Frequently Asked Questions
Here are answers to some of our most commonly asked questions. If you don’t see an answer, please email info@fireflysupdrives.com or call (360) 739-7512 and we’ll do our best to answer it. Also, check out our specs page for answers about performance such as run times and charge times.
Adequate speed ensures your board is lively underfoot with excellent performance during turns and maneuvers. Firefly equipped boards typically cruise around 4 to 5 mph. This is faster than a typical recreational paddler is used to going. The enhanced speed gives you that magic carpet feeling. The one that keeps you smiling all day long.
We do not outfit kayaks or inflatable paddleboards with electric drives. We only outfit ridged composite built paddleboards. This keeps us laser focused on our goal of making the best electric standup paddleboards available.
To give our customers the best deal possible, we sell direct. For those located in the Pacific Northwest, we engage customers with on the water demonstrations at various beaches and purchases are often arranged at that time. We are working to establish more demo centers because we firmly believe that having customers “try before you buy” is the only way to go.
The are a number of other companies offering electric standup paddleboards. They offer either fin-mounted drives (e.g. Bixpy, ScubaJet) or an electric SUP where the drive is integrated into the board (e.g. SIPA, Jobe). Firefly is the only company offering performance oriented drives that are forward-mounted and easily attachable/detachable. For more information comparing electric drive systems read…
Firefly’s 2023 Technical “White Paper” on electric paddle boarding systems.
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