Foil Drive Tech Talk | Ep 01 | Foil Drive Motor Design

Episode 01 of our Tech Talk series, going into more technical and in depth discussions about various aspects of design of the Foil Drive System and how to get the most out of it.

Paul & Ben discuss the design of the Foil Drive motor, covering topics such as:
- Why we must have an open, out runner design.
- The waterproofing methods,
- Some simple cleaning and servicing required.

For more information about the whole Foil Drive system, please check out our other YouTube videos, our website, and our new help centre with heaps of articles and useful info.

0:00 Intro
0:44 Rough Sea Water Conditions
3:32 Why is the Motor Designed the Way It Is?
6:07 Rotor and Stator
7:18 Ceramic Bearings
8:22 Maintenance of Rotor Steel & Corrosion
10:21 Protecting & Refurbishing the Stator
12:00 Do-It-Yourself Servicing - Upgrading or Changing Parts
14:03 Iron Ingress & What to Do
15:56 Lanolin, Lithium Grease & Cleaning Maintenance

[dkschrei]

Nice integrated cabling on the Cedars mast, didn't even know that was an option. Thx for the video.

[andylitespeed]

Thanks guys, this video is much appreciated!

[seagullnz]

At 9:50 you mention ways to care for older motors, including taking the pin out. Can you please post a link to the 2 hour video you mentioned, I'd like to see the detail of cleaning/lubricating the rotor on < 2023 motor

[jeremyalmeda]

Is there a video showing exactly how to grease the shaft? Should grease be applied to inside of motor can as well?

[peaplecreative]

Nice job with the video, very informative 👍

[dminnerop]

Thank you for the great video. As far as maintaining/cleaning the motor would running it briefly in the pool after a session suffice?

[umarter]

In Europe, there is no WD40 Lanolin available….can it be replaced by White Lithium or Silicon Lubricant?

[jeremyalmeda]

Can you really clean and maintenance the bearings when they're permanently installed and are not meant to be removed?

[rolandjacques]

what version WD40 should we use in the U States? we dont seem to have that version