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JMarcSyd

NSW

11 posts

JMarcSyd

NSW, 11 posts

29 Aug 2007 3:44pm

Hi all,

Ok so I've moved in with my girlfriend in a flat and it's not that bad, BUT I now have a storage problem as the only place where I can put my gear is on the balcony that tends to get wet.

Would you guys have a solution to keep 1 245 cm board, 3 sails, 1 mast and 1 boom dry?

I've been trying Google with no success.

Many thanks!

Jean-Marc, Sydney

MikeyS

VIC

1509 posts

MikeyS

VIC, 1509 posts

29 Aug 2007 4:24pm

Does your girlfriend mind getting wet? If you put her on the balcony and your gear on her side of the bed, I can guarantee you that the bed will never get wet.

Alas, I have no constructive comments for your problem, only smartaRRs ones. Sorry

DavMen

NSW

1510 posts

DavMen

NSW, 1510 posts

29 Aug 2007 4:32pm

quote:
Originally posted by annonierj

Hi all,

Would you guys have a solution to keep 1 245 cm board, 3 sails, 1 mast and 1 boom dry?

Don't sail

nebbian

6277 posts

nebbian

WA, 6277 posts

29 Aug 2007 2:38pm

I'd look at putting in some form of hanging system that kept your gear close to the roof.

I had a setup with a fixed loop for the nose of the board, and a pulley arrangement for the tail so that you poke the nose through the front loop, push the back of the board through the loop, then pull the string and the board gets elevated to the roof. If you then organise a cuphook for the bit of string you used to pull the board up with, then everything stays neat and out of the way.

Only problem is you'll have to drill a couple of holes with a masonry bit, and I purposely haven't talked about the sails 'cos that problem's too hard for me

siny

NSW

287 posts

siny

NSW, 287 posts

29 Aug 2007 4:38pm

now that you've mooved in with your girlfriend you wont be allowed to sail anymore.

Revhead

ACT

372 posts

Revhead

ACT, 372 posts

29 Aug 2007 5:34pm

We have a similar problem, so I also hang them under the roof of the verandah. Sails, booms and masts go on top of the boards, and the boards are tied up horizontally.
But during summer, all my stuff lives in the ute which has a locked hard lid.

The Grinch

733 posts

The Grinch

WA, 733 posts

29 Aug 2007 3:40pm

Under the bed?

stribo

QLD

1628 posts

stribo

QLD, 1628 posts

29 Aug 2007 6:16pm

Go buy yourself a van and put some whirly birds on the roof and a good alarm system and a bed in the back cause your gunna have issues with the GF if she dont sail

NR

517 posts

WA, 517 posts

29 Aug 2007 4:42pm

waterproof cover for your gear ?

Haggar

QLD

1670 posts

Haggar

QLD, 1670 posts

29 Aug 2007 11:03pm

I'll be making a rack soon for my sail gear to store in my shed. I was just going to use 2 uprights, prob 70 x 35 mm pine or treated pine and drill and fit large dowl angled up at about 20 degrees. This should store 3 or 4 boards plus sails and masts. I guess if you did that you could just put a tarp over it all

So long as your balcony is secure

sonic

QLD

756 posts

sonic

QLD, 756 posts

30 Aug 2007 8:55am

I tend to keep my stuff in the station wagon even when i am not using it, do you have underground parking,I will post a picture of a company called Quick Store thay make custom storage sheds 0414761340

JMarcSyd

NSW

11 posts

JMarcSyd

NSW, 11 posts

30 Aug 2007 11:38am

Thanks for all your responses. Maybe the real pb IS my gf after all

Oh well, I think i'm gunna have to make my own weatherproof storage box after all.

Cheers,

P.C_simpson

1492 posts

P.C_simpson

WA, 1492 posts

3 Sep 2007 12:55pm

I suggest you move, this time when you looking at new places you need to answer some important questions, 1st don't even walk inside if it doesn't have a garage, just turn around and drive off, 2nd can i walk home from the pub when tanked, if you have answered yes to these two questions you can go inside, then you need to know if you can see at least one of these three things from the one of the windows, the water, a flag up high or a big tree... anything else let you girlfriend worry about. i would strongly recomend not leaving your gear in your car, i did that once, about midnight it was driven off, didn't see the car or the gear ever again. and leaving a board outside in the heat and weather will kill it, and then you have to suck upto your girlfriend to let you buy new gear, good luck...

Wet Willy

TAS

2317 posts

Wet Willy

TAS, 2317 posts

3 Sep 2007 10:38pm

"BUT I now have a storage problem as the only place where I can put my gear is on the balcony that tends to get wet."

So the gear will get wet if you leave it on the balcony? I'm not sure about this, but...are you sure water is actually BAD for windsurfing gear?

I'd be more worried about sunlight...

Wet Willy

TAS

2317 posts

Wet Willy

TAS, 2317 posts

3 Sep 2007 10:40pm

Maybe one day they'll invent waterproof windsurf gear, now wouldn't that be something...

...oops, it's past my bedtime! Sorry!

DL

659 posts

WA, 659 posts

5 Sep 2007 1:21pm

I was in the same boat as you up until a few weeks ago.

My solution was to store my most often used gear in the car, and the rest at my parents' place.

However, I just bought a house with 2 sheds, so I no longer have this problem :)

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