I put mine together with marine grease between all surfaces, no problem. Once it starts it is difficult to control without grinding all the corrosion away and retreating the alloy.

Mine was pretty tight fit but I still got the salt build up in there. The wing did sieze up on the fuselage but I did manage to get it off. That's just what happens with alloy in salt water. Have a Moses set up now and the fuselage does build up salt where it connects to the mast. Again it's salt water and alloy... Salt breed's on it in dark wet places.

djdojo said..
The obvious solution would be to buy a foil with no aluminium components (and especially no adjacent carbon and aluminium components) but people seem to prefer to pray for miracles and throw good money after bad.

The kids keep eating the chocolate that I habitually leave in plain view on the kitchen table. How can I get them to stop? I'm willing to try anything except to stop leaving the chocolate in plain view on the kitchen table.

(Disclaimer - I am both the parent and the child in the chocolate example, but it's more than three years since I rode a foil with aluminium components and I figure I've recouped whatever price premium attaches to all-carbon foils, even if I've then spent my savings on chocolate.)

I guess if we're using the formula of "one is bad, therefore all are bad" then nobody should buy anything at all

Kamikuza said..
I'd contact the dealer. Something weird there, maybe you've shot yourself in the foot sanding it ... but I've never heard of it from other SS riders and we've a few here who don't even use TefGel.

I have to use a rubber mallet to tap the front wing off as the corrosion build up is that bad, then sand back the fuselage, grease the area. Seem to be doing this nearly every week or two. Most (if not all) locals (Cairns) using this fuselage are experiencing the same issue.

I left my wing on for a few months over winter and it seized on the fuz. Luckily I got it off with no damage. It was a good set up though you just need too maintain it just like anything that goes in salt water...

I switched from Moses to Armstrong for this reason . I had no issues with seized screws in my stolen Moses foil but had fuselage corrosion in the mast pocket and along the carbon wings (I did not wash my gear after every use).

Had a quote to replace my foil with another Moses $2400 (without covers, mast mounting hardware good only for the Moses board) vs. Armstrong close to $3000 (with carry bag, all covers, universal tee-nuts and screws).

I paid close to $600 extra for Armstrong not to ever worry about disassmebly, fiddly screws, washing my gear at home, and periodic lubricating of screws.... The Armstrong mast plate has slots rather than holes to mount it to the board - mast mounting tee-nuts and screws (also titanium and stainless) permanently live in my board - further time saver and convenience. Given the foil should last a few years I consider it money well spent (I put in at least 200 sessions per year).

I am doing kiting only, however, if you are into winging and prone foiling the added benefit is that the same mast/fulelage/stabiliser can be used for all these options (you change only the front wing).

Both Moses and Armstrong are great foils and I am sure there are many other great foils (I have not tried that many) but my preference going forward is to pay a bit more for a maintenance free setup (full carbon or carbon/titanium).

Swavek said..
I switched from Moses to Armstrong for this reason . I had no issues with seized screws in my stolen Moses foil but had fuselage corrosion in the mast pocket and along the carbon wings (I did not wash my gear after every use).

Had a quote to replace my foil with another Moses $2400 (without covers, mast mounting hardware good only for the Moses board) vs. Armstrong close to $3000 (with carry bag, all covers, universal tee-nuts and screws).

I paid close to $600 extra for Armstrong not to ever worry about disassmebly, fiddly screws, washing my gear at home, and periodic lubricating of screws.... The Armstrong mast plate has slots rather than holes to mount it to the board - mast mounting tee-nuts and screws (also titanium and stainless) permanently live in my board - further time saver and convenience. Given the foil should last a few years I consider it money well spent (I put in at least 200 sessions per year).

I am doing kiting only, however, if you are into winging and prone foiling the added benefit is that the same mast/fulelage/stabiliser can be used for all these options (you change only the front wing).

Both Moses and Armstrong are great foils and I am sure there are many other great foils (I have not tried that many) but my preference going forward is to pay a bit more for a maintenance free setup (full carbon or carbon/titanium).

The Armstrong setup is exceptional in its design. The package is really well put together with the bag and covers. That extra bit of cost will fade after a few sessions, but the quality of the product will last a very long time. I have three front wings for various conditions and use them all regularly. It's such a blast to experiment with all the different combos and mast positions. I really liked the Moses setup too, I have ridden a few at my local, great foils. However, having all carbon and titanium means the future is here now.

Here's the thing with a Slingy wing........carbon and aluminum are very reactive together in saltwater, So Slingshot use a layer of fibreglass on the inside of the wing connection to insulate the aluminuim from the carbon.
But the front edges of the fuse are quiet sharp and every time you slide the fuse into the wing it shaves a little more off the fibreglass insulation ,which allows more corrosion and makes the connection looser.
Best to round those sharp edges off with a fine file, and paint a thin layer of epoxy or 2k clear on the inside of the wing connection to make it a snug fit again and restore the insulation.
be careful not to paint too much in there, use a long handled small brush and do one light coat, standing the wing up so any excess can drain out.