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vosadrian said..
I have power XT and normally add 2cm to the recommended luff length. This makes it a little easier to work with the XT release and also allows for more downhaul if required. The great thing about the XT is it is so easy to add more downhaul on the water. 2cm extra gives me enough to get to max downhaul on my sails and still have a bit to spare to enable a bit more lever pressure to change the lever switch from tightening to loosening.

One point worth mentioning is I use the XT base/tendon also which is pretty low profile and mounts the extension pretty close to the board compared to others.

Power XT are ace.

I also agree on board and rig size. Second hand would be a good idea because your going to trash it.

I wonder how long it would take that split system filter to clog ?

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Hold the mast height wise, pointy end down. Spear it hard into some grass. It's got to go in a bit. Standing next to the mast, grab it chest high and shake it as hard as you can. Make it wobble as fast and hard as you can. Walk around the mast to wobble at different angles. It works every time for me. If it doesn't, wobble it harder.

Subsonic said..

Imax1 said..
Seems to me there is not a lot of wind.

Yeah, lack of wind always gets seabreeze niggle arguments going. I really don’t get the fuss.

set the boom with more than enough extension, downhaul the sail all the way, bump the boom extension into the correct position. Simples?

Ok, slightly more complex if you’re rigging a cambered sail, but not by much.

Not much more complex with camms ,just leave 3cm gap.

Gestalt said..

Imax1 said..
I never read mine.

I use one boom for my entire quiver… so i have to read it to set things correctly.

I never read mine because things change depending on how much downhaul I use. On a bigger sail the difference can be more than one hole . I set the downhaul , pull lightly on outhaul with my fingers in the eyelet and set the distance with about 2 cm gap. It’s a vibe thing. Same with downhaul , I do visual cue on top crease, depending on wind. On one of my sails , which I marked with a texta needs 2 cm less on downhaul settings. I like to have about 2 cm gap between pulleys so I can play with my ratchet downhaul if the wind picks up. Some printed numbers can be out on sails. I had a NP sail that was 12 cm out. Not something you would expect from NP. Obviously a printing error. So I’ve learnt to rig by feel not numbers , that’s why I don’t read boom numbers.