LIND's modular battery-powered surfboards pay tribute to traditional deck craftsmanship
LIND pays tribute to traditional board craftsmanship with its series of fully modular and wooden electric surfboards . The design team's first stock release, named Canvas, takes after familiar surfboard designs. They shape it from EPS foam and carve oak wood into its tail block and stringer. Then, they conclude it with a glassy finish using epoxy resin. Design-wise, LIND's modular electric surfboards maintain the traditional look of water-cruising decks.
Their parts are removable, too. The board, battery, and jet are stand-alone pieces. Surfers assemble them on site when they're ready to ride. They carry the board under one arm while having the backpack containing the battery and jet in the other hand. They lock these parts into the boards on the shore. Before they cruise the water, they pull out the wireless remote to set and control the maximum speed they can reach while they're on water. Once they're finished with their cruising, the surfers get back to the shore and repack their LINK modular electric surfboards.
all images courtesy of LIND detachable, sleek fin that magnetically slides into the jet
The battery that the design team adds to the LIND modular electric surfboards uses nickel- and gold-coated connectors. They allow for a watertight, redundant sealing, protecting them from being wet and enabling a self-balancing capability while the surfers are on water.
Each cell has its own voltage monitoring, including automated overheating controls. The battery comes with a printed circuit board. It includes 48 embedded temperature sensors as well as electrolytic capacitors to smooth out voltage. The battery, just like the jet, hides under the LIND modular electric surfboards.
LIND pays tribute to traditional board craftsmanship aluminum cooling plate prevents overheated battery and jet
Under the board, the battery and jet cool down naturally by the water using an aluminum cooling plate. It helps transfer the battery's heat to the water to prevent the pack from overheating. The jet sits next to the battery pack. The design team uses a dual-motor system for the LIND modular electric surfboards. It can generate 20 kW of power (or 27 horsepower) and deliver speeds of up to 37 mph (60 km/h) for a ride time of up to 45 minutes.
So far, there are two boards available: the shortboard at 6'3' in length and the mid-length at 6'9'. Each of them comes with a detachable, sleek fin at the bottom, which magnetically slides into the jet and helps with drag-free surfing. At the present time, LIND plans to deliver the first set of its modular electric surfboards starting June 2025.
the design team carves oak wood into the surfboards' tail block and stringer
there's a detachable, sleek fin at the bottom, which magnetically slides into the jet
the fin allows for drag-free cruising
as seen, the jet and battery are modular and extracts from the surfboard
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