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They have overheat protection. I've beat the heck out of my gen 2 drill. One project involved about 100 or more step bit holes. I've also used a 5 1/2" hole saw with it on speed 1. I was able to pin the handle and I had that thing at like a 45 degree angle without it snapping under all that torque lol. Didn't damage the battery housing either which surprised me because thats probably where most of the tension would've been on since that was the end point of the pin.
They are designed to be used as thruster motors in a marina, it allows you to move a boat sideways using one as a bow thruster and one as a stern thruster.
Been doing this for a long time. I started with repurposed weed eaters, problem was always the mounting. Well my old country boy ass used a mount from an old bed frame in the junk ditch, had saved the inserts stationary foot & the one with the roller, that's the 1 I used. It gives you your up & down ,with side to side. Oar set up is exact same thing
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I do this with a prop I replaced on my Minn Kota and my DeWalt drill from work.. I have a handful of five amp batteries..attached it to a long PVC pipe filled with foam for floatation... My shaft floats too much a bit of weight would help the shaft stay down in the water
Looks like I just found a back up motor for my drift boat. Shallow draft, light and handy. I have lots of drills. Works for me. Batteries charge in one hour. Nice!
I just bought that exact same propeller system for my john boat! Why, because the motor is not attached to the boat, so the boat does not require registration every year. I have many dDewalt drills and batteries that are all 4AH, so for my use, the simple answer is yes.
I do agree it is a little expensive, but I also believe it would be a great emergency back up for any small boat if you were to ever break down, it would be great to get you back to the shore and to safety
Also I planned on grabbing a pipe mount and attaching it to the transom so all u would have to do is move it from side to side instead of holding it down
I have been watching this "style" of propulsion down in Thailand. From what I could see on this video is that it is held way too steep. You don't want to lift the back of the boat, you want to push it forward.
Pretty easel . Bet, the bolts holding the air box to the front of the carbs should have blue locktight on them, if they don’t, they will vibrate loose and your engine will swallow them .
Think about this, a six pack of drills on top of those little fluid pumps, or transfer pumps that you put a drill on to to pump water in and out of things, set up a six pack of those with an inlet under the boat and the outlet directed behind it like little jets :-)
I think the idea behind it is most people already have a drill. They just need to buy the attachments for it. Which this is a pretty cool attachment. And easily clamp that onto the transom. A clamp and swivel and you’re good to go. Pretty sure any farm supply or any parts store like that in Canada I’d say princess auto. Would easily have those parts. For cheap. I think I want one lol
@@planetguam8475 - Agreed. For 70 bucks and if you have it for occasional use,,, sure!! I would still use a transom mounted trolling motor like I have with my 100 ah lithium battery. It lasts for days, but lithium batteries generally don’t slow much, if at all, until they are empty…. Fir those that don’t pay attention, this will get you to shore at least,,,, hahaha. Beats paddling!!
Most people already have a cordless drill and a couple of batteries laying around. How would it work with a corded drill and a booster pack or portable battery pack? Also if you buy a trolling motor you also need to buy a battery for it how much is that?
@TightlineTV I need to know what seat that guy is using in the kayak!? That looks just like my Pelican 100x sit-in kayak ...very curious to know how he got a decent seat in there?
If you already have a good drill I think it's a cool thing to have especially if you kayak or canoe. But there are devices built with that purpose so shop around.
As a kayak thrust motor it makes sense as mounting a trolling motor on a narrow kayak is difficult. 8 to 9mph, 7knots is hull speed on that kayak. You could see the use of this was much more natural as a kayak paddle substitute. Hold it like a paddle. Probably good on a canoe and inflatables too. For a full boat it is just dumb, except as a bow thrust motor to control a docking on a sail boat.
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I just ordered this same little motor. One thing to consider is alot of people probably most people already have a drill they can use. So that needs to be taken into consideration. Now my intended purpose is for my inflatable kayak. I do 36km float along my local river but 3/4 of the way is a 6km flat water paddle. So all I need it to do is get me through that one stretch. Even half way will be plenty. Also I have multiple batteries. But I dont see any sorta full time use. Just make my floats easier
This’ll be good to have in your boat as an emergency form of propulsion. If you get 2 of them and mount one on the port and the other on starboard side or your outboard, if your outboard fails you got these to put on.
@ReichwingConspirator 20-25 mins on lower capacity batteries, for each. That's 40-50 mins. Higher capacity would do even better and get you out of most pickles.
You gotta remember. Most dudes have a drill with several batteries... So, really your just buying the 70$ prop... PS, an electric motor on line for 10-20$..but then you need a battery.etc.. But on a budget. This could work nicely for a float fisherman, a yaker or even a mini boat ( plastiform Jon boat only smaller usually) who doesn't want to deal with a trolling motor. But I agree, you can get a 59 lb thrust trolling motor these days for 120$... But then you are spending 3-400 on a battery, a charger and a inverter most likely..unless syou get the charger inverter in one..either way. A trolling motor will still cost more than 70$ when you have a drill and a bunch of batteries... Although I have a 12amp hr battery. Betting a couple hours in the water and it would still be ok. Great video thanks
Maybe a dumb question, but I am making my own stern drive for my kayak (using a drill) and I see that there are right and left-hand props...When the drill is in normal right rotating-'mode' do I need a right-handed (turning) prop....or what?
Finally have a use for my high torque makita with 5ah batteries, i never use it except for tightening lugnuts and posts off like cotton candy, oops, perfect for this thing.
It’s not that the drill motor is much faster it’s the higher voltage going through the motor. I rigged my 20 volt craftsman batteries to an old trolling motor and the thing books way harder than the 12 volt Marine battery. Got the idea from a guy putting drill batteries in his kid’s power wheels.
Well I hope u have radio or cell phone if u get stuck on a lake but your new invention is probly good if the motor cuts out u can use this as an emergency back up And get back to land
You guys got screwed. I paid $34.99 online for exactly the same product. I bought a Harbor Freight 2amp Cordless drill for $29.99with two batteries. Totally worth having in my kayak but only use it for emergencies like getting in from thunderstorms.
I just searched on Amazon and there are literally $20 versions of this. I knew there had to be cheaper ones or that I could make one worst case scenario. For $20 this would totally be worth it.
On a small lake you can use it to get out to your fishing spot. You still have to register your boat for having a motor in most states. Some guys used one of these for a floating picnic table and they got busted for not having a registration on their boat.
Great video, I'm lean towards not worth it. TM's cool off by running under water. I would think running a hand drill full speed for long periods of time would get very hot and motor thermal overload protection would kick on. Overheating also not good for the motor. Also looked awkward to hold and steer. TM and battery would be pricier, but so much more functional. Looked like fun thou. Thanks for sharing.
I think the point is to not mount it. The idea being that it not being mounted you could try to argue that it isn't a powered vessel and you don't need to register it if you get caught. Buying a tolling motor and batteries for your cheap john boat or inflatable and then having to register it to be legal is a barrier for some people who just want to get bit out on the water.
In my experience most people have a cordless drill so if you are already own a cordless drill and a bunch of batteries I can see where this could work out
Put your wooden block on the back of it to the back. Or you know, clamp it to the back and then drew your hole with that chaff. It's and then put your phone on the one hand and the phone will be topping. And then stick it out there and run it that way. And you'll find out you'll be able to handle it.
