Stheshegler, you managed to make this thread boring really fast. It started off as an interesting conversation about construction and you turned it into politics and landfill. Are you one of those people that corners people at parties and then bores the crap out of them with that sort of stuff?
i dont get why your so hung up over it stehsegler.
My post and everyone elses is a point of discussion and not a personal attack. We all agree that recycling needs to be improved and acted upon but i havent seen you suggest a method of doing so just yet? The only thing you have said is that you put your rubbish in the bin and walk to work...
This is my effort to make a hollow board that is a little bit green. Its a little bit heavier than a carbon board but for less $300, it will do me for several years. And without any foam inside it should be a bit more environmentally friendly when it eventually is time to chuck it out, except for the fibre glass it is wrapped in.
just like to thank all the windsurfers who have sent all thier bits to recycling depots rather than straight to fill
one sail that I recut for a landyacht finally died and the battens/batten pockets were cut off and re-recycled into the next sail, which went on to win competitions![]()
I do the scum run at night, but usually all the cars on the verge are locked so I have to use a brick to get in, wallets watches change sunnies cd's it's amazing what people chuck out.![]()
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Yeah the mach2s are bloody expensive but as I said before I'm just talking about the hull, there alot of components that go into a fully rigged moth which is where your getting these prices. The hull its self is only around 5k but then you have wings 2.5, foils 4, sail 1.5-2, mast, fittings, covers trolleys all the rest of the crap, it all adds up. Which s why I sold my moth and got into windsurfing as a cheaper alternative.