Design and Build of a Prototype Hydrofoil Craft 

I just came across this video.Jean Paul Farrugia was a student at the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Malta. He was an excellent student and his project was obviously regarded as one of the best of that year. This was the first hydrofoil ever built at our University and considering the limitations, Jean Paul deserves all the congratulations he can get. It was a good design, well constructed, strong, well finished, kept simple, light, and yet with very little twist in the hull. Considering that the foils were straight, all the lateral stability came from the weight distribution of Jean Paul himself. Jean Paul Farrugia should consider reading for Ph.D. As we say in our language, Prosit tassew..

as i've said in the description, this is only a prototype which was designed to fly in a straight direction. right now i'm designing suitable ailerons and flaps in order to bank and maintain pitch and roll stability.

Very, very impressive! I was amazed by how little power your design needs!

I spent so many time watching vids how to adapt hydrofoil on boat until now, no one like yours... Very good jobs. Many many Thanks for sharing with us 'ur skillful knowledge... U can earn a lot of money ! God bless U. Best Regards :-).

What an awesome project man! So many people waste their lives on stuff, that is something you'll remember doing forever. Long may it continue!

I'm not gonna lie I thought that front foil was way too small at first, but it worked beautifully! Amazing work!

Excellent job!! I had never thought before that the foils could have been made out of wood!!!

Well I am quite impressed with how stable it was in the video. I now see that you do have control over pitch since you have a manual control for the angle of the front strut and foil. Anyway, it is a fine looking craft, congratulations. Looking forward to a video of your next iteration.

Yamaha 2hp outboard. Here I was only using half throttle due to the ventilation of the foils.

nice job except that you have to mount the motor about 6" lower to get more trust and the pick up of water to keep it cool.great job habib. regards from Canada.

Bring that craft to NY! Boat name : “who you foiling “

Deserved a more glamour at the launch 😂 love it!!!!

The hull is a work of art. The hydrofoils work perfectly. All this on 2hp at half throttle!?

Looks like a nice idea, could add it to a flying dinghy to reduce hull drag and get airborne easier. Well done.

Cool Project! But i think you need a long shaft outboard motor.

Very GOOD. So the foils are fixed (non controlled) and the hight depens on the speed of the boad: Faster High - Slow Down. Very easy.

I like that hull. Music spot on. (I certainly don't usually say that!) Subbed, I certainly didn't expect to do that either.

Это мы придумали !!! 80 лет назад !!!!

And, ventilation of the Propeller... -Wow, impressive project, yes!

All you need is a longer leg on the motor. Great build!

I'm saying what a waste,a heavy wood boat,but I was wrong,a mold,nice work

XLnt job congratulations ! like the Wright bros you flew. unlike the Wright bros you had no steering. to effect steering anhedral or dihedral in the foils would have allowed the craft to bank stably. Then steering could have been affected by a movable front foil or outboard thrust. beautiful and successful venture you did. I bet you didn't stop smiling for a week.

Gr8 job & such a tiny outboard. A Q if l may. The foils even though they worked well. Wouldn't it have been better if instead of being flat that they had a V- shape to them similar 2 the hull shape. I am no marine engineer by any stretch. And not a Sydney Australia resident but the hydro foils on Sydney Harbour have that V shape. Other than that a fabulous job & fuel saver. 👍👌

If the wooden foil isn't needed for rigidity, since it's probably wrapped in fiberglass anyways, a carefully shaped cross section that is duplicated on a router then glued together on a jig to form the shape would be much faster and precise.

You need a longer lower unit the prop was coming out of the water towards the end of the video

I subscribed just to break the evil number of 666 subscribers and send this some blessings toward this guy, but realized how blessed this guy is already!

so cool, and back in 2012 I love it

Worked very well but needed a longer shaft motor and maybe more powerful or adjustable height transom board. André

Beautiful, elegant design.

cool, im going to show this in my class when i talk about hydrofoil. Thanks

Boats should have foils for save-the-world.

With advance in small home shop machinery, are you able to improve the design and build upon your thesis. Look forward to it.

cool! sounds like the prop is out of the water lol

Great job, Thanks for the video. You live in a beautiful place. Malta; It looks like a happy life there.

Félicitation, la finition est tres belle.

It's pretty awesome

That is sweet!! Man I'd like to make something like that.

Bravo! (nice music too). I assume with the amount of lift that you could get away with smaller foils?

I didn't know that such a magic existed :)

good job ,runs great with small HP

Its looks great and very stable. Would it not be more stable if the hydro foils had a dihedral?

Beautiful work! Can you give some details of the airfoil used, and the anheadrel or deheadrel and the angle?

you could try electric motor maybe. it could be super quiet :) and it looks cool

Great build and video. Thankyou

Jean, at what speed does the boat start rising? Im planning to put a hydrofoil on my motorized kayak too. -Bob

That's about fuel consumption?

Great video

Never thought the music was nicolas jaar!

Ты на ванне попробуй отличная плоскодонка получиться экраноплан только пропеллер сзади воздушный 😊

Next steps? Bring it!

Excelente. Mas o que eu percebi, a rabeta ficou muito fora d'água e isso prejudica a bomba de água. Posso estar errado. Ficou top.

Why is no one producing foils for general purpose use on a variet of small boats?

nice work

Primo cosa ottimo lavoro Penso che dovresti costruire un supporto motore ad altezza variabile In modo che si adatti alla variazione di di altezza della barca.

Nice work, and I'm looking forward to the next video.

Fantastic build and video! I am looking to add lift to the back of a 7,000 lb 28ft boat. Can you suggest the size of 2 hydrofoils which would be needed? Thanks, Wally

motor not have cooling problem ?

extremely nice made congratulations

This is amazing!!

Well done.

epic project bro!!! what type of reactions do you get???

Can you tell me some info about your hydrofoil boat? I’m working on a similar project and need some guidance.1. What is the length and width of the hydrofoils? 2. What is the weight of the boat and payload? 3. What speed did you need to lift the boat out of water? 4. Did you feel any speed increase once elevated? Thanks

Speed?Horse power?Thanks!! Congratulation!

Very cool !!

Needs a jack plate , half that much prop out of the water is the only thing slowing you down

Well done 👏🏻👏🏻

Sick and Amazing!

Eu só queria saber o que acontece no caso de uma colisão!? Sera que apenas danificaria ou afundava o barco???🤔🤔

je pense qu'avec un moteur de type Thai "longue queue" e possibile pour obtenir grande vitesse, malgre' la puissanse modeste! pardonnez mon mauvais francais!

Крйний раз видел что то подобное в 1983 году. Тогда два инженера из Осло (Норвегия) установили крыльевую систему на тузик. Но они использовали подвесной мотор в 5 лошадиных сил "Меркурий", на видео же всего 2 и моего любимого бренда

The prop needs to extend down when you lift the boat out

Excellent project, well done. What was the power of the engine pls ? Thank you

Question from a foiling enthusiast - why did you build a chimed hull, rather than a skiff hull?

WOW This is impressive!!!

Great Video, Keep it up!!

hello i wish to ask these data #1 what was the weight of the boat + passenger/s? #2 what HP engine was used? #3 at what speed in knots or RPM did the vessel begin to "take off" #4 fuel consumption and ave speed/range on full tank of fuel?

Fantastic!!!

In the end the boat looks like a oppie or a optermist

Nice...

Fantástico!👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

Lots of guys trying this realize that the prop rises when the boat rises

Too bad they don't make a surface piercing prop for a 2hp 2 stroke! haha cool

outboard shaft is too short, but very cool.

Pretty!

felicitation pour l'excellent travail, Jean Paul !!! Ou est ce lieu? Le bateau est en bois ou en fibre de verre?

Good job!

Superb! I don't see any surface follower, or controls. Do you control it by moving your weight?

Would it be possible to make a wakeboard like this? The ones I find online only have a hydrofoil at the end. But it would be a lot easier to build if one was in the front and one in the back, just like you did it. Do you think it is possible?

great design and build....terrible audio. Could cruise through the no-wake zones I imagine

Hi Sir .What's side of Front Foil.I'm preparing with Front Foil fisrt.Pls help.I'm come from Vietnamese.

So cool🤓

BRAVO!!!!

TOP!

This set up would work good with a thai long tail engine

Prosit Jean Paul ! Lawrence

Классная лодка!

AWESOME!!!!

Awesome

Bravo.

Which speed you get and fuel consumption? Is it 2 hp engine?