Trolling motor made from wood

Part 2 see: • Wooden trollingmotor P...
Anyone with a cordless drill can make this trolling motor, just from wood. This is a fun project; making it, in a couple of hours, and then navigate on still waters. OK, you have to buy a propellor, a square drillhead, a strip aluminium, a trottle handle, a threated rod, screws and a plank of impregnated wood. This video speaks for itself; all is visible. The project is Open Hardware.
Now, make one for yourself and one for your best friend. Enjoy!
After changing the propellor in a 2 blade one and the cordless drill in a hi-speed one, I made a short Part 2 video:
• Wooden trollingmotor P...
Watch also the Cordless Canoe Challenge 2011
• Cordless Canoe Challen...

[@rheniformer]

Ahh the simplicity of slightly mad genius never gets old. Fantastic! Entertaining and it works. Thumbs up with Respect.

[@manujaen3999]

*I bought this model for my 14 ft Jon boat. **enjoyable.fishing** recommend love it!!! It pushes my boat with ease ( 2 men 220 each). I would highly recommend this to anyone.*

[@Bertoaus]

Thank you, that you can appreciate this project. You are absolutely right; so many things around us are multi-functional.

[@Bertoaus]

Exactly 7 years after publication, this video reached the 1 million views. I never thought this idea could count at that much interest. Thank you all.

[@mkoukoumides]

Berto you're an amazing craftsman. I think that the best parts are: 1) The throlle switch with the handlebar and 2) The holes for the air circulation of the motor! Really good job!

[@stevenwrieth9399]

I have tried to make one of these for so long and its nice to see I'm not alone in trying

[@laharl2k]

what's the music's name? btw, great idea. But i don't think the carbon brushes (it that it's name?) will last much using it on a daily basis. It would be a lot better to use a brushless motor. But it's a great idea to have one of those in case of emergency.

[@antoniogp1212]

Muy ingenioso y buen trabajo ..oero quiza no merezca ka pena tanto trabajo para esa velicida...

[@mattwilliams8551]

there's nothing like "shed time" shed time is quality time so well done to this bloke

[@Johnman9000]

14AH drill on a 1.3AH battery = about 6 minutes run time. slap 300W 12v solar panels on there and a basic 12v battery and you can go all day long.

[@billybob61636]

I watched this 17 times because of the awesome music 🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼

[@4hogwilder]

Pretty Cool! Thanks for sharing

[@oodimvale]

very.....very nice...... congratulations...... São Paulo - Capital - Brasil

[@bscolla8195]

Nice one. Well done. You may want to try a model airplane prop though. Thats what the cordless canoe challenge folks are using and getting fantastic results. I have just made one using an 18V drill, and a 12x6 model plane prop. It was powering my Mirror Dinghy at 2.2 kts. The motor didnt even get warm, so I will try a 12x8 prop for some more pitch speed and draw some more amps. Keep up the good work, and have fun!

[@mojomarshman77]

Excellent!

[@cerrajeriaroberto5325]

EXELENTE congratulations

[@pacificrigger]

Very nice. I will have to borrow your ideas. I just built a mini sailboat and want back up power. Great for days with no wind. Thanks for sharing with us.

[@rimar2000]

Fantastic, Berto.

[@thinkjeremiah]

nicely done.

[@enquire422]

Brilliant!

[@lynx777]

genius, hats off

[@dbweathe]

Nice design. Even if you can buy a motor cheaper, I'd rather show off something I made over something that I bought.

[@piratboatsmichaelabraham5260]

Excellent ! Will build one for my Boats too...............

[@gck86]

this is awesome

[@serdobol7]

Просто, доступно, душевно. Отлично, великолепно!

[@Bertoaus]

Спасибо. Я очень рад, что этот проект оценен в русскоязычных странах.

[@MrSamwel123]

Speed Camera DEAD AHEAD!!kidding !very nice man !!:)

[@tanimashraf]

Good project. A more powerful motor will do great.

[@trevorplaugher6131]

that is awsome

[@empowertheuniverse]

I made an awesome trolling motor out of a 18 volt cordless drill. If you are looking for more power than you should disassemble the drill and take out all the gears and bearings from the front section of the drill, then fit the shaft, then reassemble it. The gears actually slow down the electric motors rpm's. Just a heads up, cheers!! :-)

[@khez_]

Brilliant

[@enosbrahier149]

That is so cool brother how did you build that

[@gugolero]

Great job. Initiative, imagination, and people like you is what is missing in this world.

[@edisan2009]

Legal 👏👏👏 Não vai mais rápido não!?

[@VadiodaXT]

NICE

[@ronmays7]

Awesome

[@TheDoctorirwin69]

It looks like you did a good job. However, how do you keep the water out of the square drill head?

[@wdrebeltrucker]

awesome

[@toobakedone]

good concept its really inventive but not slow than a paddle

[@amh4548]

merhaba, bu video için teşekkür ederim, ne tür tornavida kullandığınızı bilmek istiyorum, kaç volt ve watt, lütfen bunun için bana bir cevap verin

[@ikstrucking3289]

good job entertaining

[@monez100]

Super :-))) 👍👍👍

[@maximolotov]

Well done Sir I need mount like this but can't build it myself. I have tools I use for business with 10 batteries as well , 5 ah each. Ryobi brushless cordless drill 1800rpm without this mount , just drill paddle instead = 4.5 km/ph avarage speed , max speed 4.5km ph , using cordless air fan to cool engine of a drill. One 5ah battery gets me 500 metres at full speed

[@Bertoaus]

@laharl2k The composer, song and album you find at 2.46min. in the video. It's a beautiful album. What is the normal use of an outboard? How often and how far are you navigating on the water? My experience is not that often and far. Before the carbon brushes are gone you spend many enjoyable hours on the water.

[@Bertoaus]

@laharl2k You said: "But it's a great idea to have one of those in case of emergency". That's right! Last 5 month's I saw via YT analyse, many hit's coming from Thailand. The flood overthere makes people searching for simple boat propelling solutions.

[@jdavis8604]

Your going to get a speeding ticket with that thing :]

[@ikstrucking3289]

Couldn't be more funny

[@jarronhaleysorrell]

Use a 18 pound prop 2 blade mate. Niiiiiiccccccceeeeeee!!!!!

[@rmd6502]

This is brilliant! The only thing that worries me is I could easily see the drill getting water in it.

[@reaj2010]

now do that with the ryobi one plus lithium ion drill. you can by very large l-ion batteries for it and they charge so fast

[@axelerat3d]

I don't think ANYONE thinks this was to replace a multi-horsepower petrol/gas motor. The idea is to replace a small electric trolling motor - but even at that it will fail very fast. I do agree that people in general lack perspective when it comes to things like power.

[@hdrjunkie]

What about using a 20 volt Impact Gun? Its got a lot more torque than a regular drill gun... may be easier on it?

[@joewoodchuck3824]

I wonder how long the angle head and especially the chuck will hold up without leaking and rusting respectively.

[@Bertoaus]

Grease is the answer. I filled up the angle head and the chuck with grease. Till now it runs fine without rusting.

[@DenySmashinton]

Looks like the blade stalls as soon as it hits the water giving a max speed that is a fraction of what you could paddle. Hardly seems worth it for the 5 minutes battery life you might get out of a laboring battery drill.

[@Bertoaus]

The square drillhead can be used as it is; but I advice to fill it with grease. The head can easily be opened. It runs more smooth afterwards. Sorry, I did not try to go backwards.

[@z4u68]

like the presentation but the product doesn't match it . thinking that drill cost more then a actual trolling motor?

[@Foxontherun2]

A slight upgrade would be to paddle , or swim

[@thingsdemystified]

I'd like to see you paddle as hard as my 900W drill.

[@joshestess]

A good solid fart would pick up the pace

[@koelecat2755]

NEDERLANDS !!!!!!

[@roelfmeeuwissen8460]

nederland is de baas

[@koelecat2755]

Is Gamma NL ?

[@taucher-is9rv]

Ein fertiger Elektro- Bootsantrieb ist preiswerter und funktioniert besser in Süß- und Salzwasser

[@NUTHUGGER2000]

Good improvisation ...too bad there are no 'CABELAS' stores in Netherlands.

[@rgodstealthy8705]

Cool but buy a minn kota. I picked up a c2 40 pound thrust at gander mtn for $160 with a $20 mail in rebate so for only $140 great deal

[@rudiranasemita3996]

I think rowing or sculling is more efficient

[@MrVivaldii]

без сальников , он не долго прослужит ... а он как я понял вставляет вин , как сверло в дрель ) там в "редукторе" коррозия разгуляется после 1-3 заплывов )

[@MarinusMakesStuff]

Do you think this would be maybe better to just use a hand-crank powered drive instead of the powerdrill? I do.

[@nashysadventures3633]

How many volts is it

[@seeharvester]

Cut a tennis ball in half and mount in front of your prop to cut down on drag. Or maybe a modified plastic funnel.

[@reatonable]

To the battery capacity question use a 12 volt drill and hook it up to a car battery that will last a lot longer Cheers

[@sgtbassmaster3129]

And now the lumber cost more then anything on the entire rig lol

[@saxmanchiro]

And much much quieter too.

[@chrispeachey1]

need to balance that prop. will make it last longer and prob create less noise.

[@tommycirrus]

1) get a 12V drill and then attach a car/marine battery to it. the battery life will out last the drills life, problem solved. 2) I wouldn't worry about the gearbox cause you'll melt the brushes long before you tax the gearbox. 3) You re-mount the drill to the propeller under the water, it will stay cool forever. 4) Keyless chuck will destroy itself long before saltwater can afftect it. With all these mods will be bulett proof.LMFAO!!!

[@damianpc1]

I see the brand of your cordless drill is Gamma. Do you live in The Netherlands? Greetings / Groeten From the Netherlands / Uit Nederland :)

[@MarinusMakesStuff]

TGRS Judging by his accent I'm pretty sure he's Dutch yeah :)

[@damianpc1]

Marinus Ja, je weet maar nooit. Kon ook een Belg zijn.

[@MarinusMakesStuff]

TGRS Ah, in zijn andere videos wordt het ook wel duidelijk ;)

[@johnburton8601]

Slow down buddy no wake zone lol

[@larryhayes4982]

oh ok a competition in that case great, I was bout to say

[@user-ze4jc4yc1b]

Ну тогда получите и критики. Ничего из досочек редукторв и креплений ВОВСЕ НЕ НУЖНО ! Шуруповёрт или дрель (аккум.) просто держать в руке с наклоном так, чтобы винт находился под водой, а сама дрель над водой. В крайнем случае можно перенести на нос лодки и не толкать лодку , а тянуть. Ну это на любителя. Все эти деревяшки ненадёжно, лишний вес и место в машине занимать будут. А нижний редуктор лишнее сопротивление. Чем меньше деталей в изделии, тем меньше вероятности поломки. Лопата состоит всего из трёх деталей; черенок, лезвие лопаты и гвоздик, и всё равно что-нибудь да ломается.

[@Bertoaus]

Чем меньше компонентов в продукте, тем меньше вероятность помех. Это верно. Я использовал несколько частей с удобством "реальной" подвесного двигателя.

[@MrGentlebutfirm]

Pretty helpless.. but if you had fun it was worthwhile

[@laharl2k]

@Bertoaus lol sorry i missed it in the credits i don't have a boat,, it was just some thoughts, :P

[@bikelly]

You're going to scare all the fish with this noise!

[@congobob3562]

add a solar charger with an extra battery i think it would make a fun device and versitile drill and a motor screw gun ... and if the battery did die oh well thats why you have paddles

[@gretchenebert771]

It's not made FROM wood. It is attached TO wood.

[@TSKseattle]

A minn kota C2 30lb motor is $99 on amazon. The parts to make this would come close to that.

[@RakanKongsiBuragas]

Good old chap with good idea, can improve it by using more powerful drill machine. The one in the video is not powerful enough to push the canoe.

[@axelerat3d]

and a drill is not designed for continuous use - neither is the right angle gear, They will fail very quickly.

[@gconol]

I like your idea, but i'm worried about the rust eating your drill extension there.

[@Niphiz]

you loose too much energy by the vertical transition,the energy of the drill (kinetic) gets down when entering the gears in the vertical chuck so you end up with not much power,but if you had the propeller straight onto the drill it would go much faster

[@Bertoaus]

The square drillhead behind the propeller has a one on one transmission. This chuck is filled with grease, so not much energy is lost. The propeller on a straight shaft is a problem with steering and mounting on the boat.

[@Niphiz]

yes,your design is more functional and usable than a propeller mounted on a rod on a drill,but why isn't it more fast? how many volts is your drill?? I also like the mod that you made that instead of pressing the trigger you rotate the handle just like a real gas powered motor

[@Bertoaus]

It is faster with a high speed drill and a 2 blade propeller. See the second video. Link in the text below the video.

[@Niphiz]

***** ahh ok thanks,the truth is I didn't see the description

[@stevefox3763]

a sure way to burn out the drill plus the battery is not going to last 5 minutes doing that and judging by the speed you get, you need more than 5 mins just to get from one bank of the river to the other!!!!!!

[@diablopeligroso9951]

Норм

[@vivitar45]

cant see that go verry far just more a pain in the ass just to get it hooked up on the boat then just grab the paddle

[@A1phanum3ric69]

Professor Pat Pending

[@glasserallen]

wow great job, he is really burning up the lake..better slow down, might crash lol

[@MrBradpaisley]

thanks, saved me from making that comment lol

[@HUNTER21Dude]

Cool idea but battery gonna be suck!

[@hdrjunkie]

but then you need the deep cycle marine battery to run it and all that extra weight... Yes the "Real" motor is the better solution but some people really don't care, they just wanna do things to see if they can.

[@ian1231100]

If the motor is not fixed even for a long time, it is a trolling motor... PROBLEM???

[@yeahitworks]

if i'm running that speed, i'd rather just paddle. Good job though.

[@ismaildulger190]

afferin be dayi

[@imranjutt.9083]

no power but nice

[@jeepman8842]

Ha ha no way not nearly enough power even for just a trolling motor.. Good idea, but needs more reaserarch

[@mikeoudt3216]

Clever ,but waste of time

[@luckyred1818]

Hmmmm pretty sure you could have bought a trolling motor for less. As long as it was fun to build, that's all that matters