FS 1985 Windsurfer One Design w Teak Booms
sailquik (Roger Jackson)
A guy came by the booth at the Atlantic City Boat Show and offered to
sell his
Windsurfer One Design.
It's Serial # WSF 85/795 M76A which I believe means it was manufactured
in
1985 and is Serial/Sail # 795.
He wants around $250 for the whole package.
I'd buy it, but I already have one with a much lower number.
Anyone interested in a classic?
Send me an email and I will put you in touch with him.
The boards is in central NJ.
Regards, Roger
Andreas Macke
Whoa - in '85, the Windsurfer(TM) out of TenCate in Almelo,
Netherlands definitely no longer came with a teak boom. They had
switched to aluminum by then (they had also gone away from teak mast
feat in favor of molded plastic with a rubber piece to prevent
premature ejection - a good thing when uphauling in choppy water). I
was under the impression that all original Windsurfers came from the
same mfg, and that the ones in the US were imported from Holland.
So it sounds as though either this is a newer hull with an older rig
(all of it or just the boom), or the serial number scheme might not
denote the year.
Of course, with the Ostermann Windglider having gotten the nod for the
84 Olympics, the Windsurfer OD class was not growing that much anymore
in 85. And that leads us to the first in a long row of sucky choices
for Olympic equipment selection dominated by politicking, which is
completely OT for this thread...
Andreas
Alan Sandoval
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> "sailquik (Roger Jackson)" <sail...@mindspring.com> wrote in message
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> > Hello all,
> > A guy came by the booth at the Atlantic City Boat Show and offered to
> > sell his
> > Windsurfer One Design.
> > It's Serial # WSF 85/795 M76A which I believe means it was manufactured
> > in
> > 1985 and is Serial/Sail # 795.
> > He wants around $250 for the whole package.
> > I'd buy it, but I already have one with a much lower number.
> > Anyone interested in a classic?
> > Send me an email and I will put you in touch with him.
> > The boards is in central NJ.
> > Regards, Roger
>
> Whoa - in '85, the Windsurfer(TM) out of TenCate in Almelo,
> Netherlands definitely no longer came with a teak boom. They had
> switched to aluminum by then (they had also gone away from teak mast
> feat in favor of molded plastic with a rubber piece to prevent
> premature ejection - a good thing when uphauling in choppy water). I
> was under the impression that all original Windsurfers came from the
> same mfg, and that the ones in the US were imported from Holland.
There was a manufacturing plant in Torrance, Calif. I don't know of other
specifics but Warren Aitken, of Aitken boards and now owner of Cobra Kayaks
got his rotomolding experience working for Hoyle there.
> So it sounds as though either this is a newer hull with an older rig
> (all of it or just the boom), or the serial number scheme might not
> denote the year.
>
> Of course, with the Ostermann Windglider having gotten the nod for the
> 84 Olympics, the Windsurfer OD class was not growing that much anymore
> in 85. And that leads us to the first in a long row of sucky choices
> for Olympic equipment selection dominated by politicking, which is
> completely OT for this thread...
>
> Andreas
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Mark H.
back...maybe check some old lit... but if Roger seen it...
Mark H.
The Bronx
Chuck
Hello:
I bought a new "Windsurfer" original design board in the summer of
1981 in Pensacola Florida! It had an aluminum boom and I was told
that they quit making the teak booms several years earlier! Perhaps
the teak boom with this board is older than the board it is being
offered for sale with?
Chuck Rhodes
Sicily, Italy
Pierre Coupal
pros what changes they'd like to see in the gear. Thus was born the larger
plastic window in the sail, for instance.
In 1978-79 there were complaints that the teak booms weren't tied well
enough at the mast for proper racing and freestyle. It was hanging pretty
loosely indeed. 1979 was the last year they were made, in 1980 was born the
aluminium version with the funny-looking handle at the front. (On top of
looking silly, it was also useless. First thing I'd do then was to saw it
off.)
But of course people have been mixing bits and pieces throughout, so it
ain't too surprising to find teak on a 1985 board. There is a local show
here on water, and once in a while I don't mind taking an old teak set on a
board and freestyle (goof) around, just for the heck of it. By the way, a
genuine 1985 board would not have the traditional triangular sail, but the
first, very slight fathead from Windsurfer. Furthermore, the sail ID would
have been in the format AA-9999 and not 999-999. Those changes in 1984. A
1985 board would also have retractable centerboard and sliding mast, or the
freestyle version with casing around a fixed daggerboard and a pin to affix
the mast piece into the board.
Back to the last 70's, at the time the wooden universal was also impossible
to work with when turning the rig on a railride. Wooden daggerboard was OK,
though ;-)
Having said that, I doubt there is much vintage value on teak booms yet,
perhaps in a few years. But if someone wants to give me big bucks for my
set, I'm waiting...
Pierre C.
sailquik (Roger Jackson)
I'm not sure if the board is a 1985 or not.
Do you remember how to decipher the serial numbers?
Here's the number:
WSF 85/795 M76A.
The "WSF" is in all the serial numbers.
85/795 could be the date of manufacture followed by the serial number, or
the "85" could be a model or mold number perhaps.
"795" is probably the actual serial number, and I think this is reflected on
the sail.
M76A could also be a code for "Manufactured in Jan (first month =A) 1976 which
makes alot of sense with the serial number.
I think they very quickly (like in a year or 2) went well up into 4 and 5 digit
sail #'s.
Maybe I will buy it so I can have 2! I already have S/N 390 but not the
original
sail.
Please help if you can.
Regards, Roger
Anthony Boesen
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jo...@safepak.co.nz
> "Mark H." <hwt...@StOpworldnet.att.net> wrote in message news:<wmm68.3455$I5.2...@bgtnsc05-news.ops.worldnet.att.net>...
> > I didn't think teak booms were being offered by '85 either. Gotta think
> > back...maybe check some old lit... but if Roger seen it...
> >
> > Mark H.
> > The Bronx
>
> Hello:
Around mid 1979 onwards the aluminium booms were produced, I designed and built the hydraulic rig that formed the booms and designed the tooling for the front and rear boom ends.
John Jackson
>
> I bought a new "Windsurfer" original design board in the summer of
