They could just sell you a shaft, since that’s what normally breaks. It doesn’t require an entire wetside. The real problem is that EcoTech pricing is exploitive. I can’t wait for their patent to expire and someone like Jebao to release an mp10 clone for half the price. I won’t lose any sleep over eco tech losing business. I hope the Reefi uno 2 pro destroys their xr30 business. A fair profit is one thing, but EcoTech is really profiteering.
You do realize that Jebao doesn’t honor patents from anyone? If they could build a Vortech for half the cost, they would have done so already. Years ago actually. They literally started by ripping off Tunze’s design patents. They now ripoff Maxspect’s patents.
The Ecotech patent is not holding them back from making one. They simply can’t make one at a low enough cost to justify it.