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Don't buy foil boxes on AliExpress

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Created by Mark _australia > 9 months ago, 8 Jun 2022
Mark _australia
WA, 23436 posts
8 Jun 2022 12:28PM
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Chinese seller is advertising a carbon foil box a 'gofoil' and its not. Its the silly medium depth thing. 60mm, not 70.

They refuse to refund, refuse to acknowledge that gofoil only makes a 70mm deep box etc. Ali backs them up on it as they just don;t understand.

Its a great product and good thick genuine carbon fibre but not what they say it is..... would be great as a tuttle in a slapper even.... so just warning others

tonyk
QLD, 595 posts
8 Jun 2022 3:38PM
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Mark _australia said..
Chinese seller is advertising a carbon foil box a 'gofoil' and its not. Its the silly medium depth thing. 60mm, not 70.

They refuse to refund, refuse to acknowledge that gofoil only makes a 70mm deep box etc. Ali backs them up on it as they just don;t understand.

Its a great product and good thick genuine carbon fibre but not what they say it is..... would be great as a tuttle in a slapper even.... so just warning others


Mark be careful with the gofoil tuttle as I installed one 3 years ago then found out the carbon chimney holes for the screws were at a angle for surf tuttle configuration not windsurf tuttle, I suggest if you get one test before installing

Mark _australia
WA, 23436 posts
8 Jun 2022 3:52PM
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Can't just rotate the barrel nut? If not please explain and I'll figure out a mod.....

I do have one GF box, but also tracks in the pipeline

tonyk
QLD, 595 posts
8 Jun 2022 6:44PM
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Mark _australia said..
Can't just rotate the barrel nut? If not please explain and I'll figure out a mod.....

I do have one GF box, but also tracks in the pipeline





One on top is windsurf tuttle, underneath surf tuttle, tapper is the same, only difference is fixing screws angle
You can make it work just need to drill out box chimneys so screws can be installed at windsurf tuttle angle
Hope this makes sense

Mark _australia
WA, 23436 posts
9 Jun 2022 1:02PM
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Yeah I get it. I was going to piss off the silly small dia tubes anyway and go the oval
Ta



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