Posting here just to say Thanks to all of those who have pioneered this site before I arrived. There is so much great information here that I have used on my build and im extremely happy with the results!
Its a pretty straight forward build. I didnt really reinvent anything. Just picked parts from builds on this site that made sense to me. The only trouble i had was messing with vesc software and firmware. I probably should have left the firmware the way it was shipped. It would have saved me a few evenings of messing around on the computer.
My Build:
Existing Cabrina 118L wing board.
Existing Axis SES 1040 foil from winging.
Flipsky Group 7 kit with 120kv motor watercooled 75200 vesc, vx3, bluetooth.
Modified Flipsky prop cut down to 140mm
3d printed motor mounts and prop trim (can you believe my library printed them for me in ABS for $15!)
Passive water cooling
Nanuk 910 waterproof case
(2) Hobby King Turnigy 20ah 6s batteries in series for 12c
And a bunch of amazon bits and pieces to put everything together.
My first ride i was up and foiling in a few seconds. After about 9 miles and 40 min on the batteries it triggered my safety alarm at 3.7v/cell. I only looked at the remote a few times but typically saw 15mph and 140watts.
What a blast! Cant wait to get out again!
(Maybe ill build a board next)
Dave
