my guess is most of the 6mm bolts bent because they are made from cheap ass low grade stainless steal made in China with lots of impurities.

Just look at the sorry excuse of stainless steal that comes with many $1200+ carbon booms. I have seen plenty of them rust within a few weeks of salt water exposure.

robbo1111 said...




Dont know how good these Streamlined ones were but they were definitely revolutionary.

What about the old Peter Cabrinha double-head boom - anyone remember them?

I have one of these on a old carbon loft boom. Generally ok but point loading is a concern as there is only two thin strips of contact to the mast. I think if this system had a good upgrade it could be great. Much better than plastic. The webbing does slip a bit.

^^^ Dunno if they do.

Just that my Simmer, with what looks like same head, makes a bit of a squeak. It is where the hinged part (that goes around the rear of the mast) meets the front part. As it is tightened the two bits juussttt overlap and rub together.

It is not all the time, only when swinging my weight off it a lot and it's choppy.

Just annoying as I thought it was a fixing coming loose on a new boom.... until I figured it out

Reflex Films said...

lockjaw

I've heard that name somewhere before

I have one of this and is the best boom I had but at 1350 a pop I never dared to import them, exuse me the germanz.

Alberto said...

I have one of this and is the best boom I had but at 1350 a pop I never dared to import them, exuse me the germanz.

Jebuz! That was like listening to the scshludger!!wtf
I believe north did a similar boom head around 1990??? Sick boom but weighed a tonne

The Severne boom head comes in SDM (which you can use a shim with) or dedicated RDM (the only way to fly for us wavesailors)

I actually started windsurfing when you had to tie the boom on and then crank it down 90 degrees - that was scary!!

When Nautix released some of the first clamp on booms i thought all my christmases had come at once.

I would be happy with a boom that does not break with \in one year . The quality in Aluminium has dimminished big time since the 90 s , they may be cheaper but they just dont inspire confidence when you go out to sail . The only solution I find is to change booms every twelve months .

Same think happened to nuts and bolts from your local hardware store ,
your very strong Sidchrome set could twist the nuttss off the soft metal of cheap ( Chinnese ) other imports !!

Alberto said...

I have one of this and is the best boom I had but at 1350 a pop I never dared to import them, exuse me the germanz.

no that looks revolutionary..

and direct T joint from arms to mast, surely that would be good to waveride with??

no gaps or clamps between..

I think bolts normally bend when you pull directly down on the boom on some landings. The previous Aeron/severne head whichis probably much like the Naish/prolimit heads have bolts that are easy to bend. And regarding a preferred failure point, I would rather the force be taken up in the boom arms, keep the head rock solid.

But yeah, there's a high number of people who never realised most booms just suck. I still see people with those Pryde twist lock things, replaced ten times, they never complain. There's some folk using booms with large diameter grip and rusty cleats who would prefer to buy a new pink Gath helmet rather than a new boom. There's uphauls tied around the arm 'cause there's nowhere else to tie it. Some people have been getting the same cut on their finger from that same sharp bit on the clamp for ten years without faulting the boom. And Z-booms. These people are proof that not everyone knows what's what regarding booms.

Why does the clamp need a longer handle for better leverage if it needs less clamping force?

Certainly not a revolution, evolution perhaps.

CJW said...

HAI BARN!
I'm with barn on the flex at the head, it has to be minimal, these flexing boom heads are a stupid idea. It might be okay if you just sail back and forth all day but if you do anything remotely serious on a windsurfing they are a pain in a sport where direct control of the rig is everything.

au contraire. if you sail back and forth trying to go as fast as you can direct control is what you really want.

That said the guy in the video actually talks about that the main advantage of having a flex boom is a softer landing after high jumps. From instinct I would agree with you in a direct feel boom is better than a flex boom. Then again I always through Quads were rubbish too. After trying a few I changed my mind on that one.

Hey Matt can the boom head be purchaced as an aftermarket part?

I like my Np and Maui sails boom heads due to the large surface area of the mast cup. In fact its so big that most RDM shims dont fit in them, ive needed to remove the nodules on the shim at one end to make them fit.

These heads provide a secure attachment without too much clamp pressure. Nothing revolutionary but they work. The othe aspect i like, and this is more so on the NP boom is that it easy to get on the mast when rigging. The clamp part that attaches to the rope seems to be just the right length so it pops out of the sail sleeve to get the rope on. I've had boom heads that are just totally fiddly and a pain to rig.

BTW, for the non pryde haters, I've been using pryde booms for a long while and don't remember breaking one, I do retire my alu booms after 3 to 4 yrs. I've had the plastic coating crack but it wasn't structural and it was replaced under warranty.

The thing that does peeve me off is the cheap stainless on the boom end clips, after a couple of seasons the rust cracks the clips and your up for $30 or so for replacements. It almost peeves me of as much as board bag zippers that corrode after a couple of seasons.