OK, I'll be swift... Don't know much about that board... Longboard, old model. Come with a centre board (bored) You need to work out what fin box is in the board (US box, power box). Probably best to take it to a shop... Where in Australia are you - Perhaps we can point you toward the closest shop in your state (of Australia).

Do you have a sail, mast, boom, base, extension etc etc. These items will help a lot with on the water time...

BTW, I would avoid fabricating anything at this stage!

Wow, thanks for the quick responses and excellent comments. I think you all have doen it. Now I'll try to get a 'us box' fin and I should be good to go. It has everything else in ggod shape, so hopefully I can be on the water asap. Now all I have to do is learn how to windsurf. I've been sailing for about 25 years and snowboarding for about 20 years so I am hoping that I will be able to pick it up fairly quickly. The only thing I haven't been able to think through is how to jibe and tack...do you step around in front of the mast? Or somehow duck under the boom? Maybe that is a stupid question...probably should at least watch a few videos or observe someone first huh?

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Originally posted by bnelse92

Yeah, what does that even mean? I'm guessing this is a pretty basic board? Or is it decent?

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That all depends... It is old... If it were a human, we'd call it a Snowy Guy, due to the white/grey hair It may have been "decent" in 1982. It may still be ok as a means of entering the sport. If it was free, then that was a fair price. Where did you get it from ebay Trading post Pay for it in AUD or USD (EDIT: aquired for free, missed that before)

Oh dear, I feel paranoia coming on again.

What Pugsy, don't tell me you don't feel it too!

No I was already feeling that way, you just reinforced my feelings.

The board is Hardies interpretation of the carbon art. The original freeride had V from the mid section to the tail and about 3mm of tail rocker.
Hardy chopped the nose off and trimmed the rails.
I tidied it up a bit, added a 3mm piece of d'cell to the tail to flatten the rocker and V.
So it's now got V from just in front of mast track to just behind front foot strap, then goes flat to tail.

You have a good board with which to start off. You should take all the footstraps off except those that may help you carry it around. You won't need them until you learn some basic skills. Try to find a half battened sail in a moderate size, too.

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Originally posted by bigboard

Try to find a half battened sail in a moderate size, too.

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Just when I thought you were starting to make sense, you suggest something like this.
Why would anybody want one of those horrible unstable contraptions, especially a learner????
Next you'll be telling him to make sure he has left and right handed harness lines!!

Camms probably aren't a good idea to learn with, but a nice stable fully battened wave or freeride sail is the way to go.

I actually live in the States (Michigan to be exact). I would love to get to Australia someday though. I found this forum on Google. You guys seem very knowledgable and friendly and I appreciate the comments. Where I will likely be using the board is on some bigger inland lakes with moderate winds and very light seas. I don't know if I will ever take it out onto the big lakes (i.e. Lake Michigan or Huron) just because it will probably just live 'up north' at the cottage. It sounds like there is a pretty active windsurfing scene in Australia. If I ever make it 'down under' I will have to check it out. So by what I am hearing, this board being a little long and with a centerboard should work ok with lighter winds. Sounds like it will be fun to try out.

where in michigan i am in birmingham (north of detroit) maybe we can teach eachother on our old boards.

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