Marine electric fin motor

Your SUP.
Now with a motor.

VECTOR replaces the stock fin. Slide it into the fin box, connect the battery and go. No brackets, no clamps, no holes in the board.

— km/hestimated speed
—your battery
1.08 kgFlipsky 7070 motor
VECTOR from the front: propeller in the guard ring
Front view · render
VECTOR from the side on the board: fin, pod, ring
Side view · render
Power and speed

Move the battery. Watch the speed.

The slider sets the battery pack. The model calculates RPM, shaft power, thrust and the speed of a SUP with a rider. Each step in S adds power until the motor hits the limit of the propeller and drivetrain.

Voltage, V25 V · 6S
6S · 25 V12S · 50 V20S · 84 V
Capacity, Ah10 Ah
52040
Propeller and drive
13,5km/h
Shaft power—
Speed tops out at 14.5 km/h—
—rpm
—thrust, kgf
—voltage, V
—throttle
—runtime at 10 km/h, h
—range, km

Gold line: PETG with pin. Light dashed line: PETG with steel sleeve. Green line: aluminium propeller (estimate). The marker shows the selected battery. Up to 10S speed grows with voltage. Beyond that, power is capped by the propeller and drive, and 20S gives throttle headroom, less voltage sag and less heat.

Calculation: 4 blades Ø140 × P77, power rises with the cube of RPM, load by BEMT (±25 %), RPM under load is 88 % of no-load. Aluminium propeller: efficiency assumed 5 % higher (assumption, not measured). Speed from the drag of a SUP with a rider, estimate ±25 %. Runtime at 10 km/h assumes 3.6 V per cell and 92 % efficiency. This is a calculation; on-water tests are still ahead.

Hydrodynamics

How the water works for speed

Flow stays attached to the fin, the shrouded propeller draws water in front of it and throws a narrow jet backwards. The animation is live: speed, RPM and thrust come from the slider above.

Illustrative animation, not CFD. Speed is estimated (±25 %).

Choose your propeller

PETG or aluminium

The standard propeller is printed, swapped in an evening and is cheap. We are developing an aluminium propeller as an option for riders who want more thrust and full-current running. Speeds below are calculated for 20S.

Included

PETG, printed

— km/h, —, Ø3×22 pin
  • Ø140 × P77, 4 blades, about 169 g
  • Drive limit: the pin holds 7.2 N·m
  • Broke a blade? Print a new one and swap it
  • With a steel sleeve: — km/h
Option, in development

Aluminium

— km/h, —, 100 A limit
  • Metal on metal at the hub: the limit is set by 100 A current, not the pin
  • Thinner profile and edge, efficiency estimated 5 % higher, not measured
  • Heavier and more expensive, made by machining or casting
  • The propeller is not designed yet; figures are calculated
Why VECTOR

Built for the water and for your hands

Installation

Instead of the fin

Slides into the board’s stock fin box. Plate 33 × 3.9 mm, neck 17 × 4.6 mm, secured with a pin. The board stays intact.

Safety

Shrouded propeller

A Ø186 / Ø200 ring on seven spokes encloses the propeller. The spokes continue the ribs of the fin’s bullet, so the shape reads as one.

Cooling

Channels in the fin

Water fittings and a cable channel are built into the housing. Cooling the controller needs no external tubes on the board.

Headroom

20S without running at the limit

The 110 KV motor at 84 V holds cruising thrust at 39–45 % throttle. Less current, less heat, more runtime.

Leash

Loop for a carabiner

The loop is recessed into the edge profile. It doesn’t stick out or snag, and it holds a carabiner.

Repair

Propeller and ring are replaceable

PETG housing on metal fasteners. Propeller, cap, guard and motor come off separately, and any part can be reprinted.

Kit

Fin, motor, remote

Fin with motor, power cable and a wireless throttle remote with a display. One main version and two compact logo layouts on the fin.

VECTOR: fin with motor and remote, main and compact versions
3D model of the fin with the loop and fittings

Fin in CAD: water fittings, cable channel, carabiner loop.

Hardware, not a render

Printed and assembled

This is the prototype on a board. Yellow PETG housing, Flipsky 7070 110 KV motor with our branding, propeller inside the guard ring.

Flipsky 7070 110 KV motor with Adam Hikman Engineering branding inside the guard ring
Motor in the ring · Ø10 shaft
  • Fin v65: 905 g PETG, 5 walls, 15 % infill
  • Guard v4.1: 531 g, 7 spokes, hoop against ovalling
  • PROP140 propeller: Ø140, 4 blades, 100 % infill
  • Printed on a Bambu Lab H2D, 0.4 nozzle, 0.24–0.28 layer
  • Dimensions checked against the Flipsky drawing and measurements of the donor part
MotorFlipsky 7070, 110 KV, Ø70 × 70
Motor weight1.08 kg
Battery6–20S (motor spec 6–18S)
No-load speed at 20S9,240 rpm
Torque at 100 A8.7 N·m
PropellerØ140 × P77, 4 blades
Motor mount4×M4, PCD Ø44
Order

We’ll build VECTOR for your battery

Choose a battery above and leave your number — we’ll come back with a price and lead time. You can copy the request with your configuration and paste it into the “Project” field.

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