24 Hour Solar Electric Boat Adventure

[@retsamyar]

as someone who has only seen and been in the ocean twice in my life time at almost 44 yrs old now i can say you are making me jealous of the paradise you appear to leave around. i know it always can seem that way looking in from the outside. anyways thank you for inviting us into your adventure and life.

[@DktheWelder]

It is as good as it appears on camera! We are lucky to live near such a nice area

[@fredio54]

I can vouch for that, also, this is far from the nicest area North Island NZ has to offer. I'm spoilt and have seen most of the east coast by boat. Many adventures await with more safety gear and more robust drive systems.

[@brucebaxter6923]

Very nice. That is impressive speed for a big boat on that electric motor. Well done again sir.

[@DktheWelder]

Yes it works well I wish I got a 36v battery made instead because I don’t even need to rev it very high 👍

[@brucebaxter6923]

@@DktheWelder I’m sure you can modify that battery. Just make sure there is always the same number of cells in parallel in each set in series. It’s no more dangerous than welding inside a steel machine, everything will arc out and melt stuff. Lots and lots of tape, electrical tape, packing tape, masking tape, duct tape. Anything works at those voltages. Preferably use a rubber or plastic mat on a workbench. Or wooden workbench.

[@brucebaxter6923]

@@DktheWelder if you are worried, you can just cut it in half and run it as a 27?v battery with twice the capacity. But remember you can’t get the same power out of the motor. 200amps max. Absolutely max. With excellent cooling max.

[@ninehundreddollarluxuryyac5958]

I like the two motors. Gas for long distances and electric for short hops. With the cabin, you can stay for a while, making lots of short hops for free with solar and electric motor.

[@DktheWelder]

You definitely need the gas for the long hauls . In the future I think a motor each side would work well

[@seamalulion]

daddy and daughter time. I can dig it.

[@DktheWelder]

It was a great time , looking forward to doing it again

[@HandymanMark]

That looks like so much fun. Perfect boat for an overnight camping trip. I'm glad you're out and enjoying life with the family

[@DktheWelder]

It is really a cheap camper . And a cool location pretty luck really

[@fredio54]

I want to do similar with a big diesel and 2x Nissan Leaf motors or similar since the 1000l tank now costs 2000-2300 to fill. Use solar for bay to bay hopping and fire up the cummins to go further or off shore. Our boat is 12.5m long and 4.1m wide, but that's too small for enough solar to continuously propel her at reasonable speeds. So it'd be a drain moving and fill up at anchor deal.

[@25hpboatracerman]

great times 👌 The boat looks like the perfect getaway. I love those sort of adventures, the water is so clear. All the best

[@fredio54]

Good on you for giving your kids the experience all kiwi kids should get despite the modest vessel and modest budget. You're a great dad.

[@DktheWelder]

Sounded stressful! I would like a bigger sail boat one day , it is great fun camping out on the water

[@fredio54]

@@DktheWelder yeah, I missed out the part where I had to take the anchor out in front to winch off using an underinflated soft bottom inflatable (read bends in middle) and using an outboard with almost no fuel, no oars, and when dad got free he steamed away and I screamed expletives and wait at him as I chased and he paused and as I hit the back of the boat the outboard died, no fuel left. I was pretty pissed off, ha ha. These experiences make you who you are. It's not camping on a boat like thag, easily live aboard standard. :-) necessary if spending months at sea. You'd be keen to go home after less than a week on yours :-)

[@pokechopachunky2905]

I like your videos and to see your inventions and ingenuity. That trip looked like a lot of fun

[@adamtedder1012]

Just get you either a 80pld trolling motor or maybe like a hawswing 3.0 i have a same size sailboat with a hawswing protraur 3.0 and it moves quite fast and is pretty dang efficient with the battery. I have had it for years in salt water and dont take good care of it. Never let me down so far.

[@Paulman50]

Good choice of boat for a pusher, the people that i see on utube with electric motors have not cottoned on to that.

[@DktheWelder]

Yes an efficient hull at low speeds god setup for electric motor👍

[@reezlaw]

YES! I knew I had guessed the accent! I love it, some of my favourite channels are from NZ, xjet and iforce2d, looks like I found another one! Cheers

[@rajgill7576]

For those bat rays you can actually finger snd thumb em right in their gill holes up top, and flap it on the boat, boot on the tail for the sting snd dehook it. Been shown by a pro when i saw a dudes rod snap, he turned his rod down and fought it eith the reel only, and shoaed me how to safely dehook the ray once it came up

[@DktheWelder]

I was a bit scared to grab it , there are so many of those stingrays in the harbour

[@rajgill7576]

@@DktheWelder they are scary looking but friendly little cats of the sea. I fish the same waters as you ♡ they're just out looking for a meal when they happen to bite our hooks lol

[@buckyohare4341]

one of the coolest guys on youtube

[@naisbyw3276]

Looks like a good time Dan👍

[@DktheWelder]

Thanks , it was a great time loving summer

[@JohnSmith-wb6kq]

This was an excellent heart warming vid bro, you're a great Dad and wee Mia (spelling?) will treasure this for eva, hope 2024 goes most excellent for ya bud, and keep up the crazy projects 🙂

[@DktheWelder]

Thanks , it was really a great time👍

[@TimsBitsnPieces]

A great fun video Daniel... Merry Chrissy from Melb Au...

[@DktheWelder]

Thanks merry Christmas

[@gafrers]

Nice setup and adventure

[@DktheWelder]

Thanks

[@wascalywabbit]

I've been thinking about this for years since i saw the solar trihull "RA" doing the great loop,(usa) but i want to use like minkotta higher end trolling motor with a couple spares pins and props. Put an enclosure on the entire rear, making it more houseboaty for travel, don't care to fish.. i know,blasphemy 😂.. and if the loop trip goes well... maybe take the Atlantic trip to Great Britain . Roughly the same miles. But id need an auto pilot for that so i could sleep, lol..

[@kermets]

Good to see you catching some.......did you end up going out from beach road way ?

[@selwynellison8504]

Great summer fun

[@MrLindmark]

Awesome boat! ❤

[@Paulman50]

I get the idea you are up in the bay of islands somewhere, neer Toupo bay perhaps.

[@DktheWelder]

No Bay of Plenty, I would like to go to bay of islands

[@michaelmello9510]

Great video 👍

[@DktheWelder]

Thanks

[@gatecrasher1970]

lol that paintjob

[@thefishkid1]

That Stingray can get GOT. #weridewithSteve

[@simonsayshomeassistant]

Great video, awesome to see another kiwi channel!

[@keegantoneguzzo3580]

Hey what kind of sailboat is that it has really beautiful lines

[@wascalywabbit]

This is exactly what I want to do to a pocket cruiser

[@stevenfrazier8939]

clothing on the solar panel blocks the sun from charging the battery

[@peter360adventures9]

Awesome.

[@fred-san]

Marty T just do a simple e-ATV

[@DktheWelder]

I watch Marty T , I have an atv I would do that to but the parts are so expensive. Maybe one day when I have a bit more money

[@fred-san]

sure Scorpa Trials Quad prototype (ultralight quad) @@DktheWelder

[@pete3897]

@@DktheWelder If there's one thing you want to learn from Marty, it's how to pick up sponsors ;-)

[@brucebaxter6923]

@@DktheWelder I looked into that and the math etc worked out well if you used the gear reduction and centrifugal clutch (cheap Chinese) and geared it for 25-30kph. I was going to run both. It needs the clutch to get enough speed up for starting torque.

[@jeffreyherba8435]

I'm looking forward to the boat being finished so I vote for the Solar Boat I'm sure you'll nail it!

[@edwardfletcher7790]

Mate, your engineering projects are top notch 👍 But PLEASE slow down the camerawork, I can't even watch a lot of your videos because the whip pans and back and forth camera motion make me nauseous 🤮🙁

[@DktheWelder]

Thanks , sorry about the camera work I actually hate filming but enjoy making the videos. Thankyou for the input I will put more effort into the filming