i wish i was … i weight 94 kg ( not proud of that ) then add in the wet 4-3 steamer and impact jacket im over 100 kg rider mass.
the larger 102 wing definitely help produce massive Lift … but then you go past a certain point were the drag increases at high speed and then its less efficient.
All the videos were on the 102 wing but i did play around with the smaller 82 wing and it was much nicer to ride especially at high speeds and the lift was a lot more manageable, Plus at higher cursing speed i think the 82 wing will be more efficient at speed.
FYI the 3 wires and water tube coming out of the mast is NOT waterproof. I assumed it was but during my water trials that ended up leaking a lot of water.
Something I don’t understand! You don’t have any sealing profil or system on the FR product. I could understand you don’t need it on your board because you have a dedicate waterproof box but on the FR system, the cable come direct to the batterybox. so normaly it must have a sealing method? Is it a option on the order? @Flying_Rodeo may be can you make it clearer?
The FR mast comes with a seal that sits in-between the mast and board. Then there is another seal that sits on the wires. These create a watertight seal so that water can’t get into the hatch.
Thank you so much. have you any pictures? The seal that sits in-between are flat or it’s a o’ring. Because I guess if it a flat one, the mast would’n be enough rigid?
The seal on cable you spoke about is on the mast end like we saw on a picture above or it is on board?
I use a 1mm flat rubber seal on my mast. You don’t notice it at all. I’m not sure if the FR one is similar or not. I just know it comes with a special seal.
The wire one is like the one you’ve seen on the pic above.
The FR system is not watertight. I had leakage and thought it was on the outside seals but turned out to be coming from the mast between the wires. I added some silicone to fix but it’s definitely NOT waterproof.
Do you add any treatment to the interior of the motor in case any water does get in?
With changes in temperature it would be possible for condensation moisture in the motor.
That is well done good job! Its extremely difficult to keep water outside unless you have similar system as outboard engines, with the cavity full of oil. One of the reason is that when the “torpeedo” is cooling down, you might get under pressure inside, practically sucking water…maybe You have positive pressure made with gas to keep the seal tight?
Full of a liquid, or just a coating? Something like a corrosion X? It makes sense to protect it like that.
Are you personally milling out all the housings and assembling the stators and rotors at your factory, or are you outsourcing the motor manufacturing?
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