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[@PonderingPandaThoughts]

Never thought I'd see my old ship again! That old boat, the "Vulcan" (19:56) that's docked at there Seattle Maritime Academy, was my first duty assignment in the Army! She was originally the "FMS Vulcan" or Floating Machine Shop! A great find!

[@HunterKiotori]

Nice bro

[@vikingursigurdsson]

Wow bro that's super cool

[@macnsteeze]

awww

[@Bizzybugproductions]

I’m Canadian

[@bracholi]

Gotta mention that the Army has more water vessels than the Navy. Can't not flex on seamen.

[@sophiebas6154]

The irony of people yelling “lazy” at him when he spent so long designing and building the tugboat XD

[@SentinelxPrime]

yeah i found that to be quite strange too... maybe its a seattle thing? People think you should be out on the water exercising? Idk but they're dumb.

[@justmyself1000]

It was also funny the guy yelling it from his large boat!

[@IamShanee]

yeah if I saw this going by the last thing I would yell is "lazy", weird

[@merunasg]

@@SentinelxPrime probably just joking it's all in good fun

[@johnschwalb]

Come on hes clearly joking

[@boardsort]

"rich people trying to flex but their boats cant self direct" - the soundtrack is as entertaining as the content!

[@kwaaaa]

Lmao, that line killed me.

[@yeldawg907]

I loved it but those yatchs, tugs, and fishing boats definitely all can lol

[@boardsort]

@@yeldawg907 Yes, they can...but I would like to emphasize the "self" part. None of the above mentioned operators designed, built and implemented the autonomousness (is that even a word? Chrome says no lol).

[@yeldawg907]

@@boardsort true, but the operators of said vessels can input waypoint missions. Just definitely not it such tight waterways like this. And the definitely didn't design build or implement said system

[@terratrekker28]

Yes there are boats that self direct

[@AntithesisDCLXVI]

Bro this seriously looks like a life-saving piece of equipment. With a few minor modifications this could be designed to be rigged up to lifeboats for at-sea emergencies. It would turn the situation from "hope you get rescued before eating each other" into "be bored and uncomfortable for a few days."

[@aperson9973]

That would be amazing, however if it was a piece of equipment on a lifeboat, you would have to make a good navigation system, that could navigate to the nearest port from anywhere in the ocean, and it would have to be able to operate in extreme weather conditions and choppy waters without going off course.

[@pvpdm]

@@aperson9973 even just this one being programmed to go to the nearest shore would be a lifesaver. I'm just not really sure how it would handle the deep sea waves

[@AntithesisDCLXVI]

@@aperson9973 I'd be happier with something rather than nothing. I could use the sun and stars to point me in a general east or west direction and just go until land. If it's simply not possible to make one sturdy enough to handle extreme conditions while also compact enough to fit with a liferaft, then I'll just take the one that can't handle extreme conditions and hope I don't encounter any. Again, something is better than nothing in a case like this.

[@qwertykeyboard5901]

Yeah, I'd rather be rescued by a proper boat then get tugged by a pissy ass rc boat for hours on end.

[@AntithesisDCLXVI]

@@qwertykeyboard5901 Well no duh, who wouldn't? But the chance of being rescued by a proper boat is slim to none. Do you know how much open space there is out there on the sea? The choice isn't between a "pissy ass rc boat" and a "proper boat." The choice is between a "pissy ass rc boat" and aimlessly floating adrift until you die from exposure or capsize and end up as fish food.

[@gianlucabrambilla8227]

Timestamps of all the chanties 0:00: GPS will lead the way 10:01: full speed across lake Union 14:41: course set in stone 27:51: draw bridges tilting up 34:32: hulls slicing thru the sea

[@HurricaneLantern]

thank you

[@neilbalch]

Thank you for completing the gods' work, sir! Alas, the five most important sections of the video 😜

[@Rancher1911]

I want to download it

[@MrCarlozan96]

Love how it goes up in pitch for every new one

[@Misack8]

RCTestFligth - It's Solar Powered Avaliable in Vinyl and Cassette.

[@Project-Air]

This is why rctestflight is the best channel on KZbin.

[@RobDavisAkaMonk]

It'd be great to see you and Daniel to a colab . :)

[@maff1917]

@@RobDavisAkaMonk +

[@rctestflight]

Thanks James!

[@NoAgendaFPV]

@@RobDavisAkaMonk Autonomous boat from Seatle to UK haha

[@felixleveille8441]

Man your projects are really awesome too!

[@smartereveryday]

Super clever project

[@ThompYT]

Rctestflight really makes some awesome boats and ""planes""

[@legendaryoski23]

Yo even Destin is here

[@lp812leo]

Hi destin

[@ColinRichardson]

SNATCHBLOCK

[@chain3519]

Autonomous bickering mag, when?

[@doctorkayak]

Been a recreational mariner for 30 plus years and for the life of me I will never understand how disrespectful other jack-wads on the water can be regardless if they are on a wave runner or a yacht. Mindboggling! That is why I live in the hinterlands of Northern Michigan, still cannot escape them here but there certainly is a lot less of them... and the season is much shorter! :(

[@sharonbraselton4302]

ñót chef or wverß 600 mikes 5vdas ee gofir all dày fun

[@Seanomarachain]

You talking about jet skiers?

[@Andy-rk5kz]

why has no one commented about how amazing the intro song and harmonies were! holy cow that was great

[@lucassamuel6069]

First thing I thought!

[@cbracing808]

Yes it was!!!

[@PhaTs00p]

Because it might have been slightly inspired by the wellerman sea shanty. The lyrics are his though.

[@cbracing808]

@@PhaTs00p ....yup.... it's great!

[@nickhersheys2706]

A cappella !

[@FrederickDunn]

Ok, this was a random recommendation on the right margin of my KZbin page. I wasn't going to watch but then decided to pause and see what it's all about. I am very happy that I did, very interesting and entertaining. Thank you for an excellent video diversion. Solar-powered propulsion? Yes Please!!!! Would love to see that scaled up! Thumbs up! Figuring out an efficient consumption to speed ratio is something the Navy also does :)

[@trappertait620]

Same

[@jackharvest1]

Same story. I don't even know why the frick I watched this at 1:00AM, but I don't regret it.

[@shiitakestick]

@DubStylee - what do you call expensive ? I looked on amazon and their 8 ah 12 volt batterys were not very expensive in my opinion. Now if youre talking 200 ah , those get expensive .

[@clonkex]

@DubStylee They're really not though. A 6S 5Ah lipo is ~$100 Australian and much cheaper in the US.

[@AlucardJr6969]

same i came from a camping raft vid XD

[@Bu5H84]

DAMN I'm not sure what's more crazy, the fact you managed to complete the mission and spend 8 hours on the water or me watching your 36min video of it and loving every second of it. well done

[@literallyleo]

or the sea shanty

[@synthyawylder3297]

Some suggestions, if you decide to update your project: 1. If you can't completely seal your SolarCat Tug hulls, then at least, equip them with a min-bilge pump in each hull to automatically pump any water out. 2. Move your solar panel aft; it looks like it's bow-heavy, especially when encountering waves. 3. Consider using ducted props; not only do they resist fouling from things like seaweed, but they're also more efficient when using them in a low-speed high-thrust application. The ducts might also add to the directional control, like rudders. 4. Oh, yeah, final recommendation, consider a new(er) laptop? Have you considered making a full-size version of your SolarCat Tug, one in which you can actually sit inside, like a solar-powered autonomous boat? It seems like you already have all you'd need, just up-scale it. Great project!

[@K.J.Ray421]

A full scale version would be great. I've watched a couple videos on solar yachts. One was a guy on his own who did everything himself and used an old boat. The other was a brand new luxury solar yacht (Silent Yachts) that a wife and husband got to sail around on while making videos for their YT channel. I'd prefer the DIY boat since the one built in the factory was far too extravagant and expensive.

[@K.J.Ray421]

Here's a full size solar powered boat Peter Sripol made on his channel by adding a small roof to a 12ft or so aluminum boat. But I also found a couple people powering kayak type boats with solar panels when I searched "solar powered boat" on YT. kzbin.info/www/bejne/jqqpf6CIft-DfpY

[@davidrichter9164]

Speech.

[@terran_tom]

What a diverse water way Seattle has. There is so much going from heavy industry to small boats and peoples houses and then planes landing and taking off, all with Seattle in the background. Totally, completely beautiful. Seriously dope video man, awesome solar powered robot boat too

[@Atheism-And-Normative-Ethics]

Seattle is awesome... Surprised he caught the sun out though. It's always like the perfect temperature (some might say)

[@chez8920]

"Are you rctestflight?" "Yeah, I'm about to be run over by a fucking yacht" Comedy gold

[@doublerpix1597]

*Daniel at the grocery store later that day* Stranger: Excuse me sir do you know where the bathroom is? Daniel: Yeah it's solar powered Stranger: *visibly confused* Daniel: It's autonomous

[@eterrnal]

Daniel: You weren't here when I was planning the mission

[@Naoh.Bakerr]

Stranger: to what? THE FUTURE!?!

[@Tinman-Gamer]

lol

[@kylemcweeny878]

Wow this was so hilarious 😂

[@olsmokey]

The correct answer is: "You're floating on it".

[@dusting1851]

"we got some...... metal boats" a true master of words. also the Bering Leader is one of a fleet of four fishing vessels in the Northwest/Alaskan region.

[@k4dpf1]

Ya' know, I watch a lot of videos on KZbin.....but this was undoubted one of the most enjoyable I can remember. Simply put, it was a real pleasure to watch from beginning to end. Thanks so much, Daniel.!!!!

[@Superwoodputtie]

"How is the robotic slave galley doing?" Hahaha

[@AnotherAnonymousMan]

kinda redundant since the word robot derives from the word slave already! 😃

[@toolbaggers]

@@AnotherAnonymousMan kinda like another anonymous. another is a form of identifying classification so it's not so anonymous.

[@28th_St_Air]

@@toolbaggers it’s little rare comment gold nuggets like yours that make sifting through the comment section so fun. Well played.

[@kondziu1992]

@AnotherAnonymousMan it's not. It derives from "robota" meaning roughly "tough, mundane job" in Slavic languages (Czech, Polish...)

[@AnotherAnonymousMan]

@@28th_St_Air I mean, he's confused literal redundancy with contradiction: one is superfluous the other is counterproductive... Which are completely different. They honestly don't conflate at all... But... I didn't want to get into it. I don't think KZbin comments is a forum that appreciates linguistics discourse.😅

[@sannewijn8695]

Quick tip to find out really quick (less than a second with a trained eye) if you're on a collision course with a boat. Compare the background (shore) with the boat you want to check. If it goes faster than that boat you will cross first, if the boat goes faster they will gross first. If the background stands still compared to the boat you are on a collision course. Adjust immediatly. With adequate programming and a camera, this could maybe be (part of) the solution for your live boat/ crossing water situation.

[@Al_Ares]

This info is really useful.

[@michaelantoun9353]

I think that this tip is a simplification of the same math a collision detection system would use, where with just a camera you can determine the relative position/velocity of the boat and then see where their trajectory is headed.

[@bertjesklotepino]

right. And if you are both traveling in the same direction, same speed, but angled in such a way that you will cross eachother's path.... will this still work? Do you perhaps have a link to a video or something to show it in practice?

[@StormBurnX]

@@bertjesklotepino That is the precise situation they're describing, yes.

[@hatersgonnalovethis]

Ukraine navy taking notes.

[@greythompson7376]

I know you probably won't see this, but what a great idea and hope you have lots of fun with future inventions! Good luck! The video was super fun to watch! Thank you.

[@misterzeak]

5 shanties, love it! The jibe at people calling you lazy was great too!

[@backyardblasters]

Hey man, just wanted to say your sea shantys are awesome. You are both an engineer and artist. Great video :-D

[@aarepelaa1142]

I think someone else sung them, don't remember who.

[@drshocking1229]

@@aarepelaa1142 i think it said blame colin or smth

[@user-ke1gn3ql1g]

It's from The Longest Joahns they're pretty good i think the one he was singing is called WellerMan.

[@TantalumPolytope]

@@user-ke1gn3ql1g it was

[@Ben.N]

@@user-ke1gn3ql1g yeah it’s a cover lol

[@MrChanw11]

Im suprised how many people you actually get to talk to on the waters.

[@rubiconnn]

I used to have a small boat I used for fishing and man, boat people love talking to each other lol.

[@Traxxas119]

Generally if youre on the water, people are in their 'happy place' and are in good moods lol. Lots of chatty people out there.

[@patjohn775]

I used to wake up every morning get coffee and idle around my bay and talk to other people drinking coffee on their deck

[@birdpirch1669]

@@patjohn775 That sounds so good!

[@varmoes]

@@patjohn775 ok now I’ve got new life goals set thanks to you!

[@thepersonwhocomentz]

The passerby asking "How's the Robotic Slave Galley doing?" made me laugh my ass off. If you were to ever market this as some kind of commercial product, you should definitely make RSG the serial number prefix. It could "officially" stand for something else, but we'd all know the truth.

[@notfeedynotlazy]

Sell it in Spanish. "Robogaleote" has a nice ring and is a single word ;-)

[@josephmiller997]

Me too. That killed me.

[@StrangerOman]

Just a random passing by. It was an amazing journey. I love how people call you out "lazy" or "getting fat" not knowing how much time R&D gone into this project. It's not like you can buy thing like this and just plug and play it. Amazing work and awesome content. Thank you for filming it.

[@Ithirahad]

I wouldn't be surprised if these sunhorse things became commercially available at some point though, tbh.

[@nonnymoose7005]

Seemed all in good fun to me

[@waelkietalkie]

The fact its totally guided by GPS is allready amazing, but the tour of the shore line of the lake is even fullfilling , love this vid!

[@HMB190]

there are giant yachts that can be driven on a gps waypoint guided trip. You could build a little boat, buy a solar panel, and program this into any little laptop you own. maybe even be able to use a phone app to plot/track the mission. its available to each and every one of us, he just decided to put it all together

[@jayrodathome]

This is so awesome. I remember when you were firs testing your first waypoint missions all within view. You've come so far and can actually get this thing to pull all that weight around. It's amazing I love it

[@dozer1642]

To me, the most amazing part of this is the fact that your laptop rode on top of that box the whole time without falling in the water.

[@Benzin0]

Yeah that was janky AF hahah

[@orphidian11]

34:40 "as he passed the nice big yachts, the bikini babes were looking hot, he started to feel like a dork, his confidence did waver" 😂😂😂😂

[@nfast3960]

This video: "It's solar powered" "What a cool (insert naval thing)" "This must have not been here when I planned the mission"

[@dddanmar]

"Another tugboat"

[@brandonrodgers2479]

"Electronic slave galley" lmao

[@barmetler]

"LAAAAZYYYYY"

[@lesto12321]

* custom made music *

[@chanceym6000]

Oh look, another lifeboat

[@Boegeskoven]

Hey! I watched this last year and i couldnt find it for my mates. but somehow it came back in the recommended. Just wanted to let you know this is one the best videos ive seen of all time. And ive been here since the start of youtube. Good job man!

[@LukesPersonalChannel]

Loved the sea shanties... Colin deserves a musical award for those. The solar autonomous tug boat was alright too I guess.

[@jakestanbro959]

I am so here for the sea shanties!!!

[@t1mmy13]

With all that electrical power around you, it was kind of funny to see you inflate the boat with a manual pump :D

[@jackiec498]

🤣

[@MacMiggity]

An absolute slapper of intro!

[@shize9ine]

10:00 - Don't forget about that big Yak energy!

[@MrEarling]

I replayed it just to hear that song again

[@MrPinguinzz]

34:30 was the best one imho

[@prakharmishra3000]

I don't usually hit the like button on videos, but I liked this one instantly as I heard the intro

[@michaelchurch5110]

I can't believe my hillbilly ass just watched the whole video. That's original AF! It was a great way to get to see a piece of America that I definitely would have missed! Thanks for a great video 🇺🇸

[@thefittoaster1764]

As an Aussie who has never been to the US, Seattle looks like a really cool place to live and/or visit. Especially if you do something like this.

[@Burns11112]

That’s just typical high end port city stuff. Seattle’s not a very fun place to live.

[@user-px3rg2mc3h]

It's looks lovely from afar, doesn't it. Komo's Seattle-documentary is something you'd love to see then, kzbin.info/www/bejne/mKGkmmpmjLx1otk

[@skogen5357]

@@Burns11112 i feel that you can kinda use that statement on any mayor metropole in the us

[@Burns11112]

@@skogen5357 I wouldn’t say ‘any’, but definitely many of them.

[@skogen5357]

@@Burns11112 yeah

[@erei5659]

i find it funny how all the people in the massive engine powered boats called you lazy, but all the rowboaters where like, wow neato.

[@abdullahkrmzyuz5827]

We need all these songs in a playlist, omg! Also nice work!

[@jonathans.972]

Hey, this might be a good idea, assuming you like Batman. Especially The Batman (2022). Maybe not, lol. Since you work with autonomous vehicles a lot and GPS waypoints, could you plot a course through a city where a vehicle could remain in the shadows the majority of the trip? At night, obviously. We're talking darkness. An EVB car preferably as the car in The Batman is way too loud to do this without acoustic dampening or an electric drive. Just thinking. Is it possible?

[@SeanHodgins]

What a journey! You should definitely make a full size boat like Sripol's solar powered Jon boat, but autonomous.

[@alexmikhael5061]

full sized you get into REGristruitions... paperwork, right??? this is a simple ''tug'' of an inflatable float device..... lots less paperwork *I* would imagine ;) wink'wink_nudge'nudge ;) ;)

[@planningahea8505]

and do the transatlantic journey!

[@norcaldrones5389]

You could put motors and solar panels on a SUP and not need to register or even just a hard shell kayak.

[@CessnaPilot99]

"Lazy!" Love the sailboat owner who is motoring himself calling you lazy..does he not see the irony? Lol

[@aurtisanminer2827]

I was gonna say the same thing. Lol

[@jefferyshall]

💯

[@stephentroyer3831]

Haha "you're lazy like me!"

[@marcusdutra7091]

Dude, this was epic!!! 8h in the water in an inflatable kayak loaded with electronics, sailing among big boats! Congratulations!

[@Lavabo-Quebec]

and no lifekacket!!

[@robertsanders7060]

Now send this thing on a round the world trip, please!

[@AlsoDave]

"how do you turn?" "yeah it's solar powered!"

[@remyllebeau77]

And he constantly says it is autonomous but then how does he take control when he needs to. Part autonomous, part radio controlled would be more accurate.

[@LittleScientist2011]

"How's your day been?" "Yeah its autonomous using GPS!"

[@leerhoscht]

Police: „I‘m sorry, thats illegal.“ - „Yeah its on a waypoint mission“

[@MrKyle700]

@@remyllebeau77 easier to come up with one explanation and just say that to everyone after the 100th time someone asks lol

[@remyllebeau77]

@@MrKyle700 I guess so. :)

[@emica1427]

“Sir, youre choking are you okay?!” rc “yeah its solar powered!”

[@RedmanProductions]

im not into boats and i never would've thought this 36 minute video of you on this slow journey would keep me entertained the entire time

[@questioneverything4633]

Wait until you find the kayak fishing side of KZbin...

[@MrCaprinut]

Amen! Have lived buy the seaside almost my entire life, but boat and sea life never have been my thing. But cars is. I was entertained the whole video. The comments along made this video. Make another one and I'll be watching :-)

[@AlexS-vr5jq]

lol same i honestly subscribed after watching this video

[@fredericklyon2006]

Thanks!

[@nolanhenley3097]

Maybe I'm really wrong here, but those props look a lot like the ones on my Traxxas Spartan. Those might be meant for an Arneson drive which is a half-submerged, high-speed propeller. You probably want a prop like a freight ship or tug boat. Something worth looking into.

[@peterzingler6221]

Definetly bigger Props will Power pitch

[@Acrophobia2]

I don’t know much about hydrodynamics but in airplanes a slower rotation with more aggressive pitch is more efficient so I agree with your idea!

[@ericfarmer3644]

@@Acrophobia2 It's all fluid dynamics in the end

[@bwxmoto]

@@ericfarmer3644 Yeah but air is compressible and water is not. I think smaller props might clear seaweed better too though or at least not get completely hung up in it.. not sure.

[@SportSoulLife]

@@bwxmoto Water cavitates though. To get the same poweroutput on a smaller propeller it needs to spin faster causing more cavitation (well more scientifically you need to increase the pessure per square cm of propeller surface). A larger propeller at the same or if needed lower RPM will output more power, but for this you also need a suitable motor However power is not a problem here since both the tugboat and kayak are pretty much at their hull speed, meaning in order to go faster you need a less V shaped hull and a LOT more power to get the tugboat up on a plane. Same goes for the kayak. An inflateable hull will at a ceirtain speed (in this case 1.8 m/s) suck themselves to the water surface, creating huge drag. You need a rigid hull to go faster and a flatter hull to go on a plane.

[@jacobericsson9325]

The songs really caught me off guard, so amazing, made me smile several times. What an amazing guy!

[@ranekeisenkralle8265]

Same here. Nice change of pace.

[@speedy761]

I agree 😝😝😝

[@Maimonizo]

can someone refer to the original song ty

[@speedy761]

@@Maimonizo wellerman

[@raptor2265]

@@Maimonizo Here you go: kzbin.info/www/bejne/i3-5d3iqatuejcU

[@Kalandro99]

As non nativ english speaker I have never heard someone say "good for you" in a non sarcastic way... Amazing project!

[@comradesoupbeans4437]

tbf, as a native english speaker, i've barely ever heard it said genuinely either

[@Jokl92]

I've heard it a lot from Canadians. It was strange at first but I got used to it 😅 I would never say that in Germany though 😂

[@dancevideo2]

As a native English speaker I've seldom heard it, and never said it myself except to a child. A long time ago maybe it was more accepted. However sincerely it is said, from a stranger it may be heard to mean the speaker feels superior and entitled to pass judgement on the other person. Maybe it works in an area where there is a broad agreement about what good behavior actually is!

[@bradley3549]

Good for you!

[@DIYtechie]

You deserve an award for the custom theme songs for these videos. Amazing and fun! 👍🏻🙌

[@PlasmaChannel]

Ah, so there IS another design / science channel in Seattle. I'm eastside. Nice build brother.

[@Kepler_2258]

You should collab and make something lol

[@manvstaco]

I love your channel! I'm based out of Silverdale area near by!

[@jakejoyce5555]

@@manvstaco Ey, I live in Silverdale.

[@joshuawilcox1322]

Bruh there's so many KZbinrs near me😂

[@jazzophis]

That is actually really impressive. It would be interesting to see this scaled up to 3 or even 4 panels.

[@pantloaded]

someone should start an autonomous tugboat Tour Company

[@Markfps]

36 minutes?? Is it our birthday?? ♥️ Awesome!!! We didn't even knew how much we needed these songs lol I hope we can get them on Spotify This one might be my favorite autonomous vehicle episode. Pretty cool and everyone seemed so nice and interested

[@eloistree-lookfor]

Was not expecting to chill on an boat with hot potato for 30 minutes. Thank for the chill vibe video.

[@MrSychnant]

I knew very little about Seattle (being in Liverpool UK) but your tour of the waterways was an eye opener, I had to keep pausing the video as i kept looking at my "marine Traffic" app on my phone to see what all the boats were used for.. Great video Thank You .

[@DrunkAncestor]

The guy calling out "LAZY" lol... The alleged lazy person in question: *literally built autonomous tug like a boss*

[@kapioskapiopoylos7338]

some of the laziest people in the world according to him, James Watt, Gottlieb Daimler, Rudolf Diesel, Carl Benz, Wilbur and Orville Wright, etc thank god we have such lazy and clever people

[@misterzeak]

I love the idea of seeing you do a solar(autonomous) boat from the scrapyard!

[@bsvirsky]

Very picturesque journey and nice music! It seems to be a good idea being pulled around on the water by engine with solar panel. May be it's better for safety to take with you something to raw to the bank if the engine fails...

[@jamesstamper248]

I use to work on the Bering Leader, it is a long line fishing vessel that targets primarily Cod and Skate, sometimes black cod. it's 127 feet long and though it's in seattle at the time of filming it usually ports out of dutch harbour and fishes the bering sea year round, or at least when I worked there.

[@neogator26]

This was way more interesting than even I expected. The sailor's ballad was fantastic.

[@JasonP6339]

Better than fantastic..... It sounded fucking great! I wish he would make a serious one

[@MJAldridge6]

The ballad's just earned him a new sub!

[@petemoss8245]

It's a Sea Shanty not a sailors ballad.

[@neogator26]

@@petemoss8245 It seemed like a ballad but now I am intrigued. I'll look up the difference.

[@ZTK-RC]

That was my least favorite part, also the parts that made him seem like a weird rich guy.

[@icychill105]

I like the people calling you lazy from sail boats and engine powered boats, also cool to see the waterways in seattle since ive never gone into the water

[@Cheese18372]

I love how people are calling him lazy while they are chilling in their yachts probably watching KZbin on their bed

[@briansmobile1]

If I'm ever in Seattle, I'm hanging out with the sea planes!

[@marktamparong8618]

I sexually Identify as an Attack Helicopter. Ever since I was a boy I dreamed of soaring over the oilfields dropping hot sticky loads on disgusting foreigners. People say to me that a person being a helicopter is Impossible and I'm fucking retarded but I don't care, I'm beautiful. I'm having a plastic surgeon install rotary blades, 30 mm cannons and AMG-114 Hellfire missiles on my body. From now on I want you guys to call me "Apache" and respect my right to kill from above and kill needlessly. If you can't accept me you're a heliphobe and need to check your vehicle privilege. Thank you for being so understanding.

[@pugnastic7272]

@@marktamparong8618 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😭😭😭😭I'M HAVING A SEIZURE.

[@nikkothegoblin]

Everything about your projects and videos are phenomenal and this is such a prime example of that. Fascinating seeing the water life in Seatle too! One of the best videos I've seen in a long time

[@Duda286]

I don't know which is better - the absolutely well tuned and composed one-man harmonic choir or the FREAKING UNLIMITED RANGE TUG-ANYTHINGlight-BOAT the biggest congratulations for your achievement of 2 years ago!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@kylegordon]

"Lazy", shouts the guy using a sailboat with the sails wrapped up and the engine going...

[@AndrewTheRadarMan]

Truee. I didn't even notice the sails were wrapped up lol.

[@stopanti-whitepropaganda6650]

@ghee cappy You apparently have one in your head rn

[@tempestive1]

@ghee cappy lol go read some books on maths and statistic significancy. Damn scientific illiterates weighing down the tugboat for all of us

[@moritzwolle2141]

I am quite sure you are not allowed to use your sails in a harbour :) But I am with you, he is lazy as well : D

[@sunsetlights100]

@ghee cappy 👍👆⌚

[@lelandbatey]

I love that you were recognized by someone! It's cool to know you were less than a mile from me, and in general are in this are.

[@ristomatti]

Thank you for taking us with you on this relaxing, cheerful and fascinating boat trip! I couldn't think of a better video to watch while unwinding after work in the middle of the ever darkening Finnish autumn. I wish it was spring already. Gotta be positive, only 7 more months and it'll be warm again!

[@CatchAllEntertainmentToday]

All the people yelling lazy is comedic. Here they are sitting on boats they simply paid to acquire, and you’re being tugged by something you designed, built, and programmed. Whose the lazy one?

[@fajrulnaufal]

I think they're saying it in a playful way

[@LeBlafy]

And the poeple saying he was lazy were all on powered boats ! The people on kayaks were more friendly

[@sam-rs8wg]

It is so clearly a joke that its pretty hilarious that you can't pick up on that.

[@preethig6099]

@@sam-rs8wg You come across something that you don't normally see and you're instinct is to ridicule and make fun of them?

[@crimsonfancy]

@@fajrulnaufal of course they were. Nonetheless, smarter vs harder and smarter wins every time.

[@oldbloke135]

This is a fantastic video. The autonomous tug catamaran is great on its own but the tour of the Seattle waterways was riveting. It's a real eye opener into another world, seeing the hot tub boats, multi-storey boat parking and trawlers the size of ferries.

[@MatCendana]

I've just stumbled onto this video and watched right until the end. I've never been to the US but have certainly heard about Seattle many times. This route and scenes along the way is definitely very interesting. Some very nice houses, especially the apartments at the start. I'm subscribing to this channel. -- Petaling Jaya, Malaysia

[@autoturret539]

The U.S is a great place to visit, especially Manhattan!! I live less than an hour from NYC and I can get over to Manhattan, the Bronx, and lots of other destinations right now if I wanted to!

[@AquarianNomadic]

Seattle is amazing.

[@rutgerb]

I am really surprised by all the leisure traffic on the water and the planes! We dont see waterplanes in the Netherlands, I wonder why.

[@122436Joe]

@@autoturret539so true! i live about 8 hours from NY, and i can get to all those places as well. I love-a this country!

[@w花b]

His area looks like a gta map

[@martynridley3671]

That was very cool. I really enjoyed that and I love your 'shanties'! Here in England, I have a good friend from Seattle, so it was nice to see some of it here. Great project and a great video to showcase it!

[@Space_Reptile]

would be a great addition if you had a bilge pump in each half of the boat and it simply gets turned on via a button on your remote that way you could turn it on whenever from a distance

[@964cuplove]

How a bout a float in the bilge to auto-pump when needed ?

[@superspooky4580]

That or just have a water sensor in the bottom so if it gets water inside a pump activates. All vessels leak no matter how sealed they are. That’s why we got bilge pumps

[@Space_Reptile]

@@superspooky4580 yea i was thinking about that too, but at that small scale it might get "stuck on" w/ a loose droplet and needlessly drain the battery maybe instead have the sensor give some feedback (like an LED on the remote) that promts the user to activate the pumps manually, that way you can tell if its dry or not by seeing that there is no water being pumped w/ the pump on and the LED still lit

[@superspooky4580]

@@Space_Reptile your right that makes since. Due to how small it would be surface tension could be a massive issue for sensors.

[@L8P8]

Bro, did you invent a solar tug boat for a kayak and perform a sea shanty about it? How spectacular.

[@rsquared9703]

I like how entertained you are. I’d laugh to see you talk to yourself in full conversation. Boat, boat, hey! That boat is fat, boat, boat, woah a rusty boat….

[@cvic9842]

he's a big kid, its adorable

[@danielmahon1589]

that is just life with ADD

[@PratimPatil]

watching the video is so much more fun after reading your comment. XD

[@Arrogan28]

You know what a 2.9 Million view for this video tells me.... humanities sense of adventure and ingenuity is alive and definitely not dead. I almost feel on one hand sad that i grew up before youtube, as growing up as a kid I lived in a small northern town, can't imagine the stuff we got up to for the sake of 'adventure', would have been awesome to have had youtube back then... put it all up online just to see people's reactions... but nice to see these kinds of videos get the popularity they deserve... great video.

[@folms110]

This channel has been stimulating my lizard brain for many years. You’re amazing Daniel.

[@beavismount]

What an entertaining tour of the waters around Seattle! And even though it got repetitive since everyone had the same reaction, I really enjoyed the short conversations you had along the way.

[@Jimmy___]

When your laptop is so crap you secretly hope it will fall overboard so you have an excuse to replace it. Awesome video!

[@loganholmberg2295]

The laptop was sitting in the sun all day so that's probably why it was thermal throttling. I wouldn't be surprised if some parts of got hot to the touch from the sun. It probably wouldn't matter what model he used in those conditions but he probably could have saved himself a hassle by building a cheap sunshapde for it.

[@motorradmike]

Great story and brilliant effort. A Hawaiian style three hull outrigger canoe would give tremendous room for solar panels, more stability in the chop and still use your two motor drive system. The inflatable kayak slowed you down.

[@jac540]

Sentence of the day: 'It must not have been there when I plotted this mission' No critique, awesome mission, thanks for sharing! :)

[@KylaraKuhn]

heh... or at least when google shot the maps pictures :)

[@ninjabreadman911]

so... i dont know if anyone has mentioned this idea, but adding this kind of technology to say, lifeboats on larger working ships, could potentially save human lives. instead of drifting aimlessly on the ocean, imagine having a little solar tug to pull your life raft to the nearest shipping rout, or land mass where you will be picked up.

[@jonahbrame7874]

The larger life boats have engines and fuel for propulsion against waves and powered travel at night

[@JonBecker81]

@@jonahbrame7874 yeah it’s not like the titanic anymore.

[@CosmosProvider]

that would be very useful if only it only worked when the sun is out which is often not the case

[@fridaycaliforniaa236]

I worked as an helicopter pilot for SAR missions in French Navy. Many people just fall from their boats while sailing on a quiet sunny day and don't have more than their life vest. A thing like this solar mini-boat could be a HUGE leap in safety and save many lives =). Someone has to file a patent for this. Really =)

[@realburglazofficial2613]

I was thinking the same thing. The smaller inflatable lifeboats from some vessels (or even aircraft) just sit in the water where they were deployed and wait for rescue, but they are at the mercy of the currents. Having a foldable version of this on an inflatable lifeboat would be a lifesaver. As soon as it’s activated, it sets a course for the closest landmass and just tows you to shore. The closest landmass is usually where the rescue will be coming from anyway so close the distance.

[@ARVash]

This is such a great idea. It reminds me of what I love about trains for long distance travel. Even when it's slow, you're not having to manage it so you can do whatever you want with your time. I wonder if it's possible to make a solar zepplin that just slowly moves forward.

[@MidnightMarrow]

Solar zepp is certainly doable!

[@HeinrichErnst1]

A zepperator (solar Zeppelin ) is a dream of mine for 30 years now! It should be quite easy. (Enough money provided) If you ever come to Germany don't miss the Zeppelin museum at Friedrichshafen! You can enter a full scale partition of a Hindenburg rebuild and learn everything about how they mastered all the problems there were over 80 years ago! And they went across the Atlantic regularly! I am wondering why there are no Zeppelin cruises today?!

[@B_A_Images]

@@HeinrichErnst1 there are no zeppelin cruises because too many people are in too much of a hurry. Here in the United States, I would imagine a zeppelin trip over the grand canyon or other landmarks would be amazing. You would be able to see so much more than you can in an airplane or helicopter.

[@pb_zep3838]

I'm guessing you could, but I don't think it would be nearly as efficient.

[@KnapfordMaster98]

the fact you did one of the coolest things ever, and then also recorded multiple original verses to the Wellerman with full harmonies to describe what we're seeing. just amazing.

[@HeroSnowman]

Take a shot everytime he says "uh oh, those might not have been parked there when I planned the mission"

[@awaytodothings]

And “something like that”

[@STRA1GHTAHEAD]

Oh, a nice way to get drunk in under 40 min.

[@AlfinoFr]

Dare I say, you gonna need to find a liver transplant donor, just to be safe.

[@danieljenkins4213]

But... I don't want to die...

[@BeyondWrittenWords]

19:56 no paddle? You should have some sort of reserve propulsion, if and when the engine dies, those are very crowded water with both air and water traffic. You just can't float there and possible end up in a very perilous situations

[@vincei4252]

8:26 Wouldn't it be wild if that was AirforceProud95 coming in to land while rctestflight is waving to his fans on shore. 😀

[@135christian1]

That'd be phucking amazing🙌🏽😎

[@trylleklovn]

30 - 20 - 10 - butter

[@scottmad7940]

I LOVE that idea but it might cause the internet to break in half and create a wormhole and we'd be toast. Soooo....fingers crossed. ;)

[@rexracer7192]

That's amazing bro!!!!! Ya know, if you put the set up straight on your boat; it would take away the weight of the tug boat. That might give you a lil more speed

[@mrrustygray]

mass production? I can see that as a thing for us older kayakers that have shoulder issues, but still want time on the water. Very well done.

[@Here_is_Waldo]

Don't small electric motors already exist for kayaks? Not autonomous, but something you could look into, perhaps.

[@MoritzvonSchweinitz]

I love how everybody was intigued by your setup, and everybody thought it was really cool - because it really is.

[@Rex73777]

That was awesome my friend. Just a tip I would put some sort of like diving flag or something on the robot that way it's more visible to people because they may try to avoid you in your kayak but not see the robot out in front of you.

[@nickyscarfo5388]

The singing is on point🤣😂🤣😂 Great video doing my DIY jetsurf board hope to be successful like your project

[@ATrustInThrust]

Really like the shanties recently. You got me into the hobby 5 years ago, it’s been so much fun! Thank you

[@lads.7715]

“My computer is such a piece of crap.” Well, there goes THAT potential ASUS sponsorship….

Dont use Windows,use Linux!!!!

[@ТатьянаСтупницкая-б1с]

I have an Asus laptop and it works fine

[@cupofjoen]

He didn't use ROG laptop, that's why

[@_LFOD1836]

Even ASUS makes budget crap.

[@loganholmberg2295]

The laptop was sitting in the sun all day so that's probably why it was thermal throttling. I wouldn't be surprised if some parts of got hot to the touch from the sun. It probably wouldn't matter what model he used in those conditions but he probably could have saved himself a hassle by building a cheap sunshapde for it.

[@hyd119]

This is the third time I've watched this video. Great job, mate. The "Perky nips" part of the shanty had me in stitches. Also the, "Feel big kayak energy". Great exposure for both arduino projects and renewable energy. This is a side of Seattle I had not experienced before. America sure is a beautiful country to live in that's for sure. Cheers from the Gulf.

[@hyd119]

Fourth

[@m1att92]

I really appreciate your cover of the wellerman, which is probably my favorite sea shanty.

[@JohnConservative]

I have never been interested in RC boats, but you make it so damm interesting with the singing and the funny geeky jokes. You are a legend!

[@olliefoxx7165]

You're inspiring, I never would have thought those tiny little engines could handle such a long journey. Never thought solar panels could pull off something like that

[@thedarwinawarded2920]

I love how exited you are about everything you see around you. Genious design, i might give it a try this summer!