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stringp



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PostPosted: Fri Apr 23, 2021 9:48 am    Post subject: Slingshot V3 foil board Reply with quote

No more Tuttle box. Am I missing something? Slingshot doesn’t offer any carbon fiber masts that work with this board. Not going back to aluminum.
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NOVAAN



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PostPosted: Sun Apr 25, 2021 9:59 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

The adjustable foil track is the only way to go for a bunch of reasons.
The rumor is Sling Shot will release the new carbon windsurf foils in the next few weeks. But we heard that before..
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stringp



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PostPosted: Sun Apr 25, 2021 11:32 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Why not shim the stabilizer and leave the mast position alone?
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dllee



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PostPosted: Sun Apr 25, 2021 11:39 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Because the more angle from shim or otherwise, the more instability as speed varies.
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ericandholly



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PostPosted: Sun Apr 25, 2021 12:45 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

^^^

100% in agreement. I am done with fixed mast position boards.
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stringp



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PostPosted: Sun Apr 25, 2021 2:47 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Last year I switched to a GW 101 and Moses foils. I was getting my bell rung way too often on SS aluminum due to unexpected cavitation. I would rather avoid traumatic brain injury at the cost of an adjustable mast track.
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dllee



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PostPosted: Sun Apr 25, 2021 3:12 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

So, Moses is the cure?
Are you saying Slingshot is the culprit?
I do recall a few SS riders who foil ok.
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stringp



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PostPosted: Mon Apr 26, 2021 12:56 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Last year I switched to a GW 101 and Moses foils. I was getting my bell rung way too often on SS aluminum due to unexpected cavitation. I would rather avoid traumatic brain injury at the cost of an adjustable mast track.
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stringp



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PostPosted: Mon Apr 26, 2021 12:57 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Sorry wrong copy.
Could be operator error. My original question - why put out a board line where you don’t have the choice?
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dllee



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PostPosted: Mon Apr 26, 2021 1:33 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Everyone says their newest incarnation is the best ever.
Could it be that THEY THEMSELVES are getting better, so new gear SEEMS better?
Myself, I windsurf 4 days a week on 1999 or older gear. That 20+ year old stuff makes me do just fine, and works better than I do.
My 2018 Naish foiling gear works WAAAY better than I can ever foil.
Maybe you should contact Slingshot?
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