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Axis 1300 - rear stab choice?

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Created by northy1 > 9 months ago, 27 Jun 2021
northy1
491 posts
27 Jun 2021 3:30PM
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After lots of deliberation, i think im going to get a Axis 1300 for light winds and super glide (low itermediate, 90kg + wetty using 110 and 6m unit that i might chop in for a 6.5 or 7m Slick..tbc), as an "upgrade" from my current Naish 2000.

I have read a few people on here loving the 1300 (or 1150)....What rear stabs are people using....as a general do it all for my skill, weight etc

- the flat 460?
- 440 allrounder?
- 420 with the tips?

(or if i cant source this lot...will go the 1800 HA Naish as fallback)

Thanks a lot,
Northy

bigtone667
NSW, 1543 posts
27 Jun 2021 7:43PM
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I have tried the 400, 370, 340 + 460HA with the 1300. My preference is the 340 simply becaused made riding more fun.

Pumps well, glides well and turns well.


northy1
491 posts
28 Jun 2021 8:08PM
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bigtone667 said..
I have tried the 400, 370, 340 + 460HA with the 1300. My preference is the 340 simply becaused made riding more fun.

Pumps well, glides well and turns well.




thank you BT!

BBN
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30 Jun 2021 3:28PM
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I'm on a 1150 with 440 tail. Had a 400 first but my jibe success rate dropped to 20%. With the 440 i got back to 95%. On a tiny lake with gusty Winds. I guess it is a matter of experience and skill.

bigtone667
NSW, 1543 posts
30 Jun 2021 6:16PM
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BBN said..
I'm on a 1150 with 440 tail. Had a 400 first but my jibe success rate dropped to 20%. With the 440 i got back to 95%. On a tiny lake with gusty Winds. I guess it is a matter of experience and skill.


Time on the water and giving your muscle memory time to adapt to the different equipment.

Over 2 years, I went...

1020/440 standard fuse
1050/440/400 short fuse
1050/409/370/460HA crazy short fuse
1300/370/340 ultra crazy short

Changing the rear stab or fuse makes a huge difference.

J Foz
WA, 101 posts
30 Jun 2021 4:18PM
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Hey northy1 . The 440 axis is one of the easier stabs to control, they are cheap enough and plentiful, why make life difficult? Use the gear that provides the most fun, then as you improve get a faster stab mate. ??

Bender
WA, 2235 posts
30 Jun 2021 6:57PM
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northy1 said..
After lots of deliberation, i think im going to get a Axis 1300 for light winds and super glide (low itermediate, 90kg + wetty using 110 and 6m unit that i might chop in for a 6.5 or 7m Slick..tbc), as an "upgrade" from my current Naish 2000.

I have read a few people on here loving the 1300 (or 1150)....What rear stabs are people using....as a general do it all for my skill, weight etc

- the flat 460?
- 440 allrounder?
- 420 with the tips?

(or if i cant source this lot...will go the 1800 HA Naish as fallback)

Thanks a lot,
Northy


I have had more than 15 session including long downwiders (paddle) on the 1300 front wing. So far I've used the 370 and 460 and a chopped 440 (now 320). The best by far eas the 460. This was on the short fuse.

northy1
491 posts
30 Jun 2021 10:08PM
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Thanks Bender and J Foz - really appreciate the feedback!

northy1
491 posts
11 Aug 2021 8:09PM
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Update: i got the 1150 and 910 PNG in the end. And 420 stab.
Gybe succes was about 20%....then i tried a mates 500 stab and it was like i became Kai Lenny overnight.....gybes become 99%, going switch for as long as i want..swapping feet etc!
So now i need to buy somnething - do i go smaller than 500....but need to maintain the gybes etc....go to the 440?

heysup
12 posts
15 Aug 2021 8:50PM
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I have three sessions on the 1300, short fuse.awesome wing. Only thing I have noticed so far is that with the 370 you get the earliest lift,( I can fly in 8-9kt with a slick 6) , and 420 should be a bit faster but not sure yet ( changing conditions etc)

steview
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15 Aug 2021 11:34PM
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J Foz said..
Hey northy1 . The 440 axis is one of the easier stabs to control, they are cheap enough and plentiful, why make life difficult? Use the gear that provides the most fun, then as you improve get a faster stab mate. ??


Hi , do you have any experience of the 390 gap ? And how it would compare to the 440 ?

steview
61 posts
18 Aug 2021 12:56AM
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northy1 said..
Update: i got the 1150 and 910 PNG in the end. And 420 stab.
Gybe succes was about 20%....then i tried a mates 500 stab and it was like i became Kai Lenny overnight.....gybes become 99%, going switch for as long as i want..swapping feet etc!
So now i need to buy somnething - do i go smaller than 500....but need to maintain the gybes etc....go to the 440?


Sounds like you've answered your own question! Is there any reason you wouldn't get a 500 if it made you that good ? I'm looking at a 440 or 500 ( currently got 390 gap ) and your post has made me favour the 500 as I need every bit of help I can get until I'm more experienced



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