WAYDOO eFoil Flyer One and One+ Modifications, Maintenance and Repairs

Sep 20

3 min read

Updated: Sep 23

A friend and I purchased a used WAYDOO Flyer One+, at least that's what we were told. On our first ride out near the sellers house, it did not generate enough power to lift us out of the water. Increasing the power past 13 all the way to 23 felt no different. We were learning, so we just thought we were doing something wrong. Once the battery was depleted and we came back on shore, we noticed that the prop hub looked melted and was rubbing on the prop guard. This seemed weird. Upon removing the prop, a piece of the pin fell out. The pin was sheared. The prop hub and prop guard where it was rubbing looked horrible.

This is what a new prop guard surface should look like. Perfectly smooth.

I stopped back by the sellers house, who was extremely nice and took a look at it. They were very nice, but not super knowledgeable, because later I realized that when their stock prop broke, they replaced it with a Flyer One+ FP8 prop, since that's what they thought they had. They were so convinced they had a Flyer One+, they bought the One+ props instead of the One compatible prop. They must not have used it much with the new incorrect prop before purchasing their new EVO eFoil. I also think that their lighter body weight did allow them to fly, because I was right on the edge of it. They mentioned having to pump to fly the board, and from other videos I've seen, you should be able to just lift off. It was immediately evident to me that something was off with the prop, because of how small it looked inside the prop guard, and how close the blades were to the guard supports. This being my first intro to WAYDOO efoils, I didn't have the knowledge I do now to know what was wrong.

Waydoo eFlyer One was launched on presold on Kickstarter.

The earliest models of the Waydoo Flyer One had a structural design flaw with the mount for the front wing. The early models had 2 bolts holding the fuselage to the mast next to the front wing. This created a weakness in the fuselage that could cause it to crack and break there. A reinforcement bracket was sent out to customers that helped support and reinforce that area. Later models of the Waydoo Flyer One corrected and fixed the problem by redesigning the connection with a single screw.

How to identify the difference between a Waydoo Flyer One and a Waydoo Flyer One+?

Flyer One

No action camera mount on the nose
Larger diameter prop guard
Large diameter boat style prop
Does not work with Flyer One+ props
Upgrade path available to Flyer One+ props and prop guard
Buttons on battery are physical push buttons
Option to install folding prop, which comes with a special rear wing support.

Flyer One+

Action camera mount on the top of the nose of the board
Smaller diameter prop guard
Smaller diameter props, FP7 and FP8 props. FP7 prop is the standard all purpose prop that has higher torque making it easier to get up and ride for beginners and heavier riders. FP8 props are smaller and higher pitched to give Max efficiency at higher speed for lighter weight riders.
Does not work with Flyer One props
Magnetic buttons on battery require the use of a magnet dongle to actuate.
Option to install folding prop, which comes with a special rear wing support.

From left to right:

WAYDOO Flyer One[+] folding prop
WAYDOO Flyer One with stock prop
WAYDOO Flyer One+ with stock prop
WAYDOO Flyer One+ jet drive

WAYDOO Flyer One+ has action cam mount on the nose.

This is the WAYDOO Flyer One+ prop and prop guard.

WAYDOO Flyer One+ uses magnetic buttons and requires a magnetic keychain.

AFTERMARKET PROPS

Streamline prop

Tested as the most efficient prop, only slightly more efficient than the folding prop.

eFoil Solutions says that the Streamline prop can't be used with the stock WAYDOO Flyer One prop guard. This is true, unless it is modified. It fits inside the prop guard, and it doesn't hit any of the supports. However, there's no clearance between the prop hub and guard plastic. It rubs hard and can't even be fully tightened down. A few mm of plastic needs to be removed from the prop guard where it contacts the prop to create clearance.