Fan Powered 3D Printed RC Airboat

[@RcLifeOn]

The hat was the best part of the entire video. :) I'm sorry the content is spread thin, but I will do my best to try and upload more often. Instagram: @rclifeon

[@uselessmango4538]

RCLifeOn hi

[@uselessmango4538]

I am from Norway

[@jrocweezy]

360p though?

[@thelastminereps9159]

Imma buy a CR-10 what are your thoughts im from Turkey btw n I admire you (well those are three pretty incompatible sentences lol)

[@07sharkboy27]

You are the best youtuber i've ever seen keep going

[@ASKTEACHERPOPONG]

You can't lie to us, Mr Beast

[@raxxa44]

i see what you are talking about but he doesn't lok like him that much . heheh

[@DoRC]

I've done the misunderstanding size and proportion thing a few times when designing. I started doing basic 1:1 sketches on paper when practical before moving to cad. It helps in a lot of ways

[@jessebarkley3270]

I'm super happy to have found this channel. It's been a hobby of mine to do little projects like this with 3D printing and robotics since college (mech engr). I'm currently building a 3d printed StarWars turret that's remote controlled (if my printer will decide not to randomly stop on a 32 hour print). My favorite part of your style is that you show the mistakes in initial prototypes, and discuss how you fix them. Tolerances, material failure, and also just accidentally not realizing something wrong in the design in these types of projects happen all of the time. Many channels cut the unsuccessful versions from the video. I find it to be much more realistic and supportive showing people that these things happen all the time with initial design. Keep it up!

[@BrainfooTV]

Would be cool to design one that looked like a Star Destroyer from Star Wars. It's almost there already

[@sergiykovalov]

That's true

[@iamf6641]

Wish we live in that fantasy tho coz earth is roughly flat

[@bappo_clappo]

@@iamf6641 I’m stuck in the middle of you being serious or koking

[@iamf6641]

@@bappo_clappo you know it.

[@boatingsibbingandwandering3262]

I very much enjoy your videos. I am 57 years old and was like you when I was younger. The difference is you now have so many modern tech that you can work with. Keep up the good work

[@AbdelrahmanSami]

Excellent work. I'm amazed by the amount of time and effort you put in making this boat. I really enjoyed the video.

[@goatamirali]

"A little silicon a day , keeps the water away " lmfao 😂😂😂

[@JonMiles]

Oh la la

[@goatamirali]

@WannaDIY ok...

[@shalinprajith235]

@@goatamirali BTW can I ask what does lmafo mean....

[@goatamirali]

@@shalinprajith235 um it means laughing my fu*king a** off

[@jakerobbins8101]

@@goatamirali gotta keep it family friendly

[@lilreep]

You the man bro!!! Excelent design for a start cant wait to see you improve it!

[@Davedarko]

superb editing -> the footstep noises while showing the drone shots down to the path 👌

[@crackedemerald4930]

So, your boat is 420mm long? Nice dude

[@DieTomate]

yeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

[@locke_ytb]

169 likes.

[@littleraptor9898]

THATS WHAT SHE SAID ok i will stop

[@yellowgoose5043]

My 'boat' is the same, if you get me.

[@neko6803]

And 69 mm wide

[@ARepublicIfYouCanKeepIt]

I've been following you for quite a long time and that's the first time I've seen you let the smoke out of a project! "That's one ugly fish." Priceless. Excellent video, as always, Simon. Keep up the great work.

[@H3zzard]

Looking forward to the raft video! (hopefully in warmer weather for you)

[@codyc5423]

Same!

[@MaxImagination]

Great work my friend! Nice Airboat! IT IS LIT!

[@DaveKester]

Simon, can you wear a particulate mask next time you spray paint? My dad was a car body mechanic and he had a lot of horror stories about guys who didn't protect their lungs from spray. it'll make his ghost happier. :)

[@Vladimir-hq1ne]

Well, sometimes that can bring you quite vivid daydreams 😜

[@Alluvian567]

He also is not doing this 8 hours a day for a living. You don't get black lung from going in a coal mine, you get it from being in there all the time. All that said, a mask is certainly can't hurt! Well, it could if you dipped it in something like ether. Probably don't do that.

[@TheAuberlu]

​@@Alluvian567 That would surely not hurt you if you did it only once. But doing it all time from different hobbies could eventually hurt you. Besides, when making a video you're ought to show a responsible behavior, even if you do otherwise when not on air.

[@darkracer1252]

@Blondie SL it's 2019. in 20 years you can buy lungs in wallmart. lighten up on a side note. either there is going to be a third world war and you'll die anyway. or there will be no war and science is going to start looking like magic verry soon

[@darkracer1252]

@Blondie SL you're the one making up stuff about someone dying. and I'M the horrible person?

[@widgget]

Love the shots around 9:47. Going frame by frame seeing the water from the hull getting atomized as it's sucked into the turbine is just so cool to see on smaller scales like this. Maybe it's just me, but that kinda stuff i just find so cool, like watching the suspension on an RC car in slow mo. And yeah, dope hat!!! i love the ones i have with the ear covers on cold days!

[@NAVYABHAN]

The little girl swinging on the door in the breeze was hilarious!

[@techsavvyhero]

Always admire your creative projects and you aren't afraid to show fails as well as victories. :) Keep it up! Miss your 3d Printer reviews too. :)

[@jared2235]

ever think about trying a hydrofoil boat ? would look pretty sweet when it lifts up

[@PeteP86]

Are you me? my thoughts exactly.

[@jared2235]

lol great minds think alike @@PeteP86

[@marsbase3729]

@Swag Land sure it would, if it's properly balanced and had the right power to weight ratio

[@keroy4588]

I’m about to suggest this. Lol

[@modelnutty6503]

'foils are VERY cool, and very doable! the type with a skimmer (disk or arm) to automatically regulate the pitch and ride height may work out the best, water does have to be pretty smooth/flat. once they're up they consume very little power, may not be a speed demon, but LONG run times are doable.

[@rc-shedshakedown3191]

Awesome design and print. Also thanks to point out the different characteristics for EDF and props. I was looking to build a better motor setup for my hobbyking swampboat, so now I think I'll go for an upgraded prop motor.

[@victorbonny3466]

Could we get a list of parts and a 3D model? Plz it looks so cool!!! everyone like so he can see it

[@ross9481]

Nice job, that was entertaining. Years ago after I had an unfortunate accident with my RC Plane while I was reconstructing the wing I made a Pontoon boat out of styrofoam then sealed it in the same plastic covering shrink-wrap used on the Plane. After mounting my .25 hp motor, a rudder, two servos and a tank out I went to a small lake. I learned real quick I should not have gone out too far! I waited forever for the current to bring my boat back after the engine stopped.

[@AndyCallaway]

When the Magic Smoke escapes, that's it for the day. ;-)

[@97yawnac]

I have two RC ducted fan motors for over 20 years that I never used and cant stomach putting them in an airplane, but a boat, hmmmmmmm! Great video.

[@archismanmajumdar215]

Add thrust vectoring,Ivan Miranda's design would be perfect for this

[@scottmichael3745]

A rudder at least!

[@thinkflight]

This channel is sofa king sick

[@jahmalbaptiste9915]

3:20 that was hilarious

[@gordonendicott5114]

The "ill be back dont sink" lol that was awesome

[@MadsThorrud]

I love ur vids man!😀 i love when you make 3D printed rc things. Scandinavians are the best❤️ -love from norway🙃

[@yes8288]

Hi, Simon. I am from Hong Kong. Your RC projects are really nice and creative, I really enjoy to watch it. You done great jobs, carry on👍.

[@andrelitogatpo7834]

10:32 “that’s one ugly fish” 😂

[@madsuk1307]

I subscribed because of that comment

[@valveman12]

Your videos are so well done! I can tell you put a lot of effort into them.

[@aval1998]

I wonder if the ESC magic smoke has anything to do with it being a marine ESC that has a water cooling block that requires water for cooling...

[@alb9022]

Yeah the 6 brass nipples would've been for water cooling yea?

[@alb9022]

@@aval1998 o.o my bad ty

[@darkracer1252]

yeah it's things like this that make me lose hope in humanity. and i bet he himself thinks he's really smart and all. but he completely missed the fact that those are there. what did he think all the metal and the nipples were for? looks?

[@alb9022]

@@darkracer1252 xD Yeah it's rather amusing, but there are way bigger fish to fry in terms of losing hope in humanity, like feminists, SJWs and everything wrong with our media right now.

[@darkracer1252]

@@alb9022 those are a fad. this is just plain stupidity

[@MrCubflyer]

I have built several of your designs love them you are quite a good designer thank you keep them coming.

[@danielbjorkstrand1474]

please record that raft video.. would be intresting!

[@starriet]

9:59 gosh I was embarrassed for 1 sec cuz I thought we can't get it back from the water lol btw, what a lovely video.

[@JenkoRun]

"I think she's a bit too heavy" *BLEEP* Good one :P

[@vicfitti2008]

I suggest that you build a small propeller-powered tug to retrieve vehicles that are left without an engine far from the water reservoir margin.

[@alcatrazlongboards9257]

I have an idea, maybe make another speed boat that drives on „wings“ like real modern speed boats do

[@zetekfr]

Always a pleasure to see your creation Simon.

[@menno_ve]

Lets go new vid

[@microgliders]

always wear a mask when using spray paint, awesome build my friend, love it

[@AlexStraga]

You need rescue boat for this situation )

[@jordanaraujo8374]

Looks like it could be in the incredibles lol, awesome video

[@gabrielwidmann]

Can you please make a 3d printed rc submarine.... 🙇‍♂️

[@charliekarleen6660]

Gabriel Widmann YESSS

[@matthewg7430]

That thing is so sleek. It’s awesome.

[@knightslayer8759]

"How did you messed up a Hole?" Me: I just put the creamy Stuff innit.

[@andrewjenery1783]

Really nice EDF powered r/c boat project, maybe have a narrow profile sponson on either side to raise the hull out of the water = less resistance = less chance of smoking fan.

[@LockStockNBarrel]

Can you share this model with us so we can print it? Actually a better idea, provide the models to patreons.

[@BlackTalon53]

One hour per centimeter, holy shit. No wonder 3D printing hasnt taken off like everyone believed it would have done by now.

[@janreinertz2775]

How many 3D Printers did you have?

[@codyc5423]

Many

[@Nor1MAL]

I think he has more than 6 printers!

[@PH1LZ]

5:09 VERY NICE - signature line of my favourite Swedish KZbin bois

[@jobaei4349]

Will you upload the stl files?

[@edwinchan179]

Can I have the stl file?

[@fpv-teacher]

Yeah please provide us with the stl file

[@aljensen7779]

I enjoy boating too, so I just subscribed. In fact a boat was my first RC and very quickly, after getting hung up on an underwater rock shelf I learned I would need a rescue system, so I always take the boat out with an inflatable raft & electric pump in the trunk of my car. I can be ready to rescue my boat within 8 minutes. I may need it this year too, because I just put a Traxxas vileneon motor in a 23" Proboat! It may need wings. Thanks for this video. I was literally just wondering yesterday why I've never seen an EDF on a boat. Now I have and I'm encouraged to try the same.

[@djappy4502]

hi simon where do you host your website?

[@sem8776]

Another q&a would be nice

[@djappy4502]

@@sem8776 yea another q&a

[@catamaranman333]

A "step" in the hull will help the water detach from the bottom of the boat and it will get up to speed faster. I think thats important, especially if using an EDF which doesnt have much torque.

[@moldymoss3991]

Any time you print something could you give an estimate on how much the print costs in plastic even if it is a small or failed print. Thanks like your videos. :)

[@sovietrussia3632]

It depends on how much the filament cost him at the time, that always changes.

[@douglasgadeke7980]

Just an idea to help make the design more waterproof, if you make the orange top more Iike a cap (flat top with walls around it) you could raise the opening and have the magnetic top slide over the outside edges of the newly designed raised opening. This might also allow you to add some sort of silicon ring to be placed within the cap for an even more waterproof design if designed properly. I would also recommend designing compartments within the boat to stop the “guts” from sliding around.

[@Arek_R.]

If you're printing it anyway why not use all the boat science trickery and add all those fins and other things improving the speed/floating? Look up real speed boats' underneath and learn from it may be?

[@thereasonilive289]

Arek R. There is no need to be a dick. He can learn from his mistakes

[@rajat1833]

Hey Brother, I like your creation and at the last part of the video I like the way you said to her dont sink....

[@marxcruz9862]

This is how many Times he said (so) 👇🏼

[@juannyboi]

Awesome, think you should make 1 twice that size and strap an extra 2 fans on. That will be epic!!!

[@marcussommer3760]

Why AM im never first... Im pretty mad

[@RcLifeOn]

You're first in my heart❤️

[@marcussommer3760]

Aha greetings from denmark😉 big fan

[@sameerisonvacation]

Now this one is looking pretty cool than the neon color boat

[@fastlifedreamer868]

Nice video coming from the Caribbean Seeing this makes me feel like you should make a tow boat with some kinda of attachment, and make all your water projects compatible to bring them back during failures, That will be cool

[@dbt5110]

who ever disliked this just stop this took him over 40 HOURS to make this!!!!! just like the video.....

[@omartouihar4652]

You are naturally gifted. I hope that in other projects, thank you

[@ericaabdel-khaliq7197]

I love how you make the camera take cool shots

[@juangomez2014]

Awesome, Great channel Simon!

[@mikakrogmann7648]

You have to flatten the bottom of the hull so it glides better. As a result, it will also get better and faster. Replace the hump on the bow with a smooth, round transition to the top. With these modifications it drives much better and you do not need so much power to start. I think your videos are very good and I would be happy if more of them came. Warm greetings from Germany

[@WetDoggo]

Give the tip a spight slope upwards and add an aluminum plate on the underside as a heatsink for the esc, so it transfers the heat into the water.

[@mccc4559]

Wow, such love. Very nice message.

[@ShenRC]

😉👍Nice!! Always remember to bring a fishing rod when RC boating!

[@CraftChannelYT]

Thanks for Video

[@codyc5423]

Great video, yet again Simon !

[@10ring]

With the fan above water, that's a great platform to add a hydrofoil to the bottom.

[@Izumisea]

You have a pretty clean work shop

[@avejst]

Nice prints and design😀👍

[@sidd9248]

6:14 the amount of fresh air they might get their

[@dennisdamenis6831]

I wish I have something like your stuff. I love rc.

[@robbrcnstuff4220]

That's a cool little boat

[@kiddfpv]

It’s crazy how after being in the rc hobby for so long you can just make new things out of pure spare parts lol

[@operation11charlieinc]

Awesome stuff brother

[@MarionMakarewicz]

Always like your videos. Anything is interesting to me. But I have to confess my preconceptions of Sweden's geography and climate have been blown away. That you are not living in a frozen wasteland at the moment is mind boggling.

[@cr8zyeditor]

Great information Simon, I was horrified at first when I thought it was the 360 camera that fell off and went into the drink. I literally gasped and though "OH NO!" Glad it didn't drift away before you got the rescue rod. lol Now I'm just a little depressed that you have open water in Sweden while we're still frozen solid in Maritime Canada. Oh well, c'est la vie.

[@gmodesike]

You and your videos are wonderful. Appreciated.

[@DOTHfreqs]

GREAT WORK ...I LEARNED ALOT FROM THIS

[@DeiFasho]

That's one powerful engine.

[@sadmansakib00]

Awesome work!

[@Minozar21]

Awesome video Simon ! Very inspiring ! ;D

[@dronemoodbr]

You could have better performance putting a step in the bottom, like floaters of planes. Or with a narrow Hull. Would reduce the drag. Good job!

[@dog3y3]

I would have suggested that the motor mount be a separate object that is bolted down to the body. That way you have full ability to adjust/size and modify to fit the motor, wiring and any additional controls and water proofing.

[@muhammadmehdi6937]

Excellent Effort Nice Shape

[@catandino]

AYO!THAT!CHARIZARD!IS!FLYING!

[@ronhawks7199]

Way cool bro..great job....nice video..well done

[@JorgeJimenez2020]

Very cool protect!

[@geekazoid]

looks like a fun idea!

[@rcbirdz]

Great video as always!

[@Cultralight1]

Very Nice! like this Project! Best wishes for the following tests!

[@mohamedirfan2816]

Love you Swedish guy!!!😊☺️☺️👍