Retractable Power Drive Surfboard for Wave Foils

Abstract

This new art offers six add on motorized attachments for the benefit of the recent trend of hydro foil surfing wherein said wave hydro foils comprise a mast attached to the bottom side of a surfboard and a fuselage that has a large forward lifting wing and a small aft stabilizing wing and is able to lift a 250 lb man and surfboard approximately two feet above the water surface at slow paddling speeds riding a wave from underneath the water surface wherein said new art enables said hydrofoil surfboard to motor along on flat water at high speeds cruising or fielding for waves then said new art can retract a motorized structure completely out of the water while in motion to allow a surfer to catch then foil ride a wave or an ocean swell without power by means of two types of retractable motorized apparatus wherein the first type has a vertical strut that holds a propeller and cort nozzle in a down position motoring forward wherein said strut can retract horizontally up and out from the water surface wherein this retractable strut type can embody three similar versions. Also the second type has a torpedo shaped fuselage that contains a motor, a propeller and cort nozzle also embodying three similar versions that can travel up the foil mast stopping at said surfboard's bottom surface with the power shut off allowing the remaining under water foil apparatus to glide and free ride a wave or swell as it was designed to.

Description

CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION

It should be noted that all the control mechanisms for these six new retractable motorized foil surfboards will be taken from Derrah's Drive-N-Glide Surfboard Patents U.S. Ser. No. 13/489,367 and U.S. Ser. No. 13/677,133 as they will work perfectly for these new motorized water toys.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to personal watercraft; specifically, an electrically powered hydrofoil surfboard that is steered by weight shifts and able to retract its power structure to free surf without it.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

This application includes a reinforced surfboard that has its bottom surface connected to a wave riding foil that comprises a single mast that is approximately 7″ wide and can range between 2 and 3 feet long and has an equal side toil shape, wherein the top has a mast head that inserts into the surfboard's bottom cavity. The bottom of the mast is connected to a fuselage that is approximately 27″ long by 2″ square tapering to 1″ at the tail end. The front of the fuselage is connected to a large delta shaped front foil that is approximately 34″ long by about 12″ wide and is foil shaped with a maximum thickness of 2.5″ down to 0.1″. The smaller aft foil is attached at the opposite end of the fuselage and can be presented in different shapes and sizes but still be effective in stabilizing the front foil's lift to drag balancing act that takes place at anywhere between 3″ and 33″ below the ocean's surface.

The front foil has a convex upper surface with a concave bottom surface wherein the aft foil has tire opposite . . . a concave upper surface and a convex bottom surface. This is basically an airplane under water which in turn could be seen as D. Bernoulli's 18^th Century Principle of Foils lifting objects heavier than air or water that all airplane wings are based on, wherein no doubt D. Bernoulli's Principle is at work on these new surfboard to surf foil designs with a caveat . . . wave propulsion was not considered in the Swiss scientist's proforma. However, an airplane's forward thrust is provided by an engine and propeller, a kite foil's forward thrust is provided by the wind. A wave foil's forward thrust is provided by the various energies present in all ocean or lake waves; and require different designs. All waves have a forward moving, circular rolling inner-wave energy pulse. On large ocean swells wave foils travel along diving and lifting in the thick water stream moving up the wave's face and give the rider a long downslope ride. Whereas on a small wave the same foil can glide along effortlessly on top of the energy pulse itself.

The aft foil or “tail stabilizer” has a smaller size and an opposite convex to concave shape from the front foil wherein it flips the lift to drag equation to opposite as the water flows through them. This allows rider control to reach new heights! Even enabling top riders to self-propel themselves by pumping it like a skateboard on flat water without any motor or wave. The aft foil stabilizer is crucial in allowing this forward to backward self-propelling movement by skateboard enthusiasts on flat water. The thickness of the front foil particularly at the fore front of the leading edge gives the wave foil the ability to lift at slow speeds as outlined in Aguera U.S. Pat. No. 9,789,935B1.

This new wave foil's unique structure and special shapes that have the designed intent to gain forward movement in a water environment is un-precedented! This combination can lift a 250 lb. man and his surfboard two feel above the surface of the water and glide with very little resistance at high speeds on large un-broken wave swells or on waves as small as 1 foot traveling 3 times as fast as a regular surfboard could go, as well as enabling a smooth ride even in choppy surface conditions.

Hydrofoils have been used on surfboards ( U.S. Pat. No. 5,062,378 A. Bateman; U.S. Pat. No. 3,747,138 Morgan; U.S. Pat. No. 7,144,285 B1 Tarcah)

The modern wave foil can also be motorized. This is great for flat water foiling along at high speeds smoothly passing through choppy surface conditions without pounding, and moving forward in a marine environment with little resistance allowing battery life to triple compared to a motorized surfboard.

The drawback of the motorized foil is that when the large propeller and cort nozzle are not under power the motorized foil can't glide, ride waves or be pumped like a skateboard on flat water . . . so the need for a wave foiled surfboard that can do both is surmised.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

Embodiments of the present invention improve upon the powered hydrofoil surfboard because it offers dual functionality, longer ran times and requires balance skills to operate especially when riding waves wherein making it more exhilarating, more interesting and more fun than just flat water cruising which is mostly all that single use powered hydrofoil surfboards do.

Embodiments of the present invention improve upon the non-powered hydro foil surfboard by reducing the effort required in paddling and by allowing long destination transportation to outside reefs or to motor out to a passing ferry boat to hitch a ride on its wake, retract the power means, then free foil the boat wake from land mass to land mass.

The intent of the present invention is to offer the best of both worlds so to speak, being able to motor around on flat water at high speed making weight shifts only to execute turns using the same method of control that is central to the experience of surfing, snowboarding and skateboarding, then to be able one up that by putting away the power structure while in motion to free foil a wake or swell under the wave's power only without having to have worked your but off to catch it makes this drive then glide concept a surfer's ultimate dream ride.

BRIEF DRAWING DESCRIPTIONS FIGS. 1 THUR 52B

FIG. 1 shows a down turned Hawaiian wave foil 1 (minus a surfboard and rider) diving into the heavy water stream moving up a large ocean swell face.

FIG. 2 shows the same wave foil 1 as shown in FIG. 1 but with a surfboard 3 and rider attached, its front foil hovered over a small wave's energy pulse.

FIG. 3 shows a side view of an East Coast up-turned tail wave foil attached to a 5′6″ long surfboard.

FIG. 4 shows a smaller scale bottom view of the same surfboard and wave foil as in FIG. 3.

FIG. 5 shows a frontal underside view of the East Coast wave foil.

FIG. 6 shows a close side view of a four pan upturned tail wave foil 2, with the mast cutaway.

FIG. 7 shows an angled overhead view of a complete three piece downturned tail Hawaiian wave foil 1.

FIG. 8 shows how the front and tail foils can connect by a tapered male square shape entering a female square shape.

FIG. 9 shows an angled bottom side view of a three piece Hawaiian wave foil.

FIG. 10 shows a mast head receiver box 12 that is installed into a surfboard's underside that should receive additional structural reinforcement in the surrounding area of the surfboard's bottom.

FIG. 11 shows a frontal view of the three piece downturned tail Hawaiian wave foil 1.

FIG. 12 shows an outside side view of the servo driven retractable motorized foil 2 and surfboard 3 in the up, or gliding position.

FIG. 13 shows a see-through side view of the servo driven retractable motorized foil and surfboard as seen in FIG. 14 but in the down, or running position.

FIG. 14 shows a see-through side view of the servo driven retractable motorized foil and surfboard in the up, or gliding position.

FIG. 15 shows a see-through top view of the servo driven retractable motorized foil and surfboard.

FIG. 16 shows a side view of one embodiment of a retractable motorized foil surfboard

FIG. 17 shows the same embodiment as in FIG. 16 except the motorized unit's case 54, strut 50 and propeller 16 are in the down, or drive position.

FIG. 18 shows a top view of said surfboard 3 attached to the Hawaiian wave foil.

FIG. 19 shows a see-through side view of a surfboard 3 with battery boxes 20, control box 21 and a wire take-up box 67.

FIG. 19A shows a see through close-up view of the parts mentioned in FIG. 19 in the up, or glide position.

FIG. 20 shows everything shown in FIG. 19 but with the motor case 54 and the strut 50 with prop and cort nozzle 16 in the down, or drive position.

FIG. 20A is a see through close-up view of the pivot hanger 48 holding up the waterproof case 54.

FIG. 21 shows a see-through top view of the surfboard 3 showing the front foil 10 appearing out from under it.

FIG. 22 shows a see-through angled view of the waterproof case 54, strut 50 and propeller 16 connected into one unit.

FIG. 23 shows a see-through side view of the surfboard 3 and the three part Hawaiian wave foil 1 with the present invention's retractable motor and prop surf foil showing three stages of movement.

FIG. 24 shows a side view of the surfboard 3 attached to the three part Hawaiian wave foil 1 showing a second embodiment of the shafted strut 50 design with a split gear retractable motor and propeller unit.

FIG. 25 shows a surfboard 3 attached to the three part Hawaiian wave foil 1 connected to the second embodiment of a retractable shaft driven strut 50 with motor and propeller unit 16 that shows the split gear version in the down, or drive position.

FIG. 26 shows a top view of the battery laden surfboard 3 with the front foil peering out from underneath it 10.

FIG. 27 shows a see-through side view of the split gear version of the retractable unit showing the separating gears

FIG. 27A shows a close-up sec through side view of the motor 53, gears 56 and servo 18 area as shown and described in FIG.27.

FIG. 28 shows the same embodiment as seen in FIG. 27 except the strut 50 prop and cort nozzle 16 are in the down, or drive position.

FIG. 28A shows a close-up see through side view of the split gear version of the retractable unit in the down, or drive position.

FIG. 29 shows a see-through top view of the surfboard 3 ladened with battery 20 revealing the side mounted motor 53.

FIG. 30 shows a see-through side view of a mast head 8 attached to a surfboard 3 employing a two degree spacer set 61.

FIG. 31 shows the same mast head box 12 mast head 8 and mast 9 as in FIG. 30 but with a two piece zero degree spacer kit 66.

FIG. 32 shows a side view of two Hawaiian wave foils 1.

FIG. 33 shows the three piece, 2 degree spacer set unattached.

FIG. 34 shows the two piece, 0 degree spacer set unattached.

FIG. 35 shows an angled top view of the mast box 12.

FIG. 36 shows a sec-through side view of the pulley driven mast traveler motorized foil and surfboard in the down, or running position.

FIG. 36A shows a cross section top view of the pulley mast that shows two of the four roller bearings 36 inside the square channel they travel in.

FIG. 37 shows an outside side view of the pulley driven mast traveler motorized foil and surfboard in the down, or running position.

FIG. 38 shows a see-through side view of the pulley driven mast traveler foil and surfboard as seen in FIG. 36 but in the up, or gliding position.

FIG. 39 shows a see-through top view of the pulley driven mast traveler motorized foil and surfboard.

FIG. 40 shows a see-through side view of the independent wheel driven mast traveler motorized foil and surfboard in the down, or running position.

FIG. 41 shows an outside view of the independent wheel driven mast traveler motorized foil and surfboard in the down, or running position.

FIG. 42 shows a see-through side view of the independent wheel driven mast traveler motorized foil and surfboard as seen in FIG. 40 but in the up, or gliding position.

FIG. 43 shows a see-through top view of the independent wheel driven mast traveler motorized foil and surfboard.

FIG. 44 shows a see-through top view of the independent wheel driven mast traveler motorized foil and surfboard showing the control box 21 and battery banks 20.

FIG. 45 shows a larger see-through top view of ail independent wheel driven mast traveler fuselage with the two parts separated at the forefront of the mast 9.

FIG. 46 shows a see-through side view of the independent wheel driven mast traveler as outlined in FIG. 45.

FIG. 47 shows a see-through side view of a mast plug-in wheel driven mast traveler motorized foil and surfboard in the down, or running position.

FIG. 48 shows an outside view of the mast plug-in wheel driven mast traveler motorized foil and surfboard in the down, or running position.

FIG. 49 shows a see-through side view of the wheel driven mast traveler and side view of the mast plug-in wheel driven mast traveler motorized foil and surfboard in the up, or glide position.

FIG. 50 shows a see-through top view of the mast plug-in wheel driven mast traveler fuselage 22 wherein it shares all the same components and construction as in FIG. 45 except the nose cone battery pack 45 find the left side battery pack 41 are missing.

FIG. 51 shows three in-line ball bearing brushless motor wire 100 connectors in different stages of movement.

FIG. 51A shows a top connector with a bearing cap 85 and shaft 86 that rides up and down through a shaft tube 87.

FIG. 51B is also seen with the top connector ball 24 and cap 85 fully extended except this drawing shows the bottom connector pushed in to the point of making contact.

FIG. 51C shows the top connector housing 93 with the ball hearing 24 and cap 85 pushed way up showing the rubber coated steel spring 90 fully compressed and the cap shall 86 pushed to the top of the shaft tube 87 at tube's 87 end.

FIG. 52 shows a see-through side view of an underwater connectable charging plug 38 both disconnected A and connected B wherein there is a male side and a female side that is filled with di-electric grease.

FIG. 52 A shows a see-through side view of an underwater charging plug 38 revealing positive 82 and negative 83 wires entering a composite plug housing 96 that is the back of the male side of the Exalta plug system.

FIG. 52B shows an outside side view of the male top half of the Exalta waterproof plug 38 and a see-through side view of the female bottom half of plug 38 as seen inserted.

DETAILED DRAWINGS DESCRIPTIONS FIGS. 1 THRU 52B

FIG. 1 shows a down turned wave foil 1 (minus a surfboard and rider) diving into the heavy water stream moving up a large ocean swell face.

FIG. 2 shows the same wave foil 1 as shown in FIG. 1 but with a surfboard 3 and rider attached, its front foil hovered over a small wave's energy pulse.

FIG. 3 shows a side view of an Fast Coast up-turned tail wave foil attached to a 5′6″ long surfboard wherein a wave foil comprises a mast 4, a fuselage 6, a large delta shaped front foil 5 find an upturned tail stabilizer 7.

FIG. 4 shows a smaller scale bottom view of the same surfboard and wave foil as in FIG. 3.

FIG. 5 shows a frontal underside view of the wave foil revealing a continuous downturned curve shape to the front foil that is attached to the underside of the fuselage that tapers towards the upturned stabilizer. The mast and mast head are seen along with the twin screw attachment to the fuselage.

FIG. 6 shows a close side view of a four part upturned tail wave foil 2, with the mast cutaway.

FIG. 7 shows an angled overhead view of a complete three piece downturned tail Hawaiian wave foil 1.

FIG. 8 shows how the front and tail foils can connect by a tapered male square shape entering a female square shape.

FIG. 9 shows an angled bottom side view of a three piece downturned tail wave foil 1 that comprises a one piece mast, mast head and fuselage 9 that connects to a downturned front foil 10 and a downturned tail stabilizer 11.

FIG. 10 shows a mast head receiver box 12 that is installed into a surfboard's underside that should receive additional structural reinforcement in the surrounding area of the surfboard's bottom.

FIG. 11 shows a frontal view of the three piece downturned tail Hawaiian wave foil 1 revealing the front foil's extensive strait section 10 with downturned ends wherein the foil line is visible as is the fuselage 9 tapering back to the down turned tail stabilizer 11. A front view of the mast 9 and mast head 8 is seen crossing FIG.9.

FIG. 12 shows an outside side view of the servo driven retractable motorized foil 2 and surfboard 3 in the up, or gliding position.

FIG. 13 shows a see-through side view of the servo driven retractable motorized foil and surfboard as seen in FIG. 14 but in the down, or running position.

FIG. 14 shows a see-through side view of the servo driven retractable motorized foil and surfboard in the up, or gliding position revealing a servo 18 inside the surfboard's body connected to a separate propeller strut 13 that comprises an actuation arm 19, an axle-bolt connecting the mast to a mast head housing 17 with stops for the up and down positions, the bottom of the mast is the torpedo shaped housing 15 that holds the motor, shaft and gear box 42 connected to live prop and cort nozzle 16.

FIG. 15 shows a see-through top view of the servo driven retractable motorized foil and surfboard revealing the control box 21 and battery banks 21 as well as the servo 18 and actuation arm in the down position.

FIG. 16 shows a side view of one embodiment of a retractable motorized foil surfboard. A 5′6″ surfboard 3 is shown attached to a Hawaiian wave foil 1 that comprise a long mast 9 that is a molded part of a fuselage that is connected to a front foil wing 10 and a foiled aft tail wing 11 wherein the present invention's retractable motorized unit is shown in the up, or glide position. Wherein the waterproof motor and gearbox case 54 with subframe is seen hanging down at a 45 degree angle to the mast 50 that contains a shaft 58 and bearings that is connected to a cort nozzle and propeller 16.

FIG. 17 shows the same embodiment as in FIG. 16 except the motorized unit's case 54, strut 50 and propeller 16 are in the down, or drive position. Wherein the shafted mast 45 sits parallel to the foil mast 9 having the propeller mounted at a 90 degree angle to both masts producing strait forward thrust, neither climbing towards the surface nor dropping towards the bottom.

FIG. 18 shows a top view of said 5′6″ surfboard revealing the front foil 10, battery boxes 20 and a traction pad 46.

FIG. 19 shows a see-through side view of a 5′6″ surfboard 3 with battery boxes 20, control box 21 and a wire take-up box 67. A high torque servo 18 is seen near a mast with a shaft strut and bearings 50 which supports a propeller and cort nozzle 16 with a lower gear box 47 wherein a pivot hanger 48 and axle support all that plus a waterproof case 54 that contains a gear set 49 and a brushless motor 53. Also seen is the three part Hawaiian wave foil 1 that includes a rigid mast and fuselage 9 that connects to a front foil 19 and a downturned tail foil 11.

FIG. 19A shows a see through close-up view of the parts mentioned in FIG. 19 in the up, or glide position.

FIG. 20 shows everything shown in FIG. 19 hut with the motor case 54 and the strut 50 with prop and cort nozzle 16 in the down, or drive position.

FIG. 20A is a see through close-up view of the pivot hanger 48 holding up the waterproof case 54 that contains a gear set 49 and a brushless motor 53 which is connected to a shaft and bearings strut 50.

FIG. 21 shows a see-through top view of the 5′6″ surfboard 3 showing the front foil 10 appealing out from under it. Wherein the four battery banks 20 air seen connected to a charging outlet 55, a control box 21 and to a motor wire take-up box 67 which in turn connects to the brush less motor 53 showing a top view of a bevel gear set 49 and a high torque servo 18 with arm.

FIG. 22 shows a see-through angled view of the waterproof case 54, strut 50 and propeller 16 connected into one unit. A twin fan cooling jacket 68 is seen surrounding the brushless motor 5.3 inside the waterproof case 54 showing the motor's aluminum cooling fins 69 and showing the cooling jacket's air exit vents 70. The gear set 49 is seen connected to a strut with a shaft with bearings 50 that connects to a lower gear box with bearings 47 that connects to said cort nozzle and propeller 16.

FIG. 23 shows a see-through side view of the surfboard 3 and the three part Hawaiian wave foil 1 with the present invention's retractable motor and prop surf foil showing three stages of movement. The up, or glide position shows the servo arm 19 swung all the way forward from the servo 18 pitching the case 54 downward. The mid travel position shows the strut 50 half way down and the servo arm 19 in it's middle position. The down or drive position shows the strut 50 ail the way down and parallel to the foil mast 9 showing the servo arm 19 all the way aft.

FIG. 24 shows a side view of the surfboard 3 attached to the three part Hawaiian wave foil 1 showing a second embodiment of the shafted strut 50 design with a split gear retractable motor and propeller unit enabling the motor to stay attached to the surfboard's body and not swing down and away like the unit outlined in FIGS. 16 through 23 wherein it also offers an angled motor mount moving the weight bias forward wherein the fall away bevel gear 56 is seen held in place by the fall away mast hanger 59 that doubles as a mast stop 59. This view shows the split gear version in the up, or glide position.

FIG. 25 shows a 5′6″ surfboard 3 attached to the three part Hawaiian wave foil 1 connected to the second embodiment of a retractable shaft driven strut 50 with motor and propeller unit 16 that shows the split gear version in the down, or drive position wherein the mast hanger 59 is seen stopping the strut 50 parallel to the foil mast 9 setting the propeller and cort nozzle 16 at the correct driving angle when in the down, or drive position.

FIG. 26 shows a top view of the battery laden surfboard 3 with the front foil peering out from underneath it 10. Four battery box covers 20 are seen as well as the traction pad 46.

FIG. 27 shows a see-through side view of the split gear version of the retractable unit showing the separating gears having fallen away from each other and positioning the strut 50 prop and nozzle 16 in the up, or glide position.

FIG. 27A shows a close-up see through side view of the motor 53, gears 56 and servo 18 area as shown and described in FIG. 27.

FIG. 28 shows the same embodiment as seen in FIG.27 except the strut 50 prop and cort nozzle 16 are in the down, or drive position . . . that sees the strut 50 mounted parallel to the Hawaiian wave foil mast 9 but noticeable much closer than the embodiment shown in FIGS. 16 through 23

FIG. 28A shows a close-up see through side view of the split gear version of the retractable unit in the down, or drive position showing the bevel gear set 56 engaged and the servo arm 19 and the connect arm 57 pushed downward. The mast hanger 59 is seen doubling as a rigid strut 50 stop.

FIG. 29 shows a se-through top view of the surfboard 3 ladened with battery 20 revealing the side mounted motor 53 allowing the motor 53 and strut 50 weight to be moved forward without getting in the way of the mast head 8. The four to one gear set 56 is seen near the servo 18.

FIG. 30 shows a see- through side view of a mast head 8 attached to a surfboard 3 employing a two degree spacer set 61 that changes the mast's 9 angle in relation to the surfboard's bottom surface, or angle of incidence for the entire three part Hawaiian wave foil 1 lessening the tendency of the front foil to climb then breach the water surface resulting in a wipeout. The oval head machine screws 64 are seen seated in the cupped finish washers 63 attached at an angle because of the top wedge spacer 61 and the angled spacers 61 creating a two degree change in the mast's 9 angle of incidence where the spacer keeps 62 are seen holding the spacers 61 in place embodying a bent shape. These spacer sets could be offered in 1, 2, 3 or 4 degree versions. The mast head box 12 is seen in a darker shade depicting it's carbon fiber construction.

FIG. 31 shows the same mast head box 12 mast head 8 and mast 9 as in FIG. 30 but with a two piece zero degree spacer kit 66 installed showing the oval head machine screws 64 in a straight up position and centered in the cupped finish washers 63 and rotating inserts 65 wherein the spacer keeps 62 are seen spanning strait across the bottom surface.

FIG. 32 shows a side view of two Hawaiian wave foils 1 wherein one embodiment is held in place by the mast box with the three piece. 2 degree spacer set 61 installed. The other embodiment is held in place by the two piece, 0 degree spacer kit 65 demonstrating the difference in the attack angle of the front foil created by a 2 degree shift at the mast head.

FIG. 33 shows the three piece, 2 degree spacer set unattached.

FIG. 34 shows the two piece, 0 degree spacer set unattached.

FIG. 35 shows an angled top view of the mast box 12 wherein it embodies an inside shape that requires the mast head to be shaved at its ends to allow room for the spacer sets 61 and 66.

FIG. 36 shows a see-through side view of the pulley driven mast traveler motorized foil and surfboard in the down, or running position wherein the motor 53 and prop 16 travel up and down the mast 33 via cables pulling a stainless steel plate 31 up and down that has roller hearings 35 attached which travel along a channel inside the mast which also has a slice cut out of the trailing edge to accept the thin stainless plate and to help guide its vertical path. The mast also has other hollow areas (shown in FIG. 36A) that allow space for two pulleys 29, the pulley cables 27 and a power cord 28. Shown inside the surfboard are the two motorized torrents 25 and 26 and three pulley wheels 29 that reside in the partially hollow mast head that help lift and drop the plate 31, motor 53, shaft gear box 42, prop and cort nozzle 16. A side view of the control box 21 and battery banks 20 is also visible in the surfboard's body.

FIG. 36A shows a cross section top view of the pulley mast that shows two of the four roller bearings 36 inside the square channel they travel in. The stainless steel plate 31 edge can be seen in its slot that leads to the pulley cable and power cord cavities that are seen along with the pulldown cable hole 37. The torpedo shaped motor housing is seen with its frontal facade split around the mast's foil shaped surface.

FIG. 37 shows an outside side view of the pulley driven mast traveler motorized foil and surfboard in the down, or running position.

FIG. 38 shows a see-through side view of the pulley driven mast traveler foil and surfboard as seen in FIG. 36 but in the up, or gliding position.

FIG. 39 shows a see-through top view of the pulley driven mast traveler motorized foil and surfboard revealing the control box 21 and battery hanks 20, the pulley torrent 25, the power cord torrent 26, the pulley cables 27, and the mast head opening and the DC wire 28.

FIG. 40 shows a see-through aide view of the independent wheel driven mast traveler motorized foil and surfboard in the down, or running position. This view shows a cort nozzle and propeller 16, a shaft gear box 42 and motor 53, a radio receiver 43, and a three motor controller 44 revealing a side view of the mast crawling wheels with a mini motor and gearbox 39 and twin battery packs in between them. FIG. 40 also shows a charging plug 38 attached to the underside of the surfboard's body as well as the battery bank 20 and control box 21.

FIG. 41 shows an outside view of the independent wheel driven mast traveler motorized foil and surfboard in the down, or running position.

FIG. 42 shows a see-through side view of the independent wheel driven mast traveler motorized foil and surfboard as seen in FIG. 40 but in the up, or gliding position.

FIG. 43 shows a see-through top view of the independent wheel driven mast traveler motorized foil and surfboard, motor and prop setup with a cut away mast section showing the travel wheels 40 with mini motors 39 tightened up against the mast's 9 edges.

FIG. 44 shows a see-through top view of the independent wheel driven mast traveler motorized foil and surfboard showing the control box 21 and battery banks 20.

FIG. 45 shows a larger see-through top view of an independent wheel driven mast traveler fuselage with the two parts separated at the forefront of the mast 9 revealing the long front end damp bolts 71 detached from the threaded inserts 75, also showing the front end travel wheel 40 away from the edge of the mast 9. Reduction gears and the mini motor 39 are seen connected to the travel wheel 40. A water proof wall 74 is seen bending around the mini motor 39 wherein the mini motor's shaft is waterproofed by a grease tube and an O ring in some way as it passes between the wet portion of the independent motor in fuselage with gearbox 30 separating it from a dry portion of the fuselage 30 containing said mini motor 39, a radio or Bluetooth receiver 43, a mini charger and a three motor controller 44, and a nose cone battery pack 45. The mast side battery packs 41 are seen in the aft half of the fuselage 30 placed on each side of the foil mast 9 and shaped cavity 72 that accommodates it. All three battery packs 45, 41 are connected and run two mini motors 39 and the main propulsion motor 53 seen on the other side of the second waterproof wail 74 making a dry space for said motor 53 and a reduction gearbox 42 wherein a shaft 76 is seen in a grease lube with a grease fitting 77 preventing water from entering the dry space through the third waterproof wall 74 where the shaft 76 extends out to the propeller and cort nozzle 16.

FIG. 46 shows a see-through side view of the independent wheel driven mast traveler as outlined in FIG. 45 showing a side view of nose cone wire terminal 60.

FIG. 47 shows a see-through side view of a mast plug-in wheel driven mast traveler motorized foil and surfboard in the down, or running position revealing three brushless motor wires 100 that are molded into the foil mast 9 that end at the ball bearing contact system 101 shown close up in FIG. 51 also showing the same fuselage 30 as shown in FIG. 45 but without live nose cone battery pack 45.

FIG. 48 shows an outside view of the mast plug-in wheel driven mast traveler motorized foil and surfboard in the down, or running position.

FIG. 49 shows a see-through side view of the wheel driven mast traveler and side view of the mast plug-in wheel driven mast traveler motorized foil and surfboard in the up, or glide position, wherein it is charging the travel wheels battery pack 41 revealing in line ball connectors on lower mast 101.

FIG. 50 shows a see-through top view of the mast plug-in wheel driven mast traveler fuselage 22 wherein it shares all the same components and construction as in FIG. 45 except the nose cone battery pack 45 and the left side battery pack 41 are missing, wherein the nose cone pack 45 isn't needed because the motor is connected to the large battery storage 20 incased inside the surfboard's body 3. The fuselage plugs in down low on the mast 9 by way of a rolling ball bearing connection system 101. A single mast side battery pack 41 remains to run the travel wheels 40 wherein it van be charged when the fuselage 22 is in its glide mode by the charging inlet 14 being penetrated by the charging plug 38 as seen in FIG. 47.

FIG. 51 shows three in-line ball bearing brushless motor wire 100 connectors in different stages of movement.

FIG. 51A shows a top connector with a bearing cap 85 and shaft 86 that rides up and down through a shaft tube 87 and moved by a rubber coated spring 90 that sits in a circular housing 93 with the ball bearing 24 fully extended resting on a flat surface wherein the bottom connector is seen sprung all the way out flush to its surrounding surface and in a disconnected position wherein a set of di electric grease bladders 84 are not expanded.

FIG. 51B is also seen with the top connector ball 24 and cap 85 fully extended except this drawing shows the bottom connector pushed in to the point of making contact from the steel ball 24 to the rubber sided copper plate 92 to the rubber coated copper pillar contact 91 to the brushless motor wire 100. Note the rubber coated spring 90 is compressed and the two di-electric grease bladders 84 are expanded full of grease.

FIG. 51C shows the top connector housing 93 with the ball bearing 24 and cap 85 pushed way up showing the rubber coated steel spring 90 fully compressed and the cap shaft 86 pushed to the top of the shaft tube 87 at tube's 87 end. Also note the two grease bladders 84 are expanded. This demonstrates where the ball 24 and cap 85 are positioned as the ball 24 rolls up and down the mast 9 while un-connected to a battery source. FIG. 51C also shows the bottom connector demonstrating how far down the rubber faced copper plate 92 sits to make contact with the copper pillar 91 and shows the copper plate's 92 center that is non-rubber covered and shaped to fit the ball's 24 shape to make positive electrical contact in a bath of di-electric grease contained by the circular housing 93. Note the expanded grease bladders.

FIG. 52 shows a see-through side view of an underwater connectable charging plug 38 both disconnected A and connected B wherein there is a male side and a female side that is filled with di-electric grease.

FIG. 52A shows a see-through side view of an underwater charging plug 38 revealing positive 82 and negative 83 wires entering a composite plug housing 96 that is the back of the male side of the Exalta plug system. The plug's penetration dowel comprises a composite band 99 next to a copper band 95 next to another composite band 99 wherein the negative wire 83 is seen soldered to a copper tube contact 95 at the furthest end of the plug 38 is the positive male copper needle contact 28 wherein the positive wire is seen soldered to the back of the needle contact 28. The female side shows a flexible rubber membrane 9- atop the composite tube shaped housing 96 that is filled with di-electric grease. The membrane 94 has a penetration point that is able to seal back up after the male dowel 99 and needle 28 withdraw keeping the water out and the di-electric grease in. The female copper contact 98 is seen amidst the di-electric grease wherein the wire 83 is seen connected to it whereas the positive wire 82 is seen connected to the female copper contact 97 that is also surrounded by di-electric grease. Note the female plug is un-connected, un-penetrated therefore the two grease bladders 84 are not expanded.

FIG. 52B shows an outside side view of the nude top half of the Exalta waterproof plug 38 and a see-through side view of the female bottom half of plug 38 as seen inserted showing the male needle tip 28 contacting the female copper contact 97 completing the positive wire connection wherein the negative male copper contact tube 95 is tightly fit into the female copper contact tube 98 completing the negative connection. Note: the expanding grease bladders

Agoera vs Derrah

Aguera's U.S. Pat No. 9,789,935 B1 outlines a three part apparatus that lifts a paddleboard and rider above the wave's surface as a rider maintains a slow speed in the water via paddeling. Furthermore, claims by Aguera concerning maximum thickness at first distance from the fore edge is the key to lifting a 250 lb man at slow paddling speeds on a heavy paddleboard whereas in 2018 the best surfers in Hawaii are catching waves by prone paddling small boards without a paddle, by standing up as the foil lifts and catches a wave. As difficult as this is to do many young surfers are agile enough to master this skill. Aguera's design appears to be most responsible for making foils that lift at slow speed and with a heavy rider which bodes well for beginners learning to foil.

Derrah has developed a drive-n-glide wave foil that has the advantage of dual functionality. It can motor around on flat water offering smooth rides with long run times. It can effortlessly catch a wave or swell under power and with the push of a button convert to a free gliding wave foil that can ride a swell for miles without power. None of the motorized surfboards or wave foils on the market are capable of catching and riding waves without power whereas Derrah's drive-n-glide design can ride on a wave's power done, gliding quietly with little resistance and using zero battery power.

Aguera's hydrofoil based apparatus revolutionizes wave riding but provides no way to add motorized propulsion to his watercraft whereas Derrah's add on invention does, making Derrah's six motorized versions of a drive-n-glide wave foil with surfboard different than Aguera's hydro foil based apparatus.

Langelaan vs Derrah

Langelaan's US 2017/028315 A1 discloses a personal hydrofoil watercraft that has a mast 103, a front foil 102, and a fuselage 201 with motor 105 and propeller and cort nozzle 104 but with no tail stabilizer. He outlines a version with a jet tube 401 placed underneath a front foil 102 with no tail stabilizer then shows a way to disconnect said front foil 102 from the fuselage 201 to use alternate shape and size front foils 102 and with the option of attaching two different tail stabilizers 804, 805 wherein it is not clear how they attach with any of the three power means outlined.

Langelaan's personal hydrofoil board reveals many design flaw's wherein the mast attached to the front wing or fuselage is very short and the absence of a tail stabilizer would make this apparatus very difficult to ride. This personal hydrofoil apparatus works only with the power on and the power means outlined would thwart any possibility of gliding and lifting without power wherein a fuselage, motor, propeller and cort nozzle cause water flow obstruction preventing the wave foil's ability to lift at slow speeds.

Derrah's six different versions of a drive-n-glide wave foil offer the advantage of dual functionality wherein three versions of Derrah's present invention have a vertical strut that holds a propeller and cort nozzle that completely retracts up and out of the water and wherein three other versions have a fuselage that contains a motor, propeller and cort nozzle that travel up the foil mast to touch the surfboard bottom, up and out of the water. All versions retracting any obstructions to water flow enabling the foil to do its job without power.

Langelaan's powered hydrofoil board provides no means to disengage the obstructions to water flow whereas Derrah's six versions of a drive-n*glide wave foil provide the means to retract all obstructions to water flow.

Trewern vs Derrah

Trewern's patent application WOZA19/104378 A1 discloses a hydro foil system comprising a fuselage 10 a motor 11 a propeller and a cort nozzle 13 connected to a front wing 14 and having a tail wing and allowing for a mast that connects to a surfboard. This design is known worldwide as the Fliteboard. This is a sound design for a single use (flat water cruising) motorized foil board. However, it cannot ride a wave without the power on. With the power on it is restricted from full wave riding performance because the propeller, cort nozzle and fuselage all contribute to create drag and disturbance of water flow.

Trewern's powered hydrofoil system is a sound design hydrofoil for powered flat water cruising but provides no means to retract the extraneous obstructions to water flow ie. fuselage, motor, propeller and cort nozzle in order to lift and glide on a wave like Derrah's drive-n-glide motorized wave foil does. The fact that all six versions of Derrah's drive-n-glide wave foil incorporate a means to retract obstructions wherein their intent is to use any top quality wave foil currently manufactured such as GoFoil, Naish, ect. to perform the lifting, gliding and free surfing demonstrates the difference between Trewern's foil system and Derrah's dual functionality foil designs.

PARTS NAMES

1. 3 piece down-turned tail Hawaiian wave foil

2. 4 piece up-turned tail East Coast wave foil

3. Surfboard

4. East Coast mast of 4 piece set

5. East Coast curved front foil

6. East Coast fuselage

7. East Coast up-turned tail foil

8. Tuttle mast head

9. Hawaiian mast and fuselage

10. Hawaiian down-turned front foil

11. Hawaiian down-turned tail foil

12. Mast box

13. Motor and prop strut

14. Exalta charging inlet

15. Motor in fuselage

16. Propeller and cort nozzle

17. Mast hanger

18. Hi torque servo

19. Servo arms

20. Lithium polymer battery banks

21. Control box

22. Plug in mast traveler fuselage

23. String hanger

24. Steel ball bearing

25. Travel plate rotor

26. DC wire rotor

27. Travel cable

28. + male needle contact

29. Travel pulley 1 of 4

30. Independent wheel driven mast traveler

31. Travel plate

32. Axle bolt

33. Travel mast and fuselage

34. Mast travel channel

35. Roller bearings

36. DC wire travel hollow

37. Travel cable hollow

38. Exalta charging plug

39. Mini motors and gear box

40. Traveler wheels

41. Mast side battery- pack

42. Reduction gear box

43. Radio or Bluetooth receiver

44. 3 motor controller and mini charger

45. Nose cone battery pack

46. Fuselage disconnect junction

47. Lower gear box with bearings

48. Pivot hanger

49. 1 to 4 bevel gears

50. Shaft strut

51. Upper bearing

52. Mid bearing

53. Brush less motor

54. Motor room case

55. Charging station

56. Fall away bevel gears

57. Connect arm

58. Stationary motor case

59. Fall away mast hanger

60. Wire terminal

61. 2 degree spacer set

62. Spacer keep

63. Cupped finish washer

64. Oval head machine screw

65. Rotational threaded insert

66. 0 degree spacer set

67. Motor wire take up box

68. Twin fan+cooling fins

69. Aluminum cooling tins

70. Air vent exit

71. Long front end clamp bolt

72. Mast travel cavity

73. Exalta waterproof connection

74. Waterproof wall

75. Clamp bolt threaded insert

76. Shaft and grease tube

77. Grease fitting

78. Bearings

79. Rubber membrane

80. + connection

81. − connection

82. + wire

83. − wire

84. Grease bladder

85. BB cap

86. Cap shaft

87. Shaft tube

88. Rubber wire gasket

89. Cap-O-Ring

90. Rubber coated steel spring

91. + rubber coated copper pillar contact

92. − rubber sided copper plate contact

93. Ball bearing contact system composite housing

94. Flex rubber cap

95. − male copper contact tube

96. Composite plug housing

97. Female copper contact

98. − female copper contact tube

99. Rubber plug band

100. Brushless motor wire

101. Exalta brushless motor ball contact system

Claims

1. A watercraft comprising:

a strut wherein said strut is between 16 and 32 inches in length and wherein said strut is of variable thickness and has a maximum thickness located midway along a chord of the strut; wherein said strut has electric wires built into it

a strut hanger that is connected to the bottom surface of a surfboard wherein said strut is connected to by means of a through bolt that allows said strut to have 45 degrees of movement that enables the strut to stop at a drive or down position or in a glide or up position wherein the hanger has a thickened potion that stops said strut in the drive position parallel to the chord length of a larger strut or foil mast also attached to the bottom surface of said surfboard that comprises a complete wave foil

a fuselage connected to said strut at the opposite end of said hanger that contains a brushless motor, a gear box and a drive shaft that is inside a waterproof grease lube that extends out to a propeller and cort nozzle

a hi torque servo that is connected to said strut by means of a pair of moveable servo arms wherein said servo provides electronic movement to said strut

a surfboard having a body with a top and bottom surface wherein the body of the surfboard is configured to support a surfer lying in a prone position or standing on the top surface wherein the bottom surface is a flat planning surface that is connected to said hanger strut and motorized fuselage in a parallel manner when in it's drive mode to said wave foil mast that is also connected to the bottom surface of said surfboard by means of a thickened mast head and reinforced receiver box built into the surfboard body wherein the surfboard body also houses a lithium battery power means and a control box that extends motor wires out through the surfboard body via a spring loaded motor wire take up box into the strut into said fuselage then connected to said brushless motor.

a wave foil comprising a mast, a front lifting wing, a fuselage and an aft stabilizing wing wherein said wave foil is outlined in Augera U.S. Pat. No. 9,789,935 B1 a stock, store bought item

2. A second watercraft comprising:

a strut wherein said strut is between 16 and 32 inches in length and wherein said strut is of variable thickness and has a maximum thickness located mid-way along a chord length of the strut wherein said strut has a drive shaft that runs the length of the strut and has bearings that the shaft rides on

a motor room case that is connected to said strut and drive shaft that houses a brushless motor, a bevel gear set and two cooling fans wherein said motor room case is solidly connected to said strut and shaft and moves with the strut and shaft

a lower gear box with shaft and bearings that connects the strut shaft: to a propeller a cort nozzle at a 45 degree angle

a pivot hanger that is attached to a surfboard's bottom surface and connected to said motor room case by means of a through bolt that allows said shaft strut to have 45 degrees of movement enabling said strut to stay parallel to a foil mast in the down or drive position or moved up to be parallel to the surfboard's bottom surface in the glide position

a surfboard as in claim 1 that is connected to the pivot hanger that holds the shaft strut parallel to the foil mast in the down or drive position or cut of the water in toe up or glide position that also supports both toe foil mast and the shaft strut and houses said power means and control box as in claim 1 but has the motor wires connecting into said motor room case via a spring loaded motor wire take up box

a wave foil comprising a mast, a front lifting whig, a fuselage and an aft stabilizing wing wherein said wave foil is outlined in Augera U.S. Pat. No. 9,789.935 B1 a stock, store bought item

3. A third watercraft comprising;

a strut wherein said strut is between 16 and 32 inches in length and wherein said strut is of variable thickness and has a maximum thickness located mid-way along a chord length of the strut wherein said strut has a driveshaft that tuns the length of strut with bearings that the shaft rides on

a strut wherein a large bevel gear is connected to the top of said drive shaft peering out the top of said strut wherein said bevel gear connects to a brushless motor's pinion gear when in the down or drive position and disconnects from said pinion gear when in the up or glide position

a fall away mast hanger that is built onto a stationary motor case wherein it has a through bolt that allows the shaft strut to have 45 degrees of movement as h connects the pinion gear to the bevel gear in the down position wherein said hanger has a thickened flat area that sets the shaft strut parallel to the foil mast but also sets the gears in optimum mesh position

a lower gear box with a short shaft and bearings that connects the strut shaft to a propeller and cort nozzle at a 45 degree angle

a motor room case as in claim 2 except that it is unconnected to said shaft strut and built into a surfboard body at an angle to centralize the weight bias of the overall retractable motorized surfboard foil package wherein the motor shaft going to the pinion gear is waterproofed to keep said motor room case dry wherein a sensor makes sure the motor is off when the gears engage

a surfboard as in claim 2 except that the motor room case is built into the surfboard body and set at an angle next to the foil mast's holding box and has a direct entry of motor wires coming from the control box into the waterproof motor room case

a wave foil comprising a mast, a front lifting wing, a fuselage and an aft stabilizing wing wherein said wave foil is outlined in Augera U.S. 9,789,935 B1 a stock, store bought item

4. An apparatus comprising:

a mast head wherein spacers may be employed to change the angle of incidence of an otherwise one position wave foil wherein adding motorized speed to a stock non-motorized wave foil may cause it to breach the water surface too easily wherein a small adjustment can ease the tendency of said wave foil to climb towards the water surface

a spacer set wherein the angle of incidence could be changed from 0 to 4 degrees comprising two side angle spacers, a top wedge spacer and two spacer keeps per 1 degree of change wherein each spacer set would be molded in different measurements and each spacer set would be sold as a 1 degree kit, a 2 degree kit and so on

a pair of rotating inserts wherein most stock wave foils have already installed

a pair of cupped finish washers that allow a pair of oval head machine screws to sway slightly to the left or the right depending on what angle of incidence is desired

5. A fourth watercraft comprising:

a hollow cavity travel mast wherein said mast is between 24 and 38 inches in length and 7 and 9 inches wide wherein said mast is of variable thickness and has a maximum thickness located mid-way along a chord length of the mast wherein a brushless motor, propeller and cort nozzle travel up and down said mast via cables pulling a stainless steel plate that travels up or down carrying said propeller and cort nozzle wherein a slot is cut out of the aft half of the said travel mast wherein there arc other hollowed out areas that accommodate a travel cable, a three wire brushless motor cable and a set of roller bearings wherein an aluminum extrusion would be the most desirable material to make up said hollow travel mast to achieve necessary rigidity a stainless steel plate that has a 1/16 inch thickness enabling the chord length shape of said mast to remain functional wherein said plate is pulled up and down by a cable and pulley system that includes four pulley wheels and a stainless steel cable that is moved up and down via a travel plate rotor that spins in forward and reverse to coil and recoil said cable wherein said rotor is activated by an electronic sequence controlled hi torque servo. Also a second rotor and servo is used to coil and recoil said three wire brushless motor cable as said travel plate rides up and down said mast carrying a brushless motor, shaft and gear box that are embodied in a waterproofed fuselage that supports said propeller and cort nozzle

a surfboard having a body with top and bottom surfaces wherein the body of the surfboard is configured to support a surfer lying in a prone position or standing on the top surface wherein the bottom surface is a flat planning surface that is connected to said hollow mast that hosts the traveling motor, propeller and cort nozzle wherein said surfboard's body carries a lithium battery array, a control box, a servo driven motor wire rotor, a servo driven travel plate rotor and three pulley wheels placed near an opening at the top of said mast wherein all components are stationed in waterproof cabins

a wave foil comprising said hollow mast, a front lifting wing, a fuselage and an aft stabilizing wing enabling wave or swell riding when said propeller and cort nozzle is in an up position with motor off and gliding. Or fielding waves and flat water cruising with the propeller and cort nozzle in the down or drive position wherein said pulley driven mast traveler motorized foil embodies a custom hollow mast and many moving parts. The three remaining parts that make up the rest of said wave foil are stock, store bought items that arc an cast coast version of foils outlined in Augera U.S. 9,789,935 B1

6. A fifth watercraft comprising:

a fuselage wherein said fuselage operates independently of any power source coming from any surfboard's body except to charge its batteries when not in use wherein said fuselage is approximately 30 inches in a chord length from its nose cone to the end of its cort nozzle wherein said fuselage having a cylindrical torpedo shape embodying a thin walled hollow exoskeletal construction that has a central dihedral shaped cavity that accommodates an equal but opposite shaped foil mast wherein said fuselage is able to travel up and down said foil mast at a right angle by the means of two cupped faced hard rubber travel wheels that are programmed to turn at the same speed at the same time to insure that said fuselage travels up and down evenly at said right angle to said foil mast wherein said hard rubber travel wheels are clamped tightly against said foil mast by means of two long clamp bolts that can screw into two threaded inserts imbedded on one side of said foil mast that can separate at a disconnect junction wherein said fuselage can be completely removed by means of flexible material that borders the forward half of said mast travel cavity adjacent to where two battery packs line each side of said mast travel cavity wherein said packs are cast in waterproof composite material and are not removable, however water can exist in a narrow'area between said foil mast and the fuselage cavity wall as well as a small ar ea at either end of said foil mast wherein both travel wheels and two mini motor gear boxes also get wet wherein plastic and stainless steel materials are used wherein a waterproof wall separates said mini motors from said wet areas that employs two grease tubes with O rings surrounding said mini motors shafts entering said wet portions on the other side of said waterproof wall contained in said independent traveling fuselage wherein two dry regions are established by two said waterproof walls whereas the region at the front of said fuselage or nose cone area contains a mini motor, a large battery pack, a radio or Bluetooth receiver, a charger that charges all three lithium battery'packs and a wire terminal that disconnects when said fuselage halves are separated wherein the second dry region is found aft of said mast cavity containing a mini motor, a charging inlet, a brushless motor with a pinion gear and a reduction gear box, a shaft with beatings, a grease tube with an injection nipple and an aft positioned waterproof wall wherein said shaft and grease tube extends out to a propeller and cort nozzle

a surfboard having a body with top and bottom surfaces wherein the body of the surfboard is configured to support a surfer lying in a prone position or standing on the top surface wherein the bottom is a flat planning surface that is connected to a complete three part downturned Hawaiian wave foil via a reinforced mast head box wherein said surfboard contains a lithium battery'array, a control box with charger and a male charging plug that allows said independent fuselage to charge itself when not in use wherein said charging plug connects to the fuselage when said fuselage travels upward toward the surfboard's bottom surface and docks itself

a wave foil comprising a mast, a front lifting wing, a fuselage and an aft stabilizing wing wherein said wave foil is outlined an Augera U.S. Pat. No. 9,789,935 B1 a stock, store bought item

7. A sixth watercraft comprising:

a fuselage wherein said fuselage is the same as the said fuselage in claim 6 except that it is able to dock itself and connect to a battery source while under water enabling it to go into drive mode sourcing a large, long lasting battery source lessening the need for the nose cone battery pack

a mast wherein it has three brushless motor wires molded into it connecting a large battery array in a surfboard to an in line ball bearing brushless motor connection located on the lower left hand side of said mast wherein the female side of said ball connector is built into said mast base that is un-activated until said male side of the ball connector mounted inside the fuselage mast cavity pushes its heavier sprung balls into the lighter sprung plates of the said mast wherein an electrical connection is made

a waterproof electrical connection wherein three steel ball bearings are placed in line soldered to three heavy gauge wires that go out to a brush less motor wherein each connector embodies a male and female side, a non-conducting composite housing that is cylinder shaped wherein said steel balls are ⅜ inches in diameter and the outside diameter of said housing is approximately ¾ inches wherein a male housing has a flat top with a tube attached in its center that accommodates a steel shaft that connects to a steel ball cap that is shaped to hold a steel ball by means of its over center circumference feature that allows each ball to snap fit into said cap and also roll freely once in place wherein said cap has a sufficient grip on said ball to conduct electricity whereas a medium gauge spring pushes said ball and cap toward an open end of said housing that embodies a abrupt narrowing at said open end acting as a stop for said ball, cap and shaft as well as a rubber O ring that is pressure fit to the outside edge of said steel cap and rides up and down sealing in a measured portion of a di-electric grease wherein grease aids in lubricating said up and down movement and can waterproof as well without stifling electric conductivity in thin coatings but can neutralize conductivity in large wads wherein a pair of flexible rubber grease bladders that fill up with the extraneous grease created by the piston like movement, of said housing spring, ball cap and said ball upon its compression stroke wherein said bladders will deflate and push out di-grease back into said cylindrical housing upon its retraction stroke wherein said female side of ball connection waterproof plug is imbedded in the foil mast's lower surface wherein each cylinder shaped plug sits flush with said surface of said mast when said male balls from said fuselage are not pushed into said female side which is also when said 'watercraft is in glide position. Said female side's partially rubber faced copper contact plate is what sits at the surface of said foil mast wherein a dished-out center is a copper contact and as the male hall rolls into said dished-out center while under water said ball pushes out and displaces existing water and makes contact once it is pushed almost half way down when said copper contact plate's backside makes contact with a rubber sided copper pillar that is connected to a brushless motor wire wherein said female side is of basically the same embodiment as the male side wherein it is ¾ inches in diameter and cylindrical shaped with a flat bottom but with no shaft or shaft tube wherein it has an O ring around said copper contact plate to seal in a measured amount of di-electric grease wherein it fills and deflates two grease bladders upon compression and retraction strokes wherein said rubber coated steel spring that pushes on said copper contact plate and is of a lighter gauge than the spring on the male ball contact side allowing said male side to overpower said female side in order to make electrical contact

a waterproof charging plug wherein there is a male and female side that is designed to work with said fuselage outlined in claim 6 wherein said fuselage is able to dock itself to a male charging plug attached to the underside of a surfboard wherein said charging plug's female side is built into said fuselage flash with its surface wherein both male and female sides of said plug are each 1½ inches long and ¾ inches in diameter wherein the male side of said plug has a non-conductive composite housing with a smaller diameter penetration dowel, comprising a composite band next to a copper band next to another composite band wherein the copper band is soldered to a negative wire that exits said plug housing into said surfboard wherein the furthest end of said plug is a male copper needle contact wherein a positive wire exits said plug housing to a charger inside said surfboard body wherein the female side of said plug mounted inside said fuselage having a rubber membrane that sits flush with the fuselage surface that holds in a measured amount of di-electric grease and has a flapped penetration point that is able to seal back up after said male dowel and needle are withdrawn; wherein also two grease bladders that fill up upon penetration and shrink back upon withdrawal as the grease re-fills said female sides composite housing wherein a female copper tube fastened to said housing accepts the male sides negative copper hand that has a negative wire soldered to it that exits out to charge a battery inside fuselage body wherein a female needle copper contact is also attached to said housing that is rubber sided and is immersed in a cylinder of di-electric grease that has a positive wire exiting to charge a battery pack inside said fuselage body