Electric hydrofoil surfboards are fast becoming the most sought after sport / toy of the year. In fact, last summer’s hydrofoil orders took off for efoil builders who had working prototypes. The one thing all builders have in common is the need for a waterproof efoil remote.
Currently, it seems that we all use an electric skateboard remote control in a plastic bag to keep it waterproof. With this as your remote, you need to lift the remote of the electric hydroplane in the air when it falls, and also make sure not to squeeze the bag and open it during a bump. Beyond that, handling something through a plastic bag is very slippery and difficult to control.
This year a waterproof electric hydrofoil remote control is expected to be available. It is expected to have multiple uses, so the remote can control an electric skateboard, efoil, electric SUP, and an electric propulsion board.
The reality is that with DIY builders hooking up an electric motor to pretty much everything these days, a new waterproof all-purpose electric hydrofoil remote is going to fill a gap in the market.
There are several creators who have shared their concepts on various forums, but they have yet to deliver a final product that can be sold. This shows how new the motorized watersports segment is.
Only a few companies have a waterproof electric hydrofoil remote control, but none sell to individual builders.
The key features required for a long-lasting, high-performance controller are: fully waterproof, buoyant, rugged, and automatically shuts off motor power once the board is more than 15 feet away from the rider. That is, if someone falls down and the dash moves away, it will shut down for safety reasons. This project poses a variety of challenges for its design and usability.
With so many open source builders testing and modifying every aspect of a waterproof remote, it has provided a steep product development curve and thus created some interesting designs and features.
With builders in North America, Europe, Australia, and many other countries sharing their ideas and knowledge with each other, there is rapid progress. This is an exciting time like DIY electric hydrofoils, water surfboards, and electric surfboards.
The electric hydroplane is a way to bring surfing to the world’s lakes, rivers and oceans. All you need is a body of water and to charge the oil batteries. It will be exciting to watch electric hydrofoils pass (silently) over the world’s lakes, rivers and oceans.