help with rigging

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new rider
new rider
2 posts
2 posts
28 Jun 2007 5:16am
I just got a old board and sail and need to find out how to rig it. It is a Mistral tarif ... I know its old and outdated but that is what I have. Can any one help me get instructions on how to set it up and rig it.

Thanks in advance
elmo
elmo
WA
8894 posts
WA, 8894 posts
28 Jun 2007 6:20am
Rather than trying to explain how to do it here with out having to explain how all things work I would make this recommendation.

Buy a six Pack of good beer.

Go to your local windsurfing spot.

Introduce yourself to one of locals and ask them if they can give you a quick run down on kit, offer to bribe them with beer.

Alternatively get some lessons and you can learn that and more there.
Crash Landing
Crash Landing
NSW
1173 posts
NSW, 1173 posts
28 Jun 2007 9:34am
Agreed. Where do you usually sail? I remember the Mistral Tarif(a?) well!
raggy
raggy
VIC
564 posts
VIC, 564 posts
28 Jun 2007 9:43am
most guys will be more than happy to help the guys that helped /help me were fantastic have become good mates its the way to go and a good
way to upgrade your kit a time progreses???? with stuff from people you know...
DavMen
DavMen
NSW
1510 posts
NSW, 1510 posts
28 Jun 2007 10:22am
Local sailors are always very helpful. It's nothing like approaching say a local surfer. Best not to approach just before they launch though.

Enjoy your new sport and don't be affraid of asking a sailor for advice they may have some fun with you but most will be happy to see you on the water.

Cheers
DavMen
Mark _australia
Mark _australia
WA
23684 posts
WA, 23684 posts
28 Jun 2007 10:30am
Brucie? hmmmmm

Where do you sail Karl? (or plan on sailing, or live...... so we may direct to to the nearest place that there will be lots of ppl to ask)
The Grinch
The Grinch
WA
733 posts
WA, 733 posts
28 Jun 2007 10:45am
Hi New rider,
Trip, big-board , Brucie and quite a few others have all been asking the same questions.

Have a read of thier threads first and then if you still can't do it it, get back to us.
We love to help. even if we never hear from you again.
Do you live in the mountains in America or are you Aussie?
Pugwash
Pugwash
WA
7733 posts
WA, 7733 posts
28 Jun 2007 10:46am
quote:
Originally posted by Mark _australia

Brucie? hmmmmm

Where do you sail Karl? (or plan on sailing, or live...... so we may direct to to the nearest place that there will be lots of ppl to ask)



I pondered same... In the end I decided possibly not as there is more punctuation in the writing then is typical for our forum trolling friend Perhaps it is a clever deception

new rider, bit of back ground: there is someone dood from doodledanland that is obsessed with posting the same questions over and over using different user names. This upsets some users.
sick_em_rex
sick_em_rex
NSW
1601 posts
NSW, 1601 posts
28 Jun 2007 12:50pm
Hey new rider, I'm going to sound like a total hypocrite here cause I'm always whingeing about the age of my sails and how I need new ones, but don't apologise for what you have bought gear wise. Be happy in the knowledge that what you have bought is going to get you out on the water and having great fun on it. It might not be the newest stuff but there is plenty of time to learn the bsaics and progress to newer gear in the future. From my memories the Mistral Tarifa was a great funboard. Quite quick and very easy to sail. Not the best learning board due to its smallish size but good nonetheless.
Go enjoy yourself.
new rider
new rider
2 posts
2 posts
28 Jun 2007 9:44pm
Thank you all for the advice, and good sound advice it is. I live on Lake Erie in New York. What a great Forum, all of you should be proud to be surrounded by helpful and kind people if I may ........ good on ya !
Strongbow
Strongbow
WA
273 posts
WA, 273 posts
28 Jun 2007 11:45pm
I reckon the PARONOIDOMETER must be redlining right now.
big-gazza
big-gazza
WA
101 posts
WA, 101 posts
29 Jun 2007 12:24am
There seem to be several posters around the Great Lakes region in the U.S. - or perhaps one very persistant individual, that when blocked under one identity - like 'bigboard' for e.g. goes to the next identity- like 'new rider'. But irregardless we still seem to get the similar type question - "Oh help me - Im a beginner, and I need help" type question.
If this is in fact correct - it really intrigues me why a person would actually do this. Bigboard and some of his alter ego identities have certainly copped some flak from doubting users. I am one of those that question why a person would waste not only their own time with the laughable farce, when that time could equally be spent with a notable therapist of some sort - because it does raise some questions about your mental health - perhaps bigboard or new rider or whatever identity you call yourself today can shed some light on this.
My real name is Gary Mitchell and I live in Mandurah, Western Australia.
Trip
Trip
8 posts
8 posts
29 Jun 2007 4:46am
this is one of the posts they were talking about. I have the same issue of setting up the old tie booms. I have figured out how to do it and i will take pics soon of what i did the boom still wiggles a little but maybe someone else here can tell us how to make it tighter. www.seabreeze.com.au/forums/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=28924
Greenroom
Greenroom
WA
7608 posts
WA, 7608 posts
29 Jun 2007 5:52am
Now he is replying to his own posts once again. Thanks in advance hmmm. Trip, New Rider, Big Board, Bnelse92 are the same seppos
P.C_simpson
P.C_simpson
WA
1492 posts
WA, 1492 posts
29 Jun 2007 8:53am
One word of advise for new fella, buy another boom, i think you should have a tie one front boom end, they suck big time, get a clamp on from somewhere, anywhere, it will save you alot of time and frustration, a tight boom is heaven compared to the older style, i remember when they first come out, that was a great season........
Trip
Trip
8 posts
8 posts
30 Jun 2007 1:22am
ok so i know some of you think i am the same person as the others such as big board etc. i set up my rig how i have been since i bought it and was wondering if anyone would tell me a way to improve it, or say it is good so i can be of help to others with the same issue. thanks [URL=webshots.com/weekly[/URL]
Pugwash
Pugwash
WA
7733 posts
WA, 7733 posts
30 Jun 2007 1:34am
you certainly do write in a similar nonsensical rambling sense to described former pseudonyms of aforementioned individual of undesirable character. there is also a similar lack of punctuation in your utterance. perhaps it is coincidence perhaps you and marty farty number something returning to these forums at a similar time is simply coincidence perhaps it is not. maybe new rider can fill in all these uncertainties. thanks for replies.
Greenroom
Greenroom
WA
7608 posts
WA, 7608 posts
30 Jun 2007 3:00pm
Trip is still Bruce!
Why the hell would he go to all the effort in taking photos and insisting on trying to find help on the internet? Those damn yanks are just trouble. Go down to your local sailing spot and someone will physically show you how to do it. None of this bull crap on the internet. Or maybe try another windsurfing site closer to septic ville?
NotWal
NotWal
QLD
7436 posts
QLD, 7436 posts
30 Jun 2007 9:04pm
Trip,

That boom tie looks wrong to me. Note that the boom should be tied on when lying parallel to the mast with the clew end towards the mast tip.
Then when you rotate the boom down to its proper working position it tensions the tie. The photo should show line wrapped around the mast above the boom head but not beneath it. You need good tension but dont crush your mast. If it wobbles a bit that doesn't matter much. If it slips down thats no good.

How does that clamp work? Is it permanently fixed to the mast to stop the boom from slipping past it? Anyway it looks a bit mildly dangerous with pointy bits. If you use it I'd wrap it with something.

Get into it and have a good time.
decrepit
decrepit
WA
12885 posts
WA, 12885 posts
30 Jun 2007 7:18pm
I agree with notwal, rope both sides of the boom look wrong, you obviously didn't tie it on parallel to the mast.
And I've never seen anything like that head before.

Greenroom
Greenroom
WA
7608 posts
WA, 7608 posts
30 Jun 2007 10:58pm
Looks too difficult
If it was me Id buy a second hand boom. One that has been made somewhere after the year 1869
It will save you a million minutes and loss of hair from hair pulling and it wont knock 10 years off your life due to the stress
Trip
Trip
8 posts
8 posts
1 Jul 2007 10:57pm
ok so now that i know that i did it wrong. when you say parallel to the mast how do you pull it back down because you would have to go through the mast wouldn't you? the calmp i built is permentally fixed to the boom then slides over the top of the mast and you tighten the screws to tighten boom. if there was a shop anywhere close to me i would go but because i dont really live in a prime location, not many places to go, there are not any close by.
thanks
Greenroom
Greenroom
WA
7608 posts
WA, 7608 posts
1 Jul 2007 11:00pm
Its a pleasure Bruce
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