liam
Beach Bum  
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new board
i fancy a new board but am not sure what to get...... im looking for something freeride ish that will hold a sail 6m to 8 m and be
uphaulable for an 85kg. i keep thinking --- techno 273 as they are cheap as chips but are they old and past it ????? plus i dont want a
carve as everyone at the beach i sail at has one and i fancy something different. any ideas...... i recon this is the best time to buy
as the shops seem to be trying quite hard to sell stuff.
p.s. first post, hope i can remember my login!
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Nick
Pro 
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| posted on 5-1-2004 at 16:13 |
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HI Liam,
Which board are you replacing/complementing?
I'm not sure if the Techno 273 will take an 8m sail - will check my old surfstore catalogues tonight. I think it was superseeded by the
Techno E medium which badexcuseforasailor (aka BEFS for obvious reasons!) sails.
BEFS - what's the biggest sail you've used on yours
Cheers
Nick
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badexcuseforasailor
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The biggest sail i use on my 263 medium evolution is a 7m board is rated up to a 7.5. They do a evolution large with volume of
135lts that takes an 8 maybe that would be a better idea.
Carves are very nice boards but if your a bit heavy handed they are very easy to ding friends had 3 repairs in a year on his. My
techno 283 is 3 years old and not a single ding and its been dropped a few times and still no dings
http://brogboroughlake.windsurf.me.uk/
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liam
Beach Bum
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i am moving down from an old starboard start 180, and can waterstart and gybe (most of the time) a techno 283 would be a very
affordable choice but some have said that it is quite big. what is it like in a blow?? im changing from the starboard start as i ripped
the fin out of it using it in a force 6 with a 5m and colliding with a submerged rock....... not the smartest thing ive done but it
gave me a good excuse to try and get to the next stage in my sailing.
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badexcuseforasailor
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The 283 is a big board if the water isnt' flat things can get very bouncy, I normally sail inland and use 8.5,7.0 and 6.3 sails on it
once things get windier than that I changed down to my 263 evolution.
If you go to www.surfstore.co.uk they have lots of past tests for boards
http://brogboroughlake.windsurf.me.uk/
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liam
Beach Bum
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thanks for the tip about surfstore, im leaning toward the techno e large, i recon it would be better to spur me on to improving my
technique and getting a smaller board.
just have to find one at a good price now !!
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badexcuseforasailor
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Hopefuly Wes will read this thread as he's got a 135lt techno and he used an 8m with it when I saw him down in poole ( I knew I'd seen
someone sailing one just couldn't remmber ) 
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adrian_janssen
Grommet 
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Registered: 7-1-2004 Location: North London Member Is Offline Mood: Lookin' up (goin to CT soon!)
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what about the new mistral screamer, first board to get 10/10 in a uk review?
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Wes
A Force-of-Nature * 
I Love Men in Uniforms!
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Registered: 27-4-2003 Location: Bath Member Is Offline Mood: Wanting SW winds!
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Yep, do indeed run a Techno E Large. I love it, flys along with the 8.0 (Tush Heckler) and I can about control it with a 5.7 b4 it
tries to take off. The only problem with it is the stupid bloody footstraps, complete nightmare!
I tried a 145ltr JP freeride thingy, but allthough I liked it and it got going super early, it was a bit of a dog over chop. The nice
thin tail on the techno seems to make it better for a typical coastal location.
Oh, and I managed to ding the rail on mine by lifting it out of Poole Harbour, stubbing my toe on a rock, falling over and smacking it
into the sea wall - doh!
Still, even then it was only a very small ding........
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Jen
Beach Bum 
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Registered: 8-1-2004 Location: New Zealand Member Is Offline Mood: NZ is awesome!
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Only a small ding on my board I think you'll find Wes!....still as it's been a year since I've been on it I guess you could be
entiltled to think it's yours
Wes had suggested the e Large as a good board to improve my technique moving from a hi-fly Maxx. I also wanted a board that was about
130-140L. The Techno seemed ideal...but I see now there was an ulterior motive
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Wes
A Force-of-Nature *
I Love Men in Uniforms!
Member #: 198 Posts 198
Registered: 27-4-2003 Location: Bath Member Is Offline Mood: Wanting SW winds!
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| posted on 8-1-2004 at 22:16 |
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Damn, Thats just not sporting. When did you start reading this forum? I should be allowed to get away with sneaky, underhand things
like that......
Looks like I have some serious sucking up to do!
P.S. You posted at 16:09, shouldn't you have been working? Be nice to me or I will tell your boss
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