2020 Ezzy Zeta with No limitz sumo 460 mast?
I am trying to transition from Aerotech and Duotone to an Ezzy Zeta and it feels heavy and stiff.
Is the Sumo mast the problem? More downhaul??
I don't know anything about that mast, but when a recent Ezzy feels heavy it is almost always a case of not enough downhaul.
The sumo is stiffer than the original no limits mast. fwiw, no limits used to make ezzy masts I believe. Being stiffer you prob need more downhaul to get it to work. Bend curve between sumo and original is meant to be the same however the stiffness changes things.
www.nolimitz.com/specs
''another argument for the correct mast or at least the original no limits used if you can find one which should be better and will give you some mix and max options of tops with bottoms..
Select to expand quoteGestalt said..
The sumo is stiffer than the original no limits mast. fwiw, no limits used to make ezzy masts I believe. Being stiffer you prob need more downhaul to get it to work. Bend curve between sumo and original is meant to be the same however the stiffness changes things.
www.nolimitz.com/specs
''another argument for the correct mast or at least the original no limits used if you can find one which should be better and will give you some mix and max options of tops with bottoms..
Ezzy masts have changed quite a bit in the 20 or so years since they were made by nolimitz... they are much better now.
Select to expand quotejdfoils said..Gestalt said..
The sumo is stiffer than the original no limits mast. fwiw, no limits used to make ezzy masts I believe. Being stiffer you prob need more downhaul to get it to work. Bend curve between sumo and original is meant to be the same however the stiffness changes things.
www.nolimitz.com/specs
''another argument for the correct mast or at least the original no limits used if you can find one which should be better and will give you some mix and max options of tops with bottoms..
Ezzy masts have changed quite a bit in the 20 or so years since they were made by nolimitz... they are much better now.
Did they change the bend curve?
edit. I did some more digging.
ezzy 91 mast. 25imcs 62% - 77%
sumo 91 mast. 27imcs 64.5% - 76.5%
fwiw. Unifiber fl mast is 25imcs 62% 77%. According to unifiber ezzy masts are not cc..
As someone who has measured a lot of masts, I would not trust the manufacturers published bend curves.
In my experience, the 5 batten Zeta is less sensitive to masts than the Wave or Taka.
The 460 Sumo is a very burly mast and will feel heavy and unresponsive on many sails (like the Ezzy) which are at the flex-top end of the constant-curve spectrum. What size Zeta is this? If it will work on a 430 Ezzy then it definitely won't on the 460 Sumo.
