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Windrush fun 11

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Created by swoopcick69 > 9 months ago, 20 Mar 2018
swoopcick69
QLD, 4 posts
20 Mar 2018 9:05PM
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Hi all,

I have been given two boards one is a windrush fun 11. I am looking for any kind of instructions for this board to see if I have all the parts I need to be able to use it before I put a lot of time in to cleaning it up. also would love a good beginners site so I could learn what to do with it once I have it up and running.
thanks in advance.

olskool
QLD, 2455 posts
21 Mar 2018 2:09AM
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Hi Swoop, any pics of board? A friend has just scored an old windrush shortboard. Its about 3m long rotomoulded blue n has 3 acrylic fins at tail. 2 screw in mast positions. Rope uni. No other identifing marks.

ballast
QLD, 500 posts
21 Mar 2018 7:29AM
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Second board I ever owned, back in the early 80's.

From memory had a terrible mast base connection. Some kind of very hard to use sliding pin connection and was nearly impossible to slide the mast track when you were sailing. Probably a rope uni too, I think.

I think it had an Algiers type centerboard, so they are still fairly easy to find a replacement centerboard if needed. Bombora used them as well.

US type fin box. Weighed an absolute ton, but could not be killed.
Normal screw in type foot straps, so can be replaced with modern straps. Unlike some other types from the same era.

Fun rating was not 11 out of 10 however, I think it may have been marked out of 100. But it got about 95% percent usage at the time compared to the 8"6" Les Purcell sinker next to it, which tried hard to kill me each time I used it.

swoopcick69
QLD, 4 posts
21 Mar 2018 8:16AM
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Ok all here are some pictures, blue board is 3.3 meters long and the red board is 3.8 meters long, I still have to go back and pick up a sail but everything else i was given is pictured. Put everything next to red board as that looked like the closest match.






Richiefish
QLD, 5610 posts
21 Mar 2018 9:45AM
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My two first boards. Bic and fun 11. Bic was sh1t. fun 11 was fun. Both had obscure mast bases.

Imax1
QLD, 4831 posts
21 Mar 2018 9:59AM
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Oh dear !
I dont want to dampen your enthusiasm but walk away now.
For a couple hundred dollars u can do soooo much better .
The blue board looks like its been dug up from under ground. It has problems . If thats a huge split next to the centerboard , mast track area ,forget it . No glue will fix that . The only way is to plastic weld it and the plastic probably is aged beyond repairable . It may be difficult to find the foot-strap plugs . Same for fin box . By the time you have bought the parts , ( if you can ) , centre board , rear fin , mast base connection it would have been way cheaper buying a much better newer board.
Now to the rig , it is very old. And dangerous .The sun fried mast is going to break and the boom is just horrible.
Lastly , the old fiberglass Crit could be fun and fixable if it is of solid nature.
Please dont be put off by my comments , but i just want to save you heartache and cost.
People will give you better stuff for free , or for under $200 there are many , much better , complete board and rigs that are ready to go.

gavnwend
WA, 1367 posts
21 Mar 2018 12:39PM
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Imax you couldn't of word it any better.you got to admire his enthusiasm .the blue board is in need of some major repairs.

swoopcick69
QLD, 4 posts
21 Mar 2018 2:53PM
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Imax1 thank you or being so truthful the board wasn't buried but close. Now to your comment "Now to the rig , it is very old. And dangerous .The sun fried mast is going to break and the boom is just horrible.
Lastly , the old fiberglass Crit could be fun and fixable if it is of solid nature". I have no idea what your talking about can you explain by pointing out in the pictures what each thing is

Imax1
QLD, 4831 posts
21 Mar 2018 3:26PM
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Ok , the long pink pole that will support your sail is sun damaged and will break.
The curved pink part and the V shaped silver part resting on the board is what u hold onto ( they join together ) It is a very old design and is horrible to attach to the pink pole.These three parts hold the sail in shape.
The brown board sitting on the buckets ( named Crit ) could be fixable but probably better left just as it is as a bench seat.
Now im getting a little suspicious , is it april fools yet ?

Richiefish
QLD, 5610 posts
21 Mar 2018 7:10PM
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Yes for sure it's all throw away stuff.

swoopcick69
QLD, 4 posts
21 Mar 2018 7:30PM
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Imax1,

Again thank you very much i really know nothing about any of this gear, the guy who gav it to me, knows me as the recycle queen. Of Ball Bay. He just figured i'd Make something else out of it. I'm the one that wanted to see if i could actually use them without getting hurt. Looks like they ar going to make great chairs. Will post pictures when they are done. Again thank you very much for the information.

fjdoug
ACT, 548 posts
21 Mar 2018 9:17PM
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olskool said..
Hi Swoop, any pics of board? A friend has just scored an old windrush shortboard. Its about 3m long rotomoulded blue n has 3 acrylic fins at tail. 2 screw in mast positions. Rope uni. No other identifing marks.


windrush storm 10 ?

Pointman
WA, 435 posts
21 Mar 2018 10:17PM
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swoopcick69 said..
Ok all here are some pictures, blue board is 3.3 meters long and the red board is 3.8 meters long, I still have to go back and pick up a sail but everything else i was given is pictured. Put everything next to red board as that looked like the closest match.







Dude two words...verge collection.

Chuck it out and by something from this century

slalomfreak
NSW, 304 posts
22 Mar 2018 6:41AM
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Richiefish said..
Yes for sure it's all throw away stuff.


First cut in half otherwise somebody else will rescue it from the tip and this type of tread will start all over again.

clarence
TAS, 979 posts
22 Mar 2018 11:25PM
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The board with the red edge is most likely a Dufour wing. They were good in their day. Your example looks a little tired.

Imax summed it up very well.

I had a board like the Dufour wing in very good condition for its age and sold it 12 months ago for $50 in complete safe working order. If you look on gumtree you will find something a lot better than your stuff for less than $200.

Clarence

Imax1
QLD, 4831 posts
23 Mar 2018 9:16AM
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clarence said..
The board with the red edge is most likely a Dufour wing.






Your right , it is a Dufour Wing.
It reminded me a lot of the Crit 360 which also had a red rim and looks to have used the same mast holes .
Now were showing our age

joe windsurf
1481 posts
23 Mar 2018 7:42AM
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sold my last two(2) BIC Doofurs for 60 bucks (30 each)

joewindsurfer.blogspot.com/2009/03/my-bic-dufour-wing-and-how-i-started.html



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