WA
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I have also used Starboard foils for years and have exactly the same experience as Formula. They have been bulletproof! After the Evolution series I didnt like the Slr wings at all, but the Slx design is a huge step forward. Really nice wings and fun to ride. I'm a bit sad if the good old mast and fuse got worse with the ucs, but I still hope this was just one case and hopefully the problem Cornholio had is also nothing common.
WA
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Propeller streams certainly wont help when powered up, quite the opposite. But when the wind drops there can be a marginal gain
WA
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I did some longer runs behind ships (not in close proximity) with the same mast some time ago. Ships propeller stream sometimes help with lift and speed, but it is really shaking everything. Maybe the vibrations were too much for the mast. I don't know
WA
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Carbon c600 deep tuttle and it had the 99 fuse with slx765 and 180 in place while the issue occurred. I have mainly used 160 tail, but I was testing the 180 for the first time
WA
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Yes, the "block" with threads for fuse connection got torn apart. I was doing sharpish turns downwind and suddenly lost lift. As a newbie I'm unable to post pictures, but there is a youtube shorts video with name "Starboard Ucs mast issue"
This really hurts financially, but I have liked the ucs front and rearwings a lot. Shame if the rest of the system is not the same quality. Of course I might have just been unlucky
WA
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Has anyone else experienced Ucs mast breakage? I lost fuse and wings because of mast breaking down .I didn't hit anything and I only did around 2000km with the setup. It saw some mildly rough seas and I was occasionally practising jumping, but not often. Older masts have survived many more kilometres and even hits with rocks.
I'm wondering if it is best to stick with the old masts and use hybrid fuselages...
WA
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Greetings from Finland to everyone in this great community! I 'm not sure if I can add a link, but you can find some tracks from various spots in the youtube channel @windfoiltracks
www.youtube.com/@Windfoiltracks
I will be adding more in the near future
