Trying To Build An Electric Boat With Infinite Range 

I’d like to suggest adding a couple of amas (Polynesian side floats used on canoes) for added stability. They don’t have to be long. Maybe look at trimaran sailboats and kayaks for ideas.

This is like an episode of primitive technologies - but in the north and a bit less primitive

"You are not a true engineer until you messed up left and right steering" RCLifeOn, 2022 🤣

1:03 this man has a gentle heart. he only kicked it one time, he yelled no obscenities, he didn't pick it up and throw it or anything. 8:49 **apprehensive chicken noises**

Surf around RU-vid looking at dinghy cruising videos. The world needs a relatively inexpensive, small drop-in or bolt on electric motor unit like the one you have made here. Cruising dinghies are class designs, kits, or home/design-build and are mono to tri-hull types, including proas. So, companies producing "auxiliary power" units based on standard outbound engine configurations and pricing at the std gasoline outboard range as competitive are just not the answer, people will have unique places in their boats for placing batteries and choosing their sizing and so a motor unit like you have made is what is needed. Bravo on your ingenuity and humor!

That 80/20 Aluminum extrusions is amazing stuff, it makes it so easy to bring an idea a to life with minimum effort 😉

This panel can put out close to 100 watts ru-vid.comUgkxOqI2yqX0XVrhR2BMJciTWrHJpG8FhJyg when positioned in the appropriate southernly direction, tilted to the optimal angle for your latitude/date, and connected to a higher capacity device than a 500. The built in kickstand angle is a fixed at 50 degrees. Up to 20% more power can be output by selecting the actual date and latitude optimal angle.The 500 will only input 3.5A maximum at 18 volts for 63 watts. Some of the excess power from the panel can be fed into a USB battery bank, charged directly from the panel while also charging a 500. This will allow you to harvest as much as 63 + 15 = 78 watts.If this panel is used to charge a larger device, such as the power station, then its full output potential can be realized.

7:48 im so glad you left it in because i noticed it the whole time and was wondering what you'd say about it

After spending time at a lake this summer, where everyone was using a SUP, I was also playing with the idea of putting a motor in the fin slot, to slowly cruse around. Where else if not here would I find that exact thing. Love it

a sailboat is infinite .... but you getting annoyed was priceless !!! wel done !!!! wel done !!!!

Dude, your comedic timing is 10/10.

7:34 Messed up steering? Nah, Drift King!! 🤣 Bob Ross said it best, "there are no mistakes, just happy accidents".

That Kik of the deflating air mattress. The caveman brain comment. Dude I love your videos man.

"I guess there is no point in adding something, when you don´t know what you are looking at" 🤣🤣🤣 you are awesome man!!!

I think that the deeper the motor is, the more the pressure will inhibit cavitation. However, it's a trade off between that& shallow water operation & manoeuvrability, because a long plate to hold the motor will oppose rudder control. One solution is to simply mount the motor on the rudder itself, rather like an outboard motor, it will aid manoeuvrability under power, but also increases the likelihood of cavitation, though that also has solutions. At the end of the day, design is balancing compromises. Kudos for putting it together.

Amazing job dude!

Man the balls you have to try this in winter of all times! Respect.

add 2 floats with bars, each side, retractable, for stability ! good job !

6:03 I had a set of “”heavy duty”” jumper cables, don’t remember where they came from, but I had them in my vehicle for years and one day I picked them up and a red clamp fell off because the exposed wire had been bent and broke right at the clamp. So I pried up the crimp on the clamp, pulled the old bit of wire out, then cut back the wire sheathing to expose more wire. But, to my surprise, I hit an in-line crimp. So I cut back a bit further to find a similarly dainty wire. The manufacture had apparently crimped a few inches of heavier wire to the clamp, then crimped the heavy wire to the stretch of dainty wire, and covered it up with what looked like a cable strain relief. If you looked at the thickness of the wire and the bit of exposed wire crimped inside the clamp, you’d think the thick wire ran the entire length of the cable, but you’d be wrong…

Thanks. Always enjoy watching your videos.

You radiate chaotic energy and I love it.

Hi. Crossing the steering cables just before the rudder attachment, will solve the steering issue. Like your videos. Keep em coming. Cheers.

oh yes I would love to see that servo tester modification video!!

Oh heck yeah! Solar powered boats are awesome

Awesome build. Put an outrigger on the next version. It will give you more stability and a better place to put the solar!

That was great! I've seen my fair share of marine props but I've never seen one shaped like yours... it looks like a jet impeller. efficiency could probably greatly benefit from an off the shelf propeller.

Why didn't you just crisscross the steering cable giving you left is left and right is right? Cave man brains 😁😁 Cool project!

Awesome job on your boat, all you need to do for the steering is cross the cables using a 4 pollen configuration. Two stacked inline and behind the steering column running one right cable around to the left and the left cable around to the right to the other two pulleys on earthier side of the boat.

Once again great work. The next evolution of the surfboards. Your editing skills are impressive and the dry humor fits with the projects. Thanks for sharing.

Good work bud👊🏻! Maybe a little roof so you can house even more panels🤔

If you haven't already had this breakthrough, the next step should be making a PONTOON BOAT VERSION! So 2 paddle boards with aluminum frame across the top. higher, more stable, more area for laying down or sitting, more cargo space, can fit more solar panels...

I thought that windy stormy day was a damn fine test.

Loved it, looking forward to the end results!!! Keep up the excellent work!!!

love the idea, i believe the noise from the motor you're hearing is caused by cavitation. its awesome that you made your own proppeler but i think its just a little too small in diameter. thats why the motor might be creating air bubbles, causing the motor spin faster because it has less water resistance. and thats the noise you are hearing i believe.

Well done man!

I think you could easily put the solar panels on top as a foldable roof. This would open up a lot of space but still be compact since the roof feet are foldable. Also i would try using a store bought rc boat motor/propeller combo. At least the rc props are very well made to compensate for cavitation etc. Try to use the big Ecoflow Powerstation in combination with a PC/Server PSU. You can run hours of of this. I had a similar idea for ages. Love it! im looking forward to seeing more of this!

You should put a gopro underwater so we can see whats going on with the 3D printed prop. Good idea as well to increase blade count.

Great project! :)

Amazing project 😍

It really is amazing how much faster 3d printing can speed up projects.

I was a bit worried about the build quality. Didn't seem up to your usual high standards, but your motor mount and prop were nice, and impressed that it seemed to work pretty much first time out. Nice variety of projects. I would have tried to do this one with a kayak, instead of using the paddle board but it's your baby. Anyway great job overall and another good video!

Good video. I just had an idea. You could have a much longer string for PV panels if you put them one floats and towed them behind the boat That might also avoid the need for such a large frame

Love these solar boats. Looking forward to the next video.

Always look forward to watching your videos! great job!

make the hub of the prop the same size as the motor housing. youre getting a lot of turbulence from there. also dont shape the prop like a jet impeller, those are designed to be sorrounded, you need a lower pitch blade more akin to boat props. and a lower rpm. for instance one outboard i looked up runs the prop at a max of 3000 rpm. Also a flat bottom has no stability in turns, not much you can do about that on a paddle board though. it would be more efficient to use the motor as a 360 degree thruster rather than adding a rudder. 18 volts is a dead battery on your setup, any lower and you may not be able to recharge the batteries. also having the water pump like that is a lot of drag, best to run just a hose to the bottom.

Great sustainable solution! It floated really well🙌🏼

"You're not a true engineer until you've messed up the steering" I've never felt more seen in my life

Very cool! Did you sand the 3d printed propellers? It can add a lot of thrust!

Madlad going on the water in this weather to film us content.

Great idea. I intend to cross the North sea in a sealed version of this. With an emetgency pedal-drive dynamo

Love the comedy love the camera skills and missed the drones shots with helicopter sounds

Awesome dude! I don't think you need the cooling pump though.. just an intake pipe - into the flow of the water (forward facing) should be enough to force water up the pipe and round the electronics so you might not need that additional power draw.. although that depends on the shape of the intake and the speed of the boat through the water.

Huge potential there...awesome as usual, cheers

Big panel and small batteries - this was a neat project!

if you are serious about floating current, please use a cathamaran for stability! Good work

At this point homie needs a Netflix series. Imagine the shenanigans with a budget

Great work as always!

It breaks my heart to see you wasting your money on 80-20 when wood is cheaper, lighter, and floats. Love your projects and your sense of humour.

"Daaaad do you know where my scooter is??" Dad: "uuuuh"

niiice project, one cool idea for the future is put that extra boat on the left, like hawaian boats, to improve the balance and gain more space to put the solar panels there

I love all of your builds.

he has some superpowers inflating the board with one stroke of the pump

another great video, next time you should try add the propellers to the rudder

this guy is one of the funniest people i don't know

Next you will have to add the HydroFoil and maybe pontoons for stability and less drag. Keep up the great work we all enjoy your content.

I've put a little thought into this myself and I can see large ocean going ships towing a couple of acres of panels behind them that can be furled on deck or onto an outrigger that folds flat against the ship when approaching ports or for bad weather.

Great proof of concept

What a great invention! Love it. I guess that you will have to work a bit on the design now! Good luck!

incredible if you overhead the panels you will be able to see much better.

Hello Charlemagne, good video. Thank you.

Well done mate.

7:37 had me lolling pretty good 😂😂

This guy is amazing at what he does

I Like this! I recommend use bicycle brake cable for the steering. there's no pully needed. You can even cross the cable to correct the oppo steer issue. Hope this help. Keep up the good work man

you need this rig setup and scaled for your pontoon rig! great job.

Nice video and editing as always Simon :)

what about to build catamaran!? take same boat, install it like meter away from current, cover it and space between with panels, add second motor... you will have stability and space. anyway nice boat! :)

Why do you use a rudder for steering instead of adding the motor to the steeringmount in the back? So you have way more better control of the steering in my opinion and if you put two pulleys in front of the stearing-"wheel" and attatch the cables, you steer in the right direction 😉

for better sound in your workshop use rugs/carpets and accoustic pannels on the celing.

Marvelous ! I love it : simple, funny, effective... you are 8 years playing lego. I am the same building my camper van alone ;-) Never never stop dreaming : we become what we think said Buddha... no better truth. SUBSCRIBED

loving the content as always

propellor sounds too small to me and is going so fast its causing a waterless void around the prop, try a propellor double the size with 3 but no more than 4 fins[blades]

years ago did a 16ft basic plywood quick-canoe powered by a 100w 24vcd brushed scooter motor direct driven 12v into a small YoungProps T-6 trolling motor propeller. 5/16" steel shaft is a great fit into 3/8" hard hydraulic tubing, motor inside and dry. it'd run displacement speed (square root hull length x 1.56 = max speed 6.24 mph, times 0.75 = 4.68 mph max efficiency for electric. it would have been a great candidate for solar because of very low power consumption, the motor also never got warm. faster than 4.7 mph the amp draw would climb a lot, making bigger wakes but not really running much faster. still used canoe paddles for steering to avoid "motor powered" registration and fee BS (its electric ASSISTED lol), it ran around nicely with two aboard no problem. nice practical recipe if you want to adopt it for easy+efficient all day solar cruising.

I just can’t stop laughing, it is just so funny, the editing, the facial expressions…….😂

One paddleboard: Good but two paddleboard: More good!

Thanks for sharing. Saw another video where a 2 hp /1500 W (gasoline) outboarder was used on a 16 or 17 foot canoe..And it did 12 kmh on calm water.. Think that would be 1500W : 8 = 187 W at 6 kmh. And 444 W at 9 kmh..By the way I love your rudder..Its so RC like... In xxxl ..A bit more speed...And you could make a water pick up in the blade😉

I just want to give a quick tip if you want to be able to reverse if the motor controller supports it you can add a reverse polarity switch, or between the motor and the motor controller you can add a reverse polarity switch and you'll be able to choose to go forward or backward

awesome job!

I love your videos! Keep it up. You bring the best comic relief when needed. Ty

I did similar about a year an a half back, cut down a trolling motor and bolted it to my fin, used a plastic harbor freight ammo can as battery and electronics box, used 4 5000 mah 3s batteries. Used aarma brushed esc and servo tester for forward and reverse, cheap volt meter on momentary switch to monitor voltage, Xt 60 solar input and motor output, tilt switch and magnets as a safety switch in case I fell off.

Hey, I'm not sure if you already shortened the distance between the board and the motor, but if you haven't do some research first. If the propeller is not deep enough in the water, or if it's too close to the board, the propeller with cavitate, making it nearly impossible to accelerate or move forward at all. Just a piece of friendly advice :)

Great job man! Very cool project!

Angry at it for leaking or the hack job of putting the patches on? Next time, use some 3M5200 or Sika291 or similar. Since you can't be bothered to lay down the patches without wrinkles the PU caulking will do a lot of gap filling for you. Cheers.

Swietna robota , musisz dodać stopę antykawitacyjną nad śrubą napędową. Słychać jak śruba pracuje w kawitacji ,masz przez to spadek sprawności napędu.

Maybe try towing a special solar-cell floater behind the boat for more amps, and greater speed/range ( ? )....

is your raft already solar powered? I would have started by that if it isnt :D

So any propeller needs to have a cutting edge and a really smooth finish, I don't have a number but I'd estimate about 50% of the energy goes to waste without them. Would love to see the increase in performance with a smoothed out propeller. Biltema has a propeller kit for 0.8hk electric motors, maybe that's worth checking out?

Nice. You could squeeze a fair amount of cheddar out of me with a plug-and-play solar trolling motor package. Something I could slap onto a canoe and go. Silently cruising all day long would just rule.

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Muy bien! Deberias poner unos estabilizadores a los los lados, flotadores.