World's Fastest Solar Powered Electric Water Ski Boat (full documentary)

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[@kevinsellsit5584]

I thought the four-blade racing prop might be a bit aggressive, the three blade gives you the "jump to lightspeed" we all know and love. Awesome project and must be a blast to drive.

[@blackdiamondmarine]

Absolutely wonderful. I am very impressed with what you have achieved. The quality and workmanship is by far the best i have scene. Well done. I am a boat dealer in Australia, interestingly i specialize in RIB's, but i would love to pick your brain at some point regarding the lessons you learned to get to this point. I am Building a 22 foot long boat style skiff, this engine is exactly what Ive dreamed about powering it with. Also incorporating a full solar roof to charge and offer some shade from the Aussie heat. I was also thinking about a small honda genset, for the longer weekends away. Great job once again.

[@jltempes]

blackdiamondmarine Thanks for the comments! Feel free to give me a call or email sometime. 3038849847 [e-mail] I am still learning and would love to chat with you as well.

[@HandyC]

Did you have your eyes closed when he showed the aluminium motor mount.. !!! (Sorry I am a welder by trade) haha :-)

[@PrefersAnonymity]

Sure, throw a couple solar panels on the bimini to re-charge. Should only take about 3 years to get enough charge to get you around the lake again. This is not a trolling motor using a couple of 20 amp hour wheelchair batts. Seriously. That motor is sucking more juice than your entire block under acceleration and fast cruise.

[@jonivan1014]

For a home fabrication you did an excellent job! Congrats and best of luck on future projects...

[@eldiablo8019]

Great job, this is the future, from an old water skier.

[@harryfritter8266]

I think you've created something many would purchase. I don't care what others say, electric is the future. boats have long been polluters and there's a big need for a boat like this. they have multi million dollar electric yachts. a ski boat slash tender is an awesome idea

[@MrMoises27]

Great job guys, all electric is the future.

[@Live-Life-Freely]

Question, if you square the hydrodynamic load of the coils and invert the prop blades in degrees you'll realize I have no idea what I'm talking about.

[@refusoagaino6824]

Without the Dilithium Crystals you're toast anyway. You have the magnafluxer of course? What I love about this guy is that the next step might be an elevator or excavator or whatever, and he just builds that too. It's brains that will make America great again, if they're allowed to play, and they want to play, in a lopsided game.

[@Quackalott]

Chris Freely - Oh man... SO funny I nearly choked on my coffee!

[@dexter2433]

but with out knowing you have come up with the answer

[@klopossa2]

But 240v for a sport boat application should be an option, but not the standard. Unless someone want to use their dryer cord to charge their boat..not real practical, unless you can pull into a Tesla station and charge there. But then the Catastrophic converter might blow. She'd just be getting way too too much Captain..

[@heavyweather]

Ken Lopossa what's wrong with using standard 240V outlets? You can plug it in in every room.

[@j.jarvis7460]

I'm missing the solar part

[@JPZANE]

He charges the boat battery with his solar array on his house. Thereby, it is a solar powered boat.

[@marcelflikweert6446]

Amazing to see this, loving this project!

[@joelhill4107]

That is awesome!!! How much running time do you get on a charge?

[@mark8664]

I love how you manage the video clips. Every time I want to fast forward the video you beat me to it.

[@HVASEA]

Wow!!! Very Very impressive....Awesome craftsmanship...

[@thegeneral3094]

Them 4 stroke outboards are getting fast now

[@pcarlson1979]

OMG. Fantastic work. Well done 👍 so jealous. I love the sound from electric motors

[@paxwallacejazz]

Your results are amazing.

[@TheKyridgerunner]

You need to get a patent on that.!!! Very nice work.!

[@hightechhippie]

Hi. Just found this channel your my new hero. New to solar. Play with etoys. . You don't mess around. Thanks for your efforts great info!!

[@nimblemotorsports]

I did an electric outboard, but the gas powered lowered gear is very inefficient, high friction, takes a lot of energy to just spin it, which makes little difference in a wasted energy gas powered boat. A better approach is to put the motor in the water for cooling and direct drive the prop.

[@Noises]

yep, convert a shaft drive.

[@paulkazjack]

I've done this on mine,works like a dream.

[@buzz8019]

BEEN thinking about this for our speed boat you have done it thank you

[@cadillacescalade1]

So sophisticated to be in water

[@bigjay6743]

Without the outboard running you could still literally talk to the skier that would be cool. Can't say I've ever been able to do that.

[@edwardcullen5705]

THAT, is just AWESOME.

[@douglasschmidt6873]

Very nice love to see something outside the box 😎

[@Kiltoonie]

Loads of information: terrific results, well impressed. Good luck with all your future endeavors!

[@richardthomas1566]

Gota love a guy that uses his hoodie for a spark shield

[@sierravmax]

Pretty cool project. Either get some more practice at welding or bring it in to a professional. The welds on that mount looked scary.

[@Thomas-ts2gl]

He needs a Square Wave welding machine for aluminum welding. Older high frequency machines make it very difficult to make good looking inside corner welds even for a welder with experience.

[@jarguez1440]

wow that really is fast for e-boat.keep up the good work.show the world e-living can be done.

[@lappf]

Pretty neat concept! That's faster than my 18 foot Basstracker with a 90 hp. Mercury!

[@bigjay6743]

I've had a motorboat most of my adult life and they've all been outboards that would be something really cool not to hear the engine running I was happy when I bought the forestroke it was a lot quieter But this is a whole new level of quiet.

[@btaylor229bt]

oh my god!!! those welds!!! i can't....

[@FarmerFpv]

They don't look pretty but they have plenty of penetration that's all that matters you, Poser! Bet you never welded anything in your life, other than jumper cables on your neighbours truck hood on accident ya kook!

[@jacquespienaar7433]

I havn't seen much video's regarding the electric type or convertion to electric power vids and I must say this is the best vid I have ever seen and the best thing is I speed. I think by minimising some of the weight on te boat will rocket you speed and bring down your power consumtion and lengthen you time on the water. I think there is a hell of a future for you in this industry and best of luck forward. Maybe I will come apon a product of your design that I will enjoy using.

[@kiheirc3195]

Very interesting I enjoyed the engineering

[@jltempes]

It's a Curtis 1239E Motor controller. It's really slick, it even has connections for all kinds of safety interlocks etc. I bought mine from thunderstruck-EV.com. They're available in different voltage and current configurations this one can take up to 170 V and 500 A

[@mastershaw3094]

Excellent work! Love it

[@xboxice2005]

This is freaking awesome man :)

[@kdunc41]

I am almost impressed. I was smiling the hold time. Boat if you convert a large vessel, let me know. I would love to see that video test.

[@reillystsb]

you should use synthetic oils in the lower unit and Greece if you're not already help get rid of drag

[@edwardschwalm5722]

Awesome. You and I are definayely on the same page. Your toys however are much nicer.

[@erdwaputralamzarien716]

Grateful,,, work,job,idea,electrical men....good luck to you.....

[@TheYeti308]

Power trim is essential .

[@djh254]

Awesome stuff man. Really impressive!

[@riddle58]

Sweet bad ass !!! Looks great!

[@khadijagwen]

It's all good, but you need to hire a welder.

[@bryanglover3775]

Offset the motor on the lower unit make the prop shaft turn two or 3 to one to the electric motor more speed see what happens

[@danhenderson783]

ITS NOT SOLAR POWERED !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Its battery powered. Solar recharges the cells.

[@controlyourfuture5477]

He has at least a 50,000 watt battery cell. It would take forever for a pair of 250 watt panels to charge that thing.

[@controlyourfuture5477]

If you had a day of wind around 45mph and a turbine you could charge that battery up within a few hours and then go out and try to fight the wind.

[@rsafishingnoob6337]

Dan Henderson I have a question how does the water and electrics work ? Is it not a problem when it gets wet ?

[@ItsBinhRepaired]

Well if you want to get technical/literal, are you powered by food, or by fat, or by the chemical process your body uses to get the energy?...you know what they meant... Technically pretty much all our energy comes from the sun. You say it's battery powered, but batteries don't generate power, they store it chemically, so technically you're wrong. It's electrically powered...Lol

[@ItsBinhRepaired]

@@rsafishingnoob6337 you mean you've never had battery powered toys that you put in the water?

[@BrianIvan]

Inspirational video

[@haroldmcclellan3448]

250lb boat 1000 ponds of batteries no poundage left for passenger

[@Top12Boardsport]

Great video. Nice work.

[@hkm_865]

That's not a water ski boat. That's a RIB, intended for being a tender to a larger boat

[@jltempes]

Yea, It's definitely not a Mastercraft or Wakesetter but the performance is better than one! R.I.B.'s are a nice versatile design. Thanks for watching!

[@stoontdi]

U don't have to KISS his ASS Dr. Net

[@gillenzfluff8380]

HKM _ It is also solar charged not solar powered!

[@hopebear06]

HKM _ It's a water ski boat when it is pulling a water skier. It's a fishing boat when people are fishing from it. It's a boat.

[@seanchriscraft]

Well said.

[@jaimesarabia9830]

hi love your work! i wish you would join forces with a outboard manufacturer to create this one in a series to be sold. As well as a battery package and diagrams to adapt to people who already own solar panels at home. Create "removable"batter sets so one is charging while the other is been used. Can u share actual run time with your setting? thanks

[@rayg3074]

good job

[@goldenwarrior5664]

You have something there !

[@dantakeoff]

Well done dude!

[@michaelschaller7572]

So i am just going to tell you what you already hear all the time im sure . You are awesome your electric motor is awesome too

[@user-glennbob]

Nicely done!!

[@GreaseMonkeyInc]

I love this idea I'm glad it worked out great but a typical gas and does not idle at 1000 rpms and idles at about 5 to 600 RPMs anything higher than that will cause damage to the forward and reverse selector also you need to switch over to a hydraulic trim this will help you plane easier and then you can change the pitch on the engine itself the cruise better at speed

[@jerrywaters4814]

That is the coolest idea. I mean I fish, but I just use the boat to get to different parts of the lake. I like bank-fishing. Just easier to get from point a to point z

[@johngreenferguson8055]

Very Cool, Well Done!!!

[@luispozas6191]

Very nice job!! Keep it up!!!

[@MrAndysk1]

you mean electric outboard on a Rigid hull inflatable boat

[@vistagreens6625]

tow hitch on a tesla is pretty fn cool man

[@steby123]

As a former Navy Hospital Corps man I noticed the apparent omission of life vests/jackets?

[@stanlong1236]

Really??????!!!!

[@PistonAvatarGuy]

I'm amazed that the gearbox holds up to that much power.

[@aaronparys1750]

WOW Thats Awesome Thanks for Sharing!!

[@christopherfowler1]

Well done

[@lar10101]

You should never run an outboard that doesn't have the lower end in the water. The water provides cooling for the lower end gear set. VERY hard on the bearings and seals.

[@PopsShack]

So at 75kW of power usage, how long does your battery bank last?

[@tracirawlette5240]

Pop's Shack longer then it's taken to get ure question answered

[@fabianrudzewski9027]

Pop's Shack i think he somewhere states that he has a 40 kWh battery, so you can calculate it. 60 min*(40kwh/75kw)=32min

[@TedKidd]

I ski at 30-33 mph. Wonder what consumption is at that speed.

[@AgentSmith911]

@@TedKidd Probably half. So you've got about an hour of skiing 😁

[@magamike1800]

@@AgentSmith911 with water skiing you only moving about half the time. there is a lot of faffing around as well.

[@jhoncarlosmorenocastro612]

!! Great job !!!

[@pauladams1814]

Very cool well done 🖒

[@SkypowerwithKarl]

53 mph ....but for how long? Minutes, then need a tow?

[@JoeRoberts-ru9op]

Did you do an endurance test, to see how far you could go on a single charge? How much did the batteries weigh? Fully loaded, my boat carries 58gal of fuel, and has a 200hp engine. So I carry 353lbs of fuel. I can cruise at 20 knots for almost 9hrs at 2800rpm. My boat weighs about 4500lbs fully loaded.

[@GreekYoda]

Can you throttle down to say 3-5 mph for fishing purposes? A problem with large engines requiring a second much smaller 'kicker' outboard.

[@ahmaddhafi8589]

dude, you need a flux capacitor.

[@Michaelbo1983]

Amazing congratulations for your very nice Electric boat sir! I have to say try it without the hydrofoil on the engine . Sometimes you can go faster. Some good research saying anything good about that. More effective on big boat to fly at lower rmp.but the result is not so impressive. I remove mind and the rpm Higher faster than with it. And between you and me, you have enough power to fly strait very easily . Thats my opinion. And i speak french so, sorry if you have to work hard to understand trying to do my best without Google 😆😎✌️✌️if i remember i Never see a racing boat with that

[@funafter5081]

You have a new sub my man! I used to have a business, Advanced Power Products Ltd., selling an electric tractor up here in Nova Scotia, Canada and I love all things electric. I'm very impressed as well, with what you have going on in the electric world. I wish there were more like minded people where I live. I see you have a Mean Green mower...how do you like it? I am looking forward to "catching up" with your KZbin site as time permits...so far so good! Cheers, John ;)

[@sailsailsailsailsail]

I couldn't listen to most of the audio so you may have answered this. How many runs can you do on one charge? I know Correct Craft could only do 6 minutes no wake to the course followed by three runs and then another six minute no wake speed back to the dock.

[@user-qt5eh9wb7g]

Correct craft made a one off electric Ski Nautique actually, if you want a ski boat.

[@DoRC]

How many tesla modules and what's your runtime at cruising speed?

[@gerhardkutt1748]

Long and slender boat better to get on the plane. Too much weight on the back of the boat. With LCG that far back. 2nd test much better. The foil actually also increases the boat length artificially. Would love to try this out on our Foil Assisted boats!

[@syedakhmal4461]

How the DC voltage from battery powered the AC 3-ph motor? What the devices (controller and etc?) used ? What component should we consider for all system or could you give the reference so i can learn about the system?

[@benji376]

Nice. Wish i had that type of money

[@tbbaot]

Great question, the cost for these conversions from gas to electric is always prohibitive.

[@john-rm2bm]

His house gets power from solar panels he charges his boat of his house it’s solar power

[@micglobal]

What is the battery endurance you achieved for towing a skier as you demonstrated? Or putting around the lake with two adults and a child onboard? Can you put it in practical terms, not just amp hours.

[@stephenmccurdy239]

Great job! I have a little less ambitious idea to convert a smaller outboard with a golf cart motor, for a 14 foot sailboat. Would you have a suggestion about a simple motor/battery combo? Thanks!

[@1gettojoe435]

If it gets at least 6 hrs of drive time . I would buy one

[@Apafej627]

Wow, very cool. Great job. Why wasn't the oil cooled motor not good at the end?

[@Joshua79C]

Seems to me the oil leaked oil when positioned in a way it not made to be placed, not to also mention it adds weight on top with the cooling system needing to be installed to cool the hot oil.

[@samualwhittemore228]

Add some super caps for getting on plane quickly....

[@user-wv6ci9px5w]

very quick but not far!

[@bakervinci163]

That trailer ball is rated for 25 pounds

[@matsisaksson7192]

I wonder what the cleaver propeller did for power consumption and speed. The batteries charged by solar power. Great guys that tries stuff out like this.

[@KyriafinisBill]

This is not a solar-powered boat it's an electric-powered boat. You can't say solar just because you use solar panels to charge the batteries. Solar-powered is something that draws current directly from a solar panel.

[@nike12000haha]

That’s awesome!

[@tedcalouri2694]

interesting project. I really like the idea of a weekender sailboat that I can lose the diesel inboard and replace it with an electric. Is it realistic to put a battery bank in the same space as a fuel tank?

[@jltempes]

Yes, it's roughly the same volume though the batteries will weigh more than an equal volume of fuel. I put 40,000 watt hours of battery in the same area as 21 gal of gas. Also, you can't just refill the batteries as there is no supercharging at the lake (yet) You will need to size your battery pack appropriately. Very easy if you are only looking for 5-10 mph. It gets exponentially harder the faster you go.

[@Make-Asylums-Great-Again]

God lord it looks like you spent a fortune on RIB, model S, i3, electric boat motor, solar panels, batteries, and supporting parts.

[@thepinballking7]

i am really interested in more information, i would love to build something like this. what does a tesla cell entail?

[@nosoyono1081]

I see company’s like elcore building and selling electric out boards but non of them can reach over 15 miles per hour.

[@jltempes]

Yeah, they’re really made for massive boats. Torqeedo makes a nice product but WAY expensive. knowing what I do now, I’d buy a full intact battery from a wrecked Tesla model three, 75 kWh and use a bigger flat bottom boat and not worry about the weight so much and then just put in a 200 or 300 hp electric motor.

[@northeastrailwayproductions]

Well thats AWESOME

[@goodtimes2656]

So it is not solar powered? Neat title

[@OldNorsebrewery]

I heard Mercury just released an diesel powered outboard with 200 horses. I´ll take that any day of the week and pass you in 60 knots while you´re having a flat battery