OX Lock vs T8: the migration guide

What each connection is

T8

Industry interface shared by SAB, Phantasm-style and several other foils. Wing bolts to the fuselage; bolts carry part of the bending load.

T8C

T8 chopped: the same T8 frontwings on a fuselage with a shorter nose. Coming soon as a stock OXZA fuselage; custom build on request.

OX Lock

OXZA quick-connect. Load sits on a machined shoulder; bolts only clamp. Lower torque, higher measured stiffness, 6 mm titanium hardware.

EZ

Connection on the other Zenith wings and the Experimental speed wings. Own fuselage interface; not T8, not OX.

MTC

Twin-Connect mast — board-side only. Pedestal or tuttle mount. Independent of the wing connection.

The connection that matters for migration is the wing-to-fuselage one. The mast-to-board interface (plate, tuttle, pedestal) is separate and, for most T8 riders, does not need to change.

Side by side

The migration path

Step 1 — keep your mast

Your existing mast connects to the fuselage, not to the wing. Every REVSTAR fuselage in T8 is built to take the T8 masts riders already own. Nothing to buy here.

Step 2 — change the fuselage

The fuselage is the hub. Pick the length by how you ride — FU700 is the core all-around size — and the material by budget: aluminium now, titanium later. Choose the T8 version to stay compatible with your current wings.

Step 3 — add a REVSTAR wing

Any Alpha wing drops onto the T8 fuselage. Most migrating riders start with the REVSTAR-A 801 or A 901 — don't judge a foil wing by area alone explains which.

Step 4 — go OX when it ships

Once the OX fuselages ship, swap the T8 fuselage for the OX version in the same length and material, and move your frontwing to its OX counterpart. From there every future part is OX Lock, and the system behaves as one piece.

What does not work

• A T8 wing on an OX fuselage, or the reverse. There is no adapter, and we will not sell one: an adapter adds a joint, and a joint is what OX Lock exists to remove.
• EZ wings (most of the Zenith family and the Experimental speed wings) on a T8 or OX fuselage. EZ has its own interface.
• FU1000 on anything but titanium and OX. It is a windsurf race part and is built for one load case.

When in doubt, the fit chart lists what goes with what, and the builder refuses bad combinations.

Hardware note

REVSTAR ships with 6 mm titanium bolts. If you are reusing T8 bolts from another brand, check length against the hardware guide — too long bottoms out before it clamps, too short strips the thread.