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Created by ducati ducati  > 9 months ago, 28 Dec 2019
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ducati
ducati

QLD

474 posts

28 Dec 2019 12:24pm
Should I be concerned with this?
This is the Tuttle head on my brand new never used 85cm aluminium mast
(no prizes for guessing which very popular brand)
When I was assembling it I found the rear barrel nut was loose so I tapped the plastic Tuttle spacer off and found they'd drilled a 6.5mm hole in that part of the mast which was only 5.5mm thus breaching the sides and severely weakening the structure where the rear 6mm Tuttle screw attaches to the board.
I realise the front screw takes most of the impact, but this has me a bit worried......
Wouldn't want to overtighten the rear screw as it's all very flimsy.





Subsonic
Subsonic

WA

3384 posts

28 Dec 2019 10:44am
Don't use it. Take back/return it and get a new one. That whole area is high stress, and that doesn't look at all right.
Maddlad
Maddlad

WA

925 posts

28 Dec 2019 11:30am
Yep, agreed with Subsonic, don't use it.
scarrgo
scarrgo

WA

193 posts

28 Dec 2019 11:32am
Definitely a very important part of the head, rear bolt takes nearly all the load under normal foiling conditions due to the lift coming all from in front of the mast
I would be very disappointed too if I were you but would have to take it back to dealer for a resolution for sure
ducati
ducati

QLD

474 posts

28 Dec 2019 1:45pm
This is what it looks like with the plastic Tuttle spacer installed, so no one is any the wiser to what's underneath.
Not that it would add much if any strength imho.
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