I have been using Slingshot and recently Armstrong foils both of these require inserting fuselage to wings. I have been experiencing sometimes difficulty removing fuselage from wings despite desperately bagging with rubber mallet or putting both feet on two side of the wing and pulling. But due to salt drying fuselage gets stuck to wing. I made this new tool which allows better transfer of the push with mallet. All you need 2x4 wood. Also using padding on the ground prevents hitting back of the fuselage.
Or you can add tefgel, and then take it apart every 5 usage days...then assemble with tefgel.
Or get an AFS foil, easy on, easy off, great when wind changes and you need to switch out front wing.
Select to expand quoteSandman1221 said..
Or get an AFS foil, easy on, easy off, great when wind changes and you need to switch out front wing.
AFS does not appeared to be widely used in USA but Moses more common and fuselage to wing connection is somewhat similar to AFS. However I am quite happy with the performance of both Slingshot and Armstrong foils so far.
Wow that's an extravagant solution lol. Mine was a little tight, kept on board. Someone held the tail / fuse and I just slowly rocked the front wing off.
gave it a clean and a slight wet and dry sand and it's never been super tight since. Just right.
Select to expand quoteeppo said..
Wow that's an extravagant solution lol. Mine was a little tight, kept on board. Someone held the tail / fuse and I just slowly rocked the front wing off.
gave it a clean and a slight wet and dry sand and it's never been super tight since. Just right.
Before making this wooden support, I was hitting maximum power with a mallet but no budging, likely power should be transferred on both sides equally otherwise your pressure goes on a single side. Once, I was able hit right but the wing flew to ground causing a small chip (now repaired). This is now easier for me to take off the wing. Someone had a different solution for his go foil that has a similar fuselage/wing set-up but I rather hit the mast not my carbon wings. Besides the wing could fall to ground hard again possible damaging may occur. Armstrong suggested putting the wings on a wide wooden support such as picnic table so you could hit the mast but I don't have that setting and also I am afraid to damage the wing since the edges are making the connection not the full wing, this could lead to chipping on the edges.
I presume you are greasing the heck out of everything BEFORE you assemble?
The most involved front wing removal system I have ever seen is the LP FRS. They embed a threaded nut inside the hollow carbon fuselage, then include a meter long threaded rod that you turn to quietly remove the front wing. Nice thing is you don't have to strike anything and risk damage. Their instructions emphasize using marine grease when assembling.
