How to Make an Electric Surfboard with 3D Printed Jet Drives

This is a scratch built electric surfboard with 3D printed pump jets. I built this and paid for it all myself. The jet pumps were designed by me too.
Here are the pump jets/jet drives if you want to try and 3D print them yourself. Please let me know if you do, I would love to see a pic of your project.
www.thingiverse.com/thing:513...
cults3d.com/en/3d-model/game/...
These are the motors and speed controllers:
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greenlightsurfsupply.com/andreww
The guys at Greenlight are awesome to deal with and the affiliate link helps me build the channel, I get a small percentage of the sale but it costs you nothing!
The inspiration for this build @RcLifeOn , really cool channel:
• Homemade 10000W Electr...
Chapters
00:00 Start
00:17 Intro
00:58 Designing Jet Pumps
01:39 3D Printing Jet Pumps
01:59 First Tests
02:37 Jet Pump Assembly
04:33 Starting the Surfboard Build
05:22 Motor Box
06:55 Shaping the Surfboard
07:56 Fiberglassing
09:02 Mounting the Jet Pumps
09:33 Electrical System
10:19 Cooling System
11:11 Batteries
11:50 Testing
12:14 Cover
12:49 Final Tests
13:45 At the Lake
15:07 Not Going Super Fast
15:49 Post Ride Summary
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#surfing #surfboard #electricsurfboard #sup #paddleboard #standuppaddleboard

[@livingwithsound2054]

your wife just amazing . she knows no planning needed just full send

[@altaccount4697]

Hi! I made a jet a while ago, here's a few of the things I learned. You need a variable blade angle on the impeller. The blade pitch is measured as how many inches it travels per rotation, and as the edge of the blade travels farther than the inside per rotation the angle gets shallower the farther out you go from the centre. This makes the blades appear twisted. Also, stator. The water from the impeller is spinning, the centrifugal force of which pushes on the nozzle and kills thrust. You can also extract extra energy from this spin by having vanes going all the way to the nozzle exit. Also use a greased bushing at the back rather than a bearing. Smaller and increases thrust, plus less submerged moving steel parts.

[@otismccoy596]

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[@williamchamberlain2263]

Nice

[@aimonwong5063]

Do it's have a kits for sell

[@user-iw7yg4vx7i]

Воздушный винт и водный две разные вещи,и изменения угла ответ лопасти винта тут не уместно

[@TGiFoosday]

With PLA plastic I recommend using Silicone Grease, not anything petroleum as they degrade the plastic over time.

[@ziggy979]

Dear Andrew, Thank you for making your creative genius public on KZbin. Using a 3d print scheme for the jet pumps was sweet indeed. It is when you shifted into welding an aluminum box for the jets that just blew my mind. We, as creators have to be capable/ talented at interdisciplinary skillsets. That you can fiberglass a board and then shift to make 3d printed parts and then machine these goods is awesome. I am thoroughly inspired to build out new projects. Will also take your advice and not build this jet powered surfboard. Vicarious thrills will suffice indeed.

[@thoughtfuI]

I'm sooo happy for you that you had those experiences. Proper set of tools and skills. Pure pleasure. Wish you a good luck on your journey.

[@rammone5241]

Brilliant, very impressive, you got some skills. Being in Canada I figured you would make something like snow shoes that glide on snow. I have yet to see an electric sled.

[@MikeC19100]

That was an amazing design, build and test run on our jet-powered board. Very Nice Work throughout the process.

[@tmusik7]

So awesome! I will definitely print out a few. And will definitely make my own custom board as well. Thank you for your awesome DIY videos. Incredible.

[@Al-mf4uo]

Andrew, What a fantastic build! You demonstrated a real feat of engineering and creativity. Thanks for this Video.

[@joefalcon870]

people like you are what makes youtube great, sharing your knowledge. thanks

[@johnhall7475]

Your jet pumps are amazing! Great job, sir.

[@chrisannesi]

Fantastic job! Looks like it was well worth the time spent designing and building it.

[@hplevyak]

Nice job! Fun to watch the learning along the way. A lot of engineering, education and work. But your smiles at the end showed it was worth it!

[@alknis]

Прекрасная работа. Радует четкость и продуманность до самых мельчайших деталей. Спасибо что делитесь своим опытом и спасибо за 3D модели. Когда что-либо сделаю, сообщу вам. Успехов вам в дальнейшей работе.

[@mm-hl7gh]

Great move to mention where the idea came from !! I respect this a lot.

[@ItAintMeBabe99]

Awesome! I think if the impellers were a smooth surface, instead of small ridges, it would be more efficient. Therefore using less amps and giving more thrust. Awesome job! 😊

[@Toxicmasculinity69]

Thank you sooo much for the detailed instructions and file. Looking forward to more content. HAPPY NEW YEAR.

[@UnoShots]

Thank you so much for your time and effort I am going to start printing the pump housing tonite!

[@davidhamm2613]

My though on watching you power or up on the lake for the first time was to have the motors counter rotate so there's no net rotational force. Means printing one impeller mirroring the other and I'm sure much more I can't even begin to imagine. Excellent work.

[@nickvuono2422]

Great documentation of the process. I was surprised at the slow speed given the specs of that motor and speed controller. I bought a little motor with shroud and prop specced for 1800W and it isn’t a whole lot slower on my SUP than the dual jet pumps there. If you run a prop off those same drive components I think you’d be able to get it to fly up on a foil

[@Gallardo6669]

I'm a builder myself, I must say insanely well done!!

[@DIYROBOTS]

This is awesome, I recently moved to Okanagan, and the huge lake is waiting for this surfboard!!!

[@jakeanthony84]

This is a great video, you put a lot of time and effort into making this and I just want to thank you 🙏.

[@RCBIGFLYER1]

Fantastic! What a great , neat ,well engineered design and build. I would consider this a 1ST prototype! The next iteration could be Really GREAT! So Nice! Thank You

[@HAMlLTON]

This is super cool. I love the plumbing for the water cooled motors

[@lanehorsey5053]

great job mate and nice positive attitude from Mrs Andrew.

[@wisdomSP]

Fastest stand up paddle board I've ever seen! Amazing work!

[@MrFakit]

Beautiful work Andrew, you're a master.

[@jamesroscoe7555]

Awesome work! A separate video with more on the jet pump design would be really cool. Great job tackling a very ambitious project!

[@AndrewWorkshop]

Thank you! I will create a separate video, I started an RC boat as well so will be revisiting these pumps.

[@sepg5084]

@@AndrewWorkshop surfing with flip flops on 🌊

[@calm-fulrelaxation1072]

Yes please

[@snikwahjets]

@@AndrewWorkshop let me know if you need any advice on the rc jet pump design 😁 I spent about 3 years working on this one. kzbin.info/www/bejne/fmGaZZyQrcqFbqs

[@jpjay1584]

congrats to the awesome work!!! thanks for sharing your experience

[@IonHarrington]

Hi Andrew, excellent work! This is all pro grade. I'm going to print the pumps and try a few POCs with them!

[@IvanGreguricOrtolan]

Really cool project, I definitely need to setup something like this to create a transport mechanism for diving! The overall design is great but maybe you would be able to make the top cover fit in line with the board to minimize chances of injury in case of a fall. Anyway amazing work!

[@CallardAndBowser]

I would love to see the height of the box lowered so the top cover would be flush with the top surface of the board. Also some heavy duty lithium battery packs. A wrist band mounted wireless controller would be better too. You're on to great things with this board !

[@Plons0Nard]

14:05 "Did you bring a towel ?" Every hitchhiker needs to bring his towel. It is the most important piece of equipment for any hitchhiker 😊👍🏻🤝🏻🇳🇱

[@michaelhearn3831]

That’s a hell of a lot of work and working out well done it’s brilliant...and for sharing all your work as well I don’t have a printer I don’t surfe or live buy the sea but I found your previous videos and really enjoyed your builds and your attention to detail all detail brilliant and thank you for sharing..I personally learnt a lot and so thank you..👍🏻🇬🇧

[@AndrewWorkshop]

Thanks for the comment! Always happy to hear someone is enjoying them!

[@marcilioferreiramarques1085]

​@@AndrewWorkshop wonderfull Project. How I can get The stl filés?

[@OscarOE]

Glorious work! And thanks for sharing…

[@ronaldojones1114]

EXCELENTE Trabalho, verdadeiro mestre em desenvolvimento criativo para mim o melhor que pude ver até agora PARABÉNS espero ver mais vídeos como este que você criou.

[@brappineau4161]

would love a full tutorial on the electrical. this is where i always get stuck when researching. i like the use of the dewalt batteries VS DIY battery packs and the inherent risks.

[@marktrageser6289]

thanks for all the links and details. you are making it easy for me.

[@paulriggs42]

Those pumps are awesome dude ! Such a great build…. Thanks for sharing

[@ModernRemade]

I am wildly impressed! Amazing work Andrew!

[@jamescampbell8906]

Enjoyed your video, even more when I realized what lake you were on! I see that part of the lake everyday.

[@benth162]

I've watched a few of the videos of that guy you mentioned at the beginning of this video, and he appears to be an engineer for all the things he has created. Never fear - You Are An Engineer. I sure would have liked to see you moving that board at speed, just to see how it planes-out. Great video. Thanks

[@damandany2k]

You inspired me to shape my first surfboard. Watching this is a whole new level. Man you put your time in and it worked! What an amazing feat. Looking forward to what you come up with next!

[@AndrewWorkshop]

Thanks Dana!

[@romantashevRT]

Have you seen this? kzbin.info/www/bejne/j6SnfqqebLKqY5o&ab_channel=RCLifeOn

[@aerobyrdable]

Really nice, Andrew. To add one more suggestion: proper filleting of your models, particularly at things like flanges, will make things easier to print, MUCH stronger, and more nice-looking.

[@mikiex]

I love the surprise "Oh it's working" :) Looks very cool and well engineered

[@AndrewWorkshop]

Thanks! LOL

[@Kierpm96]

Wildly involved project, good work!

[@drrock5356]

As a fellow tinkerer, I'm highly inspired. A few tips: on the final epoxy flow coat over the board after glassing, wait 10 minutes after spreading it out, then hit it with a blow torch to pop all of the bubbles. Also, have to tried printing with PETG? I'll never go back to PLA after using it. Higher Tg, less brittle, no smell when printing, no need for an enclosure, etc.

[@marat719]

Thanks for sharing your experience! Maybe your surfboard will faster if shift nozzles out of water. You can experiment with their shape and try flat version too. General idea is allowing water flow to fly out of board with maximal speed, impulse. When you push water flow into lake, its speed is lower.

[@princedemiterios2488]

Incredible engineering , this is epic , all the best .

[@mtbtelevision9363]

It's awesome. Thank you for sharing

[@Sokolov-family]

Andrew, your videos are very inspiring. I've been watching you for several years. Last summer I have made a sup board. I really liked the result. Thank you

[@AndrewWorkshop]

Glad to hear they are helpful. Thanks for watching!

[@MrJordinhand]

Great project, an improvement for the jet drive is to smooth out the intake flow. Finnegans Garage has some good info on this for full size high horsepower jet boats, but same concept.

[@GoneToHelenBach]

Well done 👍 I'd love to see something like this mounted inside a kayak.

[@reimerag]

I could use a few tips regarding a pedal boat design using a water jet engine thanks to an e-bike mid motor. I was thinking about a slight intrusion into the water to assist with a small dynamic sail

[@sanches2]

Awesome! Thanks for sharing the video and the files. !

[@1FishinAddict]

That looks like a good propulsion for a kayak.

[@7weld7]

Liked and subscribed because you shared your models. We need more and more of that attitude across the world. Great work great effort and great attitude. Double thumbs up 👍👍

[@SR-gt350]

Absolutely amazing 👏. Love it!

[@killaevo]

We need more of this!!

[@marcvandoornik]

Man, I totally NEED one of those - and I don't even surf. Excellent job!

[@GroundConnection]

Cool vid! Also would like to see more detailed video about the technical stuff. Keep up the great work!

[@navarich1]

Mr. Andrew you are an inspiration to many my friend, Thank you for the share!

[@siatfongkuan3169]

Very neat works.Bravo!

[@The-KP]

DUDE!! That was supercool! Great first run

[@WaveWasters]

So sick! Can't wait to see it in the ocean, a small day would probably be really fun.

[@AndrewWorkshop]

Agreed!

[@marvinbillings2239]

Just wanted to say you did an amazing job.

[@martin_minds]

great! and you stayed dry. nice job.

[@domino2164]

This was a nice ride. Looks realy good.

[@deanervik]

Thank you for doing this. Excellent

[@doc-holiday]

Very nice so well built and explained. The best by far in all the KZbin surfboard videos that i seen. So professionally made and a lot of thought went into this project..

[@AndrewWorkshop]

Thanks and glad you enjoyed it!

[@blooskyy7]

This is amazing, well done

[@ninehundreddollarluxuryyac5958]

I learned a lot from watching you work, Thanks!

[@willyouwright]

really amazing. I wish i had your dedication and focus..

[@nirjharbhatnaagar1982]

really really cool build ..Sir...i ma super impressed...!

[@daydreaminginventor-k8957]

The 3D printed srew driver is NICE

[@TheTorah]

this build was so freakin cool

[@user-up6yw9ns7h]

amazing!

[@ariel_monaco]

Nice build! Although from an engineering perspective a bit on the "grotesque" side. Keep it up and good luck with the next iteration!

[@rubis5153]

Amazing work. thank you for that

[@TGiFoosday]

Nice project. Scratch building is really rewarding,, after you solve all the technical details lol. TIPs: For PLA plastic use Silicone Grease only, petroleum based lubricants will degrade the plastic over time. For gluing and sealing PLA plastic I use Plastruct Plastic Solvent Cement. I coat the entire inside surfaces of the Jet drive to seal and smooth them so water flows easier thru it. I strongly recommend any printed impeller be coated completely so it withstands the forces put on it. I also recommend builders get a 3D Pen. Great for welding plastic together, mounting plastic parts and much more uses. Hope this helps builders make a better working project build.

[@emmanuelesemprini6397]

Amazing work!

[@yakbrozfishing507]

Need this setup on my kayak!

[@peterweller8583]

All props to my man for posting the dankest vid. Post

[@BandersnatchGlass]

Thank you so much! There aren’t enough good videos on building these things. I have my pump printed and all the other components for mine.

[@AndrewWorkshop]

Awesome, good luck! Totally not enough, took me forever to figure out how to keep things from leaking.

[@BandersnatchGlass]

@@AndrewWorkshop lol. I have that to look forward to when it warms up here. The enclosure has been one of the biggest hurdles. Thank you again and again for all the effort that goes into your videos. I watched just about all of them while planning the project. I’m trying a single, printed, 80mm jet, with an sss 360kv, and 12s Lipos.

[@VorpalForceField]

Impressive project ... grats and TY for sharing.. cheers :)

[@paularthur7386]

superb. boat building, electronics, electrical engineering, 3d modelling - way cool video editing and production - Nice work Andrew !

[@AndrewWorkshop]

Thank you very much!

[@rctrix9063]

The grease should be a marine grease if you haven't used one. Many greases contain soaps and the grease becomes emulsified, so the bearing then corrodes quickly. Super impressive project 👌

[@FarmerFpv]

I caught my workshop on fire when trying to replicate a few projects when RClifeon said don't try this at home. I should have listened. You are one of those rare survivors that made it out alive like me. I wonder how many missing people or people who never came out of their workshops are out there from doing the same. lol. Good job, bro! Welcome to the survivors club. 😂

[@byYaSiN54]

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[@iandrake4683]

Awesome project. I agree with others that your jet pumps are holding you back. The flow of water out of them is very turbulent. Turns out jet pumps are fairly easy to get working, but optimizing them is an art form. There are a couple good videos from a few people making pumps for RC boats that are really good and I think their designs are open too.

[@zbdot73]

If you happen to come across one of the videos (particularly if open source) please post the links. Cheers.

[@iandrake4683]

@@zbdot73 found it. kzbin.info/www/bejne/l4mwiIisbN2LqpI

[@Art_Of_Sound]

Amazing! Great Job

[@pogle63]

Thanks for a great video and for sharing your files to print I was thinking of making a small boat and you havbe inspried me to do it now using your drives once I get it done I will let you know how it went. Great video and great idea, thanks and best wishes.

[@Spasmomen]

Cool project! I'm interested in printing these as a jet to swim against in the pool.

[@ddewaard3265]

Cool project! I think the jets could increase in thrust with different impellers like others stated, and an improved intake geometry. I'm talking about the flat cutout in the bottom of the board. Jets usually have smoother intake ramps and sometimes a small wing like structure about halfway on the intake hole that diverts the water into the intake. I think you could also make a small low profile scoop near the back edge of the intake.

[@zhengzhang6185]

i agree

[@vincentmontero7848]

Seriously Bravo such home engineering inspiring to watch ! I subscribed to see more from this man!

[@Mike-fv9yl]

Awesome project! Love all of your videos, keep up the great work!

[@AndrewWorkshop]

Thanks Mike!

[@Sabotage_Labs]

Pretty slick though man. Good on ya!

[@Masterpj555]

awsome build!!!

[@Jell0zz]

Nice job & inspiring video!

[@mersas23]

Really enjoyed watching this, great job!! Well done!!👍