I like these boards; I’m thinking about getting some more.
Hello, after several failed attempts to build my own electric surfboard, I finally broke down and bought a couple of hydrofoils from China.
I’ll have to say, I’m pleasantly surprise on how well they perform. The boards are of good quality carbon construction and carbon foil. The controller and motor work well. I guess the other category would be the battery and the remote. The remote is a speed controller only; that’s it, no display on battery life.
The battery is a strong 35A battery and I typically get over an hour ride time. I exhausted the battery once about an 1:25 into my ride. I guess my concern is how waterproof is the battery and the battery compartment. They say the battery is waterproof but I’m a little concerned because a couple of times I have seen a few drops of water in the battery compartment. But after about 50 hours of riding, I haven’t had any issues.
The reason why I’m writing is I may get some more hydrofoils. After riding around my local lakes several guys said they want to buy them. I told them the shipping was about half the cost of the hydrofoil. I bought my boards in a partial shipment which meant it had to be removed from a shipping container and stored in a warehouse…very expensive. If I buy more, I want to buy a full shipping container of hydrofoils, which would drastically reduce the shipping cost per unit.
So let me know if anyone is interested in a hydrofoil from China. If I get over 20 guys in North America that are interested, I’ll place the order. I’ll also get spare parts so we’ll extra parts closer to home. I’ll have to work out a price but it would be around $5,000 to $6,000.
Let me know your thoughts
Ricoman