FORCETEN, F#*K OFF you Knob. That was typo due to big fingers on lil buttons on phone. Read the whole post you FW.
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FORCETEN, F#*K OFF you Knob. That was typo due to big fingers on lil buttons on phone. Read the whole post you FW.
Select to expand quoteolskool said..olskool said..
FORCETEN, F#*K OFF you Knob. That was typo due to big fingers on lil buttons on phone. Read the whole post you FW.
Always from the tail, which is the waterline working end of the board and STANDARD for all windsurf boards since 1982.
I didn't chime in sooner because I'm hated by lots of Aussies.
My Fanatic Fly is 9'6" so I won't mention it's mast mount distance.
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Forceten. Tardys board with non adjustable position is 132cm from nose. Well forward of centre.
Bic Windsups are centrally located on board length. Roughly 162cm to centre of track on a 324cm (10'6").
162-132=30.
FORCETEN
Theres the Math again. I used from nose measurement bcoz Tardy did so.
Ducati then says his are both the same measurement from tail for two vastly different length board, just to make it even more confusing/ apparent.
Im an Aussie tradie n can actually measure in metric or imperial.
Also comfy with conversion from one to the other. Easy peasy.
Mark has since explained why its measured from the tail. Makes sense. He also says rocker will effect placement. All good.
You keeping up with all this ?? This is exactly why i posted this thread, To find the standard n some actual measurements for location on boards. The handle in a sup is actually placed where the the board balances. Which due to 3 fins n finboxes weight, would naturally be slightly closer to tail.
Dont worry your little ol brain about it.
To cover nose to tail, subtract the nose measure from the overall length. Easy peasy. How does Ducati's 1950cm working out ?
yes I am keeping up, English is my first language.
why do you continue to,place importance on the handle placement?
Im pleased Mark has given you a explanation that you are content with.
Are you using nose and or both nose and tail rocker to adjust the placement ?
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Forceten. Tardys board with non adjustable position is 132cm from nose. Well forward of centre.
Bic Windsups are centrally located on board length. Roughly 162cm to centre of track on a 324cm (10'6").
162-132=30.
Oh, this explains where your 30cm comes from. Only one board Tardys. Oh, if you installed your track at the 132cm mark, your 30cm is wrong. Since the mast track is centered at 132cm each way you have approx 12.5 cm, making the difference 15cm.
His placement being further forward than the half way , in mythical theory , which means what ?Also what defining aspect of his board makes it the go to point, esp since you dwell on half way ?
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FORCETEN, F#*K OFF you Knob. That was typo due to big fingers on lil buttons on phone. Read the whole post you FW.
One of these would suffice .
OI ! Forceten. The handle significance is coz id like to still use it to carry it. Im looking for a solution that works for this board.
As weve seen theres more than one positon. Board design dictates where it should go.
Pull ya head in...
Repeatedly weve all seen from your posts You make as much sense as Trump.
Stick to trolling the river with a lure or two.
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I'd be measuring it from the tail.. Not the nose.
I've got a 11'6 (350cm) Bic windsup and a 10'9 (328cm) Jp windsup and both are the same,
1950cm from the tail to the centre of the mast track
The board is 328cm/350 cm long, the measure you are giving is 1950cm ...to the center of the box
how is dah ?.
Oops 195cm
Sorry we can't all be perfect
Select to expand quoteducati said..forceten said..ducati said..DavidJohn said..
I'd be measuring it from the tail.. Not the nose.
I've got a 11'6 (350cm) Bic windsup and a 10'9 (328cm) Jp windsup and both are the same,
1950cm from the tail to the centre of the mast track
The board is 328cm/350 cm long, the measure you are giving is 1950cm ...to the center of the box
how is dah ?.
Oops 195cm
Sorry we can't all be perfect
Why not everyone else on here walks on water
ewww sorry oldskool I led you astray, I blame the alcohol for blurring the tapemeasure 
the JP is 175cm and the Bic is 195cm from the tail to the centre of the mastrack
Both have centreboards
Superimpose the JPs measure on your board, note the JP is 7.62cm longer. Ithe mast track is 5.5 cm further rearward than my B diagram. I don't think I would use the measure of a board with a centerboard.
Best of luck.
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ewww sorry oldskool I led you astray, I blame the alcohol for blurring the tapemeasure
the JP is 175cm and the Bic is 195cm from the tail to the centre of the mastrack
Both have centreboards
Riot.
Ducati, OH HELL !! I was doubting that 2 different length boards would have the same position. Then when i measured mine at your 195cm. I was going somethings afud here. Just doesnt look right. My '86 Cornish has track back further. Haha. 195 looks more like a raceboard with a cb. With your numbers n F10 goin blah blah blah.... im goin 
What a ride, dont need to go to the Ekka this year. Stupid bloody SUP. I dont even like the damn things but thought id give windsupping a go on the windless days.
Fishin is looking better all the time.
ERASE N REWIND.
Folks i will get to the bottom of this mast position crap.
Can someone who can read a tape measure n has some design knowledge help me??? Gotta be someone out there. Im no designer, never shaped a board. But to me its gotta be linked to tail rocker. Think i will just chuck it in where it LOOKS right.
Can anyone help?
Or is this another sail twist saga?
HELLLLPPPP!!!!
Obviously a 6 foot mast track will fill the bill.
Be careful not to place it more than 3m from the nose unless you propose to use your boom for a mast.
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Obviously a 6 foot mast track will fill the bill.
Be careful not to place it more than 3m from the nose unless you propose to use your boom for a mast.
BAHAHAHA!!! BLOODY SUPs. Thanks for the giggle fest mate.
you guys are hilarious.
Yes, surfing/windsurfing measurements are a mess. We were supposed to have converted to metric way back last century, but surfboards are still in feet and inches, (so is my height). But windsurfers, here at least, are all metric, probably because we started building them after the conversion to metric. Poor old sups are caught in the middle. With a mast track they're metric, without they're imperial.
And I was also surprised by mast track position being measured from the nose. The mast track has to relate to where you're standing on the board. You want the centre of effort to line up in between your feet. I've never ridden a board with that much rocker, but I suspect that when planing you could stand a fair way back, but maybe all that rocker would make the board twitchy if you got too far back.
Oh for Gods sake , stick the track in front of the handle hole .
Measure the front of the bloody wave and stop crapping on or I'll put all of you in the naughty corner .
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Oh for Gods sake , stick the track in front of the handle hole .
Measure the front of the bloody wave and stop crapping on or I'll put all of you in the naughty corner .
No Numbers, SOLD!!! Please! No !! Not the naughty corner.
Might find my name still on the wall from 35yrs ago.
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Oh for Gods sake , stick the track in front of the handle hole .
Measure the front of the bloody wave and stop crapping on or I'll put all of you in the naughty corner .
Yes forward of the handle.
How far forward is the question
i made mistakes in converting nose tail cm inches, some of you must be bored with suggestions that aren't even funny.
you want funny measure from the footstraps
So just to clear it all up.. Measured a 10'4" Windsup today. No tape measure in sight. So we did it olskool, 7.5 handspans from tail to centre of box. Haha.
So did the handwalk on my board. Well what do ya know?
EXACTLY where i was going to put it anyway.
Where it LOOKS RIGHT.
Big Thanks to Mathew for dragging his 10'4"out.
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So just to clear it all up.. Measured a 10'4" Windsup today. No tape measure in sight. So we did it olskool, 7.5 handspans from tail to centre of box. Haha.
So did the handwalk on my board. Well what do ya know?
EXACTLY where i was going to put it anyway.
Where it LOOKS RIGHT.
Big Thanks to Mathew for dragging his 10'4"out.
Is this post another endeavor to achieve humor that I probably don't understand.
really curious part is you neglect to reflect on the exactly where you were going to put it, now where you are going to.
A hand span will vary from 17.78-22.86cm.
using your favorite , Trump who has a span of 18.41cm the length from tail to center of the mast box is 138.1cm.
check my first A diagram for comparison.
F10, no mate. All fact n actual measureable numbers. My handspan is 24cm. So centre of track is 180cm (70") from tail.
Exactly where it looks like it should be.
Fanatic Fly 9'6".
Tail to single hole mast attachment, 59" or 150cm, exactly where a 9'6" windsurf board would be.
We ARE talking about windsurfing, in light wind.
The center of the mast track is 2.5cm further forward than my A diagram.
Reverse nose to tail on A.
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The center of the mast track is 2.5cm further forward than my A diagram.
Reverse nose to tail on A.
This is Matthew board, not LeeD.
A smart person would add 3" to the equation.
A dumb person would snipe at other's.
Which are you?
