanderers, work, family stuff.... bugger bugger bugger... i am going to try and fault find with a multi meter. wish me luck!
good news is that the spreadsheet is the only thing i still have. it was at work.
i have almost finished it and some testing has proven all good. it's the bee's knee's.
once it is finalised i'll make it available to all.
Yeah Mr Salty, been at Scarborough/Redcliffe all week, still unpacking. I might be tied up on the weekend, let me know where u r going and I'll see if I can make it 
If you guys are going for a 100 klms tomorrow I'd better get on the water early, I have to stop sailing about 1.30. May the force be with you
So, you up for it Fitz?
I put some spray putty on today, board looks a bit average but should be watertight. Anyone from the team reckon they get on the water, so the session counts?
I went spastic with the sewing machine today, made a custom GPS-holder for my arm, zipper, velcro, elastic, tulle, the works. Don't want to have another session with crappy data
Banking on an early start tomorrow as well [}:)]
I'm planning on hitting the water by 9.30 and getting 4 hours sailing in. The forecast is for 15-20 knots so fingers crossed, I've gotta give this Koncept a workout and I have borrowed a 103 Flow as well....I feel the need.....the need for speed
What size KA Koncept is it? And what size fin you got for the flow? On the boards forum they say this:
Fin size = (5 x sail size in m^2) + 2cm.
Seems to work for me, last time I was out with a 7m I did a back to back comparison of the 31cm and a 37cm fin on my flow, the 37 was faster by a country mile...
= (5 x 7m^2) + 2cm
= 35 + 2cm
= 37 cm.
