How 'bout dis boom?

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Wet Willy
Wet Willy
TAS
2317 posts
TAS, 2317 posts
25 Oct 2008 12:58pm
What do you guys think of the Hot Sails Supermodel?

www.hotsailsmaui.com/2008/booms.php?sail=supermodel

Read the info by clicking on the little arrow next to the photo. I'm interested in hearing what the average Aussie wavesailor makes of these babies.
Leech
Leech
WA
1933 posts
WA, 1933 posts
25 Oct 2008 11:09am
Dis guy know all about da boom.

Leech
Leech
WA
1933 posts
WA, 1933 posts
25 Oct 2008 11:17am
I'm aussie, and I wave sail and I'm average

so...

That boom looks to me like it would be good for flat sails. For sails with a deep draft you would need a more rounded curve at the front of the boom if you didn't want the sail cloth to sit on the boom.

i dunno.
NotWal
NotWal
QLD
7436 posts
QLD, 7436 posts
25 Oct 2008 2:26pm
Just guessing, ( I use a Loft carbon wave and its about the same weight and narrow), but I suspect that the wider front end of a standard set might be a little more user friendly. Being wider you can hang a little further out and/or grip a little further forward. If anything I'd be inclined more towards the bulgy fronts like the Prolimit for ease of boom handling in transitions. However I'm just guessing.

I don't think that the sail touching the boom is a problem.
aus301
aus301
QLD
2039 posts
QLD, 2039 posts
25 Oct 2008 4:16pm
I'd love to give one a try, I usually rig my sails fairly flat so don't think the shape would be a huge issue.
Wet Willy
Wet Willy
TAS
2317 posts
TAS, 2317 posts
26 Oct 2008 2:00pm
They say that the point of making it so slim is that you are more inboard while sailing, and that it makes tacking small boards easier, and lets you go up a wave at a steeper angle...anyway, the text is quite interesting but for some reason I wasn't able to copy it, so you'd need to go to the website and click on the pink arrow...
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