Starboard Ucs durability

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Mikk0
Mikk0
WA
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WA, 4 posts
18 Aug 2026 12:27am
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...
FormuIa
FormuIa
117 posts
117 posts
18 Aug 2026 12:50am
That's a bummer and an expensive one :( Where did it break, presumably at the very end near the fuse connection?
Mikk0
Mikk0
WA
4 posts
WA, 4 posts
18 Aug 2026 1:16am
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
Cornholio
Cornholio
72 posts
72 posts
18 Aug 2026 1:19am
Just for info.
what type of mast?
carbon or alu?
Plate or deep tuttle?
and where did it fail?
Mikk0
Mikk0
WA
4 posts
WA, 4 posts
18 Aug 2026 1:28am
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
Cornholio
Cornholio
72 posts
72 posts
18 Aug 2026 1:37am

Oof auch!
just seen the video you refered to.
i’m happy i chose the alu mast (mainly because it doesnt justify the extra $$$ for my use )
i did have an issue with my frontwing starting to crack.
i luckely spotted the issue before hadding out.
since my foil was less than a year old it was replaced by starboard distributor within a week.
The new wing sadly had an issue too.
the holes for mounting the frontwing had huge burrs.
these prefented the wing to make a solid connection with the fuse.
i also spotted this before hadding out and removed the burrs as good as possible.
i still feel its necesary to check the foil each time i go windfoiling.

i hope starboard can be of service for you.







WillyWind
WillyWind
600 posts
600 posts
18 Aug 2026 8:21am




Cornholio, is your wing developing a hair crack or it’s just the picture?



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