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Mast fuselage comparability

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Created by berowne > 9 months ago, 1 Mar 2021
berowne
NSW, 1210 posts
1 Mar 2021 10:16AM
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Are any masts interchangeable between brands?

I think it would be great if the bottom of the foil mast was some kind of standard like the Tuttle box is at the top!

PatK
295 posts
1 Mar 2021 4:16PM
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I would be very happy if the tuttle/dt box would be standard. If you make a shaft from the original tuttle drawing i doubt it matches any actual boxes at the market without a lot of sanding

Subsonic
WA, 2963 posts
1 Mar 2021 5:02PM
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PatK said..
I would be very happy if the tuttle/dt box would be standard. If you make a shaft from the original tuttle drawing i doubt it matches any actual boxes at the market without a lot of sanding


From what ive seen (admittedly not everything) the box itself seems to be very standard. The tuttle head on the other hand seems to be all manner of shapes that almost match the dimensions of the box, some of them are well and truly the wrong shape. i think i've had maybe one fin and one foil that fitted snug and flush first go.


i think just about all the manufacturers have decided on their own foil assembly designs. At least some of them have seen fit to make their own foil parts interchangeable. I think it'll be a long time (if ever) before we see a standard interchangeable design across the different parts/manufacturers.

antonmik
145 posts
1 Mar 2021 5:03PM
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berowne said..
Are any masts interchangeable between brands?

I think it would be great if the bottom of the foil mast was some kind of standard like the Tuttle box is at the top!


Unfortunately, there is no such thing. At best, if the surface of the mast and fuselage is flat.

Grantmac
1953 posts
2 Mar 2021 2:25AM
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This is why I'm considering using just Starboard for all my foiling. They seem the only ones who consistently don't change fitment standards. All race/freerace windfoil stuff fits together. All wing/freeride windfoil/SUP/surf stuff fits together. And masts are compatible across everything.

Paducah
2451 posts
2 Mar 2021 2:40AM
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Maybe the next best thing - custom masts with adapters for different fuses

projectcedrus.com

thanks to utcminusfour for the heads up on this one

sunsetsailboards
439 posts
20 Mar 2021 5:04AM
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I just got my first one. A few people here have them and love them. Will be getting a Fanatic adaptor designed and made as I really like the HA series foils. This mast shaves 3lbs off the Fanatic mast.

www.sunsetsailboards.com/products/project-cedrus-mast

pictured below w/ the Moses 950/710/483

ZeroVix
318 posts
20 Mar 2021 6:27AM
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sunsetsailboards said..
I just got my first one. A few people here have them and love them. Will be getting a Fanatic adaptor designed and made as I really like the HA series foils. This mast shaves 3lbs off the Fanatic mast.

www.sunsetsailboards.com/products/project-cedrus-mast

pictured below w/ the Moses 950/710/483



I guess there is no way to use Slingshot wings on a different fuse? Wish I could get a carbon mast and use all my SS wings.

warwickl
NSW, 2173 posts
21 Mar 2021 4:59PM
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sunsetsailboards said..
I just got my first one. A few people here have them and love them. Will be getting a Fanatic adaptor designed and made as I really like the HA series foils. This mast shaves 3lbs off the Fanatic mast.

www.sunsetsailboards.com/products/project-cedrus-mast

pictured below w/ the Moses 950/710/483



Looks like Fanatic 95l?
If so I have the same set-up with the 400 stab and Slingshot aluminium mast with adapter.
Your mast looks interesting so what have you done to get fitting at top and bottom?

sunsetsailboards
439 posts
23 Mar 2021 3:42AM
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ZeroVix said..

sunsetsailboards said..
I just got my first one. A few people here have them and love them. Will be getting a Fanatic adaptor designed and made as I really like the HA series foils. This mast shaves 3lbs off the Fanatic mast.

www.sunsetsailboards.com/products/project-cedrus-mast

pictured below w/ the Moses 950/710/483




I guess there is no way to use Slingshot wings on a different fuse? Wish I could get a carbon mast and use all my SS wings.


You can use the Project Cedrus carbon mast with the Hover Glide fuselages. But AFAIK, there is no aftermarket fuselage that is compatible with Slingshot Hover Glide foils.

sunsetsailboards
439 posts
23 Mar 2021 3:44AM
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warwickl said..

sunsetsailboards said..
I just got my first one. A few people here have them and love them. Will be getting a Fanatic adaptor designed and made as I really like the HA series foils. This mast shaves 3lbs off the Fanatic mast.

www.sunsetsailboards.com/products/project-cedrus-mast

pictured below w/ the Moses 950/710/483




Looks like Fanatic 95l?
If so I have the same set-up with the 400 stab and Slingshot aluminium mast with adapter.
Your mast looks interesting so what have you done to get fitting at top and bottom?


yep that's the 95l. I also have the 75l which I use more often, but this pictures was from a 6m day.

The Project Cedrus mast has a bottom adaptor to fit Moses Surf fuselages.



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