gear rinsing
gear rinsing
Being new to the windsurfing thing and all the different materials involved, is it necessary to rinse all salt dipped gear back at home?
...What do YOU do...?
Thanks!!
~the guy hauling and falling at Pipers
...What do YOU do...?
Thanks!!
~the guy hauling and falling at Pipers
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You'll hear different opinions on what is good for your gear.
I always rinse and dry thoroughly all gear. This is probably overkill. Drying is especially important for wetsuits, booties and footstraps to prevent mold growth.
If there is sand on it, I wash it off. This isn't too much of a problem on the island since most of our beaches are cobble. Sand will scratch your sail window, making it hazy. I also like to rinse all sand out of my masts to that it doesn't interfere with the ferrule or grind away between the mast extension and the bottom of the mast.
It used to be said that leaving your sail rolled up still wet with FRESH water would make the window foggy, but if it was wet with SALT water it would be ok. I'm not sure if this is still true.
The pipers season is just starting. I love that place. Enjoy!
I always rinse and dry thoroughly all gear. This is probably overkill. Drying is especially important for wetsuits, booties and footstraps to prevent mold growth.
If there is sand on it, I wash it off. This isn't too much of a problem on the island since most of our beaches are cobble. Sand will scratch your sail window, making it hazy. I also like to rinse all sand out of my masts to that it doesn't interfere with the ferrule or grind away between the mast extension and the bottom of the mast.
It used to be said that leaving your sail rolled up still wet with FRESH water would make the window foggy, but if it was wet with SALT water it would be ok. I'm not sure if this is still true.
The pipers season is just starting. I love that place. Enjoy!
there is a thread on this stuff somewhere
salt water doesn't generally support mould, fresh water promotes it and sailcloth will develop it in summer within a couple of days.....so if you rinse, make sure the sail can dry and breathe
alu booms are the most critical rinse obvious in regard to salt corrosion
nice to rinse sails/masts in the ocean to get sand off due to grit
I have not had a window go cloudy on any sail, perhaps mylar used to do this
salt water doesn't generally support mould, fresh water promotes it and sailcloth will develop it in summer within a couple of days.....so if you rinse, make sure the sail can dry and breathe
alu booms are the most critical rinse obvious in regard to salt corrosion
nice to rinse sails/masts in the ocean to get sand off due to grit
I have not had a window go cloudy on any sail, perhaps mylar used to do this
Last edited by KUS on Thu Mar 08, 2012 11:46 am, edited 1 time in total.
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Chinook /Takuma /KA Australia (Tribal) /Aztron
You're either in or in the way....
Doing things the hard way since 1963....
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Anything neoprene and my harness I rinse and dry.
Extension, u-joint, fins, boom I rinse if it's been in salt water. Probably not all necessary but easy to do as it's all in the rubbermaid tub.
Sails, masts and board I don't usually rinse unless it had to be packed up sandy or with weeds hanging off it.
A friend of mine is moving to Protection Island soon from Vancouver. Is it sailable there? Where would one windsurf if living there?
Extension, u-joint, fins, boom I rinse if it's been in salt water. Probably not all necessary but easy to do as it's all in the rubbermaid tub.
Sails, masts and board I don't usually rinse unless it had to be packed up sandy or with weeds hanging off it.
A friend of mine is moving to Protection Island soon from Vancouver. Is it sailable there? Where would one windsurf if living there?
I'm yet to experience the big summer NWers, but I've been told by one of the few resident sailors that you can launch off of the NE shore of Protection. Apparently there's a bit of a dead zone, but you cross the line a couple hundred metres out and it gets powerful.
I hope to be at that confidence level by the summer....
I hope to be at that confidence level by the summer....