Hey all I'm new to this sport!
I picked up a Bic Dufour Wing and I need to know how to assemble it. They said that it came with everything but I'm not too sure about that!
I'm thinking I need step by step (pics) of how to do this.
Also how much wind do I need as in I'm new at this and the slower the better!
Thanks!
Is that a tie on boom with a rope at the front instead of a clamp? (a clamp is the more modern solution).
That is an old set up and not very user friendly. Never the less it is the sort of thing many of us learned on.
You will need dedication, good balance and perseverance to learn on that, but it can be done.
If you want to fall in less, get less tired and make progress more quickly I would suggest you get a more modern wider board at least.
and definitely start in light wind. 5-10 knots.
Bizie,
How much did they pay you for picking it up and when they said it came with everything, I gather you got a Commodore 64 computer thrown in as well.
best bet is to commandeer a fellow windsurfer at your local spot and ask for some assistance. The gear is ancient and you would be better off with some more recent beginner's gear, but none the less it is still useable (as long as the board floats).
Good luck and welcome to the best sport in the world (equal to the sport of sledging anyone who kites)
PS - Your outhaul rope looks a bit short too.
Yes I'm pretty sure it's a tie on boom, looking at pics online the booms look like they're tied on but they stay like that if that makes sense. This one seems like I would have to hold it in place, me thinks I'm doing something wrong.
I have a rough idea as to how this goes together but I think there's a few bits missing.
I'll agree with sausage here. Learning on that is going to be like learning to be a programmer on a commadore 64. Gear has gone leps and bounds since then, become more user friendly and easy to assemble. Any one of us on this forum would have given you gear like hat for free. In fact you could probably find more recent eqipment at the local dump.
Don't feel bad. I think that we have all done it.
I learnt on one of those.It will be ok to learn on less than 10kts over that it will start to be interesting..
Ok this is from my foggy memory of a similar inhaul system I was using until recently.The dufour maybe a bit different but the concept will probably be the same.Others may be able to correct me or explain it better.
Hold the mast up next to you and mark on the mast ( white crayon or texta) where you want the boom height to be..(shoulder to chin height) allow for the mast extension /foot bit if necessary.
Before you put the mast in the board lie the rig on the ground (mast with sail on ) and lie the boom on top so that the inhaul is at the right boom height ( mark on mast) and the end of the boom is pointing at the top of the mast and lying on top of the mast.Now comes the tricky part..I dont think I can describe this very well without photos..You have a length of rope (bit less than 1 foot long ) and you put a knot in the end and feed the rope through a hole in the boom inhaul end so that the rope is attached to the inhaul/boom.Then you wrap the rope around the mast once or twice and back through some other holes to lock it..maybe the tail feeds over the earlier bit and locks it..This is all with the boom lying on top and parallel to the mast.Now you carefully pull the boom down into sailing position which tightens the connection.It might take a bit of trail & error to get it tight enough..if you hear ominous creaking noises maybe be cautious. Now outhaul the sail a bit.I hate the system as if you dont get it right it comes loose & wobbles but for really light winds it should be ok.
wow, your from canada bit chilly for windsurfing there, i would freeze my pinkies off
