Things that bug you about windsurfing kit that are easy to fix.
I'll start with this
The handle on sail bags not being in the balance point when the sails wet. Ok it works when the sails dry but when the luff tube is soaked with water it doesn't so every time your try to carry it the end keeps hitting the ground.
Philips headed screws, come on now, Severne has worked it out why can't the rest of you.
Deep tuttle finboxes on some board brands that are not really deep tuttle. I'm looking at you, Fanatic and Slingshot. And a few others.
Fin boxes could have their own thread with all the different standards and the crappy tolerances some are made to.
NP batten end clamps and those fragile little bits that are on the inside of the camms that the batten sits in , Ive been breaking them for years . They even give you spares because they know how fragile they are . Why arnt they a bit thicker and stronger ?
Select to expand quoteImax1 said..
NP batten end clamps and those fragile little bits that are on the inside of the camms that the batten sits in , Ive been breaking them for years . They even give you spares because they know how fragile they are . Why arnt they a bit thicker and stronger ?
If they are the same as the plastic Severne cam spacers I agree totally. Really need to be made of metal or something a lot tougher than plastic
Toy R Us plastics in major brand boom heads
Spring steel components in major brand mast extensions (it's a marine environment ffs)
The clever elastic bit to hold a rolled up sail that never actually aligns with its hook.
Probably slightly off topic, but been wanting to vent my frustration with this for a while.
Windsurfers who advertise their gear for sail on here with one photo! 
You're paying for eight photos so why wouldn't you maximise your potential to sell the item by posting eight?
Also, advertising a board for sale and not listing length x width x volume. The mind boggles!
Select to expand quoteOrange Whip said..
Probably slightly off topic, but been wanting to vent my frustration with this for a while.
Windsurfers who advertise their gear for sail on here with one photo! You're paying for eight photos so why wouldn't you maximise your potential to sell the item by posting eight?
Also, advertising a board for sale and not listing length x width x volume. The mind boggles!
Nice vent 
If they have my tech skills there still developing photographs .
One pic hides a lot of defects ,
and ,
If there's no LxWxV , it's probably stolen .
Select to expand quoteImax1 said..Orange Whip said..
Probably slightly off topic, but been wanting to vent my frustration with this for a while.
Windsurfers who advertise their gear for sail on here with one photo! You're paying for eight photos so why wouldn't you maximise your potential to sell the item by posting eight?
Also, advertising a board for sale and not listing length x width x volume. The mind boggles!
Nice vent
If they have my tech skills there still developing photographs .
One pic hides a lot of defects ,
and ,
If there's no LxWxV , it's probably stolen .
Ah yeah, good tips, cheers.
Select to expand quoteShifu said..
I'd like to vent too
You want two vents ?
Twice the chance of forgetting to do them up.?
Select to expand quoteda vecta said..
Leech chord. wtf 
FFS - Chord, cord, or cored ?
Obsession with light construction for a couple of meaningless kg savings over durability.
Select to expand quoteJetlag said..
Plastic zips with corroding metal sliders 
after 1 year.
Yes yes and YES.......gurrrrrrrrr
Tendon compatibility
Foil boards with paper thin noses
Foot straps that always twist
Poorly made harness hooks
Fins with imperial inserts (and different diameter fin inserts)
Masts with non standard diameter
The fact that Tuttle heads use a sloping top with angled screws rather than a horizontal top with vertical screws. Awful mechanical design and causes all sorts of compatibility problems
Calling the strut that connects the foil fuselage to the board the "mast." We already have a mast (it's part of your rig). Confusing when you tell someone to move the mast forward. Who's in charge of naming stuff besides Adam and Eve? Let's call it a strut.
Select to expand quoteShifu said..
Toy R Us plastics in major brand boom heads
The plastic bits are sharp too because they don't clean up the edges after doing the mold. Nice little cuts to get some saltwater into.
Select to expand quotemarc5 said..
Calling the strut that connects the foil fuselage to the board the "mast." We already have a mast (it's part of your rig). Confusing when you tell someone to move the mast forward. Who's in charge of naming stuff besides Adam and Eve? Let's call it a strut.
On the AC75s it's called a "foil arm"
Select to expand quotepowersloshin said..
KA Sails printed measurements...
Quirky, but good!
Select to expand quotemusorianin said..
Obsession with light construction for a couple of meaningless kg savings over durability.
usually, less than a KG.
Select to expand quoteOrange Whip said..
Probably slightly off topic, but been wanting to vent my frustration with this for a while.
Windsurfers who advertise their gear for sail on here with one photo! You're paying for eight photos so why wouldn't you maximise your potential to sell the item by posting eight?
Also, advertising a board for sale and not listing length x width x volume. The mind boggles!
or year model. 
