I did have some numbers on the roll out and maintenance of new wind farms somewhere, but they are lost in a pile of lecture notes somewhere. There are a shocking number that need to be repaired soon after being put up. Im sure the technical issues are getting worked through though. Another issue is ...

Thanks for the links. I've just had a quick flick through for now (will have a proper look when I get some time) but it seems these study proposals all cover the very local affects the turbines have on those downstream, within a farm? My description was more referring to the effect far downwind of t...

Wow there was some whacky 'science' on the first few pages of this thread but glad it got cleared up. Johnny's responses made the most sense to me (are you an engineer of some kind by the way, dude?), and i think the point he was trying to make about the picture was something along the lines of "loo...

just to close things up, i think it is best if i followed up and let people know my situation. ive just cut the board up and am getting a refund. these boards have all the ingredients for a top ride and ive not met anyone who didn't rate them. Just a pity they arent glued properly. plastic to metal ...

my follow up - my board has now started to delaminate horribly. I rode it finless so I guess the whole fin-pinching theory was wrong. I am going to ask for a refund and see what happens... watch this space

bought a medysky 138 after liking the alvaro board. i pushed the fins over somehow, either by hitting the bottom (cant have been hard) or through a small butterslide. it basically pulled the fin bolt through the board. i think its a combo of thin tips, massive fins, a countersunk hole and a thin bol...