Trying To Build An Electric Boat With Infinite Range

This is how I modified a standup paddle board with an aluminium frame and attached a solar panel and electric motor to travel infinitely on a lake.
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[@Zuchu4501]

This is like an episode of primitive technologies - but in the north and a bit less primitive

[@Dinosaurwarlock]

Omg they would be an epic crossover

[@locke_ytb]

@@Dinosaurwarlock huh what

[@AlfinoFr]

The primitive technology will catch up eventually.... 🤣

[@JamiePineappleWyatt]

And a lot less fake

[@Max_Chooch]

🤣😂🤣😅🥹

[@tripy75]

"You are not a true engineer until you messed up left and right steering" RCLifeOn, 2022 🤣

[@martindinner3621]

Yep, forgot the mechanical crossover.

[@agasini-euborja]

just X your steering cable switch it

[@Raemiy]

If he swap either 1 of the cable It would fix it right? Or just swap the fin cable.

[@keenmate9719]

Watching the video with no sound I was wondering what he's doing, if there is such a strong current or something. :-) Thanks.

[@KingJellyfishII]

"Simply" use a tiller and then it'll be intuitive :p

[@noabert]

This panel can put out close to 100 watts kzbin.infoUgkxOqI2yqX0XVrhR2BMJciTWrHJpG8FhJyg when positioned in the appropriate southernly direction, tilted to the optimal angle for your latitude/date, and connected to a higher capacity device than a 500. The built in kickstand angle is a fixed at 50 degrees. Up to 20% more power can be output by selecting the actual date and latitude optimal angle.The 500 will only input 3.5A maximum at 18 volts for 63 watts. Some of the excess power from the panel can be fed into a USB battery bank, charged directly from the panel while also charging a 500. This will allow you to harvest as much as 63 + 15 = 78 watts.If this panel is used to charge a larger device, such as the power station, then its full output potential can be realized.

[@boomfiziks]

I’d like to suggest adding a couple of amas (Polynesian side floats used on canoes) for added stability. They don’t have to be long. Maybe look at trimaran sailboats and kayaks for ideas.

[@TheCRibe]

Also another option would be to have 2 boards side by side. This would increase stability and add more space for more solar panels

[@willtwilson]

@@TheCRibe Yes, similar to the windsurfer paired boards with an outboard motor. Also gives option to take a friend 😊

[@Sjoholm13]

I was going to comment the same thing, the SUP would really benefit from this addition.

[@sbsnate2312]

I was thinking exactly this

[@CPSdrone]

Very cool! Did you sand the 3d printed propellers? It can add a lot of thrust!

[@steverobbins4872]

Or instead of sanding, maybe dip it in epoxy. Makes it stranger as well as smoother. Could even spin it a bit while the epoxy is wet to fling off the excess.

[@lerska4506]

@@steverobbins4872 Stranger :D

[@deroskar]

@@lerska4506 le me grab that strange epoxy

[@multiarray2320]

@@lerska4506 it makes it a thing, a stranger thing.

[@pietlopsa9164]

Print it with multi jet fusion

[@GoldenHart1970]

That 80/20 Aluminum extrusions is amazing stuff, it makes it so easy to bring an idea a to life with minimum effort 😉

[@kingmasterlord]

1:03 this man has a gentle heart. he only kicked it one time, he yelled no obscenities, he didn't pick it up and throw it or anything. 8:49 **apprehensive chicken noises**

[@canadabboy]

If you haven't already had this breakthrough, the next step should be making a PONTOON BOAT VERSION! So 2 paddle boards with aluminum frame across the top. higher, more stable, more area for laying down or sitting, more cargo space, can fit more solar panels...

[@jchoneandonly]

Id go with actual solid floats then too. If you're going hard, don't skimp on your floats

[@AntiVaganza]

Angry at it for leaking or the hack job of putting the patches on? Next time, use some 3M5200 or Sika291 or similar. Since you can't be bothered to lay down the patches without wrinkles the PU caulking will do a lot of gap filling for you. Cheers.

[@homemade_madness]

Good work bud👊🏻! Maybe a little roof so you can house even more panels🤔

[@bishipc117]

That Kik of the deflating air mattress. The caveman brain comment. Dude I love your videos man.

[@SHGRetro]

Why didn't you just crisscross the steering cable giving you left is left and right is right? Cave man brains 😁😁 Cool project!

[@RandomBogey]

6:03 I had a set of “”heavy duty”” jumper cables, don’t remember where they came from, but I had them in my vehicle for years and one day I picked them up and a red clamp fell off because the exposed wire had been bent and broke right at the clamp. So I pried up the crimp on the clamp, pulled the old bit of wire out, then cut back the wire sheathing to expose more wire. But, to my surprise, I hit an in-line crimp. So I cut back a bit further to find a similarly dainty wire. The manufacture had apparently crimped a few inches of heavier wire to the clamp, then crimped the heavy wire to the stretch of dainty wire, and covered it up with what looked like a cable strain relief. If you looked at the thickness of the wire and the bit of exposed wire crimped inside the clamp, you’d think the thick wire ran the entire length of the cable, but you’d be wrong…

[@MeBarnson]

After spending time at a lake this summer, where everyone was using a SUP, I was also playing with the idea of putting a motor in the fin slot, to slowly cruse around. Where else if not here would I find that exact thing. Love it

[@100musicplaylists3]

two canoes, a hammock in between and a solar roof.

[@NateBury]

Awesome build. Put an outrigger on the next version. It will give you more stability and a better place to put the solar!

[@pollyg562]

propellor sounds too small to me and is going so fast its causing a waterless void around the prop, try a propellor double the size with 3 but no more than 4 fins[blades]

[@MrFormenis]

is your raft already solar powered? I would have started by that if it isnt :D

[@jimmyscott5144]

One you're getting to good at this, less mistakes made. Two, who needs reverse, just go go. Three, did you bring a paddle on the first run in case it died or didn't work? You never showed if you loaded one only saw it later

[@krrk6337]

Dude, your comedic timing is 10/10.

[@wailinburnin]

Surf around KZbin looking at dinghy cruising videos. The world needs a relatively inexpensive, small drop-in or bolt on electric motor unit like the one you have made here. Cruising dinghies are class designs, kits, or home/design-build and are mono to tri-hull types, including proas. So, companies producing "auxiliary power" units based on standard outbound engine configurations and pricing at the std gasoline outboard range as competitive are just not the answer, people will have unique places in their boats for placing batteries and choosing their sizing and so a motor unit like you have made is what is needed. Bravo on your ingenuity and humor!

[@norsevikingsir4932]

It's not a boat though. With a couple outriggers it could be a catamaran and much more stable.

[@martylaurita1747]

Outriggers might not be a bad idea… capsizing would not be great.

[@Project-Air]

Amazing job dude!

[@terrancel1786]

incredible if you overhead the panels you will be able to see much better.

[@AlbiesProductsOnline]

Change it to a 3D printed jet drive system that reduces how deep underwater clearance and get more power

[@steverobbins4872]

Good video. I just had an idea. You could have a much longer string for PV panels if you put them one floats and towed them behind the boat That might also avoid the need for such a large frame

[@Nick-hm9rh]

i think upgrading to a Canoe/Kajak would be good too,

[@StevenIngram]

@@Nick-hm9rh I was thinking catamaran. This would make the boat considerably more stable, provide room to lay out the entire solar array (left to right instead of lengthwise) , which would provide more sitting room. And if you put smaller motors on each hull, you could better distribute thrust while allowing for differential steering. :) But then again - when prototyping on the cheap - an inflatable isn't a bad way to go. LOL :)

[@ahaveland]

Or make a roof for them to also act as a sunshade, as long as they're not too heavy. A few youtubers have done this already, notably Jaimie Mantzel, also worth subscribing to.

[@aquarius-bm2ql]

Great idea ! & float the panels with pool noodles

[@kenwebster5053]

I think that the deeper the motor is, the more the pressure will inhibit cavitation. However, it's a trade off between that& shallow water operation & manoeuvrability, because a long plate to hold the motor will oppose rudder control. One solution is to simply mount the motor on the rudder itself, rather like an outboard motor, it will aid manoeuvrability under power, but also increases the likelihood of cavitation, though that also has solutions. At the end of the day, design is balancing compromises. Kudos for putting it together.

[@francisdebriey3609]

Marvelous ! I love it : simple, funny, effective... you are 8 years playing lego. I am the same building my camper van alone ;-) Never never stop dreaming : we become what we think said Buddha... no better truth. SUBSCRIBED

[@kieranmorrison4348]

add some pontoons to the sides run solar panels along them it would be a lot more stable and you could have more solar.

[@MarcStollmeyer]

You should put a gopro underwater so we can see whats going on with the 3D printed prop. Good idea as well to increase blade count.

[@gmy33]

a sailboat is infinite .... but you getting annoyed was priceless !!! wel done !!!! wel done !!!!

[@iknowyouwanttofly]

Not on canals :(

[@gmy33]

@@iknowyouwanttofly yes also on canals .. just not on demand ...so time is......

[@gmy33]

@@iknowyouwanttofly i ve sailed many canals .. in holland thats part of the deal .. its scary and fustrating at first ... but you get respect

[@Juary70]

Hi. Crossing the steering cables just before the rudder attachment, will solve the steering issue. Like your videos. Keep em coming. Cheers.

[@martindinner3621]

Mechanical mixing for the win!

[@ryppav8489]

what about to build catamaran!? take same boat, install it like meter away from current, cover it and space between with panels, add second motor... you will have stability and space. anyway nice boat! :)

[@jaydenblain3599]

make the hub of the prop the same size as the motor housing. youre getting a lot of turbulence from there. also dont shape the prop like a jet impeller, those are designed to be sorrounded, you need a lower pitch blade more akin to boat props. and a lower rpm. for instance one outboard i looked up runs the prop at a max of 3000 rpm. Also a flat bottom has no stability in turns, not much you can do about that on a paddle board though. it would be more efficient to use the motor as a 360 degree thruster rather than adding a rudder. 18 volts is a dead battery on your setup, any lower and you may not be able to recharge the batteries. also having the water pump like that is a lot of drag, best to run just a hose to the bottom.

[@willtwilson]

I wonder if you’d get enough cooling without the pump and just using the flow of the water, similar to RC boats.

[@CaptainJohn]

oh yes I would love to see that servo tester modification video!!

[@vincentescher9498]

That was great! I've seen my fair share of marine props but I've never seen one shaped like yours... it looks like a jet impeller. efficiency could probably greatly benefit from an off the shelf propeller.

[@Forrest-Jackson]

You might be hearing cavitation from the prop, and reducing clearance could compound that issue. There are prop pitch calculators that can help you design a... um... proper prop... and it looks like you're pretty close to the 4.2 inch diameter at 3.4 inches of pitch (at .25 hp doing 3k rpm I made up)... but then calculating for cavitation is much more involved than a comment thread is gonna get out of me. Sorry. I have to click shit. Gotta go.

[@WillProwse]

Oh heck yeah! Solar powered boats are awesome

[@WillProwse]

Nice water cooled ESC

[@WillProwse]

"cave man brain" haha

[@Eden_M]

Hey Will! Nice to see you here :-)

[@daksmith287]

I thought that windy stormy day was a damn fine test.

[@groundskeeper5292]

I was a bit worried about the build quality. Didn't seem up to your usual high standards, but your motor mount and prop were nice, and impressed that it seemed to work pretty much first time out. Nice variety of projects. I would have tried to do this one with a kayak, instead of using the paddle board but it's your baby. Anyway great job overall and another good video!

[@arctic_angel7408]

7:48 im so glad you left it in because i noticed it the whole time and was wondering what you'd say about it

[@mediumsmoke7823]

I think you could easily put the solar panels on top as a foldable roof. This would open up a lot of space but still be compact since the roof feet are foldable. Also i would try using a store bought rc boat motor/propeller combo. At least the rc props are very well made to compensate for cavitation etc. Try to use the big Ecoflow Powerstation in combination with a PC/Server PSU. You can run hours of of this. I had a similar idea for ages. Love it! im looking forward to seeing more of this!

[@bloepje]

I second the store bought boat propeller. The first time I heard this video, it sounded like massive cavitation. kzbin.info/www/bejne/gZOpkmScotF0jsk

[@dwaneanderson8039]

If he adds a roof, he will need to also add outriggers to prevent it from tipping over.

[@zdenekondra525]

I guess it would be super unstable.

[@sharonbraselton3135]

Biy solar pc

[@Vok250]

Madlad going on the water in this weather to film us content.

[@bastiandoen2583]

Great project! :)

[@roboman2444]

Without a BMS, you will probably get balance issues after a few solar charge cycles.

[@sixcolors4226]

80% of 24V is 19.2V so you could run your batteries until about 20V before needing to recharge them. But if you have enough solar coming in, and they don't drop below 23V, I would say you made your infinite range electric boat. Or am I totally wrong?

[@DatBlueHusky]

what you can do is add a tube infront of the prop and it will push water up to cool it without using a pump. RC boats do this

[@Tsnafu]

With lipo batteries, 3.5V per cell is as low as you'd want to go, so for 6S, 21V is your minimum

[@serlursal3015]

you can try making the panels as roof hehe

[@declanmollis6342]

It apears you are using 6s batteries. You should stop at around 3.2 volts per cell which is 19.2 for the entire pack. Damage starts to occur below 3v per cell.

[@boharihamen]

How about doing an electric catamaran? That would be easier to ingress and egress, further away from the water surface. Just sayin' ---- Your fan from Singapore

[@tri-seeker2753]

Propeller itself could be an issue - causing cavitations, thus bubbles irregularly, significantly decreasing performance and inbalance. Shorten that fin motor is on and also brace the motor with some supports to sides - can just sit on top (bottom) of the board, but as widely as possible. And seriously check that propeller design - flow-wise you want blades as thin as possible and definitely no sudden changes of thickness either - leading edge and trailing edge cant be just blunt piece of brick, uniformal thickness ended with single radius don't cut it either...

[@hippopotamus86]

So is your raft moored on a public lake or is that some private mooring?

[@flomig2464]

add 2 floats with bars, each side, retractable, for stability ! good job !

[@joe-wt7oe]

Dimensions brought to you by the calibrated eye-crometer

[@kiwiadventures3773]

All right for a prototype. But you do need to avoid mixing zinc fasteners with aluminium extrusion and the steel kids scooter. Marine ply is better but you need to ditch the inflatable stand up paddle board and use more fibre glass if you want this to last. AL fame should be integrated into your fibre glass body. It’s conductive.

[@adrianschuh2040]

Why do you use a rudder for steering instead of adding the motor to the steeringmount in the back? So you have way more better control of the steering in my opinion and if you put two pulleys in front of the stearing-"wheel" and attatch the cables, you steer in the right direction 😉

[@paulanthonybridge5741]

Maybe try towing a special solar-cell floater behind the boat for more amps, and greater speed/range ( ? )....

[@dustins869]

Hey, I'm not sure if you already shortened the distance between the board and the motor, but if you haven't do some research first. If the propeller is not deep enough in the water, or if it's too close to the board, the propeller with cavitate, making it nearly impossible to accelerate or move forward at all. Just a piece of friendly advice :)

[@1_and_only_Crjase]

I aspire to be like you when I graduate and all that. Do you mind telling me what you learnt to call yourself an engineer? Maybe mechatronics is what I should learn? Mechanical and Electrical engineering maybe? What did you need to learn?

[@DIYBuilder]

Amazing project 😍

[@GeoffHou]

Are you sure about the prop not being balanced enough or do you have cavitation?

[@thechargedone169]

why dont you make a katamaran with 2 surfboards for more surface area so you can fit more solar panels

[@thetomekyo]

I might be wrong but I think - what you hear is not the motor imbalance. The sound is the propeller either cavitating or ventilating. The propellers do not like to spin very fast but you make yours do it. The electrical propulsion work in this case a bit better with a jet pump or a speed reduction. The impeller of a jet pump can spin way faster without side effects like the propeller does...

[@multiarray2320]

you are always just showing the negative side of living is sweden (cold,weather,alone and some more). is there even something positive about living in sweden? :)

[@Ruben9505]

So any propeller needs to have a cutting edge and a really smooth finish, I don't have a number but I'd estimate about 50% of the energy goes to waste without them. Would love to see the increase in performance with a smoothed out propeller. Biltema has a propeller kit for 0.8hk electric motors, maybe that's worth checking out?

[@residuevideos]

Lol I used to watch this kid when his voice was higher pitch. Now I hear a thick bass voice. heh

[@gamebuster800]

"Daaaad do you know where my scooter is??" Dad: "uuuuh"

[@dcallan812]

you looked so happy with the ruder. great video 2x👍

[@biganguria]

happy 800k subs

[@Jkauppa]

continuous power vs battery charging measurement

[@janmartens7954]

I just can’t stop laughing, it is just so funny, the editing, the facial expressions…….😂

[@roryregina]

Thanks. Always enjoy watching your videos.

[@dwcheshire]

sounds like you have cavitation, you might try a prop from a trolling motor.

[@S.V.M-MCMXCIX]

Min sparkcykel!!!🤬

[@marcoreviews]

So cool! As always thanks for sharing! #stayepic

[@AIAllar]

Would adding wind turbines be an option for when there is no sun? Since it's windy on water most of the time anyway.

[@sharonbraselton4302]

yes ít íß

[@paol505]

if you are serious about floating current, please use a cathamaran for stability! Good work

[@modelnutty6503]

years ago did a 16ft basic plywood quick-canoe powered by a 100w 24vcd brushed scooter motor direct driven 12v into a small YoungProps T-6 trolling motor propeller. 5/16" steel shaft is a great fit into 3/8" hard hydraulic tubing, motor inside and dry. it'd run displacement speed (square root hull length x 1.56 = max speed 6.24 mph, times 0.75 = 4.68 mph max efficiency for electric. it would have been a great candidate for solar because of very low power consumption, the motor also never got warm. faster than 4.7 mph the amp draw would climb a lot, making bigger wakes but not really running much faster. still used canoe paddles for steering to avoid "motor powered" registration and fee BS (its electric ASSISTED lol), it ran around nicely with two aboard no problem. nice practical recipe if you want to adopt it for easy+efficient all day solar cruising.

[@sharonbraselton4302]

wémroñg

[@TheKnightsShield]

7:34 Messed up steering? Nah, Drift King!! 🤣 Bob Ross said it best, "there are no mistakes, just happy accidents".

[@njipods]

could you not use a pitot tube still pipe for cooling the ESC?

[@jabuki2]

This is the perfect kind of janky engineering I love.

[@raymondelder5004]

Always look forward to watching your videos! great job!

[@Astropowergtv]

Love the comedy love the camera skills and missed the drones shots with helicopter sounds

[@micky5150]

Awesome dude! I don't think you need the cooling pump though.. just an intake pipe - into the flow of the water (forward facing) should be enough to force water up the pipe and round the electronics so you might not need that additional power draw.. although that depends on the shape of the intake and the speed of the boat through the water.

[@adrenalinejunky789]

It really is amazing how much faster 3d printing can speed up projects.

[@lamarw7757]

That rudder took days to print.

[@maxuabo]

Only when suns at optimal angle. Good luck tryna keep up With the earths rotation uninterrupted

[@jaknowwho]

Next you could add an air pump to the system so even if you pop a hole you can keep afloat until you make it back to shore.

[@harryfritter8266]

When you were explaining the steering, left is right and right is left. I thought to myself, this guy understands American politics

[@kowshikmass6322]

Bro which is better masters in mechatronics or robotics if I have bachelor degree in mechatronics

[@MrVinidill]

another great video, next time you should try add the propellers to the rudder

[@online12plus]

he has some superpowers inflating the board with one stroke of the pump

[@4EntertainmentOnly]

This would be what a Infinate charge bike car would be like on land

[@hasanali-us7jz]

you should make a cloud chamber using peltier modules

[@emil1376]

This is how the Vikings would travel over the sea if they had the tech.

[@MishTheMash]

Seems like the battery-box should be water proof in case it goes overboard/capsizes.

[@analogicparadox]

Ah yes, "solar powered"

[@cloudpandarism2627]

cheers from china mate! timi

[@Astropowergtv]

After A long month but we want flying machines