Autonomous Boat HYPERLAPSE Machine 

These boat videos are really interesting to watch

That crane at 7:00 was my fav bit for sure.

Dan, you gotta make a hydrofoil boat to avoid oscillations from the water.. Maybe a catamaran with servo controlled pontoon struts that counter-act the oscillations.. Something overly complex..

12:06 That's definitely a beaver. It gave you a few warning tail-slaps. - a Canadian

RCtestflight: “makes it unsinkable” Me: getting flashbacks of titanic

The strobe light makes the boat look so much cooler.

I AM SOOOO relaxed watching the timelapes

"It makes them unsinkable" I've heard that claim before! It didn't work out so well

The extra footage is just as interesting as the first part of the video - thanks for keeping it in :)

I'm really digging the addition of music and the extra mile in editing. Also: "Look," he said, his tone grave. "It's one letter away from ANUS."

now make it solar powered and capable of crossing the atlantic.

There's something so incredibly chill about that timelapse, especially with the music.

A way you could increase some efficiency is by sloping the bow forward like on commercial flat-bottom boats. As the boat drives forward, the slope lifts the bow of the boat out of the water helping it drive faster.

13:03 reminds me of a scene from The Empire Strikes Back when they are looking through their "binoculars" at the AT-AT Walkers in the far distance on the snow planet. Just me then? :)

Ohhh, you missed an opportunity to streamline the hull design. Yeah you mentioned why, but you'd remove a lot of the stability issues by using a tried and trusted basic hull design. Especially for the purpose as a camera platform. Double the length of the hull so it can better handle the weight of your equipment. When you get a design you like, a layer of fibreglass over the foam for impact resistance. Anyhoo, still cool 😎

Thanks for taking the time to make these videos, man. Not only showing the final product, but also the processes you use to tune the software as well as the learning curve for the photography conditions. I work in the drone industry and photography is one of my favorite hobbies, so your content just hits all the marks lol keep it up dude

2:17... It seems to me the way to solve the Full Power nose dive would be to tilt the propeller motors up at a slight angle. This would push the rear of the boat down at full power. Also... put a proper bow on the boat. It looks like you're pushing a brick through the water. You would no doubt gain power efficiency gliding more easily through the water.

9:07 i'm so gonna quote that

5:59 that rain drop in a time lapse lol at first i was like damn a rain drop then it started to look way awesome in the timelapse and with that music choice! perfect

Those hyper lapses are f-ing gorgeous. I am at a loss for words

Let us take a moment to appreciate the length of the video!

9:49 AvE homage 😂

Dam, your creativity is insane i would have never thought of making that boat into a hyperlapse machine

This totally needs to be scaled up using a trolling motor on a small boat you yourself can ride in

Drooling on that final product over here. All the kudos for this one, dude.

Probably the coolest channel/mini series on YT right now.

To help with the nose-diving you could put the props on the front and make them pull the boat.

the third person shot with the long exposure was wicked. and it makes the lil boaty look cute

Yess! Boat updates!

I was just wishing last night that a new boat vid would get made! You've inspired me to start mixing drone/rc technology with my channel's main content; bushcraft & backwoods adventuring. Thanks for helping push me in a unique direction!

Wow beautiful results! I know you guys put in a ton of work and lost a lot of sleep. Thanks so much for sharing!

I think the best platform you could look at if you want to keep exploring this would be a SWATH. (google SWATH hull). Wouldn't be disturbed by the waves so much and would be substantially more efficient so you could get away with a larger boat with same powering. A larger boat would automatically reduce the relative wave size, reduce the pitch problem and reduce the relative mass of the camera and its effect on trim. What about some horizontal servo actuated vanes to dial the thrust vector with a gyro like the electric rocket. That part should be simple for you.

Awesome! Thanks for video dude!

Really amazing project. Thank you for all the hard work. The final videos are beautiful.

TRIM TABS.....put some trim tabs on the back and have it sync with some kind of auto leveling signal. So as it accelerates the trim tabs will move down in the back to cause the front of the boat to rise.

Beautiful shots. I love the scenery of the city lights and reflections

Great stuff. Using existing technologies combined in new ways for great effect. The boat is like Zoolander, only turning left

Those timelapse shots are freaking amazing.

You're sacrifices are greatly appreciated to make this all possible. BTW I'm an Olight fan as well.

“It makes them unsinkable” History has shown that that’s not a good thing to say about your boat.

Catamarans are relatively easy to build, and will increase efficiency significantly. Buy a small boogie board and shove some legs on it (you can through-hole mount them). This will give you a wide platform for stability.

I have REALLY ENJOYED your Autonomous Boat videos.

I love the contrast. A chunk of foam boat that could be mistaken for floating trash (no offense) but its an autonomous gps vehicle tacking beautiful footage. Good job

Don't stop there. I'm really enjoying this series.

Only Beaver have the ability to slap their tails. A muskrats tail in shaped like the keel of a boat and is more for guidance. Thank for sharing this video with us. Cheers, Billy in Canada

0:40 and thats what we call rolling shutter

I find it amazing how good the gopro is at low light! I usually have troubles when its that dark getting anything to look good.

You chose a really good spot to film, I love boating through that passage to get into Lake Union and beyond!

Wow.. this is crazy creative content. I'm totally blown away. Bravo!

Sweet footage, the moving clouds really make it surreal and so nice to look at.

Those shots were amazing!

Amazing work and footage. Very nice!

Not gonna lie, those left pan lapses were aesthetic af

Thosr crane movement and the flights passing thru .. beautiful

I'd love to see what kind of prop guards you could come up with, and a functional single or double hull that didn't have the pointy problems that the other one had would be super cool! I'll bet it would be less susceptible to course changes too, so it might handle straight lines better

Looks really cool with the boat so close to the water

This hyper laps are magical, great work!

Your videos are better than any tv show or movie i've ever watched before. awesome stuff, and i love how spontaneous you are :)

Great video. Never stop using, quote: “Thanks for watching, bye...” that’s ur tag line.

It's weird seeing you sail right past the arboretum by my grandpa's house. Such a cool video

Amazing! A lot of work went into this. Well done.

The finished footage is incredible. Great work.

I've been following your series and all of your hard work has paid off. Fantastic time-lapse video clips! Best wishes for the Holidays.

Holy hell that insta footage is INCREDIBLE!

Man that's some awesome footage! I like how you can see the crane moving in the background!

Those shots are amazing

They are some AWESOME shots! Nice work.

Cool project man. also awesome hyperlapse shots. looked great with all the lights

Killer shots! Very impressed by the whole thing! Thanks for showing us this cool stuff

4:10 - 😄 good one Ethan! 👍😁

This is soo cool!! Awesome creation!

Wow just came across your channel again, I loved your channel 7-8 years ago. Got out of the hobby and forgot. Nice to see you’re still making content!

For some reason, this video makes me appreciate Seattle

Finding this content fascinating. Thanks for sharing your experimentation!!

Phenomenal results. Awesome!

i love that this one looks like a barge!

Build autonomous long-range aerial boat-dropper so you can do these from your home via 4G.

8:12 these shots got a laugh out of me, how silly! LOL

LoL at 9:50 "Focus u fakk!" -AvE vibes. =)

Very cool, you never disappoint Daniel😁

just awsome fotage. Me sitting in front of my PC and just thinking WOW

i have an old RC tugboat, that could be fun for stuff like this autonomous, it can carry weights as it was designed with lead acid bat teries in mind, and currently its weighted with rocks and metal scrap to keep at good level

Great video. Really love the effect of 360 selfie mode in low light/long exposures. But also appreciate the stunning left pan shots. Very nice. Also enjoyable video over all. I mean your editing is getting really nice. Well paced. 👏👏👏 And yeh, the extras was great to keep in.

You inspired me man. make a video of long range across the country with this boat

Mission success! This is some great footage.

Very nice. Really like it, and such great timelapse. A nit pick though, the flashing light could be confused with a cardinal buoy. An all around, steady white light would be more in line with the rules.

That is such an amazing project! Well done!

5:00 what a fantastic shot!

7:01 ..just so good to chill and watch over and over

I found your videos very interesting, including your long range flights. Congratulations on your efforts.

Nice job!! Really enjoyed it.

The 360 video gives nice effects. Cool video.

Awesome. Great shots.

Beautiful work man

So cool. I have thought about doing something similar. But with a quad catamaran design for stability.

That was a river otter I believe. Very cool video, loved the insta 360 moving timelapse!

The nose dive problem is not hydrodynamic, rather it is the thrust vector from the high thrust line. Tilt your motors up, such that as you increase power, it will push the back of the boat down, preventing the nose dive.

Very cool results Daniel.

Beautiful hyperlapse dude!

10:36 lol we have very different perceptions of what a "big ass ship" looks like. ;)