Foil Drive assist

I am going to order a FD plus!!
Because shipping to Europe is very expensive I have to make sure that I order the right stuff.
Should I just get the alu propeller, no spares?
I am planning to get the biggest and the smallest battery.
I don't want to Efoil so I am getting a 900mm cable, or should I get a longer cable in case I change my mind?

Received Foil Drive Assist Plus last Sunday. I ride Axis however have a carbon mast. Putting the motor onto the mast I could tell straight away that it would not fit as the Ali and Carbon masts have different profiles so I bought an Ali mast which fits like it should. The Youtube video on setup was most helpful for me in setting up. Glad to have bought the new mast as the Foil Drive team say don't use too much tension on the screws.

After charging the handpiece and the battery I went out for a session to try. There were a few wingers out in marginal winds. I tried the handpiece on the lower hand position on the paddle and this was not right. So I ditched the paddle and just used the hand controller. I was using a hps 980 with around 1300cm2 area and a Sunova 6'4" Aviator (I am around 85kgs wet) with the motor about 25cm down the mast. On full power and a bit of forward weight the board lifted onto the plane. I efoiled for around 15 to 20 minutes using 60% power. The Aviator is a good machine for this as it just bounces off the water without slowing down. I had to fly pretty low to stop the propeller ventilating. All good, just where to mount the controller the only issue. People on the beach said I was going quite fast - faster than the wingers.

Next time was on flattish water but with the wind from 15 to 25 knots. Mounted the controller at the top right of the paddle and used the thumb to pull the trigger. Much harder to get up, but the conditions were not friendly. On down wind runs the wind swell was too close slowing the board down and took longer to get up. Used 50% battery.

Today the water was flat with light wind. mounted the controller on the paddle on the top left hand side. As it can easily fall out (unless I stuffed up) I had it just under the top of the paddle handle where it could not fall out. It was a little funny to use (with the right hand mount) but this was the best so far. I used 40% battery in the next 20 minutes or so. Just practised paddling and low power in to the wind and the turned downwind to efoil. Came in with 8% remaining.

I went to Standup shop in North Freo and have borrowed a 1050 foil. Will try this in the morning to compare foils. Not sure of the area but is is quite a bit bigger with a thicker profile.

So far I am happy. The controller is the only niggle I have but that will be sorted with time and practise. I know one other person here with the standard foil drive. He uses his 95l wing board without a paddle. This is easily do able and the paddle is just another complication. He thinks the hand strap for this is not too strong and has changed his. I will keep this in mind. Looking forward to the lighter winter days to get out on the ocean.

Yah! Box here

Received my Plus yesterday!
Having owned the original FD I wanted a bit more grunt as I'm 90kg and want to efoil in both stances, natural and goofy, to speed up my learning curve winging my SUP board.
I also want the ability to flat water efoil as my parents have a lakefront home and when it's glassy on the lake it would be so awesome to go for a 20 minute foil. I might also be able to get my wife and adult children to try riding the efoil (throttle limit function will be perfect)
I also wanted to be able to run a smaller front wing in the surf to catch fatty waves further out
So today I did some experimentation with my 3 GF wings, M280, M200 and GT1250

I won't bore you with all the videos I tried to take from the end of the wharf on my phone, but I'll put a few in for reference

Outcome of today's initial session are:

Mast all the way forward - way too much lift even with my stance as far forward on the board as possible
GoFoils work best for me in the rearward track positions.

M280 - no need to paddle, just pull the trigger and get up and go cruising, I managed to sneak a look at my controller whilst up on foil and 80% is enough to keep my up

M200 - maybe a paddle stroke or two to get up and definitely need to keep the power above 80% to stay up

GT1250 - definitely need some paddle strokes to get up and pretty close to full throttle to stay up

All the above is on dead flat water, no bumps, no wind

New cruise function - preset at 36% so just 3 quick taps on the cruise trigger to engage. This feature is simply awesome. No more squinting in the sun or having the cruise speed vary wildly when you hit bumps or chop.

Main battery readout on controller - another awesome feature. Previously I would have to wait until I fell off (so not very long then) so I could look at the battery level in the box before I climbed back on the board

Thanks to Paul and Ben for such an awesome product and outstanding support

If you thought just pulling up at the beach/lake/river with any type of foilboard gets the general public asking questions, wait till you have to explain the electric motor on the mast ??