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General Gps & Speed Waves Foiling Gear Reviews Lost & Found WA NSW QLD SA VIC TAS
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lanky
lanky
QLD
213 posts
lanky lanky
QLD, 213 posts
3 Sep 2007 9:33pm
Just out of interest:
What length harness lines do you use?
How tall are you?
and for what do you use them?


reason for asking:
I have been playing with my short and long lines and I can't deside which ones are better? I am 6"2 so am starting to lean towards the shorties.
Al McLeod
Al McLeod
VIC
633 posts
Al McLeod Al McLeod
VIC, 633 posts
3 Sep 2007 9:36pm
go with a higher boom and longer harness lines.
cribbys got this article on it. www.guycribb.com/userfiles/documents/The%20Truth%20About%20Harness%20Lines.pdf
elmo
elmo
WA
8894 posts
elmo elmo
WA, 8894 posts
3 Sep 2007 10:26pm
28"
6" apart
6'1" (185cm)
Seat Harness
Waves and Speed same setup
jord070
jord070
WA
1109 posts
jord070 jord070
WA, 1109 posts
3 Sep 2007 11:09pm
22"s and around 170cm tall, i use them for my wave sails, and my cross over, for my others i used 24's and all with waist harness
fitz66
fitz66
QLD
575 posts
fitz66 fitz66
QLD, 575 posts
4 Sep 2007 8:08am
180cm tall,seat harness 24-30 adjustable lines.
DavMen
DavMen
NSW
1510 posts
DavMen DavMen
NSW, 1510 posts
4 Sep 2007 9:26am
181cm tall, waist and seat harness, 24" lines

Don't you love the way we stil mix metric and imperial measurements
firiebob
firiebob
WA
3182 posts
firiebob firiebob
WA, 3182 posts
4 Sep 2007 7:36am
185cm tall, seat & 24" lines. But I'm going to try longer.
ka43
ka43
NSW
3105 posts
ka43 ka43
NSW, 3105 posts
4 Sep 2007 11:58am
180cm tall
seat harness = 28" lines on race sails.
waist harness = 26" lines on wave sails.
Long arms

Once youve had long you'll never go back.
Haggar
Haggar
QLD
1670 posts
Haggar Haggar
QLD, 1670 posts
4 Sep 2007 1:08pm
Just changed to 28 " with seat harness and seems heaps better for speed. Would use shorter with waist harness. The 'Faster' DVD has quite a bit on this with boom heights as well.
sailquik
sailquik
VIC
6171 posts
sailquik sailquik
VIC, 6171 posts
4 Sep 2007 2:19pm
Is that the length of the line itself or the distance of the loop from the boom?

That might sound pedantic, but I tend to use longer lines, party because I have them a bit wider apart on the boom than some, especially with large sails.

Mine are probably about 30-32 inches and I use a seat harness for everything. 177cm tall.
Crash Landing
Crash Landing
NSW
1173 posts
Crash Landing Crash Landing
NSW, 1173 posts
4 Sep 2007 2:47pm
185 and 28's
ka43
ka43
NSW
3105 posts
ka43 ka43
NSW, 3105 posts
4 Sep 2007 3:56pm
Hey Andrew,
the distance is the total length of the lines.
If someone says they are usiing 26" lines you still dont know how far apart they are.
I reckon this could make them the proper 26" if you have each tab right next to each other (my preference) or 22" or even less if they are wide apart.
That Guy Cribb/Intuition bloke has a great way of finding the correct sweet spot for your lines. We tried it and it is spot on.
Cheers.
big-gazza
big-gazza
WA
101 posts
big-gazza big-gazza
WA, 101 posts
4 Sep 2007 6:30pm
Just measured mine-
6'5"
29" lines
hand width apart
dakine surf/seat
Zed
Zed
WA
1274 posts
Zed Zed
WA, 1274 posts
4 Sep 2007 8:17pm
20" even tempted to go for 18s! When u first go on shorter lines u freak out a bit, but once used to it feels heaps better.
NotWal
NotWal
QLD
7436 posts
NotWal NotWal
QLD, 7436 posts
4 Sep 2007 11:09pm
29" (thinking of shortening them a tad)
170
waist harness and just under chin high boom
Tozza
Tozza
WA
160 posts
Tozza Tozza
WA, 160 posts
4 Sep 2007 9:37pm
Hey,

I'm about 183cm.
Mainly free-ride looking to freestyle a bit.
At the moment I use 26cm Dakine lines, positioned < hand width.
Waist harness.

I spend a season on 22cm lines but then switched back to the longer lines. I believe the longer lines help with earlier planning.
Troppo
Troppo
WA
887 posts
Troppo Troppo
WA, 887 posts
4 Sep 2007 9:46pm
6'5
waist harness
just changed to
24" lines on wave gear used 18's 20' 22',
may go longer for speed i think it might help when bearing awway.
have them nearly toughing maybe 2-3 fingers apart and boom at top of cut out.
jord070
jord070
WA
1109 posts
jord070 jord070
WA, 1109 posts
5 Sep 2007 12:11am
quote:
Originally posted by Zed

20" even tempted to go for 18s! When u first go on shorter lines u freak out a bit, but once used to it feels heaps better.


so true, agree 100% but i learnd on short lines, 22's and than whent to 24's and didnt like them, i wanna try some 18's but cant find them anywhere, not even 20's so im stuck with 22'2, but still, i think you get better power tranfure being closer to the sail, and the center of gravity being closer
jord070
jord070
WA
1109 posts
jord070 jord070
WA, 1109 posts
5 Sep 2007 12:13am
quote:
Originally posted by Tozza

Hey,

I'm about 183cm.
Mainly free-ride looking to freestyle a bit.
At the moment I use 26cm Dakine lines, positioned < hand width.
Waist harness.

I spend a season on 22cm lines but then switched back to the longer lines. I believe the longer lines help with earlier planning.



dont you meen inches, cm's would be to small, not even get your hook in
SurfConnect
SurfConnect
QLD
1674 posts
SurfConnect SurfConnect
QLD, 1674 posts
5 Sep 2007 10:36am
I use 18" on my slalom boom. Nice and close, lean right out and dont have to use much arm strength. Formula boom I use longer as I set the boom to forehead height instead of shoulder high. If you are unsure, get some adjustable then you can try until you find the most comfy length for yourself.
ka222
ka222
VIC
633 posts
ka222 ka222
VIC, 633 posts
5 Sep 2007 12:51pm
I use 18"
they feel really short at first and when anyone gets on my kit they cant use whinge!
but i am trying to learn one handed backs and fowards and yeah seems to feel better close to the rig!

then again if you use bigger sails you definatly need longer lines... the biggest sail i ever use is a 5.7...
wormy
wormy
QLD
679 posts
wormy wormy
QLD, 679 posts
5 Sep 2007 5:17pm
182cm
Waist harness
24inch bump & jump, small wave sailing North Qld
Don't want longer lines here, get to close to the crocs
easty
easty
TAS
2213 posts
easty easty
TAS, 2213 posts
6 Sep 2007 11:24pm
184 cm tall, long legs, used 22" when was using seat harness. Changed to waist harness, using same lines, no problems. Mainly blasting around on 80L / 90L boards. I may have bad technique, but found the change from seat to waist not too bad.
4XL
4XL
VIC
222 posts
4XL 4XL
VIC, 222 posts
7 Sep 2007 9:21am
30inch on everything except when sailing below 6.5m then i use 28inch
195
hand width apart
seat

cheers
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