Used Gear For Sale!

[David]

Ok everyone I figured since there is some trading going on I would start a thread that was dedicated to selling gear. Post anything you want to get rid of here from now on and we can all update quivers and try new stuff. ;D

[David]

OK I have fully made the shift to kiting and I am fooling myself if I think storing all my windsurfing gear is going to get me back on it. So, its all for sale. Here is a list of what I have as well as a mass of harness lines, extensions, fins, and others. First come, first served, all of it is rated according to this scale. www.sailworld.com/used_gear.htm

Windsurfing Boards:
2004 Starboard Acid Wood 70L w/fin B $150
2003 Starboard Carve Wood 131 B- w/fin $350w/bag $400

Sails:
200? 3.7 north zeta 2 plus A $65
200? 4.2 North Zeta 2 Plus A $65
2003 5.0 Hotsails Maui SO B- $100
2005 5.8 Ezzy Wave SE A- $150

Masts:
2006 Ezzy Hookipa Skinny 370, 400, 430 $300 each $800/set

Booms:
North Progression comp. alloy 150-190 $60.00

Misc:
3 or 4 Board roof rack bars for Thule Rack $50
Misc extensions (skinny), lines, leashes, kite bars, kite lines, wetsuits, spreader bars, etc. if you need it I might have it, just email.

[davep]

Is any of this equiptment suitable for a beginner? I am just starting out and need everything.

[Windydoug]

Good question Davep.....and welcome to the windsports forum! Glad you found us.
There is definitely some worthwhile gear here. David is a self proclaimed gear nut with ability to spend money. Not knowing you or your athletic ability and dedication to learning, I will make some suggestions (and so will others after me).

The sails and rig parts (Sail,Mast, booms, extensions) are right up your alley.

A sail in the 4.2 to 5.0 meter area would be a good learning size for an adult. A small sail will be more manageable to learn on to progress further however something in the 6.0 range would allow you to move to more advance levels.

The masts he is offering are good quality masts and would be with you for a while. The 430 Ezzy Mast would allow you to rig from a 4.2 up to something in the 6.0 range with the proper extension.

The North Progression comp boom would suffice for learning and is the proper size for the above listed sails.

As far as boards go, the Starboard carve 131 is a bit of a stretch for a learning board. The rest of the stuff is either to small for you right now, or to technical to sail (in my opinion). Hopefully more people will weigh in on this and give you a balanced opinion.
Contact David and try to pick his brain. Also try Canandaigua sailboards for lessons and perhaps a learning board. Dan Scorza at Quantum Leap is a great resource as well.
The best place to learn is down on Canandaigua when the wind is south...today would have been a good day. Long Pond in Greece stays shallow for a while, but is no fun to spend to much time IN the water. Some people may be out windsurfing at Long Pond tomorrow if the forecast hold and we get some good SW in the afternoon. Call the windline and stop out if people are sailing. Hope some of this helps. It is so much easier to learn today than when most of us learned. Good luck, and ask for help often.
Doug

[davep]

Hello Windydoug and thank you for your help and advice. I will try to get in touch with David. I am taking a class Saturday in Canandaigua and hope to find some used gear to get me started.

Thanks again, DaveP

[Windydoug]

That's great. You'll get a much better feel for where you stand in regards to what gear suits you best for now and in the future. It's a great sport! It takes work and dedication, but when you finally get it, it is so rewarding.
David's gear has all been well taken care of and is a great deal.
Any other questions, bounce them off the guys on the forum.
Regards,
WD

[patrick]

I am looking for a weed fin that would fit on a bic n.trance.
It has a single screw, but I am not sure what kind of fin box.
The weeds in the bay are starting to become a pain, but my friend had no problems with his slanted fin.
Let me know - Thanks

[David]

Well time to clean out the kite closet again. I have the following for sale: Time to get new kites!

9m Slingshot GTO $175 (great snow kite)
9m Waroo $275
17.5 machine $275

I also have some bars and some other crap laying around if anyone needs something.

[Mark Rosenzweig]

I am selling a 17.5" weed fin that fits a power box. It is like new and I am asking $75.
Mark

[Pat]

Hey Mark,
Send me an email at [e-mail]
Thanks
Pat

[Windydoug]

Hey Guys,

I am looking for anybody that may have some Fiberspar boom parts. Specifically, I am looking for an upgrade on the rear extension. The extension I have right now is 2 clicks too short for my 5.2 and I would like to be able to rig it on that boom. The current extension is the shortest available for the boom. I'm hoping that sombody has an old broken Fiberspar that has a medium length extension on it.
Let me know.
Thanks,
Doug

[duluoz]

David,

I'm looking for a 55cm bar to use with a 15m Waroo I just picked up from Chris. Do you have anything like that that you'd like to sell?

Thanks,
Eric

[David]

Eric, I may have a spare one laying around, do you need lines with it?

[duluoz]

David, Yeah, I'm going to need lines as well.

[Danny]

Hey guys

I am trying to sell my 2006 Airush Halo 10meter (complete set)

$450 or best offer

It is a bow kite.

Includes: 10m kite, 45cm bar with 20m lines, leash, pump, bag

It has no damage, no repairs, not a lot of usage. I bought it new.

I've only flown in about 5 times. I want to get a lightwind kite, so I need to sell this and put the money towards a new one!

Again, *there is nothing wrong with this kite*, flew great for me.

2006.airush.com/products/halo.asp <check it out

I've got pictures for anyone who is interested!


eMail me at [e-mail] with any questions


thanks

[davep]

Hi! I am a beginner looking for used gear. I found someone who has an old bic setup, about 10 years old. He is selling it for someone else. I have been told not to get anything too old. Does anyone know if 10 years is too old? Any ideas on where to look for decent used gear for a beginner? Thanks!

[Windydoug]

Dave,
Ten years old is not to old depending on what the set up is and how it has been taken care of.
In addition, your ability and where you'd like to sail will affect this as well. If you can find out year and model information about the gear you are looking at, and post it here I am sure you'd get some pretty decent input from some of us.
For a beginner, width of the board will be important, as well as the volume of the board. Ease of rigging (putting it together) will be important as well. What size is the sail (Square meters...ex. 5.8)?
Bic has always made some decent entry level gear.
So, if you can find out more about the gear post it here.
Anybody else want to give Davep and opinion? Come on, I'm not the only know it all around here!!!
Hope to see you on the water.

Windydoug- [e-mail]

[davep]

Thanks for the reply windydoug! The guy that advertised the gear said it belongs to his son, it is a package, had little use, he has no idea except it is Bic and he thinks it is beginner gear. He said he just wants it out of his garage. I took a lesson in Canandaguia last summer and figure if the equiptment is similar I may take a chance on it (long wide fat floating board) but I was afraid age alone would be a reason to keep away. Am going to Outer Banks in a few weeks so if I dont buy this... maybe I can get something there. Am looking for used gear to start out.

[mikeyz]

Bic makes some good beginner stuff. The Bic Techno is a beginner/big free ride board. One of my boards is almost 10 years old - its a F2 Xantos and is probably a bit small (144L) for a first time sailor. If I were you I would look for nice gear down in Hatteras or on the iwindsurf.com classified pages. For nice or crappy gear I would check the local rochester/syracuse/buffalo craigslist.

Depending on how much experience you have will really determine what you should get. If you are going to spend a week in Hatteras your windsurfing skills are going to improve astronomically. I would wait until the end of the Hatteras vacation before buying. Initially you might find yourself riding a big board with a center board the first two days. Then after that you might move to a board without a center board and start planing and using the harness and footstraps. Once you do that I would buy a narrower board that has a volume around 120L to 115L. I think Doug has a Mistral Screamer that is around 115L and he claims that is the perfect board for Rochester. It is narrow so it cuts through the chop nice and it has enough volume for light wind days.

I learned to windsurf on a narrow longboard from the 80s. After that I moved to a much smaller narrow 120L board. The old long boards are super cheap and you can learn a lot of good skills on them. I would recommend getting one for a season or half a summer before committing big $$$ on something nice. Besides if you are anything like me you will probably end up running into a dock or some rocks or dropping the board off your car, I had to learn a few lessons before I spent serious bucks.

I hope that helps, I am sure Doug or some of the other guys can add onto what I have said,
- mike

[davep]

Hi Mike, thanks for the info!
The used gear I went to look at didnt work out and I may just rent for awhile or get something like a Bic 293 with a big sail for light wind. Am going to northern outerbanks for the week after easter and have been trying to arrange for rental gear and lessons. Seems like all the action is in Hatteras and mostly they kiteboard, so I bought a trainer kite and decided to try out the kite thing. Hatteras is too far away to go every day (60 miles but takes 2.5 hours) but hopefully will get in a day or two. Real Kiteboarding is having a swap meet so maybe I will be able to get some used gear. But now I have to decide, sail or kite? Seems like most folks prefer kites. Someone told me kites are better here because they can fly in light wind. Will have to see how well I get along with the trainer. Dave