Mistral Super Light in Market place

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Mistral Super Light in Market place

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Re: Mistral Super Light in Market place

Will need a centerboard gasket. Anyone interested should verify the condition of the fin and the UJ. Those are the weak links in keeping these running. You can rebuild the UJ and if the fin is shot, you can install a powerbox. However, given the age of the rest of the gear (e.g. epoxy masts, etc), they can quickly turn into a money pit. OTOH, these are still excellent light wind boards and one of the very few boards pre-2000 I'd even consider (others being classic raceboards like Equipe, IMCO, Superlight II, Ultra/Mega Cat, etc).

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Re: Mistral Super Light in Market place

Awesome lightwind my first board. Since I got my first one in 1985, I've gone through several but always had one. Considering that the rig and sails are virtually valueless, I'd say it's overpriced, though. One of the cooler features is the spring-loaded fin, but it needs to be intact and fully functional. When sailing in the river I've sailed through shallows maybe 4 or 5 inches deep. Doesn't need a gasket. My present board doesn't have one and I don't miss it. A fresh u-joint and cup can be mounted on the original pin.

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Re: Mistral Super Light in Market place

There was an older guy here on something similar a few days back. I was on a 6.3 freek and smallish board, then moved to foil. He was on a cammed TRX (or something similar), 8.5 or so the whole day. Screaming around, making his jibes, hard angles up and downwind, just having a ball. I told him when I saw him packing up that it looked awesome seeing him pull those angles.

Just really cool to see those things ridden well.

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Back in the day I made race fins for super lights. Remove the cassette. Remove spring and fin shape new fin to fit in cassette. I used mahogany. Covered with fiberglass and clear epoxy. Two small nuts and bolts thru side of cassette re-install into board.
Gasket / clear Gorilla tape

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