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crakas said..
After some input from the brains trust.
Current Foil setup
- North Sonar HM 85cm Mast
- North Sonar 1230SF Foil
- North Sonar S215 Stabilizer
- North Sonar Carbon Fuselage 700mm
I've had this setup for over a year and a half, really like it, but my concern is that from the beginning I never felt like the GeoLock tapered interface, designed to ensure a tight mast-fuse connection was not as tight as it should be. I usually leave the system together and dissemble periodically for cleaning and maintenance. Today I noticed a hairline crack just starting to appear in the fuse in front of the insert. Also, I feel the fit is worse with more play than would be expected, and it appears that the base of the mast is touching the bottom of the fuse insert preventing the tapering from doing it's thing. I expect to be some wear, but since it was ordinary from the beginning...a bit more than one would expect.
Not try to brand bash as I'm about to order a new fuse and see if the fit is better.
Just would like to know if anyone had tolerance/mismatch issues?
What was the end result?
You must have a fuse with the old carbon layup.
They tended to develop cracks on either side of the front of the box.
The cracks would grow and grow and eventually there would be play in the connection to the mast.
North changed the construction a few yesrs back.
2023?
I must have gone through 5-6 fuses in 2-3 years, all were warrantied. No jumping.
Just wave riding and dockstarting at 78 kg.
My fuses bought in 2024 with the new construction haven't developed any cracks.
You can always try to get it warrantied even if it's been more than a year. You have nothing to lose.
