Intex Excursion 5 - Our Build 

I will admit, it's a lot of pieces to haul, put together, and take apart. It's a work in progress.

Thank you!

Sure thing, thanks!

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Thank you! I'll try to put together a video with dimensions of the top and cart.

@@bama3dr608 Wow that would be absolutely wonderful thank you so much. I've taken a few screenshots of when you looked underneath the boat with your camera and when the boat was off it, I could go ahead with trial and error but your sizes would be even better if you shared the individual pipe sizes and how many Ts & elbows are required etc here would go a long way. Please keep in touch and let me know.🙏 🙂

@@bama3dr608 I was about to make one from another utube video, I've got the 10" wheels and 1metre axle already but now I've seen yours il give it a miss. The other video only had one extension pipe and I like the idea of two for better balance etc. The other video was really made for a kayak.

@@markweatherall7437 Yes, I would agree. It really needs the two pipes to support the floppy boat and it lets you grab onto both and pull the boat like a rickshaw. I don't think it would work very well with a single pipe for the handle.

@@bama3dr608ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-FJ23KSR2zxk.html BoilerMan1 here made one for his IE4 and I was going to try it for the IE5 following another guys instructions for a kayak but after seeing your its a no brainer.

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Thanks! We’ve gone about 6 or 7 miles running at 70% power. That ran the batteries down to about 50% of their capacity, which is about as low as you’d want to run deep cycle batteries to make them last.

The hard floor just makes it feel a lot more solid on the water and let’s you use regular seats and put things in the boat that could damage the inflated vinyl.

I'll try to put together a video with dimensions soon.

Thanks! Yes, people have put larger trolling motors and even some small gasoline outboards on these. If you go with larger than the 55lb thrust trolling motor we're using you'll have to beef up the motor mount somehow though. If you search around RU-vid there are several videos showing how people have modified the stock Intex motor mount to make it work with stronger motors. Just for reference, the 55lb thrust trolling motor pushes our boat with all four of us in it at about 3.2 mph at full throttle, so it will depend on how strong the current is. No matter how large of a trolling motor you go with, the most you'll be able to get out of a trolling motor would be about 4 - 5 mph because they're just not designed to go any faster (low pitch propellers). If you want to go faster than that you'll have to go with a small gasoline outboard motor.

@@bama3dr608 thanks for reply no I dt want speed just able to handle the currents so we can at least get about someone mentioned a 40lb thrust would do but im thinking more of 55lb thrust just to be certain did you have to modify ur mount with a 55lb or was it ok? Cheers.

@@davidmullaney8844 I got some 1/2” conduit to replace the stock mount arms, so they’ll extend through the oar holes, just haven’t put them on yet. I would say 46lb thrust is probably as big as you could go with the stock mount un modified . With the stock mount and the 55lb thrust we have once you go above about 3/4 throttle the motor starts trying to tuck under the back of the boat. Since your going to be fighting currents I think you’re right, you’ll want to go ahead with at least 55lb thrust and just plan to modify the stock intex mount.

It's actually suprisingly durable, as long as you don't overinflate it. It's just like a balloon that's really easy to pop if it's overinflated, but much harder to pop if it's not. It wouldn't be too hard to put a little puncture in it with a hook though. I know a lot of people use these for fishing though, so it must be able to resist hook punctures pretty well.

@@bama3dr608 thanks I'm definitely getting one soon

We got it from Amazon. If you go on there and search "folding stadium seat" a whole bunch of different styles will pop up.

It depends on what power setting we use, but at about 75% throttle we can go a few hours and keep the battery from going below about 50% charge. At that throttle setting we would be traveling at about 2.5 MPH without any wind. If you're willing to go slower, say 50% throttle, you could probably go for 5 or 6 hours and cover even more ground.

All of the above. The main thing is I wanted a boat that we could pack up and take camping with us without having to pull a separate trailer along with our travel trailer. We're only in about $600 total in for the boat, trolling motor, batteries, dolly/cart, and everything else and this little boat can hold the wife, 2 kids, me, and our dog relatively comfortably.

Nita Nolsnm You’re only required to have the lights if you’ll be out at night.

Thanks man!

I know what you mean, the big deep cycle batteries are HEAVY. The connectors I used for each of the little batteries are called "XT60" connectors. The 60 means they're rated for up to 60 amps. The larger connectors that I used to connect the trolling motor to the power box is an "XT90" connector. One thing about these connectors though is they have to be soldered on to the ends of the wires. If you would rather crimp them and not have to worry about soldering you could use Anderson Powerpole style connectors. These 45A ones would work fine on each battery: www.amazon.com/Anderson-Powerpole-Connectors-Amp-pair/dp/B00W8TN4KY/ref=sr_1_4?dchild=1&keywords=anderson+power+pole+45a&qid=1619699157&sr=8-4 .......and these 75A ones would work between the bank of batteries and the trolling motor: www.amazon.com/Unassembled-Anderson-Powerpole-Complete-Connectors/dp/B07GHQZBBV/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=anderson+power+pole+75&qid=1619699245&sr=8-2

@@bama3dr608 thanks ! How about the circuit breaker? What was it snd where to get them?

@@jackiebabol This is the one I used: www.amazon.com/MinnKota-MKR-19-Circuit-Breaker-Waterproof/dp/B001PTHKSK/ref=sr_1_4?dchild=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjwsqmEBhDiARIsANV8H3ZnWAq1lx2GDKYDV3-UcJK8xEzYQQqLAElVCxoT9fNXIQz2IuyW96UaApQuEALw_wcB&hvadid=178111945364&hvdev=c&hvlocphy=9052491&hvnetw=g&hvqmt=e&hvrand=574920738709186920&hvtargid=kwd-7207329551&hydadcr=10064_9881999&keywords=minn+kota+circuit+breaker&qid=1619702802&sr=8-4

@@bama3dr608 thanks! Those special ‘tips’ do the 75 a and 45 a come with the correct tips ? If not which one to get? Thanks so much for sharing!

@@jackiebabol Yes, they come with the plastic housings and the metal connectors (tips) shown in the pictures. You would crimp the metal connectors onto the end of the wires and then they push into the plastic housings and they will click into place.

I believe the little scale that they include is 10 cm or approximately 4 inches.

@@bama3dr608 thank you so much so helpful i ll make one 10 cm thx again 😁😁😁

Hi, I also lost the air scale so I purchased a sewing taping measure for the 10cm.

I would agree. I read a write up where a guy laminated sheets of coroplast, basically making a single piece plastic “plywood” floor and I think I may go that route.