Having a solid season under my belt, considering a revamp for next season. I am lucky enough to have 15+ knots most days and my current Wizard 105 has been awesome. But, I find the SS engineering and build quality someone lacking.

Anyone had a go on the Foil X 105? Based on what I have been reading and seeing, seems SB has been pretty sucessful with their Foil X lineup and Supercruiser design.

I can't speak to the board but I have direct experience with the Slingshot I76 and Supercruiser 1700. The SC is by far a better foil. Engineering, build quality and performance. It's longer fuselage and larger stabilizer are perhaps on the overly stable side but that they are releasing smaller stabilizers to go with the new smaller wings.
The only place where the Slingshot beat it was wing availability but that is a thing of the past now.

All I'll say on the board is that I'd want one with tracks rather than a tuttle. But that is my personal feeling. The FoilX wing has that although in a forward position for winging.

I've owned both, have you?
I've sailed them back to back, have you?
I've sailed next to riders using the opposite foil, have you?
Half the Infinity wings locally (we aren't a large community here either) are warranty replacements, nobody has done more than scratch their Starboard or Axis wings.

The OP isn't thrilled with their Slingshot equipment and they definitely aren't alone. They don't need to put up with an overpriced, poorly built foil.

A bit off the OP but I think the 1300 SB wing would be more comparable in performance to the i76 and might be improved with a smaller stab when I can get one. Even with the new range of wings from SB they still don't do one small enough to compete with the i65 in strong winds. As good as the videos of JJ and the other slingshot crew in Perth are, they don't do justice to how fast and hard they can carve when you see them come past in real life. No way I can compete with that. It will be interesting to see what wings Severne come out with in the future. I'm sure Ben will want to be ripping it with the slingshot crew on his own brand.
IMHO SB have the edge on quality and just as good as SS for cruising on a big wing but SS for 25+ conditions at the moment.
The Severne Alien 105 and Red Wing Foils are worth a look at as another alternative after seeing them in the flesh a few weeks ago.

The 105 is hard to beat the drawback is the shallow tuttle box. So you're limited as to what foils you can stick into it. For SF bay you can't beat it this board rocks keep it upgrade the box so you can change foils if that's the plan.

The board is just a launch platform.(smaller is more nibble and turns faster in the air)

As far as this wing debate what works well for one doesn't alway work well for the other guy. No two people are alike that's the beauty of life so some people like to cruise around others like to ride it like they stole it.

Equipment failures suck we all know this if you can't trust it it won't be fun so switch if that's the case nothing mechanical is 100% reliable.

So life is short and the windy season is even shorter so ride it like you stole it!

Here's an example this board won't work for 90% of foilers butt for me I'll be a swell carving fool...

Gwarn said..
The 105 is hard to beat the drawback is the shallow tuttle box. So you're limited as to what foils you can stick into it. For SF bay you can't beat it this board rocks keep it upgrade the box so you can change foils if that's the plan.

The board is just a launch platform.(smaller is more nibble and turns faster in the air)

As far as this wing debate what works well for one doesn't alway work well for the other guy. No two people are alike that's the beauty of life so some people like to cruise around others like to ride it like they stole it.

Equipment failures suck we all know this if you can't trust it it won't be fun so switch if that's the case nothing mechanical is 100% reliable.

So life is short and the windy season is even shorter so ride it like you stole it!

Here's an example this board won't work for 90% of foilers butt for me I'll be a swell carving fool...

So good. What sort of specs will it have?

Unless you sail in fresh water with sandy beaches then the Slingshot stuff doesn't hold up well. The Infinity wings around here are all chipped and about half the guys using them are on their 2nd, in some cases 3rd.
Me personally I had a H2 wing break in the socket (one month out of warranty and I got zero support). My first fuselage wasn't tapped correctly so only worked in B position. The replacement one had the paint flake off at 14 months (also no warranty). Both had wobbly wing fittings at the best of times (to be fair so does the Supercruiser). Once the coating flaked off the fuselage material corroded faster than uncoated 6061, indicating that it's a very low grade alloy. Probably whatever the plant in China could get cheapest.
I had to replace all of the "titanium" hardware since the allan heads were all rounding.

I had my I76 for just a few months and even babying it I could see where it would start chipping like everyone else's.
I sold the lot and bought a used demo SC1700, it looked almost unused despite being a demo for over 6 months. I've since learned that I don't have to baby it at all. I've run it aground many times, had my board blow 90 degrees with it on rocks etc with maybe a scratch. You'd be into the core material on an Infinity wing (seen it).

As for performance, I'm an intermediate foiler. When I made the switch I went from 25 to 75% gybe completion instantly. Gained at bottom and top end without any reduction in carving ability.
You can also get the shorter fuselage or smaller stab/wings if you are after a more maneuverable setup.

I'm outspoken about the two because I've used both extensively. I sail with better foilers than myself on both and they feel the same. Slingshot has an amazing PR department while Starboard is more focused on the IQ foil.

tswei99

My last replacement included stainless bolts for that join, which so far has held up. But at 200+ lbs (90KG) I am concerned about longevity.

Suggest a packet of stainless fuse to mast bolts, replace when you replace your smoke detector batteries (or when Australia changes Prime Minister's)

Bolts available in USA here www.mcmaster.com/93395A425/
Or long thread discussion here www.seabreeze.com.au/forums/Windsurfing/Foiling/Slingshot-titanium-bolt-failure?page=3