Got a bit wound up today coming into the beach. Before I knew it I was in waist deep water and resorted to the old fin maneuver of doing a wheelie to stop. Doesn't work on a foil--you just foil out and and then stall straight down. I descended straight down into the soft silty bottom and felt a crack. I think the fuse hit the bottom tail first. Turned my board over and the fuse and snapped off the mast--sheared the bolts off flush. Fortunately a swimmer found the fuse and wings intact on the bottom. Good lesson--slow down early.

Now I'm trying to figure out how to remove the sheared bolts from the fuse. This is a Slingshot standard aluminum mast. Are the bolts truly titanium? Any tips on how to remove them without messing with the threads? Thanks for ideas.