Long Range Autonomous R/C Boat Waypoint Mission - 13.5 km

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[@cj691]

Its weird that we have gone from "cameras dont work well in lowlight" to "This camera works better than my eyes in this low light" in not a long amount of time...

[@slate1496]

Improving tech

[@paddlesaddlelad1881]

night vision goggles?

[@cj691]

@@paddlesaddlelad1881 The good ones are photo multiplier tubes and not cameras. Most also use an illuminator that emits infrared light... So not quite the same thing at all since this would be monochrome and infrared is not even a human visible spectrum.

[@GavinRemme]

I know right? Crazy.

[@noahluppe]

But the eye is often still better in mixed environment. Cameras are very good in low light or bright light environment, but the eye tend to have better performance in low light situations with a few bright lights or vice versa. But you still can see sth better on a bright screen than next to a bright screen.

[@birdseyeview1543]

This is oddly enjoyable, there's an endearing craft, a dramatic mission and brilliant narration.

[@RobisonRacing68]

LOL! I wish we had done something for your hand launch free flight Chris... :)

[@wilsrecreations450]

That's why I subscribed. Honest, amazing feats for home made stuff and great ideas...

[@johnsherby9130]

Exactly! This should be a boring topic but I end up sitting here for a full 30 minutes every time

[@terence79chan]

Totally enjoyed the ride! I’m thinking “Let’s dig in to breakfast” at the end of the video..wow, this video is immersive in a unique way.

[@acestillwell98]

For giggles, you should have a drone airplane flying around, acting as an aerial relay between you and your boat.

[@corduroy858]

Yes.

[@parzival9639]

Yes.

[@daftbence]

Yes.

[@IDoNotLikeHandlesOnYT]

It could even avoid flying over populated areas by flying over the lake. (Even if it's directly above the boat, the signal will be better due to its altitude.)

[@dannyg1003]

Yes.

[@MkrezyL28E]

“Oh, It’s just gooses” lol.

[@ThisIsInput]

GEESE lol

[@Debbiebabe69]

@@ThisIsInput GEESES lollol

[@michaelprice3031]

Man, I wish more youtubers made content like this! No fancy sets or begs for subscriptions, just an individual casually doing cool stuff! Very wholesome.

[@wordreet]

👍 I've been subbed to this guy for 11 years. You know, that time when we could give eight thumbs ups to a video? Were they thumbs ups? Maybe they were stars, like merits.

[@flyingsquirrle3693]

YES

[@Gokatgo]

autonomous ground effect plane would be hella cool.

[@goldengatevideoproductions7160]

It wood also be hella hard.

[@tharinduranaweera8919]

I REALLY Want to see one

[@TheNoah626]

I agree and yeah it will be hard but also so awesome to see the process he goes thru. Even if he fails, I think it'll be super interesting to watch.

[@Jannnn_]

Mini ekranoplan 👀

[@cheesedoff-with4410]

Bird avoidance might be an issue if operating in twilight/darkness; model ekranoplans operate extremely close to the surface. Even during the day other water users might not be able to avoid a speedy surface skimmer. An autonomous ekranoplan is something I'd love to see, but adding speed and spinning blades to the mix complicates matters considerably. Of course it depends on where and when it's flown.

[@steved479]

“Well, well, well, if it isn’t, probably, the boat...” 😂

[@USSRairsoft]

This was by far my most favorite comment too!

[@preciousramer5awesome426]

Read it at the time I herdit

[@ndgoliberty]

when he said he was getting hungry and taco bell popped up on his google maps thats when i knew the machines have won

[@okulodedio]

The mashines won because he realised he is hungry after taco bells popped up ;-)

[@shrek6887]

could you publish the raw footage of the boat going across the lake as a unlisted video or something I think it would be relaxing to watch

[@joedafpv6770]

he did this a while back

[@shrek6887]

@@joedafpv6770 doesn't mean he deleted the footage

[@birbexe]

I think it'd be cool for a timelapses channel

[@joedafpv6770]

@@shrek6887 he did this on the foam hyperlapse air boat he had a gimbal and everything. The vid is on his channel.

[@negolfman]

I’d do a side by side or pnp with the waypoints video with it.

[@nickandritch6021]

I have been waiting for this forever.

[@WyattDoesStuff]

same

[@nelsonion3529]

The ad from Raid Shadow Legends yes....

[@pettz18]

same 😅👍🏼

[@emperorsadrax7242]

Same here, I’m building something similar

[@MeNoSmart]

Same

[@BrianWeber13]

A clear boat hull that you can see through into the water? That sound amazing! Also please do a 100km 24+ hr trip

[@papercloud5299]

That would be great to see

[@scottobrien3484]

I really need to see the 100km trip!

[@thesoupin8or673]

Also, big appreciation for the editing that went into the collage views where you had your car fpv, the boat fpv, the telemetry stats, and the gps readout in the same screen. Great stuff!

[@davidguilhermew]

Next project: Solar autonomous boat across the Atlantic

[@TrolloTV]

There actually are autonomous sailing drones that are capable of that. Sadly they focus on research instead of youtube shenanigans :/ I would love for him to replicate something like that though, would be an awesome project

[@gus8378]

I would drive to see that in person. It's pretty cool that regular people like us are able to basically achieve these projects by ourselves. Imagine what we would be able to achieve collaborating.

[@mil-fpv4931]

@@gus8378 Collaborating? Fully automatic HD communism here we come!

[@AngeEinstein]

I wanted that too

[@ardvark84]

Elon migt get jelly

[@archiescriven6178]

One week from now: Breaking news! Yellow boat drone caught by police attempting to smuggle Airsoft gun's into Canada in exchange for quality maple syrup.

[@BC0pss]

can't beat the Swayze express though

[@wyatthooten6149]

They are seeming to be the direct suppliers of the house airsoft channel aswell as many others.

[@ahaveland]

A boat smuggling stuff would not be yellow, and would likely spend most of its time underwater!

[@mrrummynosetetra]

The long lake in E. Washington is a man-made dam reservoir on the Columbia River. The Columbia River starts in Canada, so Canada could be the destination. However, the banana slug is going to have a hard time going up the fish ladder

[@zachmocherman9007]

funny comment, like given

[@JonathanKingstonFear]

It's snow coincidence that his autonomous drone boat requires a 1kg bag of strong white flour as ballast to sit right in the water.

[@bobkanorange1847]

Its a long seafaring tradition. 😏

[@peacemaster8117]

Next waypoint mission is gonna take place in the gulf of Mexico, no doubt.

[@Smt_Glaive]

12:45 you know youre following your dream in life when the rest of the world is driving in one direction and you are driving in the opposite direction. Awesome vid. all the best mate.

[@dvd5685]

Flat bottom boats are better for carrying more stuff in them but they are horrible for efficiency and speed. There some films on KZbin about hull design and their advantages.

[@pingwingugu5]

Sound interesting, any channel you could recommend?

[@aleksanderlikar5375]

The flat bottom is mainly due to repairs in the dock. Imagine how difficult it would be to subject e.g. 75 thousand-ton ship. And the second reason is that the ship has as little draft as possible.

[@123TeeMee]

Also I think flat bottoms are needed sometimes to sail in water where there's risk of scraping the bottom of the boat on the seabed or rocks or whatever. They are more sea sickness inducing though (I have first hand knowledge of that)

[@moritzvoss8749]

@@pingwingugu5 "Datawave Marine Solutions" is a good channel for this.

[@Othurin]

There are also authoritative works like 18th C Swedish book Architectura navalis mercatoria. Of course you can also look at line drawings for actual boats. Digitalt museum is a good resource for this.

[@goldengatevideoproductions7160]

I would be interested in a clear polycarbonate boat hull to be molded.

[@cody481]

Go ahead. It's not hard.

[@SadSpaceDuck]

I want to see one too

[@zachogdahl210]

You can build a home vacuum forming table for 50 bucks in materials provided you have a shop vac

[@dogdipstick]

You can DIY a vacume table.

[@stevenplaskett7728]

A 3d printed hull would be better. U can add interior bracing and ballast points.

[@SkyTerran]

I dont know why but his autonomous boat videos are my favorite ones.

[@josgraha]

From an engineering perspective I would say it's solving problems bounded by constraints, given you clearly stated the objectives in the first video and the problems you had to solve to get there, feels like real engineering to me. The best part was the storytelling which was fantastic. You are a creator, maker, and storyteller. You have a lot of skills man.

[@williamstewart988]

If your boats are airtight, you might want to consider putting a humidity sensor inside. It could give you a good idea of any possible leaks long before they present a huge issue. Great video by the way!

[@heroslippy6666]

humidity and temperature would be nice to see in the boat

[@bella_ciao4608]

I’d really like to see how you’d do building a more endurance-focused boat that can handle rougher conditions. I think it’d be really neat if you could build something like this but with being able to, for example, go long distances in the ocean. A durable endurance vessel like this could be REALLY cool.

[@puriap250]

Agreed. I like tough stuff.

[@BagheeraTube]

So it can travel från south America to North America with drugs in its hull?

[@kurakensama]

@@BagheeraTube that's quite rude.

[@jaihadgeppo150]

@@kurakensama No no its a business idea

[@carlovonreyher]

I agree would be cool maybe even with solar... not much speed ... endurance-focused with high efficiency

[@FPVHans]

When I saw there was a new video I ran into the kitchen, made a tea and sat down smiling in front of my pc. I can not wait to see the next one.

[@billduncumb5052]

Brilliant! Brings back memories of sailing my r/c boat in the sea once many years ago - I was so afraid of losing it!

[@MrNamegame]

The banana slug reigns supreme! Sometimes garbage does more than people think, lmao

[@janhumpolicek8373]

Your autonomous boat is awesome

[@ryanvandewater3380]

flat-bottomed boats: they make the rockin' world go round.

[@rawhidelamp]

Whoa, banana slug, bam-ba-lam

[@gregjones3660]

Huh... round bottom boat?

[@wordreet]

Hehehe!

[@humanidadeparalela4572]

@@wordreet , se tivesse tradução seria bom, esses 13, 5 kms foi o alcance em linha reta?

[@wordreet]

@@humanidadeparalela4572 Hehe, don't ask me, I was just laughing! 😅

[@ThePimp4dawin]

I really love these videos, a build, a mission, adventure, nice cinematography all in one.

[@henrylind9730]

Imagine if this man made a boat designed to go across the ocean that would be INSANE

[@tylerwright6006]

That is the realistic future for nautical shipping and transport :p its a very real near future tech.

[@slate1496]

@@tylerwright6006 solar panel boats for commercial use already exist and make a lot of cash.

[@2sik_UK]

@@tylerwright6006 it'd still probably have to be manned for security, especially in more dangerous waters and also engineers incase of problems

[@Nono-dk5hl]

it'd be impossible because weather.

[@2sik_UK]

@@Nono-dk5hl no it wouldn't you could make a small boat with a closed roof, make it sturdy enough too withstand waves and also plan the route according to the forcast, you probably couldn't have cameras and stuff on top but if it was designed like a u boat or a modern life boat it could survive

[@TechGorilla1987]

I honestly thought the Raid ad was going to be your dry humor. You could have easily pulled of a belly laugh like that.

[@CullenCraft]

Sponsors don't like to be made fun of, generally.

[@alexgrigoreas4825]

That was cool. I actually found myself getting a little excited when it appeared on the horizon. Keep up the good work. Really enjoying your experiments. Still miss the old days when you were flying your early flights. Cool stuff

[@shaneedwards596]

haters said no? how can anyone hate a project like this... awesome work :)

[@Andriu_FPV]

Dude, an autonomous ground effect vehicle would be amazing!

[@CullenCraft]

YES! I'm so excited. This project inspired me to make a fiberglass model of my own boat!

[@billcoltharp]

Fantastic! Congratulations on a successful mission.

[@cobralyoner]

I love these videos so much. they have these special feeling it’s hard to explain. it feels like going on an exciting mission with you 😄 looking forward to an even longer challenge!

[@parzival9639]

I know exactly what you mean. That feeling, that something you made is out on the open waters and is autonomously navigating a long distance...

[@buzzmas8068]

I would LOVE to see a (relatively) high speed autonomous ground effect water skimmer!

[@realdbcooper3423]

please do autonomous ground effect ekranoplan!

[@imbalos]

that thing would fly until the first little wave or gust of wind. Its already hard enough to build a proper autonomous boat/plane.

[@MrUnder30seconds]

or why not a autonomous flying unicorn?

[@jttech44]

The problem with an ekranoplan is that the scale starts to matter alot. The full size version could comfortably sit in ground effect at 20+ft off the water, but when you scale that down, it'd have to stay no more than a few inches, which puts it in danger of hitting even the slightest ripple.

[@realdbcooper3423]

@@jttech44, I need to recommend this video I found of a fully working Ekranoplan: GIANT RC Ekranoplan (Secret Russian aircraft?) PeterSripol. Will this change your mind?

[@cheesedoff-with4410]

@@jttech44 You said it. I think half the wingspan is the optimum flying height. The one model ekronoplan I've seen kicked up quite a spray, left a wake and me unsure of whether or not it was truly flying.

[@jammer1962]

Greetings from a fellow PNW’er. Love these projects and the videos documenting them. Thanks for making them and sharing. 👍🏻

[@Portergetmybag]

This is the sickest thing I’ve seen on KZbin EVER. The amount of features including the crazy strobe are amazing. I wanna make one now! If I can make one 1/5 as good I will be so friggin happy.

[@charleslambert3368]

Throw a handwarmer in there before you start? Like when you're driving to the lake so things have time to warm up

[@paulhorn2665]

I thought exactly that!

[@owenn9439]

You should have a plane or drone up so the boat can send the signal to the plane, then back to you so you can get a better signal.

[@tylerwright6006]

There are probably bylaws about sending satellites into the air :p

[@Nozaki.]

That's a really cool idea!

[@paulhorn2665]

Well it would be more easy if he just install a big antenna on his car.

[@M1America]

As someone who grew up in Shoreline and has moved elsewhere I throughly enjoy your autonomous boat videos. They are both nostalgic and fascinating.

[@p911gt2]

This is brilliant 👍🏻. I have been daydreaming about doing a waypoint mission using an RC boat for years. This was fun to watch.

[@nistax2880]

ground efect vehicle would be awsome , doesnt even need to be autonomous

[@jackhold22]

the boat haul idea whould be awesome, and it would be cool if you did some "let's build" videos for us novices to build along to, but please design it for heavy water.

[@Jeffe46M]

I’ve been following for a long time and it’s always fun to see what you’re up to with these crazy projects of yours. Really making me want to try out making long range autonomous RC planes. Thank you for inspiring!

[@olafschermann1592]

Awesome, congrats for that successful Mission.

[@algodude8713]

Nothing makes my day as much as a new rctestflight vid

[@nob0dy27_]

i think a boat with a scale-gyrostabilizer would be really cool to see!

[@bati5996]

yes it will be awasome

[@userAndix]

Can you explain what that is, sounds quite interesting.

[@nob0dy27_]

@@userAndix basically it's a large mass spinning inside the ship to keep it upright. it's used in large container ships, which probably also allows them to use a flat bottom, but since he doesn't have a stabilizer in here, the boat sometimes rolls from side to side. heres a video explaining it kzbin.info/www/bejne/gX-noaZ4od2If7s

[@kinghainesy]

@@nob0dy27_ Container ships dont typically use them, mainly for the reason is that they just arent effective for a ship that size. On that scale you'll typically use fin stabilisers, but its mostly ocean liners that will use this. As they are ultimately for passenger comfort they arent used on cargo ships. The stability in cargo ships comes from the laterally shift in buoyance when it rolls.

[@nob0dy27_]

@@kinghainesy ah ok, thanks for clearing me up, i'm not an expert in that matter :) i feel like a stabilizer might help on the scale of an rc model, so i thought i'd suggest it.

[@jonbeargenx]

Good work! I am looking forward to the next adventure. Cheers

[@paultanker5606]

G'day,most entertaining, looking forward to your next voyage!

[@zeroyon9]

Congrats man, solid achievement. Ground effect plane on mission would be awesome next step.

[@selbstmorty2551]

Make an airplane that flies over and near the boat wich transmitts the boats signal to you.

[@theflyingsandalrc]

Yes, or drone

[@michaeldickson8208]

Yes, and maybe ad solar cells to both so you could go for even longer duration missions.

[@unmountablebootvolume]

A smaller repeater boat (or a mesh network of them) might be an even more effective approach because their batteries last way longer and they are much more stable and way easier to build.

[@BC0pss]

I'd rather go for a zeppelin

[@yucannthahvitt251]

@@unmountablebootvolume Way easier to build? He had more issues with his boats than he did with the planes, the last video was just him struggling to get it to float right lol

[@HDgodfrey]

I can't believe how much I enjoyed this content. Well played sir!

[@merlin6955]

Congratulations on a successful mission skipper, that was something really different and great fun to watch. Thanks for sharing. A flattened V shape bottom and longer hull would improve your speed and stability. Looking forward to your next venture 👍

[@salindanandasena5326]

welcome to another episode of RAID SHADOW LEGENDSSS!!!

[@MilesDeep]

Haven't even watched the video yet but I already smashed the like button, the amount of effort this man puts into his projects and videos is unparalleled!

[@gear21clothingco.75]

SUCCESSFUL JOURNEY... Well worth the time spent watching!

[@MrSteve2714740]

Extremely enjoyable video, Just shows what you can do with determination and balls, looking forward to the next one.

[@Smug_Azami]

I heard "autonomous ground effect vehicle" and the first thing I thought of was the KM

[@ThatGameGuyy]

“RC ekranoplan delivers grenade across lake undetected” would certainly be an interesting watch

[@complimentaryrandomnessinc3137]

I really want to see this

[@C0mfortCruise]

Like some others have already said, *please* post the entire boat voyage, I'd love to see someone turn it into the background video of a music mix.

[@rebeldad1344]

Hells yeah!!! I totally enjoyed that video. Great idea. Great video.

[@LA6UOA]

Great fun, Daniel!! The boat is fine constructed! Keep it up!

[@Ender240sxS13]

FYI the raw_temp data is more likely a millivolt or microvolt reading from the sensor, you would need to convert that using whatever volts-degrees ratio is needed for that specific sensor.

[@ZombieSS77]

How about an autonomous ground effect vehicle, carrying an autonomous drone to its mission site. Bonus points if the drone can land on the ship after its mission.

[@heroslippy6666]

go full elon musk and launch rockets into orbit and back down onto the boat

[@melsuarez]

hell of a mission. nice work. really enjoyed it. You must have felt so proud when she steamed towards you at dawn.

[@emilypower9748]

Man I just found you today and you are the kinda smart we need right now in the world. Like the rover?!? Amazing!

[@dannice3511]

Cartels down in Mexico are like hey let’s send this kid some free vouchers for a five-star resort and ask him if he would like to do some humanitarian work for us

[@firefly8464]

🤣🤣👍🏻

[@okulodedio]

Exactly...

[@mrfrozen2705]

I'm waiting for an Autonomous Ekranoplan next

[@titanreality1567]

That would be difficult because of wind and waves but good idea

[@harmonised8353]

I subscribed. Your videos are just too cool - love this kinda fun, really enjoyable to watch! Brilliant stuff, good luck on all future projects - which I cant wait to see!

[@3dimsteve]

Nice one! That trip was pretty damn flawless.

[@tessa7468]

I’d love the autonomous ground effect vehicle please do!

[@christanvandijk5106]

Now that you have succeeded in making a autonomous long range boat, you should make a autonomous submarine that stays underwater for the whole mission (except for the telemetry)

[@realdbcooper3423]

agreed

[@paddington1670]

partially under water, antenna.

[@realdbcooper3423]

@@paddington1670 or a dipole oe loop antenna

[@heckmaniacsdrone7794]

Recently subscribed - would love to see more autonomous long range boat video's - loved this one as well as the hyperlapse one (great ideas). Think this is my favorite channel to watch lately - great work, keep them coming please!

[@RandyJohnsonRikthove]

Awesome! This was a lot of fun to watch. I look forward to your next project.

[@Bageltin]

hey man, i'm proud of you getting sponsored. i hope that lets you fund more of these awesome videos! :)

[@sammy5576]

"Welcome to raid...." ME: nooooooo

[@HAMlLTON]

I love the Amazon packing material/bags. Last ditch effort to keep from becoming a craw dad den

[@ChristianRodriguez-tv4ct]

I've been following this and want one so bad! lol. What an accomplishment!

[@brandonbagley5774]

"well well well if it isn't probably the boat" 😂

[@jaredapplehans3692]

"Ahhh. Well, well, well if it isn't... Probably the boat." Lol

[@aliberkozderya3112]

This is awesome. A little boat going on an adventure all by itself

[@geoffpinkerton63]

Nice one! really appreciated your efforts and very pleased with your success, good job man

[@gus8378]

You could also look into hydrofoil boat designs, for both efficiency and performance. Cool project man.

[@FindingClock4]

He mentioned weeds which will muck up a hydrofoil.

[@cheesedoff-with4410]

@@FindingClock4 Yep.

[@elieaton6032]

Your that weird guy that hangs out at the parks in the morning

[@laundrieshanging9077]

And your the weird guy with “rivine” as his prof pic lol. Classic

[@elieaton6032]

Laundries Hanging whatch it Lahey

[@chrisakaschulbus4903]

it's always funny when "experts" judge DIY projects like this... at the end it worked perfectly and most people couldn't even build a boat that's one tenth as good as this one. i'm very excited for future missions and will definitely stay tuned for more videos :D

[@Miata822]

Congratulations. That's quite an accomplishment.

[@pekinkek8604]

if you end up doing a lake or river in Eastern Washington you would post a channel update on when and where because i have property by the Yakama river and would love to see the banana slug in person! i would suggest the Columbia river but i think the current might be a challenge if you go upstream but downstream it would do just fine. love the vids mate keep up the good work! so cool to see someone from Washington making some dope ass autonomous RC vehicles.

[@CeleronS1]

I would like to suggest not to say ampere hours but use watt hours, because, different system voltages make your data bit irrelevant, but when you talk about how much watts ar pulling and how much it will last in term of watt hours - that is pretty universal no matter what system voltage you have. Cool project tho! :)

[@virtual812]

Totally agree on principal, but sometimes you're stuck with the systems that are present. If the software is capable of calculating Wh in real time then it should be configured to do that.

[@TedVanSlyck]

I'd back that Kickstarter. Cool vid Daniel, always a treat.

[@beautifulsmall]

very well planned and executed mission. Great work.

[@thePronto]

"Redemption": translation - "Middle finger to all you snarky boat people." I believe I was one of those who made a humorous comment, but I consider myself royally flipped off. BTW, don't forget to set aside the first 10 bucks of your sponsorship money for your 520 tolls. Personally, I would have set the boat off from Mercer Island. But, you are the man!...

[@RossHasAdrone]

that was the longest fade out I've ever seen after "thanks for watching, bye." left me on the edge of my seat.

[@rctestflight]

Haha sorry for the disappointing suspense

[@garybeckner2991]

can hardly wait to see the longer mission. You really do good work.

[@raminatorrammer]

Well done, dude! Very entertaining adventure.

[@KrazyKaiser]

"I'm getting hungry!" *Drives past taco bell*

[@snoo1296]

Imagine a taco at 5 in the morning though :(

[@jmac1099]

@@snoo1296 haha.. god i hope this bathroom is open!!

[@tedspeed3338]

Hey Siri, where is the closest bathroom?

[@ilenastarbreeze4978]

taco bell isnt exactly food :P

[@Sharklops]

0:18 - I've heard of USS and HMS, but HSS is a new one on me... His Solo Ship? 😜

[@oliverer3]

Perhaps his boat is made of high speed steel

[@Mgaffo222]

HSS is an actual thing though? High Speed Ship?

[@nolandfpv]

Clear hull.... thumbs up! Great project.

[@SolarPowerChannelwithChris]

Loved your video!!! Keep them coming.