no one said their was a problem with the ext O ring,  mine came  placed above the collar, 
look at Jeffs  1st photo on post # 30,  just above the base is a O ring,  the 2nd photo maybe its there but its not visible.

So the query is where does it belong and what does it do ?

thanks for the info

Is there a European importer out there that has these in stock and will ship them to the UK, as our importer is not planning on stocking them? 

Where I can buy 45cm composite euro pin extension online?
Regards.

DON'T PUT YOUR TRUST IN THIS EXTENSION.

I did - until yesterday...
(it was as new, i only used it five times)

went down in a cutback on a baby-wave (1 meter) on a desert island 2,5NM offshore yesterday and it snapped like plastic. the tube placed on the "aluminum-tube" is not a good idea, and the lowest holes are clearly too low in combination with that construction.

everyone of my friends (incl myself) thought that at least a couple of us had extra extensions in our backpacks to the island - but we only had mastbases, fins, tools, ropes, phones, water and bananas....

my friends sailed back to get my spare extension, but the wind died (despite a solid forecast) and they couldn't return to me. a while after that my phone died. alone not knowing if someone was coming, darkness falling, 7degrees celsius, cold water and rain for 4 hours (was starting to think i was going to spend 12hrs of pitch-black-darkness, wet in freezing cold out there) before a taxiboat that was sent for me finallly picked me up.

VERY DISAPPOINTED - use this extension for freeride only or near your home-beach in warm weather.

ps. we are all experienced sailors and had taken a lot o precautions, myself has been windsurfing for 24years.
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Ouch ... my problem with the Titanium extension was not with integrity but with the pulleys: they froze solid and did not turn any longer (nor could they be disassembled) after a few months. I did get a full refund, but some elements of the extension might need a redesign. The titanium tube felt a bit too flexy (but it might have been an impression) and I personally did not like too much the position of the cleat, it was too tucked in and a bit tricky to reach especially using a downhaul tool. Something like the new Neil Pryde, in stainless steel, seems better.
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Last edited by davide (2011-10-07 05:51:44)

All masts can break. And extensions. Good masts more often than good extensions. But this was a small crash from a 67kg guy in a 1 meter wave. I was under the impression that this was the real deal, stuff to trust even in big waves.

I dont wait to take this any further in public, waiting for reply from my distributor. If I hadn't been stranded for half a day, freezing my balls off, I would probably never posted this. I was just really upset to be put in the position that escalated.

Clearly this version should never have been on the water - am I right?
- In that case take responsability and withdraw them all from the market ASAP.

brgds from Sweden