If you rebuild the solar array on this thing you should really give yourself some shade with those panels.

@Patnik86

10 ай бұрын

not viable if I may say. It´ll get way to top heavy and unstable, Only option if he really wants the solar above the hull to get shade is to make the boat a mini Tri-catamaran like extensions. Feel free to elaborate and correct me.

@thebarkingmouse

10 ай бұрын

​@@Patnik86wrong. That boat is plenty big. A small Boston whaler. The actual concern may be wind. But either way using the panels for shade is a great idea.

@davidaugustofc2574

10 ай бұрын

​@@thebarkingmousehigh center of mass is a problem for any boat.

@ionstorm66

10 ай бұрын

​@@davidaugustofc2574these whaler hulls are heavy as hell. I've seen them running with a full size roof.

@tjnucnuc

10 ай бұрын

@@Patnik86they literally have a factory top option😂. Wouldn’t be hard to place them on top. Also this is a tri hull. It’s extremely stable.

It's extremely difficult to explain to people why this is one of the best channels on KZread... *But it just is!*

@lexvelarde3199

10 ай бұрын

So agreed. I'm always excited to see a new upload here, usually a lot more so than any "flashier" or more "mainstream" channel.

@boogiehasfun

10 ай бұрын

@@lexvelarde3199same here, i always go nuts when a video releases. especially when it’s a boat video

@carveroutdoors

10 ай бұрын

@@boogiehasfun Planes... you mean plane videos right? Right?

@boogiehasfun

10 ай бұрын

@@carveroutdoors nope, boats. i do enjoy both though.

@everettstormy

10 ай бұрын

I think it's the endurance thing he does, he's an awsome guy but there is somthing so fascinating about machines testing and endurance

Man, I was telling my Dad the other day about one of your videos, and then was trying to explain the channel in general and it cracked me up. It was like "he mainly does autonomous RC stuff, but he restored a Boston Whaler boat, made this crazy printed cyclone separator, made a super powerful underwater LED, made an electric land canoe, etc etc" This has definitely become one of my favorite channels, and I really haven't even messed with anything RC since I was a teenager. Please keep doing weird interesting stuff.

@trey1531

10 ай бұрын

Same I used to build drones like 5 years ago. Now I'm into boats lol

@TheZombieSaints

10 ай бұрын

Totally agree, I love this channel!

Daniel, FYI, I have a 12" boat with a hull much like the Whaler's. It takes close to 8hp to get that on plane with a total weight of 300kgs. That is the same as 6KW and 660lbs.

@conorstewart2214

10 ай бұрын

Both motors running at 3700 W is a total of 7400 W. The weight may be an issue though with all those batteries.

@stuartajc8141

10 ай бұрын

12" - a real Spinal Tap Stonehenge comment😉

@Hoffmanpack

10 ай бұрын

@@conorstewart2214 yea whats wrong with one motor and a real propeller made of metal?

@conorstewart2214

10 ай бұрын

@@Hoffmanpack nothings wrong with only using one stronger motor, but he has two less powerful motors, nothings wrong with that either. You quite often see multiple engines on boats with separate propellers, especially on smaller boats. Using one or two motors doesn't change the amount of power or battery capacities he needs or the amount of solar panels he needs. Also there is no need for the propeller to be metal if a lighter material is good enough. The forces on it probably aren't all that large and plastic can handle it. There is a reason small planes don't use metal propellers, wood or carbon fibre are good enough. From what we can see in the videos there isn't anything wrong with using plastic propellers.

hey love your videos. for next time, instead of spending ages sanding and smoothing the props, you might want to look into ABS vapour smoothing. By printing a part in ABS and suspending it above some high purity acetone, you can get a part thats as smooth as one cast in resin with very little effort. idk how strong the finished parts are, and ABS is kind of a pain to print in, but it might still be worth looking into

@KnowledgePerformance7

10 ай бұрын

Might be a gamble with ABS. The PETG that Daniel used is a lot tougher, which I think is pretty important in an application such as this. Would kinda suck to crack a prop by getting too close to shore.

@conorstewart2214

10 ай бұрын

@@KnowledgePerformance7 ABS is pretty impact resistant so it could be an option. Maybe ASA would be better?

in washington state most people on boats wave at each other, doesn’t matter if you’re in a tiny 15 footer or a big 50’ boat people are just friendly its kinda fun

I designed my own wind turbine props and to get the strongest 3D printed setup. I had the props fit into the hub, through male/female slots. That way, I only changed the prop blades instead of the whole prop, and could adjust the pitch angle to find the optimal. Also, I was able to lay the blade prints down on its length, to get the strongest layer direction. .

Been using a 3d printed propeller on my diy petrol to 3KW electric converted outboard motor for a while now and works great!

Having a drone is like having Minecraft Freecam in real life :D What great shots!

Since you have the 3D files it would be cool to send them to a manufacturer like PCBway to have them metal 3D printed, they would still need some sanding and balancing but you could make some pretty durable custom propellers!

You're really great at being clear and deliberate with how you present the things you're doing, keep it up!

@TheStuartstardust

10 ай бұрын

6:58 - could be more clear on which magic parameter was tuned.. 🤓

Current draw is directly proportional to torque. If you want to increase the voltage without increasing the current, you’ll need to change the prop to spin faster / with lower torque. There’s going to be a balance between prop size and pitch to strike.

For your safety, is it a wise idea to implement a killswitch, like they are implemented on an outboard (for when you fall overboard)?

@BillyElliot1998

10 ай бұрын

Isn’t that what the deadman switch is all about, which you can see in the beginning. I mean the sound the Remote makes for him to move it.

@Sniperboy5551

10 ай бұрын

You’re making going overboard sound inevitable… you’re right.

@ImDelphox

10 ай бұрын

and to start wearing a life jacket already

@__.-.__hi865

10 ай бұрын

@@ImDelphoxat least like a small comfy one

@__.-.__hi865

10 ай бұрын

@@BillyElliot1998yeah but if you have to wait till that inactivity switch activates then you could already be dead

Waving at fellow boaters is just a common thing. It's not limited to Boston Whalers. :) Gotta be friendly out on the water, because you never know when you'll need help. When someone needs help on the water, you do what you can no matter what, so I think the waving is just an extension of that. On the water, we're all friends? I've been on the first boat to show up to a sinking boat twice in all my years on the water, and you just do what you can until more help shows up.

Why not an overhead solar canopy? (14:30) For camping/cruising an overhead canopy (solar roof) would offer shade, and keep you dry if rains. Would offer at least 50% more solar area. Some used 60-cell solar panels could provide more power and voltage. Another alternative is vertical solar panel that could also double as a wing-sail.

Always looking forward to the next videos, super interesting series and I can’t wait for the next one!

instead of just a single pushrod, you should do 2 pushrods, one on each side of the pivot. Then, there is always one under tension, and you don't have to worry about the compression forces at all. You could even use steel cable instead of threaded rods at that point.

Thanks for posting this video! Have been looking forward to it and wondered if it had been ditched 😄

@I_killed_that_beard_guy

10 ай бұрын

Which currency? Never seen before 👀

Thanks for the sneak peek at your long range journey in this rediscovered vid, looking forward to that one.

I have the same problem on my underwater motor setup for windsurf board, my current limit is 30A (due to smaller motors) but it also pulls much less from the battery, VESC showed low RPM and high current, but low phase voltage so by reducing load on motors (fewer blades, less pitch props) I hope it will spin up faster and produce more power (also have higher phase voltage) for the same phase current. Will test it in a few days.

"Hopefully the fragrance doesn't dissolve the o-rings in the motor. We'll see!" -- That about sums up why I love this channel.

Great video. Thanks for deciding to share it.

Much like the rest of the people in this comment section, this is easily my favorite youtube channel. This was on of my favorite videos, I found the little side remarks really funny and cute (houses with boat garage, incoming seaplane, construction workers, college students, etc.). Love how this channel is technical, inspiring, humorous, and just has good vibes in general. Keep on it!

"for you hardcore rctestflight fans" yeah I can totally relate, thanks for posting the video

for the props lifting out of the water issue, I used to drive a small boat like this as a kid, I had the same problem but even sitting at the back. We ended up putting extra weight at the back. Your batteries would probably do fine but I think we used our gas tanks and some heavy chains at the time. The boat doesn't really care, it's incredible really how much weight you can carry on the water.

"For you hard-core rctestflight fans" I've never felt so acknowledged

Best series ever Always waiting for ur videos

Hey Dan, just a point on motor voltages. Motors are not rated for a voltage. They are rated against heat buildup, which is caused by the resistive loss, I^2.R. Higher voltage does mean higher current for the same prop, but the voltage is not the issue. You could use the motors on 30S provided the prop was reduced to a smaller size.

The Makerbase 75200's are the best price I've found so far. I had the same problem with the flipsky 75100 overheating in my EZTR. @45A they can run continuous, 75A they will overheat. Also added heatsinks. Had to add fans as well.

Good work man , fascinating as ever

Cruising around on an autonomous boat with a drone and a submarine in a place with decent weather sounds so nice. Could you mod your submarine to be autonomous, and build some kind of launching dock for it into your boat?

I absolutely love how the boat looks with wires and batteries and sh*t everywhere, this isn't an insult or anything, I really love it

Maybe try adding an aerodynamic nosecone to the front so the so the boat can cut through the water easier

It’d be interesting to see how well you could get a position hold working. Digital anchor. With reversible thrust and differential thrust I’d imagine it’d be pretty good. At least within the GPS accuracy limitations.

@confuseatronica

10 ай бұрын

ardupilot boat has some decent position hold mode now, like one designed to keep place in a flowing river so yeah it should be doable today

thank you so much for posting a video, i am always looking forward to a new rctestflight video

Why does water get into closed containers? This is because there is a heating element inside the container. When it cools down, the inside of the container becomes negative pressure and absorbs water.

You are such a Legend, daniel!

@rctestflight I was so happy to see the OPDS ship @ 5:24 - that is the USN MSC OPDS Ship "K.R Wheeler" If I'm not mistaken, at least the last time I saw that shark face amphib, thats the ship it was on! I last saw it in Buson, SK back when I was in the Navy! Awesome ship, and those big wheels carry hoses for moving fuel from ship to shore :)

I love your videos! I just stumbled across you the other day and have watched videos all the way back to a few years ago! I love the nerdy content! Keep up the good work! I’d also absolutely love for you to release a video making a attachment for a underwater drone to clean up trash and things off the bottom of the ocean/rivers. I’m trying to figure out a way to design one that’s more cost effective that can be attached to nearly any ROV. Im taking the CPSdrone class and it’s very fun! I’d like to see you produce something like it in the future with other fun projects!

Love your content. I even watch your commercials and outdated, unfinished episodes. Cheers!

It's great seeing you enjoy life in so many ways :)

Nice, for next set of props, you can use uv curing epoxy ( like the one you 3d print with ) to add the weight evenly and balance your props!

Thank you. This are the kind of videos I like you to post 😀

1. You need to use really thick cables and, at least, xt90 connector for 100 amps. Thinner cables limit amperage. 2. Try water-cooling ESCs. Or to use water-cooled out-of-the-box ESCs.

Adjust your duty cycle in vesc throttle settings. It's only reaching 50% by the looks of it. Also check motor current limit and battery current limit settings to get Max RPM. I have played with the throttle curve in natural setting seems to work best with 100% top end offset

Sounds like a challenge! Getting it on plane with printed props and batteries.

hardcore rctestflight fan here, thanks for the video!

As usual, a very good video ❤

If I had spare money, I will give every penny to this guy for creating these contents.

Haha. I knew something was missing between the maiden and the long range testing. Thanks for feeding us good content!

use a concentric interface pattern for the supports on the prop and you won't have to do nearly as much post processing

Motors are limited by Amos not watts. If you are pulling 100amps at less than max power, you need smaller props to get up to full rpm and hence full volts.

@marc_frank

10 ай бұрын

weird way to say it, could barely comprehend, but yes

I was watching a superfastmatt video about speed week at the Bonneville salt flats, and one of the EV teams there was running a 98s2p battery. I think you should give that a shot

@mitchellbaker4847

10 ай бұрын

I get the feeling there might be a bit of crossover between the 2 channels, different categories but similar approaches. Who knows maybe one day we will get a crossover?

@confuseatronica

10 ай бұрын

400v yikes. More volts = less wiring mass but I wonder if that's too much voltage to use around water/humidity?

@spock81

10 ай бұрын

​@@confuseatronicacommercially available EV boats definitely use voltages that high. You seal the batteries, cables, etc of course

Usually for BLDC motor the phase current is higher than battery current, especially at low RPM, as it's acting as BUCK converter. If the prop is too big or stip, you are loading the motor, requesting high current, hitiing the ESC treshold sooner. Also by keeping the same pitch on the prop and same diameter you will push the same amount of water at the same RPM, even with two fins.

It would be possible to further improve your installation by adding floats under the outer end of the solar panels, which would improve the stability of your boat and avoid putting too much force on the fixings, moreover it would allow to have a navigation a bit more energetic in the event of an emergency maneuver.

If you're having issues with the Flipsky 75100 overheating, consider changing from the ebike, to the aluminium shelled one, the cooling is much better. They also sell a water cooled version that would probably work pretty well for a boat.

@PowerdByWill

10 ай бұрын

and just seen that that is exactly what you did!

Hey, if you ever get bored which almost surely is unlikely I have an idea for a video you could consider. I've been flying RC planes since 1978 when planes were self assembled from kits and covered in Monocote, but I more or less quit around 2011 when FVP and programable flight controllers were at their infancy. Recently I got the RC bug again and would like to try out programmed missions, but I am very behind the eight ball on what aside from motor, speed controller, servos, and receiver is at minimum needed to bring about programmed flight. So, in the event of overwheming boredom a nice little tutorial for antique flyers such as myself to give us a good hint on how to start out with the kit needed beyond what simply flys the plane would be most welcome.

Editing on final cut like a real man.. respect

Awesome Bro and I'm gonna watch the prop video 👍

From the picture off the VESC tool, you have only 42% duty cycle/ about 20 volts going to the motors. Your propeller is way to big. If you get the duty up to 95% 48V ( max) and still push 100A phase amps you will have 2.2x the power. Is the Amps that generates heat. So if you motors can handle 100 phase amps eatch motor at 46V will make 3740W!.

@impuls60

10 ай бұрын

This info is pure gold for Vesc users! I learned that the tedious way setting up my 4x vesc hub skateboard.

always fun to watch, no matter the content

I love your projects.

After the smoothing/sanding the props, maybe make a silicon mold and cast them in resin. You can really knock them out that way.

To reduse the cavitation from the props, put a cavitationplate over the props. That will "kill" the circulation cavitation from the props. That way you'll get a little more speed aswell.

Waving is pretty common to do between boaters in various regions. The part of Massachusetts I'm from, everyone does it regardless of the boat. Other areas I've been, no one does it.

How about upping the wire size. They may help with the voltage sag. Like even the conductors from the vesc to the motor bullet plugs.

In my experience, its generally safe to go a little beyond the "max voltage rating" of the motors. So 24cell is probably OK, if that means you can just throw 2 12cell packs in series instead of a custom 20 cell pack. Also make sure your ESCs can handle that voltage too. But, its always a risk to go outside of spec. That also means you will likely have less loss due to resistance through wires.

Try some car base filler spray. I was able to polish it to almost like molded plastic finish. Just using sandpaper and some water and going up in the grit (the next grit is always times two).

"Hun wake up RCTESTFLIGHT dropped another video!"

I feel like I have been a hardcore fan. I’ve been watching for years! Daniel, do you still paraglide? Also, I miss the solar plane!

You should get one of those laptop mounts they have for desks.

All of a sudden I find myself wishing I was an embedded systems engineer. Actually, I've always wanted to do embedded systems, but I got a software engineering degree and have been doing pure software ever since. I hope you find your guy and I look forward to seeing the epic things you design and fabricate in the future.

@Hoffmanpack

10 ай бұрын

why would it be too difficult for you to port over?

@bemehiser

9 ай бұрын

@@Hoffmanpack In the current job market, I think it would be hard to find a job which would pay anything close to what I'm currently making, especially when you factor in that I don't have any meaningful embedded systems experience.

I always thought there was a missing video from the boat build and here it is!

Idea for cooling. What about a raw water cooling system where you use the water avalible where you float to cool down the controllers, as a outboard will do? This can archive with a small fishtank water pump or even using the movement of the boat to circulate water? Its actually simpler than it sounds, my small rc toy speed boat has a similar cooling system that doesn't have a pump and it works amazingly well and yet simple. It has a ventury nozzle on the bottom the hull to suck the water. Another very inspiring video on your channel

thanks for your content!

The boat wave is a thing. No idea why or what the history is but everyone waves to everyone else. Can be quite funny transiting through high traffic areas where you will get tons of waves

I really wish he would wear a life jacket. Trouble happens fast and when you least expect it and trouble on the water can be deadly.

bro this is the coolest thing ever

I'm wondering what the relation is between engine power and propeller surface. There is a sweet spot somewhere where the drag and pushing force are optimal

Interested in helping ya. I do understand the "electromagnetic stuff" you mentioned, and also embedded systems.

13:30 you wont be able to get more power by just increasing the Input voltage. This way you only gonna end up with the same 100A Phase current but with like around 25% duty Cycle. If you want to maximize the Power output you gotta decrease the load on the props by a smaller diameter and/or smaller pitch so that they meet 100A at the highest possible duty Cycle, like 90-95%. And my guess is that you would need around 15 kW to get this thing to plane 😄 ps you can Control the vescs over adc with a normal ebike throttle or just a simple poti. Great work!

editing a video about a solar boat on a solar boat is pretty cool by itself

Those VESC 75100s have issues with performance. Apparently there may be an issue with the regulator chips in them which causes them to heat up rapidly. My friend tested 8W draw from the STM chip. An aggressive cooling solution or an electric reverse engineering solution may do the job. Most people I've known to try them cap at 2kW, any higher blows them out. Old video, I know. Kelly Motor Controllers, or other VESCs besides the 75/100 are pretty good options for better performing motor controllers. In the 2-12kW range, I think Kelly is pretty solid. Above 12kW Sabvotron, BAC, and Votol have been pretty well represented. There are some people who make low-production high-performance motor controllers, but they're typically for electric motorcycles.

Have you ever considered a solar panel T top or bimini? Would give you some shade and keep your panels further from the water.

You should get yourself a radio-controlled airplane prop balancer for balancing your props

@ionstorm66

10 ай бұрын

Dose it work under water?

@robertheinkel6225

10 ай бұрын

He did an experiment with air and water props. An air prop vibrated badly under water, but was fine out of the water.

@jamesturncliff5960

10 ай бұрын

@@ionstorm66 you balance your props in the air not in the water balancing a prop is the same for an airplane or a boat

@jamesturncliff5960

10 ай бұрын

@@robertheinkel6225 you can use the same mechanism to balance a propeller for a boat the same as an airplane

@ionstorm66

10 ай бұрын

@@jamesturncliff5960 nope you have to hydro test water props. Air balance is entirely different.

Those solar panels look awesome !!

"I used fairing compound!" is going to end up being your "micromesh with its own grit system" isn't it

I totally dig your content, it’s geeky but smart fun. Flowery mineral oil is fact of life. lol

The timeline is complete!

You spend a lot of time reinventing the wheel, everyday. Mercury Kiekhaefer is a good starting point for efficient legs and props. It is great to watch you mature from models and toys, to usable machines. Painfully slow, best to check in every 6 months or so. The Whaler is a nice little inland waters cruiser. Not much use as a fishing boat or in 15 knot winds. Waiting for you to keep going, scaling your system up?

Very cool. Btw what was that funky song that was playing? I'd like to hear the full track.

your boat is very cool, quite big

Hmmm... ...in such applications i would give a shot to high hardness TPU as it has way better layer adhesion, and stands up better to repeated stress.

wonder if you could use the lake water to cool things by like scooping it up with like a pump and some tubing

9:43 He's starting a hedge fund. (BahDum pssshh)

try casein graphene plastic, diy, heated milk vinegar mix in blender with graphite into graphene plastic, dry out, melt at 350C press cast

See if you can throw on or model a torqueedo prop, they are super efficient, but want a lower rpm to avoid any cavitation.

I agree with the one guy, you should give yourself some shade. Some pvc pipes and a tarp or something

Omg when you open the driver and water pours out. 😂 💀

Integza would expect you to squash that tomato. Lol