My DIY R/C Boat Pulled me 20 Miles!!!

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[@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

[@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" 😂😂😂😂

[@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.exe.]

Stranger: to what? THE FUTURE!?!

[@Tinman-Gamer]

lol

[@kylemcweeny878]

Wow this was so hilarious 😂

[@olsmokey]

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

[@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.

[@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

[@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.😅

[@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.

[@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?

[@chez8920]

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

[@adamlark5900]

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.

[@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.

[@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.

[@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

[@thebowtieguy777]

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.

[@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.

[@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.

[@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

[@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!

[@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

[@DIYtechie]

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

[@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.

[@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]

🤣

[@superman2j3]

I honestly can't believe how much I enjoyed just seeing all the different boats lol

[@owenrichards1418]

Thank you so much for sharing this wonderful adventure! Nice to see makers actually go out and use their creations!

[@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 !

[@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. :)

[@Tywild327]

I love how everyone driving Yachts and everything are calling YOU lazy 😂

[@TheOleHermit]

Awesome project! Congratulations for such a great successful run. Entertaining vlog, including the vocal harmonies and lyrics. 😎

[@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.

[@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

[@dizzydrc]

That was an awesome little adventure!!👌🏼 Loved every minute of it.👍🏼

[@jensodotnet]

that is very cool, i have a 14' boat with a trolling motor and solar panels, does around 1.5 - 2.2 knots, very nice to arrive with a "full tank" after cruising and fishing all day long 🌞

[@emica1427]

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

[@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!"

[@keukenrol]

Very nice and interesting environment to test your autonomous tug boat! Enjoyed watching it!

[@tgthorson51]

My old stomping/working/living grounds..good to see the Duffy electric boats still out and about.

[@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

[@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

[@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...

[@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!

[@misterzeak]

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

[@smartereveryday]

Super clever project

[@ThompYT]

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

[@pog4302]

Yo even Destin is here

[@lp812leo]

Hi destin

[@ColinRichardson]

SNATCHBLOCK

[@chain3519]

Autonomous bickering mag, when?

[@interestedinstuff1499]

Who needs a self driving car when you can have a self driving tugboat, that is more than happy to run over swimmers and whatever else gets in its way. Great work. Very entertaining. Somewhat calming as a video actually. Like a background noise of someone's trip while one preps potatoes for dinner.

[@CETravelGames]

23:37 Grand Princess is actually the name of the ship the lifeboats came from, I think they're some of the old ones that have since been replaced

[@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

[@religionisapoison2413]

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

[@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!

[@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!

[@mmoradiointeractive]

I am an RC Flyer myself (when life lets me), but this one? Yea this video had my cracking up. Great work young man. Gonna go check out some more of your videos now

[@Cheese18372]

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

[@abdullahkrmzyuz5827]

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

[@CalmTempest]

Amazing video. Just chilling with you on a boat, why not. Very easy to watch all of it. Good Shanties

[@mythcrab6047]

Your point-to-point videos are so cool! All the videos are really cool but my fav are the solar autonomous adventures.

[@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 👍👆⌚

[@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

[@haaz88]

I like how everyone is happy with him beeing pulled around the place.

[@KarmaCadet]

@9:05 ducks lining up in bowling-pin formation seems pretty tempting... surprised you resisted!

[@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 :)

[@fafafohigh69]

those reLiable lithium batteries are very expensive this was not a cheap experiment

[@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]

@@fafafohigh69 - 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]

@@fafafohigh69 They're really not though. A 6S 5Ah lipo is ~$100 Australian and much cheaper in the US.

[@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.!!!!

[@andrewskater8813]

such an interesting look at Seattle small and big boating life. Thanks 🙂

[@LEOKHAN]

what a nice trip man..!! great build too! really enjoyed it

[@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...

[@JanTuts]

Daniel: spent hundreds of hours and dollars on designing, building, and programming his autonomous tugboat People chilling on their bought motor-powered boat: _LaZy!_

[@GeneralThargor]

hundreds? have you watched the build videos?

[@jlucasound]

@@GeneralThargor It is all relative. One day, power will be FREE and corrupt Governments will be in History Apps.

[@jlucasound]

Ya. I was amazed at the audacity of that punk. A stupid person should at least learn to shut their mouth. I guess he was between workouts. And probably jobs.

[@trollking6111]

Fat people, no less.

[@Ravenousjoe]

super cringe coming from the person using wind, and an internal combustion to push their boat in the EXACT manner as this does. Just another form of power.

[@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.

[@m1a1tanker85]

That’s pretty brave of you out on that big water with all that going on. I love the invention. The songs are awesome.

[@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!

[@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!!!

[@kainhall]

12:11 THAT GUY IS F-HEN AWESOME!!!! . what a sense of humor.... i love it!

[@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

[@Pman353]

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]

@@Pman353 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.

[@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

[@legendaryham1497]

This was so cool, glad I watched the whole thing Was fun watching different boats and to hear that song added more fun watching hehe :) and I thought it was just silly of ppl saying "lazy" meanwhile they spent big bucks on gas and ther ship "can't self steer" I love your builds, you worked hard on every minute, Was so inspired to build something of my own creation, thank you so much

[@lorrinrodrigueshs-bcp192]

A screamin' thumbs up! Stumbled, and fell into awesome today...what a ride! My mini Segway's range is only 10 miles... purist's entertainment analysis gives high marks across the board for production, content, presentation, etc...very sophistimakated, baby! Kudos!

[@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

[@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!

[@HBosse90]

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

[@Ozan_Dread]

Don't listen people who call you lazy, you spend all this time building your small tugboat, your very creative!

[@EA-tc6kb]

The fact that most people on their boats find your tug boat more interesting says a lot.

[@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

[@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

[@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.

[@jimbagle.3939]

So, I just searched for this video to watch it again. This is imo is you best work on KZbin. Thank you.

[@L8P8]

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

[@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!!

[@mikeconnery4652]

Outstanding video, loved the tour, keep up the fantastic work.

[@neilsreal]

Thanks for the tour of Seattle waterways 👌probably something i will never get to see in my lifetime.

[@misterzeak]

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

[@1.4142]

28:00 is the best song. So happy I found this channel today.

[@stevethordarson5198]

So inspiring. Thank you for this!!

[@asherael]

i've wanted to mount motors on the end of crutches for a kyak or canoe for years, but this sure is the glamorous version

[@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

[@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.

[@I_killed_that_beard_guy]

Yeah i don't like when people calling him lazy. These things takes a lot of time and brain usage. As i always say mental tiredness > physical tiredness

[@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

[@122436Joe]

@@I_killed_that_beard_guy All said in good fun...

[@TrollFaceTheMan]

Very cool video, took a ton of work and dedication! Awesome job man :]

[@stevo43068]

This is an entertaining video. Felt like I was on the adventure with you. Great story telling. 😁

[@lads.7715]

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

Dont use Windows,use Linux!!!!

[@user-nd3lm6nu6b]

I have an Asus laptop and it works fine

[@cupofjoen]

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

[@bradlarsen5483]

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.

[@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. ;)

[@pauljefferies9087]

Very cool solar tow thing, really nice work!

[@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.

[@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

[@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

[@matthewmaillette]

This video totally inspired me to make my own solar boat! Amazing video!

[@rctestflight]

Nice work! Great to see other people building solar boats!

[@nubletten]

The power of sol is packing a serious punch. Excellent demonstration of what is possible with solar power. Imaginge this being scaled up to freight ships, ik it would either require tons of batteries or diesel as secondary for night, but still solar is rockin!

[@KILLA-J]

I'm seriously fascinated by your work! Not only the build, but the execution of your goals - you just don't let all of the things that could go wrong stop you from embarking on these journeys! I teach "future engineers" at the local college and I wish they had the "can do" attitude you have exhibited over and over. I want them to realize they can do so much more than they are doing. I want them to experience the nearly 100% probability that every major achievement involves problems and they must have motivation to keep going and then they get to experience, to practice the holy grail of becoming a great engineer: "problem solving!" Be safe out there - keep going - and thank you for sharing your amazing adventures! 🚤👍‼

[@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