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I recently got the Waydoo Foilboost. I have been an avid efoiler and wakefoiler for years. The Foilboost is Waydoo’s entry into the foil assist category. It is well built and a good price to performance solution. Here is a link to my full review. Waydoo Foilboost Review: Boosting Foiling To The Next Level

I remember being quite conservative when I set the escs so for sure I can pull more meat out of the motors. For example I could only configure max rotation to 38000rpm when Ludwig would recommend something like 50000rpm. Probably because I was too gentle on max amps parameters… I’m trying to find a way to connect the tow boogie to my desktop computer, I must find an USB extension. I’ll then test different values and send the logs here to cross-check with other people if there’s still space for improvement.

In general, the way you start is really challenging for the motors, you are sinking the tail of the board right at the time, where the motors are trying to accelerate. Best way to go is to lay on the board until you are at a full plane and only then try to stand up. That said, there likely is another problem. My tow boogie, which is nothing special, pulls me onto the foil from zero speed while nearly ripping my arm off. But I do not think anyone will be able to help you without additional information. At least current configs or better VESC logs.

Can you show us more pictures of the design of the board? From the video it looks really interesting? Does it have an inflatable deck?

Do you have logging enabled on your bremote? There you can check what is limiting you. I have limited my phase amps to 90 in my dual motor ( flipsky 6384) boogie and can easily get on foil around 40 phase amps per motor (~ 13 km/h). However from your video it looks like my setup has way less water resistance than yours (85 Kg rider, 135 L inflatable board, 1650 cm² front wing). It looks like you are way slower than 13 km/h more like 5-7.

I paid $210 for each, make me an offer.

I have 2 brand new motors. I bought 3 direct from Saite, I’m using 1 and have no use for the other 2. Waterproof, one is 110kv and the other is 90kv. Same bolt patterns as foil drive.

Thanks for that information. That custom controller pairing means the receiver must be one of the common brands and not a proprietary unit.

Max Phase current, phase current abs max and battery current are the parameters to increase for more power. But the props also has to match the setup. Not sure how much phase current the saite can take, on my assist I put it to 120A but I think you can go a bit higher, I wouldn’t go above 130A. It also depends on how long you torture your motors with high current.

Hi, hier ist Englisch angesagt. Recklinghausen bin ich auch öfters, vielleicht kann man ja mal zusammen Folien DIY und deutsch wird dir hier geholfen: Telegram eFoil Deutschsprachig https://t.me/joinchat/RUsJcycTpW085-GY KI sagt noch das: Das originale WaveShark-System ist digital verschlüsselt. Der originale Akku kommuniziert per Datenbus (CAN oder proprietär) mit dem originalen ESC Dh BMS/Akku muss auch noch modifiziert werden.

First test in a fresh water lagoon this morning!! Semi-conclusive by now, the tow boogie handles fine, control is nice and easy, but it lacks power. I tried with a 55L midlength board and a 570 uha foil so indeed not an easy setup but it clearly wasn’t enough power for two Saite 6384. https://youtube.com/shorts/8hF5q48dxsM?si=VljHpHfb5G3j5cLE I’ll dive into the ESCs configuration again… can someone put me in the ball park and tell me what parameter is more effective on power output?

Ein nettes Hallo in die Runde… Erstmal zu mir, ich bin Joe und lebe im Ruhrpott. Da ich nur Efoil Nutzer bin und nur wenig Erfahrung mit Elektronik habe, würde ich mir eine Reparatur selbst nicht zutrauen. Aber worum geht’s. Ich habe ein Waveshark Explorer 2 Board. Wie sicher alle wissen, existiert die Marke nicht mehr und der Support ist eingestellt. Im letzten Urlaub wollte sich mein Board dann nicht mehr mit dem Handsender verbinden. Da mir das jetzt zum zweiten Mal passiert ist, möchte ich das vorhandene System durch ein VESC System ersetzen. Meine Frage ist nun, finde ich hier jemanden der mir das machen kann? Gut wäre es in meiner Nähe, sprich Kreis Recklinghausen aber ich würde auch ein paar Kilometer fahren. joe.maczula666@gmail.com Gruß Joe…