# Bought a lift 5' efoil, turned out to be diy. please help!
**URL:** https://foil.zone/t/bought-a-lift-5-efoil-turned-out-to-be-diy-please-help/11293
**Category:** Build, Repair & Mod
**Created:** [December 25, 2020, 3:54pm UTC](https://foil.zone/t/bought-a-lift-5-efoil-turned-out-to-be-diy-please-help/11293 "2020-12-25T15:54:11Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
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### Author:  [@Jezza](https://foil.zone/u/Jezza)
#### Post date: [December 27, 2020, 11:54am UTC](https://foil.zone/t/bought-a-lift-5-efoil-turned-out-to-be-diy-please-help/11293/21 "2020-12-27T11:54:40Z")
1: establish what ESC is being used… If it’s working theres no real reason to change it!
2: I would simplify that rats nest! Get rid of the pump. I’ve been riding for 2 years without one and never needed a pump. My speed controller has never gone over 38deg Celsius.
Potentially drop the solenoid and the circuit breaker as well. It will greatly simplify the wiring setup. Instead use a manual fuse (that’s what lift uses anyway).
Get a better box for the ESC that can be opened and closed reliably and is guaranteed to seal.
Once those are sorted, then it would be time to look at the battery…
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### Author:  [@gaberowland](https://foil.zone/u/gaberowland)
#### Post date: [December 27, 2020, 3:58pm UTC](https://foil.zone/t/bought-a-lift-5-efoil-turned-out-to-be-diy-please-help/11293/22 "2020-12-27T15:58:02Z")
Hello forum members, thanks for the help.
I would return the board if I could, the phone number is now disconnected and I’m not able to reach the POS. The number I have is 503- 606-8603
I took the board out twice before my trip. The trip jumbled the ESC box open and I was too afraid to use after that. It was working properly though I never figured out how to adjust the RPM to make learning to foil a bit easier.
The new Lift ESC computer that was installed in Mexico - my friend had an extra and put it in so that I may temporarily use his stock batteries, and remote. I am not combining stuff and I think plan to remove this again.
Does anyone have any information about the prior sale of this board? I’d like to track down the seller if possible. Thanks again,
Gabe
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### Author:  [@samisin](https://foil.zone/u/samisin)
#### Post date: [December 27, 2020, 4:46pm UTC](https://foil.zone/t/bought-a-lift-5-efoil-turned-out-to-be-diy-please-help/11293/23 "2020-12-27T16:46:09Z")
@Jezza can you ping that person here to get some help to find out that second seller? I just can’t get around the fact it has been sold as lift efoil
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### Author:  [@Jezza](https://foil.zone/u/Jezza)
#### Post date: [December 27, 2020, 8:08pm UTC](https://foil.zone/t/bought-a-lift-5-efoil-turned-out-to-be-diy-please-help/11293/24 "2020-12-27T20:08:34Z")
No probs…
@MauiMan was this board possibly one you sold to someone in Southern Oregon? The battery case looks familiar.
> [@Selling my new diy Lift board 5’0” Sport](https://foil.zone/t/selling-my-new-diy-lift-board-5-0-sport/10034):
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> I broke my hand last month and cannot ride for awhile. It is a brand new Lift board(with original ownership paperwork from Lift) with propulsion and battery, maytech remote, 180A Flier ESC, 1 x 14S 14 P 40AH lithium battery. I have a 2nd battery if you want to buy that too. $8000 Shipping: United States Only DM me if you are interested. [image] [image] [image] [image] [image] [image] [image] [image] [image] [image] [image]
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### Author:  [@kayak31](https://foil.zone/u/kayak31)
#### Post date: [December 27, 2020, 9:29pm UTC](https://foil.zone/t/bought-a-lift-5-efoil-turned-out-to-be-diy-please-help/11293/25 "2020-12-27T21:29:35Z")
Hi, I bought the board from @MauiMan,
Mike Truckee Ca, I plan to build it this winter
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### Author:  [@gaberowland](https://foil.zone/u/gaberowland)
#### Post date: [December 28, 2020, 3:28pm UTC](https://foil.zone/t/bought-a-lift-5-efoil-turned-out-to-be-diy-please-help/11293/26 "2020-12-28T15:28:37Z")
I’m pretty sure this is the board… The board that @MauiMan used to have.
-Gabe
541 499 2662
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### Author:  [@gaberowland](https://foil.zone/u/gaberowland)
#### Post date: [December 28, 2020, 3:29pm UTC](https://foil.zone/t/bought-a-lift-5-efoil-turned-out-to-be-diy-please-help/11293/27 "2020-12-28T15:29:08Z")
I’m pretty sure this is the one.
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### Author:  [@Jezza](https://foil.zone/u/Jezza)
#### Post date: [December 28, 2020, 4:06pm UTC](https://foil.zone/t/bought-a-lift-5-efoil-turned-out-to-be-diy-please-help/11293/28 "2020-12-28T16:06:19Z")
Did you buy just a board or the complete setup that I linked in?
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### Author:  [@gaberowland](https://foil.zone/u/gaberowland)
#### Post date: [December 28, 2020, 4:09pm UTC](https://foil.zone/t/bought-a-lift-5-efoil-turned-out-to-be-diy-please-help/11293/29 "2020-12-28T16:09:22Z")
Thank you so much for you help Jezza. I believe I bought the entire setup including the extra battery… That looks like it exactly. Thanks.
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### Author:  [@Jezza](https://foil.zone/u/Jezza)
#### Post date: [December 28, 2020, 4:19pm UTC](https://foil.zone/t/bought-a-lift-5-efoil-turned-out-to-be-diy-please-help/11293/30 "2020-12-28T16:19:13Z")
> [@gaberowland](#):
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> I believe I bought the entire setup including the extra battery… That looks like it exactly.
It definitely looks like the board, just with a different prop colour…
Also based on the location of the sale (board was initially sold out of Portland Oregon), I would say its the same board!
Got a link to the old Craigslist ad?
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### Author:  [@gaberowland](https://foil.zone/u/gaberowland)
#### Post date: [December 28, 2020, 4:22pm UTC](https://foil.zone/t/bought-a-lift-5-efoil-turned-out-to-be-diy-please-help/11293/31 "2020-12-28T16:22:30Z")
I wish I would have been more proactive with saving that information, etc. Of course it’s deleted now, and the phone number is no longer active… ☹
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### Author:  [@Jezza](https://foil.zone/u/Jezza)
#### Post date: [December 28, 2020, 4:26pm UTC](https://foil.zone/t/bought-a-lift-5-efoil-turned-out-to-be-diy-please-help/11293/32 "2020-12-28T16:26:19Z")
Did you get it in Portland Oregon?
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### Author:  [@gaberowland](https://foil.zone/u/gaberowland)
#### Post date: [December 28, 2020, 4:27pm UTC](https://foil.zone/t/bought-a-lift-5-efoil-turned-out-to-be-diy-please-help/11293/33 "2020-12-28T16:27:31Z")
Sure did. I’m scrolling through my old Iphone pictures now trying to find something. I have a picture of the sellers back if that helps 🙂 Thanks again Jezza!
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### Author:  [@Jezza](https://foil.zone/u/Jezza)
#### Post date: [December 28, 2020, 4:33pm UTC](https://foil.zone/t/bought-a-lift-5-efoil-turned-out-to-be-diy-please-help/11293/34 "2020-12-28T16:33:43Z")
Post some pictures of the full board if you have those too. If you can prove that it’s without a doubt the board MauiMan had, then there’s some questions that need to be answered by him…
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### Author:  [@gaberowland](https://foil.zone/u/gaberowland)
#### Post date: [December 28, 2020, 5:11pm UTC](https://foil.zone/t/bought-a-lift-5-efoil-turned-out-to-be-diy-please-help/11293/35 "2020-12-28T17:11:01Z")
    
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### Author:  [@kayak31](https://foil.zone/u/kayak31)
#### Post date: [December 28, 2020, 10:57pm UTC](https://foil.zone/t/bought-a-lift-5-efoil-turned-out-to-be-diy-please-help/11293/36 "2020-12-28T22:57:08Z")
@Jezza, I just bought the board an empty white one
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### Author:  [@samisin](https://foil.zone/u/samisin)
#### Post date: [December 29, 2020, 2:25am UTC](https://foil.zone/t/bought-a-lift-5-efoil-turned-out-to-be-diy-please-help/11293/37 "2020-12-29T02:25:24Z")
This is not making sense! You basically got a lift efoil minos battery, charger and remote!
Battery is $3500, charger is $900 and remote is $200. You can het these directly from lift and I am sure they are nice enough people to give you some discount after hearing your story. Even if you fix that make mice trap box you will end up with:
A. a crappy maytech remote which can leave you in a middle of ocean with no control
B. A DIY battery pack that you have no idea of the build quality or when it will put your house on fire
C. a charger that would take a very long time
To charge the pack.
Yes you could buy a brand new one for $10k without spending extra $4600 you will have a crappy setup versus brand new reliable lift your loss will be : (8000+ 3500+900+200) - 10000(actual price these days)= $2600
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### Author:  [@MauiMan](https://foil.zone/u/MauiMan)
#### Post date: [December 29, 2020, 2:26am UTC](https://foil.zone/t/bought-a-lift-5-efoil-turned-out-to-be-diy-please-help/11293/38 "2020-12-29T02:26:12Z")
I think I found the old craigslist ad. How much did you get the board for?
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### Author:  [@Jezza](https://foil.zone/u/Jezza)
#### Post date: [December 29, 2020, 11:51am UTC](https://foil.zone/t/bought-a-lift-5-efoil-turned-out-to-be-diy-please-help/11293/39 "2020-12-29T11:51:44Z")
Well that clearly states its a DIY with custom ESC and battery.
Was this your add or a sale from someone you sold to?
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### Author:  [@MauiMan](https://foil.zone/u/MauiMan)
#### Post date: [December 29, 2020, 3:40pm UTC](https://foil.zone/t/bought-a-lift-5-efoil-turned-out-to-be-diy-please-help/11293/40 "2020-12-29T15:40:07Z")
It must be, I sold it to a guy from San Jose who was interested learning about building efoils.
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