more info bro.
ferrule in top or bottom?
what brand/model piece you got already???

Oh and the 400 mast I have already is an Ezzy. Its been with me when I first started windsurfing! And the sail is a 4m Tushy Rock

Hey, I am the same, I have a 4m sail and need to buy a 370, I only have 2 4.60m.
But I need a normal size (not skinny)
{or is skinny the "normal" size now ?},
and I don't need a top quality (%carbon). I am in Sydney.
Thanks

Mark _australia said...

Greenroom said...

Oh and the 400 mast I have already is an Ezzy. Its been with me when I first started windsurfing

Yep you get that with Ezzy skinnies - can't hurt 'em

Ive thrashed my 400. Ive bent mast extension after mast extension and it still is with me. Its been driven into reef and sand bottoms over and over and every time I come up from a wipeout I swear that this is the time that my 400 mast is finally put to rest... but no!

Greenroom said...

keef said...

i have a loop setup my n/p rs6 4.6, the luff is 391, i use a 400 skinny and if anything it has improved the sail,i know a guy that wouldn't use his 4/6 because the 370 was to soft

My 4m has the loop setup as well Keef but its at the longest length it can go. When I use my 400 mast I have about 200mm of downhaul rope (between the mast extension pulleys and the sail hook pulleys). I cant seem to close that gap anymore without going down to a 370 mast or at least a 370 top onto my 400 bottom.

Yes and you being light weight you won't want it dropped down the mast too much it will be much better on a 370 so I feel ya brother

So I can use a shorter top ( cut off 430 ) on my 430 mast to get a shorter mast for my 4 & 5m's? ( same brand mast - the sails need a 400)..What about stiffness / control issues etc for a lightweight..?

grumplestiltskin said...

I'm surprised nobody has thought of the obvious ..... "Eat some pies, you lightweight lettuce muncher!"

I bet he gets planing earlier than you though!

sboardcrazy said...

grumplestiltskin said...

I'm surprised nobody has thought of the obvious ..... "Eat some pies, you lightweight lettuce muncher!"

I bet he gets planing earlier than you though!

Im not sure about that? Grumps has been windsurfing longer than me!

sboardcrazy said...

So I can use a shorter top ( cut off 430 ) on my 430 mast to get a shorter mast for my 4 & 5m's? ( same brand mast - the sails need a 400)..What about stiffness / control issues etc for a lightweight..?

No you can't just chop 30cm off a 430 top and use it on a 430 bottom for smaller sails. When shortening a mast, 10-15cm off the bottom is about it.
The Ezzy masts are designed to mix n match tops.
Even if you use the same model mast as you suggest it will still not work as you'll be cutting quite a lot off the top off a mast and making a stiffer mast with a horrid bend curve.

For a lightweight it is even worse as you want a slightly flexier mast than us heavy fellas. For example a 4m with a luff of say 385cm that is supposed to rig on a 370 is OK on a 400 with the head strap adjusted for heavy guys to use a couple of times a year in winter storms. However you using it in 25kn instead of 35kn like us would find it awful to use.

Sorry to say it sboard but you need to go out and buy a 400 and 430 - possibly a 370 for that 4m you have.

sboardcrazy said...

Mark _australia said...

sboardcrazy said...

So I can use a shorter top ( cut off 430 ) on my 430 mast to get a shorter mast for my 4 & 5m's? ( same brand mast - the sails need a 400)..What about stiffness / control issues etc for a lightweight..?

No you can't just chop 30cm off a 430 top and use it on a 430 bottom for smaller sails. When shortening a mast, 10-15cm off the bottom is about it.
The Ezzy masts are designed to mix n match tops.
Even if you use the same model mast as you suggest it will still not work as you'll be cutting quite a lot off the top off a mast and making a stiffer mast with a horrid bend curve.

For a lightweight it is even worse as you want a slightly flexier mast than us heavy fellas. For example a 4m with a luff of say 385cm that is supposed to rig on a 370 is OK on a 400 with the head strap adjusted for heavy guys to use a couple of times a year in winter storms. However you using it in 25kn instead of 35kn like us would find it awful to use.

Sorry to say it sboard but you need to go out and buy a 400 and 430 - possibly a 370 for that 4m you have.

Got an old one you want to give away..?
The mast setup I'll be using is a normal 430 base with about 265mms off the top section..beggars can't be choosers.. surely it will be better than using a 430 for sails that are supposed to have a 400..?