Efoil Pre-Ride and Post-Ride Checklist
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A two-pass checklist for every session on a premium electric hydrofoil board, covering the battery, hardware, safety gear, water, and weather before you launch, then the rinse, dry, and storage routine that protects a five-figure board after you land.

[ ] Battery charged to the level the planned session needs, read on the pack indicator and again on the remote after pairing, with the charger unplugged and stored somewhere dry.
[ ] Remote charged during the same wall session as the battery, so a dead remote never strands a full pack on the beach.
[ ] Battery compartment seal and lid inspected for sand, salt crystals, cracks, or a tired latch, then closed with every fastener fully seated.
[ ] Every mast, fuselage, and wing bolt checked for tightness to the manufacturer's specification, with none missing, cross-threaded, or showing white corrosion around the head.
[ ] Front wing and rear stabilizer checked for chips, cracks, and the alignment marks from your last known good setup.
[ ] Propeller or jet housing cleared of fishing line, weed, and debris, with any prop guard fitted and secure.
[ ] Remote paired and tested on land: throttle responds, the screen shows battery and speed, and releasing the trigger stops the motor immediately.
[ ] Leash attached to the board and to you, with the cord, swivel, and cuff inspected for wear or salt stiffness.
[ ] Helmet and impact vest on before you carry the board to the water, plus a wetsuit of sensible thickness if the water is cold enough to shorten your ability to swim back.
[ ] Water depth confirmed deep enough for the full mast plus a margin, with sandbars, rocks, moorings, ropes, and swimmers noted before you launch.
[ ] Wind, chop, current, and tide checked against your current skill level, with a decision on how far from the launch point you will ride today.
[ ] Launch and landing zones chosen away from swimmers, boats, and shallow patches, and someone ashore who knows your plan and your expected return time.
[ ] Session plan set with a ride time target that leaves a battery reserve for the return leg, rather than a plan that ends at zero on the far side of the bay.
[ ] Motor started only once the board is floating in water deep enough for the wings to clear the bottom, never on the sand or in ankle-deep shallows.
[ ] After landing: motor off, remote powered down, and the board carried out of the shorebreak rather than dragged across sand or rock.
[ ] Board, mast, wings, and motor rinsed thoroughly with fresh water, paying particular attention to the propeller or impeller, bolt heads, and the battery compartment seal.
[ ] Battery removed if the design allows, dried, and inspected for damp before it goes anywhere near a charger.
[ ] Board and foil dried in the shade rather than left baking in direct sun with the battery still inside.
[ ] Any knock, ding, water ingress, or unusual noise from the session written in your maintenance log before you forget it.
[ ] Battery stored at the partial charge level the manufacturer recommends, in a cool dry place, and never charged unattended or straight after a hot ride.
[ ] Wing and mast bolts loosened, cleaned, and refitted with the recommended anti-seize compound at the service interval your manufacturer specifies, more often if you ride saltwater every week.
[ ] Ride time and distance from the remote logged, so your real range numbers gradually replace the claimed ones.