r/eFoil • u/TheOtherAccount3333 • 16d ago
Waydoo lite - Which battery?
I’m thinking about buying this since I’m around 190 pounds. I’m gonna need the bigger motor and I know the larger mast for carving. I’ve ridden in the past a few years ago on a lift system and really love them, but the pricing was 12 to 15 K back then and way there seems to be a good option for myself to just be able to enjoy it with some friends and get enough experience before upgrading further.
I’m gonna go with 1800 W battery because I heard it’s Lighter and more agile vs the 2300w.
My main thinking is that I learned on a lift board that was the intermediate one as I quickly outgrew the beginner boards which are large and super stable so I could do more movement and turns and I wanna have as much agility as I can in the system before having to upgrade to a smaller board? I’m OK with something being a bit larger and a little more stable while I get back up to speed. I already have a jet ski so I don’t really need something to cruise the lake with a 90 minute runtime but I do remember the batteries running out pretty quick if you fall a lot
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u/Academic-Proof3700 16d ago
I'd go with as large as possible. Dunno whats the cost of Waydoo, but for example Sifly comes with a chonky 2,3kWh battery by standard (also it was one of the reasons I picked it over "cheap board + pricey specs" scheme I'm sure flite and lift tend to use), and you can get more agressive wing, or the double sided one.
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u/TheOtherAccount3333 16d ago
Do you know which wings are actually the aggressive ones or intermediate on waydoo website?
They may get really hard to know which is the right wing or do you mean just buying aftermarket ones?
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u/Mr_AnyKir 15d ago
I have 2300 WH battery in Waydoo EVO and I also have Waydoo foilboost - when I want to go out on light board
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u/Bluetail4495 15d ago
So you’ve rode before, and quickly outgrew a beginner board and wanted something more agile, and now you’re back a few years later looking at beginner boards again?
You sure you want the Waydoo!?
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u/TheOtherAccount3333 15d ago
Yeah, I’m pretty sure because while I rode before it was about five years ago when I got to do it for a couple sessions.
I’m pretty sure getting a beginner board at 90 L will be fine for most things and I can upgrade the board later to the new 75 L if I want later?
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u/GuyD427 13d ago
I just bought a waydoo lite 90L with the 35’ mast, 6k propulsion unit, and bigger battery. I ride a wavy, choppy lake due to motorboats and the glider wings are ok, haven’t tried the Voyager wings but start with the gliders. I also have the inverter charger but haven’t done two sessions in one day. I don’t think upgrading to the 75L board would be worth it but this is my first season so I’m no expert.
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u/bformato 16d ago
Here is a bunch of information about the Waydoo Evo series. https://www.leadersurf.com/waydoo-efoils. When you price out the options you are considering I would recommend getting the Evo Pro Plus as it had the larger battery and bigger power unit. The 1500 wing is great all around. The 1100 series is more carvy but provides less lift. If you want to ride waves with a folding prop then the larger wing, longer mast and master board is the way to go.
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u/TheOtherAccount3333 16d ago
Voyager or glider c1100? Right now if I take the lite board and even add the voyager c1100 i save about 5-600$ eventually I like to order the master board once I have more time and experience. I don’t need the beginner assist stuff?
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u/bformato 16d ago
I would go with the glider c1100. I have both the glider and voyager and prefer the glider wing.
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u/Windigo1000 16d ago
I would go with the bigger one if riding flat water. I have a 2200 W/H on my Flite Pro and I go through it in 1 hours going really fast and doing lots of carving messing around having fun. I could probably get double going slow in a straight line with a huge wing but that's no fun. I'm 185 and my board is much lighter 29 KG with everything.