Motor Canoe - 5.5HP Honda Lawn Mower Engine

[@RobbsHomemadeLife]

one of the best canoe with motors on YT.

[@greenlizardusa3105]

Agreed!

[@hobbyman58]

Any plans available? How did you build it?

[@markwatts84]

Awesome work Would like to see a walk around (and under) video explaining how you put it together.

[@CheersWarren]

Mark Watts watch toward the end.

[@dennishayes3858]

Are they any plains for this setup Where can you get them thanks

[@CheersWarren]

Very nice design, looks like he used an old outboard motor bottom attached to hull like a sail drive for yachts and used the existing gearbox in the outboard ( possible a separate gearbox). He has a separate marine pump to cool the exhaust , that's under the round disc. A rubber impeller type. It would have been easier to use a simple electric pump off the battery. What's great is he found a simple way to use the cheaper vertical shaft drive motors instead of a horz shaft that would require a shaft drive and the complications of that. If he had mounted the engine further forward and used a longer belt the boat would run flatter with a better trim. A square stern model would probably run faster and have more buoyancy in the stern. Great design except the outboard leg out the back would be vulnerable to damage in shallow water. In Dutch canals no problem! Cheers Warren

[@CheersWarren]

Sharron Clark Well maybe, but I have studied the 2 videos quite a while and have been designing systems all my life, done a lot of reverse engineering and been a lifelong boater so I'm not commenting without a good background on what he did. He did some clever things I have not fully worked out why , like an an apparent keel cooler tube as well as cooling water for the engine to avoid the original fan system but those details are not obvious , a tee off the exhaust cooling water goes to a casting under the engine at 7:40 , any thoughts? Cheers Warren

[@BoomeritoBremsen]

@@CheersWarren Hello, sorry to butt in. I have to agree with your observations warp, it is indeed a bottom end from an outboard attached to the hull. Very interesting solution to keep things mechanically simple!

[@CheersWarren]

luckyJohn1994 Please help your self to join in, I 'm interested to hear other comments or thought on this project. It's easy to be a critic but this guy actually got out there and made something that actually worked. And worked well. I saw a simple small lawn engine one right under the stern seat of a small wooden sailboat. Connected to a prop that cane right out the back. Just a simple direct drive. You could hardly see it and made a great get you home engine without having an ugly outboard to spoil the lines of the pretty sailing boat. I love that sort of clever yet simple stuff . Cheers Warren

[@fredriknilsson2826]

I want to see more movie clips under the boat :)

[@nojnoj3069]

Pure genius. Now you've explained how you made it, Brigg's & Stratton will be stealing your idea and bringing out their own version of a grass cutting canoe......

[@frez777]

A feat of engineering for sure!!! Nice job!!!!! I wonder how it would do in the rapids!

[@vinceprouty6347]

Great ingenuity, incredible great video thanks for zooming in to show some stuff. Very fun stuff

[@saveitforparts]

Very nice craftsmanship! Much more attention to detail than mine :-D

[@willyam9735]

That forward/reverse drive mechanism distinguishes this boat setup high above others. Why not describe exactly what it is and how it works????

[@gbnomore3918]

Nice! Shoulda mounted the mower blade underneath also to whack the hydrilla down too. 🤓😁

[@jessiehill8392]

That is a very cool build. I'd like to see all the components on the bottom of it.

[@joshking9988]

Does anyone know how far back the propeller needs to be on the canoe? I’m trying to build one of these myself and I was wondering if it mattered where the lower outboard and engine sat.

[@zandstrasbarncreations4156]

At our canoe, the propeller is underneat the shifting lever👍👍

[@joshking9988]

@@zandstrasbarncreations4156 Thanks! Is there a difference with how far back it sits?

[@TimsWorkshopTJY]

That is cool and your buddy likes it too. Reverse and it turns good too. Doesn't seem to be too heavy with the lawnmower engine and the rooster tail is awesome. Thumbs up

[@rexmanansala7779]

Greetings from Philippines, Sir your boat is quite Amazing, I wanna know the set up about the forward and reverse mechanism if possible thank you so Much Sir,

[@tjm3900]

I am pretty sure he is using the lower part of an old outboard motor leg. This would give him a sealed prop and forward and reverse gears. The drive to is would just be a pulley off the motor.

[@Kitiwake]

@Toob247 Toob247 yeah... There's tons of them all over the Philippines.

[@DetroitMicroSound]

I would also be very interested the the drivetrain you put together here. Have you considered a bigger muffler to tame the exhaust note?

[@Kitiwake]

I would use (more) ballast forward to keep better boat trim under speed.

[@G56AG]

Looks like a nice set up, but the vertical video makes is hard to watch.

[@ReVeS321]

Any chance to get blueprints or photo how build gearbox ?

[@6Tonjack]

What Gear box and prop are you using? Can you show videos of the build and where you got the parts?

[@mechanic4744]

This propably takes years to built the cooling idea... It really tho lookes very nice

[@andreashollander4648]

Ha Frisian ingenuity Nice one...niet gek. .. Please show how you put it together Can help a lot of people who don't have access to expensive outboard Like here in Kenya

[@CheersWarren]

Andreas Hollander hi see my suggestions on his design. I would suggest for Kenya check out the 'mud motor designs' similar to the Indonesian long tales but use simple Honda motors . Like this kzbin.info/www/bejne/r6K9n2aafN6Wiqs. Cheers Warren

[@kevinwelsh7490]

is there even a propeller? is it even connected to the motor? or does the exhaust push it along?

[@workingdiligently8458]

i love this, i'm thinking - why not use the water pump from the lower unit though? - maybe save some cash on the pump and the extra pulleys? I think i might try to replicate this! awesome!

[@josephstalin7995]

I have a 2 stroke lawnmower engine lying around and I want to do something with it... this mayy be it.

[@T.B620]

hoi hoe werkt het koelstysteem precies zover ik kan zien komt er water in de pomp van onder de boot dan bij n t splitsing naar de motor en rechtdoor naar de uitlaat en eruit, en als ik t dan goed gezien heb een slang uit t blok weer die t hete water van het blokje met dat pis straaltje afvoert?

[@SuperPARPI]

hola buenas puedes enseñar el sistema de cambio velocidad y montaje de rulillos de la cola gracias

[@ExploreUnderground]

I'm curious how the water is cooling the oil. It looks like it's pumping right into the block lol or am I blind and missed something?

[@JodBronson]

Pause at 4:27 - You will see a " Pump " using " Vacuum Pump " using the " Pause Function " in the Oil Suction.

[@Kitiwake]

@@JodBronson saw it.

[@JodBronson]

@@Kitiwake - I hope so! LOL

[@markhall7646]

How is it shifted and driven? Is it hydraulic or mechanical?

[@its_me_voltron6394]

Ok show how it works?🤔

[@1337bender]

how is it driven?

[@briananthony4044]

That didn't really explain your drive system at all.

[@klincecum]

Do any of y'all actually read the descriptions?

[@bryanbiggs9496]

Good idea, BUT you can never make it go fast! The reason is that a canoe hull is not a planning hull. In order for a boat to go fast it has to get up on a plane!

[@slrs3908]

I don't think most people will understand that, but you are right.

[@АлександрКочнев-ы1в]

Оценка 5+ 😆💓👌✌👍💪

[@JohanvanderMeulen1991]

Machtig filmke

[@eriet1]

is the bottom a secret? that's what everyone wants to see

[@jilkeschilteschilte5311]

That's the exhaust

[@CheersWarren]

Brilliant ,!

[@sako4me]

Needs a gx390!

[@TheJimtodd]

Ilove it it,s great

[@unused131]

Fryslan ftw