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Reply in Topic: Pesky Neighbor
philn
philn
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5 Aug 2026 8:45am
And here I was thinking “Pesky Neighbor” was going to be Canadians bitching about the USA!
Reply in Topic: Torx head screws
philn
philn
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20 Jul 2026 12:38am
Anyone know where I can buy long Torx t30 screws as used by Starboard? The starbox thrusters use a short screw and I want to use US box fins in the thruster boxes but the starbox screw that it comes with is too short. SO I am looking for a long screw like what they supply for the rear fins.






philn
philn
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1121 posts
19 Jul 2026 9:45am
Goya is constant curve in 340 and 460, and flextop in 370, 400 and 430.
Reply in Topic: Boardbags
philn
philn
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1121 posts
3 Jul 2026 8:30am
If you go roller bag, severne is the lightest.
philn
philn
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27 Jun 2026 3:26pm
I have the 2020 Cube 87, 2020 Cube 98 L and a Severne Pyro 105 L at home, a 2016 Cube 95 L in South Africa for Christmas holidays, and a 2020 Cube 106 L in Puerto Rico for long weekend trips. I ride all of them as a twin in cross on and quads in cross or cross off. The Cubes are absolutely brilliant boards. The Pyro is a great board, but for me the Cube has something special.

I ride front strap in front hole, back strap in back hole for cross and cross off, and one further forward for cross on. Mast base is always behind the middle of the mast track. For quad I use the stock MFC front fins and K4 incinerator rear. For twin I use Black Project Epic Wave. The stock MFC rear fins were very meh, tossing them away was an instant performance upgrade. For quads rear fins I go slightly smaller than stock fins and for twins I go quite big. For reference I weigh 90 kg.

Fin size wise, for 106 L I use 17.5 Black Project fins for twin, and K4 incinerator 16 cm rears. I think the stock MFC rears were 16.5 and very wide, so a lot more area than the K4s. For 98 L I use 16.5 cm for twins and for quad rears I use 15.5 cm K4 Incinerator.
Topic: El Nino
philn
philn
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16 May 2026 11:43pm
El Nino is supposed to be really strong this year. Ocean temperatures in some parts of the world are already at record highs.
What will El Nino do to the wind in different parts of the world?
Will there be anywhere in the world that might have better wind conditions than normal because of El Nino, or is El Nino typically bad for windsurfing wind everywhere?