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> Hey guys,
> I have had an O'BRIEN Epoxy Lite 9'2'' for almost two years.
> I got it real cheap knowing that it is not a high performance board.
> I have sailed it a number of times now (wind is a real problem here)
> and it goes real fast but I have a lot of trouble going upwind, so I
> bought a 13.5' pointer skeg for it, but I haven't tried it yet (again,
> no wind). I have been to Corpus C., Texas City and several area lakes
> and I have never seen one like mine, but I am very interested in
> getting some feedback from people that own/have owned or have sailed
> this board. Being an intermediate I can really use some help on how to
> better enjoy my board.
> thanks
> Nacho.
Hi Nacho,
I've got a drag racing buddy who uses a 9.2 Epoxy Lite. He's had
it for 5 years at least. He's also a lightweight (about 140 LBS)
so he's generally running a sail size smaller than me. When we
are evenly powered, he always planes away first, but when I plane
I can usually catch him and then blast by him on my Bailey. If we
switch boards (and rig our own rigs) we plane up about even and then
he blasts me. Soooo, while an Epoxy light isn't incredibly fast it
does plane quick and it's sure easy and fun to ride, nice snappy
jibe too.
If you want to go more upwind:
a. Get a big pointer fin
b. Make sure you've got the fin in the finbox so that the
front of the fin is near even with the back edge of your
back foot.
If you want to go even faster:
a. Move the foot straps to their back position (I can't remember
if the EP lite has two positions or not)
b. Try running some #600 ultra fine grit sandpaper over the entire
bottom of your board. Sometimes I've had success with this
other times it hasn't made any difference at all. It probably
has something to do with laminar flow and the cohesiveness of
water on the bottom of the board, but maybe somebody else on the
net could explain it to both of us.
Good Luck,
Craig
8'9" Velocity spoon, 8'10" Bailey jump, 9'9" Sailboards Maui
Wt 180#, Ht 6'3", Usually sail on high desert lakes near SLC in Ut
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