Love the design. I'm going to do a similar design using half inch PVC pipe, white pool noodles for the main floats, and just 3D print the engine mount and electronics enclosure, the steering vanes, and a few cosmetic pieces. I'll print some nice looking cones to make end caps for the pool noodles so they don't look like pool noodles. Should be able to cut it down to less than 100g of filament. Pool noodles hold hundreds of pounds afloat and they are UV resistant.
Amazing job! I really like the design and I'm probably gonna use it as a basis for a bait boat with fish finder. I really like the airboat/catamaran style, underwater props are always a pain in the a to get watertight. Keep up the good work ❤
I like your boat idea. Maybe try a fin under each hull. This way you are not just sitting on top of the water. You'll have something to keep you from being blown around by wind.
Just stumbled upon your channel. Instantly subscribed after watching my first video. Keep it up! Great quality content. I admire your clean 3D printer build quality.
That's really cool, nice work. Looking forward to the final design. I've done a fair bit of RC boat making out of foam and such, but haven't ventured to 3D print them yet.
I'm very interested in using your boat build as a platform for a hydro turbine on a small flowing creek. Have you experimented with that kind of use case?
Nice boat, try a couple of washers under the motor mounts to angle the thrust line down a bit. That should stop the nose burying under thrust. I'll be watching your progress.
I am building my bathymetric boat based on your design. Having it connected via 4g/5g, carrying echosounder as well as imaging sonar. Feeding both live back to the ground station or the server. Worst case scenario iridium communication takes place using sparkfun modules and voila!
Great work and design! I found your project today and have a similar project in process. I live on a pond and set up stationary sensors to monitor air temp/humidity, water temp, tide level, dissolved oxygen, ph, turbidity and salinity. I'm using LoRaWAN for real-time data reporting. I played with a 3d printed helicopter project for a while but switching to a 3d printed autonomous boat. I'm using a Pixhawk controller with telemetry and most likely a Blue Robotics ping sonar sensor for mapping. I'm in the US, let's collaborate across the big pond!
Thanks! I’m glad you found it. Your plans sound impressive! I’ve got a way to go before I get to autopilot or sonar systems. On the upside though, the water sampling system is pretty much complete (and the next video in this series too). It would be great to share some ideas!
I don’t know anything about this, but would you maybe get better performance if you mount the propellar in a tube? If not for speed increase then maybe for saving power?
I have an ROV boat I built that wasn’t optimal for what I wanted and I came across your video. I started building this thanks to your design - I have both bow and stern sections printed. 8 more pieces before the main portion is complete I will need to find a source for the polyester resin (is this the same as fiberglasss resin? - I need to investigate this.) I noticed in some of your other videos you talked about adding a keel section or something to add stability, are those files hosted anywhere ?
Yes, fiberglass (polyester) resin is what I used. You could use epoxy resin, but I was familiar with polyester. The keel (fin) files are available on Thangs: thangs.com/designer/electrosync/3d-model/3D%20Printed%20RC%20Catamaran%20Utility%20Boat-44098 Good luck with your build!
Hi I am just printing this boat on my printer(in pieces:)) so I was wondering if it would be better with an EDF that has 2.8kg of thrust or the propeller version. how much thrust does the propeller version produce. I wanted to use the boat for fishing (putting a line on it or just to put bait in the water) .
Hi man this project is very great. I think that the catamaran need of a more powerful motor. Now on my opinion it's too much slow. Aniway it's a great result
Would love to look at the STL files when they are ready. I am teaching an Autonomous vehicle course where this type of vehicle would be the ideal test platform. It looks like your prints turned out great!
I doubt it would do well in rough water, but I've never tested it. The modular deck system is here: thangs.com/designer/electrosync/3d-model/Modular%20Deck%20System%20for%203D%20Printed%20RC%20Catamaran%20Utility%20Boat-44113?manualModelView=true
hi mate frim brisvegas,, love ur work, i come from an rc aircraft build/fly background ,, couple ideas that work well on aircraft,, changing the thrust angle of ur motor, have the direction of thrust slightly down below level of bow, also with youre steering being affected by the wind,, the rudders(control surfaces) are adding to ur boat bein pushed around,, try thrust vectoring the entire motor mount or run 2 props and program differential thrust between the 2 of em,, u run 2 lipos to ballast so why not use them ? look like it could use a bit more power.
Great tips! A couple I have already done: I redesigned the motor mount and moved the LiPos to the back. I’m too far in this build to add thrust vectoring or two props, but if I ever dive in for a version 2.0, these are great ideas! A bit more power would be nice too! Thanks!
Thank you for a great video, which model 3D printer do you use in these videos and what is the printing volume? I am impressed at the size of those hulls, so would like to know what I need to produce similar volume as I venture in similar projects.
Put sonar on it and map lake bottom surface. Start to code custom autopilot, dont use ready to go pixhawk or somethong similar. Thats would be increadible video series.
This is definitely something that I’m considering. Sonar and autopilot aren’t cheap, but they could be a lot of fun! Next up though, the sampling system shortly...
Thanks! I went the air prop and rudder route because I didn't want any issues with fowling props on water weed, etc. Battery efficiency is great with this set-up too. I could have gone either way to be honest.
Any particular reason that the inner and outer tubes are in carbon (other than saving weight)? Having a hard time finding them, would RVS work for the inner tube and PVC for the outer tubes ?
I chose carbon for weight and aesthetics. PVC should be fine on the water, but I would worry a bit about using them to hold the boat's full weight when lifting it and moving it around - it could be fine though? Stainless inside the hull should work just fine.
Any tips for an RC boat noob? Lights, camera and more coming in Part 2! STL files and a build guide are now available. See the link in the video description.
This design is great, I would love to see it perform some of these research tasks autonomously! How did you go about designing the hull/picking a hull type? Do you have any resources for that part of the design process?
Adding ArduRover is on the cards for down the track - I haven’t had much time on this project lately though. The hull was always going to be a cat because of how well the style lends itself to 3D printing. As for the hull geometry, I looked at what else was out there and did some rough calculations for buoyancy and drag - nothing overly technical. But there’s a lot that I would change if I ever get around to a second version!
@@electrosync I would be interested in seeing a video about that. I was thinking of using your STL files but using two outboard motors on the end of the hull instead and trying to develop some control programs for it.
@@electrosync Did you have any issues with the holes for the heat inserts and the carbon fiber guide rods when you printed the hull? I used the STL files you provided and print settings from your build guide to print one stern section and the holes did not come out great. I am thinking of flipping the print 180 deg and starting over to see if that improves them but I was worried the 0.6mm nozzle was too big for the dimensions on the holes.
I’ve been so busy with projects that I haven’t had a chance to finalize the design files of this prototype. I still plan to make them available - just not sure when. Stay tuned!
I’m planning on fitting a Foxeer Razer mini with tilt to the front of one of the hulls, and a second camera with channel switch to keep an eye on the equipment that will be on board.
I hadn’t planned on it because lakes in my area aren’t very clear, but I could probably incorporate it into the same housing as the bow mounted camera. That would be kinda of cool.
carbon rods and carbon fiber prop? really? why don't you 3d print the rods and the prop also? looks like you really enjoy printing everything (cutting hools from EPO easier cheaper and they are not so heavy and don't require glue and fiber cover not to soak whater)
i dont like the useless printing , there is no point not to build most parts from plastic pipes and the hull from the right plastic and work to shape. to much time to print all of this
I agree that there are definitely easier ways to build a boat! I wanted to challenge myself to build an open source, 3D printable boat that anyone can print/build. There are quite a few of these boats around the world now completing missions ranging from sonar mapping to body recovery - most of them built by people like me in their workshops.
@@electrosync ok just saying for fun i would cut the hulls from a box shape plastic you can buy. Poly something which better i forgot what i used it was years ago
Love the design. I'm going to do a similar design using half inch PVC pipe, white pool noodles for the main floats, and just 3D print the engine mount and electronics enclosure, the steering vanes, and a few cosmetic pieces. I'll print some nice looking cones to make end caps for the pool noodles so they don't look like pool noodles. Should be able to cut it down to less than 100g of filament. Pool noodles hold hundreds of pounds afloat and they are UV resistant.
Amazing job! I really like the design and I'm probably gonna use it as a basis for a bait boat with fish finder. I really like the airboat/catamaran style, underwater props are always a pain in the a to get watertight. Keep up the good work ❤
I am designing a 3d printed RC speedboat and this video gave me a ton of inspiration. Great video!
Thanks! 3D printed RC is great fun! Good luck with your project.
@@electrosyncBTW your videos are extremely we'll made, deserve more subs. 👍
I like your boat idea. Maybe try a fin under each hull. This way you are not just sitting on top of the water. You'll have something to keep you from being blown around by wind.
That’s pretty much what I’ve done. I haven’t had a chance to test them yet though.
Just stumbled upon your channel. Instantly subscribed after watching my first video. Keep it up! Great quality content. I admire your clean 3D printer build quality.
Welcome! Thanks for stopping by.
That's really cool, nice work. Looking forward to the final design. I've done a fair bit of RC boat making out of foam and such, but haven't ventured to 3D print them yet.
Thanks! I’ve been busy on this. New video coming this weekend.
@@electrosync Sweet! Looking forward to it!!
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So cool! The process video is also really well done.
I'm glad you like it!
Awesome video!
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Thanks! If you like and share, that would help so much!
I'm very interested in using your boat build as a platform for a hydro turbine on a small flowing creek. Have you experimented with that kind of use case?
Nice build. Awesome
Nice video! Keep it up!
I’m glad that you liked it!
Nice boat, try a couple of washers under the motor mounts to angle the thrust line down a bit. That should stop the nose burying under thrust. I'll be watching your progress.
I am building my bathymetric boat based on your design. Having it connected via 4g/5g, carrying echosounder as well as imaging sonar. Feeding both live back to the ground station or the server. Worst case scenario iridium communication takes place using sparkfun modules and voila!
Haa, now I know why you printed the pontoons white LOL :D
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Great work and design! I found your project today and have a similar project in process. I live on a pond and set up stationary sensors to monitor air temp/humidity, water temp, tide level, dissolved oxygen, ph, turbidity and salinity. I'm using LoRaWAN for real-time data reporting. I played with a 3d printed helicopter project for a while but switching to a 3d printed autonomous boat. I'm using a Pixhawk controller with telemetry and most likely a Blue Robotics ping sonar sensor for mapping. I'm in the US, let's collaborate across the big pond!
Thanks! I’m glad you found it. Your plans sound impressive! I’ve got a way to go before I get to autopilot or sonar systems. On the upside though, the water sampling system is pretty much complete (and the next video in this series too). It would be great to share some ideas!
I don’t know anything about this, but would you maybe get better performance if you mount the propellar in a tube? If not for speed increase then maybe for saving power?
I have an ROV boat I built that wasn’t optimal for what I wanted and I came across your video.
I started building this thanks to your design - I have both bow and stern sections printed. 8 more pieces before the main portion is complete
I will need to find a source for the polyester resin (is this the same as fiberglasss resin? - I need to investigate this.)
I noticed in some of your other videos you talked about adding a keel section or something to add stability, are those files hosted anywhere ?
Yes, fiberglass (polyester) resin is what I used. You could use epoxy resin, but I was familiar with polyester. The keel (fin) files are available on Thangs: thangs.com/designer/electrosync/3d-model/3D%20Printed%20RC%20Catamaran%20Utility%20Boat-44098 Good luck with your build!
Hi I am just printing this boat on my printer(in pieces:)) so I was wondering if it would be better with an EDF that has 2.8kg of thrust or the propeller version. how much thrust does the propeller version produce. I wanted to use the boat for fishing (putting a line on it or just to put bait in the water) .
Hi man this project is very great. I think that the catamaran need of a more powerful motor. Now on my opinion it's too much slow. Aniway it's a great result
Great workVery good work, I loved your idea and if you don't mind I will use it for a project of mine, thank you
Would love to look at the STL files when they are ready. I am teaching an Autonomous vehicle course where this type of vehicle would be the ideal test platform. It looks like your prints turned out great!
Sounds like a great project! I’ll let everyone know when the STLs are available here and on my other social media.
STL files and a build guide are now available on Thingiverse.
Thanks for sharing!
Does it cope well with rough waters?
Optional modular deck system is released yet?
I doubt it would do well in rough water, but I've never tested it. The modular deck system is here: thangs.com/designer/electrosync/3d-model/Modular%20Deck%20System%20for%203D%20Printed%20RC%20Catamaran%20Utility%20Boat-44113?manualModelView=true
@@electrosync Thank you! Have you tuned the design recently or it's the same as 2021?
hi mate frim brisvegas,, love ur work, i come from an rc aircraft build/fly background ,, couple ideas that work well on aircraft,, changing the thrust angle of ur motor, have the direction of thrust slightly down below level of bow, also with youre steering being affected by the wind,, the rudders(control surfaces) are adding to ur boat bein pushed around,, try thrust vectoring the entire motor mount or run 2 props and program differential thrust between the 2 of em,, u run 2 lipos to ballast so why not use them ? look like it could use a bit more power.
Great tips! A couple I have already done: I redesigned the motor mount and moved the LiPos to the back. I’m too far in this build to add thrust vectoring or two props, but if I ever dive in for a version 2.0, these are great ideas! A bit more power would be nice too! Thanks!
Thank you for a great video, which model 3D printer do you use in these videos and what is the printing volume? I am impressed at the size of those hulls, so would like to know what I need to produce similar volume as I venture in similar projects.
Put sonar on it and map lake bottom surface.
Start to code custom autopilot, dont use ready to go pixhawk or somethong similar.
Thats would be increadible video series.
This is definitely something that I’m considering. Sonar and autopilot aren’t cheap, but they could be a lot of fun! Next up though, the sampling system shortly...
@@electrosync check simple sonars for fishers like Lucky , there are pretty simple protocol for reverse engineering, very cheap and small transducer.
Nice work. Why didnt you use propellers underwater? What is the advantages? Low consumption? High speed?
Thanks! I went the air prop and rudder route because I didn't want any issues with fowling props on water weed, etc. Battery efficiency is great with this set-up too. I could have gone either way to be honest.
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Any particular reason that the inner and outer tubes are in carbon (other than saving weight)? Having a hard time finding them, would RVS work for the inner tube and PVC for the outer tubes ?
I chose carbon for weight and aesthetics. PVC should be fine on the water, but I would worry a bit about using them to hold the boat's full weight when lifting it and moving it around - it could be fine though? Stainless inside the hull should work just fine.
@@electrosync great, thank you !
I like it! :)
Any tips for an RC boat noob? Lights, camera and more coming in Part 2!
STL files and a build guide are now available. See the link in the video description.
Where buy the TSL?
@@merazmario I make my STLs available for free, but these ones still need some more work before they're ready.
@@electrosync amazing !! thsk
rudder in water that are aligned with the upper in air? Better steering?
Good idea. I am trying to limit what is below the waterline due to weed, etc. I think this could be added as a removable addition though. Thanks!
This design is great, I would love to see it perform some of these research tasks autonomously! How did you go about designing the hull/picking a hull type? Do you have any resources for that part of the design process?
Adding ArduRover is on the cards for down the track - I haven’t had much time on this project lately though. The hull was always going to be a cat because of how well the style lends itself to 3D printing. As for the hull geometry, I looked at what else was out there and did some rough calculations for buoyancy and drag - nothing overly technical. But there’s a lot that I would change if I ever get around to a second version!
@@electrosync I would be interested in seeing a video about that. I was thinking of using your STL files but using two outboard motors on the end of the hull instead and trying to develop some control programs for it.
@@electrosync Did you have any issues with the holes for the heat inserts and the carbon fiber guide rods when you printed the hull? I used the STL files you provided and print settings from your build guide to print one stern section and the holes did not come out great. I am thinking of flipping the print 180 deg and starting over to see if that improves them but I was worried the 0.6mm nozzle was too big for the dimensions on the holes.
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Great project and video! Subscribed for more :)
Hi! Can I scale down and print in a smaller size?
try submersible trimaran ground effect flier, all-in-one, yes its possible
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Hi another question. Can you tell my the diameter an the length of the Caron fiber tubes?
25 mm x 575 mm. There's a full build guide with BoM linked in the description and on my website if it helps.
@@electrosync thanks
I didn’t realise that
Great
When do you think you will have public still files
I’ve been so busy with projects that I haven’t had a chance to finalize the design files of this prototype. I still plan to make them available - just not sure when. Stay tuned!
The STL files and a build guide are now available on Thingiverse. Link in description.
What glue do you use for Combine the part?
JB Marine Weld 2 part epoxy. This stuff is great - I recommend it!
What FPV camera do you plan on using?
I’m planning on fitting a Foxeer Razer mini with tilt to the front of one of the hulls, and a second camera with channel switch to keep an eye on the equipment that will be on board.
@@electrosync ahh ok, any plans for an underwater fpv camera or just above water?
I hadn’t planned on it because lakes in my area aren’t very clear, but I could probably incorporate it into the same housing as the bow mounted camera. That would be kinda of cool.
Hello! How big must be the 3D printer for this project?
Hi there. The minimum build plate size is 200 x 200 mm.
@@electrosync Thank you!!!
@@electrosync Large build volume: 210 x 210 x 205 mm is sufficient?
Yep, that will be fine.
Wow, very nice project how can I contact you
Thanks! You can contact me through socials, email or my website. See the ‘about’ tab on my Channel page.
Any chance of public STL's?
I usually make all of my STLs available for free, but these ones still need a bit more work before they're ready.
The STL files and a build guide are now available. See link to Thingiverse in the description.
carbon rods and carbon fiber prop? really? why don't you 3d print the rods and the prop also? looks like you really enjoy printing everything (cutting hools from EPO easier cheaper and they are not so heavy and don't require glue and fiber cover not to soak whater)
i dont like the useless printing , there is no point not to build most parts from plastic pipes and the hull from the right plastic and work to shape. to much time to print all of this
I agree that there are definitely easier ways to build a boat! I wanted to challenge myself to build an open source, 3D printable boat that anyone can print/build. There are quite a few of these boats around the world now completing missions ranging from sonar mapping to body recovery - most of them built by people like me in their workshops.
@@electrosync ok just saying for fun i would cut the hulls from a box shape plastic you can buy. Poly something which better i forgot what i used it was years ago
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