Great Progress in Boost Fin Production: All About Motors, Batteries & Adapters

Happy Friday, guys! Can you believe it’s May already? Some of us have been in the lockdown for over a month now, but we really hope you are staying healthy and optimistic. We wanted to start off this month with some great news about our progress. We expected to see the changes this week but didn’t want to speak too soon about it.

Let’s bullet point everything first:

• Motor production has started – will be ready in 3 weeks
• Batteries production has started – will be ready in 3 weeks
• Finalized charging systems (two types available: a 26V wall charger and a 12V car charger)
• Introduced the Boost fin’s unique custom solution (ex. temperature regulation in the motherboard)
• Added a water detector and the light indicator to PCB in case of depressurization
• Improved the way Boost adapters are installed (read till the end to find out)

Alright, let’s start from the beginning:

In the previous few weeks, we’ve been testing the final version of the Boost motor. After all the tests we are happy to say that we’ve already proceeded with the payment for the motor production (5,000 units), which will take about 3 weeks to complete.

The same goes for battery production. As always, nothing goes into production without rigorous testing. It means that in 3 weeks we’ll also have all the batteries manufactured and ready to power the Boost fins.

We’ve also finalized and tested the charging systems for the Boost fins. There will be two ways to charge the Boost fin: in the box, you’ll receive a 26V charger – a very powerful and quick charging system (for your wall socket); we’ll also have a 12V car charger available for sale on our website for those of you who travel by car to some wild places without many wall sockets around. The only thing we still need to work on is the aesthetics of the charger.

To tell you the truth, the Boost fin might seem simple but it is a very complicated device. We had to come up with many interesting custom solutions to make our idea come to life (which was difficult at first). For example, we added a temperature regulator in the motherboard to protect the Boost fin from overheating. Also, another awesome feature of the Boost fin is a PCB water detector. If for some reason the device depressurizes, it’ll turn off automatically and you will see a blue light indicating that (the same indicator will show the different battery states – out of battery/ fully charged/20% of battery left/ charging).

As always, if you have any questions or concerns please let us know via Instagram, Facebook, email, or just in the comments section below.

For those of you who read till the end:

You might already know that there are a few industry-standard fin boxes like Longboard, FCS, Futures, Soft-top, etc. It turns out that the depth and the width of the same fin box can differ from board to board. For example, when we tried to create a perfectly fitting adapter for one Longboard fin box, it wasn’t deep enough for the other, creating a small gap between the fin and the board.

To solve this issue, we decide to make the Boost adapters a bit taller overall. As a result, for deep fin boxes, it’ll fit perfectly, and for the rest, we’ll include a few different gaskets to fill in the gap. This gasket will not only ensure the stability of the Boost fin but will also enhance its vibration resistance.

We’ve already run a few experiments with sealant as a gasket and it worked great. All we have left to do is to find the right material that will provide the support and cushioning the Boost fin need.