Could you give us more details please ?
I already did it, I was unable to calibrate the ESC correctly. I had to keep the break pushed to have 0 throttle.
Which esc you are using? Needs to be configurate in the menu of the esc also.
I’ve got 2 Sequre 12200 based on BLheli 32.
I program it with my phone and USB chip.
If you’ve got advices on values to enter for the throttle, I would be please to read it.
Sorry but myself only got settings for vesc 75200 and 75350.Normally you have to switch on the reverse option in the app config from the esc and in the remote itself.
Absolutely 
, I’ll go through this function to test and report.
Generally curious if anyone has pushed the limits on battery size. Unlike foil assist, there is no obvious weight penalty. The main impact is portability.
Mostly for curiosity, what is at the extreme end of the battery scale?
I have 12S4P which gives me about a 1 hour of towing into waves, which is plenty. I thought that doubling this is probably a good next step.
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Can one get dfferential steering on a tow boogie with such an ESC ? I would have thought on such twin motor ESCs both outputs were exactly the same with one remote signal, but I can be wrong… If yes, do you have two UART/PPM channel to do so ?
If these run VESC and can communicate via CAN you need only one UART connection. This is how I did it.
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I run two batteries sometimes, 2x 14S12P and 6kW of capacity.
Seems to double the range. You loose a bit of efficiency by being heavier, but then gain some by less heat generated in the packs.
Boogie does perform a bit different, and doesn’t self right with two batteries.
I stil had about 50% left after this Mission in Fiji!
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This is amazing. 10x my weight and capacity. The voltage sag and heat on the small pack I have made me wonder about this, and it seems I can go much bigger. Will need a bigger boogie setup, but I think worthwhile. I guess this is the slippery slope 
With these bigger packs, could you go for a different chemistry or form factor? I wondered about larger marine battery setups that might be more cost effective.
I’m already using the most power dense cells I can get - 5000mAh 2170 cells. Changing chemistry would reduce cost, and increase weight but going to LFP would also increase safety and charge cycles.
I’ve recently sorted cruise control so should try do a distance record. I think 3 batteries would also still work, so 9kwh. Can cruise at 2kw, so about 4 hours continuous run time at 20kph. 80km!
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Did you have a backup solution in case of failure at 8km from both shores ?
I had my phone in the Boogie, and watch on me which also has cellular connection.
A few friends were leaving just after me to go to Namotu and knew my route so had a back up plan.
The day after I did the same but got a ride back in a friends tender, there wasn’t enough room for the boogie inside the tender so had it follow us all the way back, just like if I was on a wave. It sat about 25m behind the boat the whole way back, all I had to do is hold the trigger.
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Long mission today down the coast to see what sort of range is possible with two batteries.
As I got closer to home I went exploring a bit more and caught a few waves. So could have made the journey with a bit more battery spare.
Foil was an Armstrong 680 on a 32L board. I’m 95kg.
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50 km is great. That’s some awesome range
I’m about to start my first tow boogie build. But first tomorrow will try a tow behind my assist board.
I’m going with dual 6579 maytech motors with 160amp esc. Just finished my Bremote but can anyone guide me on how to get differential steering with dual motors or should I just go with a rudder? I’m shaping my own board from scratch going with 60cm wide with a bit of rocker and V hull on front. Would you sell one of your remotes Strongarm since they are already tested?
Pretty sure the remote @Strongarm uses with his towboogie is the manta foil remote:
It is not a cheap option, but does look quite nice. Note you would need to add the receiver to the order and that adds more cost
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Thanks I will see what I end up with but this too me seems like a safe option
I’m not actually sure if it supports tow boogie steering, that could be some custom firmware that strongarm set up for his versions and his own product. So check that before ordering one
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Oh ok in that case I’ll wait for the v2 Bremote. To turn up. I’m having slight issue with my toggle button with v1 is not returning to neutral everytime. Guess I’ll keep tinkering with it.