I work inspecting underground utility construction and see a lot of 8, 10, and even 12" SDR 35 sewer pipe laying around. They even make tee's and different bends for an all pvc frame. I need to start collecting! Great job guys. Think some 18" might even make a nice pontoon boat!
Perfect for where I live. (Bayport, Florida) The Gulf of Mexico drops only one foot in depth for every mile. 2 Miles out, you're only in 2 feet of water. The big expensive boats have to travel between channel markers for 2 miles before they can even make a turn. This simple design, you boat when you want to. You don't have insurance or maintenance costs. You don't feel obligated to take the boat out because you pay for it whether you use it or not. Just a great all around, fantastic idea. If I used this once out on the Gulf, 5 people would ask me where I bought it. Great Job!!
@@blake102989 The area ranges from about Cedar Key to about Hudson Beach and then it drops off. Yeah, here at Bayport, it drops only a foot a mile. Like a sand shelf. We all gather at the flats but only at high tide. When the tide goes out, you better have moved the boat or you get stuck for about 8 hours until the tide comes back in, lol
Why do you lie to people it's stupid!!! No the gulf doesn't drop off like the east or west coast but it's not 20 foot deep 20 miles out most places a mile out you are in at least 20 to 40 foot of water!!!
@@thomaskitlica5572 That's Pensacola. The east side of Florida drops off too but at Bayport, it drops one foot for every mile you go out. Been going out there for 40 years. 10 miles out, you are in 10 feet of water. I want to see you launch a boat at Bayport and make a turn outside the channel markers. Your boat just got stuck. lol. If they didn't dredge the bottom, making it deeper for 2 miles, you would never get a boat out there. What is partying on the Flats mean? People take their boats out, go outside the markers, drop an anchor and walk around in knee-deep water. I have to drive my butt off, straight out in the Gulf for 10 miles and how deep is the water? 10 feet!! At Hudson beach, it drops off quickly but not at Bayport. Look it up before you call someone a liar. The maps are online. You obviously have never been to Bayport.
WHAT!?!?!? No launch ceremony? just giving you grief- looks like a ton of fun. You guys did good. Plus it looks like you all have a lot more fun at the river than at any old public pool, that's for sure!
We should have done some type of ceremony! As for fun, that is one of my favorite places. The bridges also provide plenty of shade from that hot sun. Thanks for watching.
Nice job! Regardless of if it is a perfect feat of engineering or not, it was a cool idea and it looks like helped create some family time. Kudos to you for finding something to get the kiddos outdoors and using their hands to create instead of glued to a gaming system, tv, or PC.
I know they make a one way check valve . Or you can make your own and put it on your your exhaust pointing down into the water and we won't hear such noise coming off your exhaust. Thank you for I enjoy watching. Great job and add another pontoon
I've done trawling in dirty water, I've also fished and I'm still alive. It was a very prosaic time of my life, you guys enjoy life, not every country has the opportunity to have clean lakes, greedy companies play impuresas of ships like the bay of guanabara who said they were going to clean and still waiting.
Great idea. I think the heavy wood did a lot to compromise your flotation. You can build it with just pvc pipes. If you use four pipes instead of two, two people could fish from that with ease.Also, using four of the pipes would eliminate the need for the angle pieces and the front caps, as the pvc pipes could be v-cut and then heated and shaped into modified cones, such as what you see on many pontoons. I couldn't have done better on a first attempt, so good job there.
I would like to build a lighter one that floats better. I also want to do angles on the fronts. Things to think about on the next one. Thanks for watching and for the comment.
chud327 Having the angles on the front is a must. The back could be cut flat or "pointed". Without that upward angle the pontoon could plow down under if you were to hit a high boat wake. It's a little far from wave ready but we all start out in steps. But the front pontoons must angle up enough as to never wind up under water then your a moving downward torpedo for a second and water WILL rise up quick between your legs lol along with anything in front of you on deck with it? Then there goes the Budweiser!
I see a lot of people in my state make homemade boats. Some are awesome and some look sketchy. As long they don't get hurt or hurt anyone else. Keep creating and improving
So, the seller experienced challenges with the great interruption in the supply chain, but never gave up in getting me the kayak. Great integrity and we’re always kind and helpful…
Seeing how yours floats with two 4" and two 6", and being a bigger guy myself, I'm planning to use four or five 6" raft style with two 4" as slide-out outriggers.
couple years ago,friend and I built something similar with 4 55 gallon plastic wine drums,hauled it around on top of a vega wagon,(the dingy) floated real well,had hole in middle for fish pail,pole hooks on all 4 ends for lanterns,small trolling motors,and couple of yard chairs.
That is so funny, I want my next boat to be a pontoon barrel boat, but I was thinking of doing 8 barrels which would be 12 feet long. I just have to get something to pull my trailer, don't think barrels are going to fit in my trunk... Thanks for watching.
Theres alot of b.s on youtube.this is a very good video.pretty creative.worth watching.i like it man.i have several ponds i could use this invention in! Thanks!
Suggestion? I believe that PVC pipe is rated about 120psi... Add a pressure gauge and valve stem to each pipe and fill with 35-40psi of compressed air. It should work like a charm and give you plenty of buoyancy! Cool boat btw!
Sweet and if you stick with my channel, I am on the edge of building a 55 gallon drum pontoon boat. Hoping to be done before this summer is up too. Thanks for watching.
A lot of the waters here in the south have a lot of tannon (tanic acid) in it. It comes from tree roots and plant matter mostly in the run off. It makes a lot of our waters (canals / rivers) brownish in color. It won't hurt you.
thanks and it was super fun too. BTW, did you see my homemade pontoon boat video yet? It just came out an hour ago, I would love to hear what you think and thanks for watching.
Nice project. I was wondering what the tip factor was. A few times it looked off sides. Did it ever tip-over? Love watching the river play. It's been years since I was a river rat. Good times!
Thanks and it was not very tippy at all. We did not flip it once, it didn't even try. I want to take it back out soon, I will try to do a better tippy test for you. I don't do the river ratting as much as I used to, we used to go every week! I love swinging on that old rope. Thanks for watching and for the nice comment.
NECESSITY IS THE MOTHER OF INVENTION! ONE MAN'S TRASH, IS ANOTHER MAN'S TREASURER🤔👍. INNOVATIVE USE I FILLED A BELLY BOAT WITH THE CAN FOAM I DON'T HAVE TO WORRY NOW ABOUT IT SINKING NOW IF I PUT A HOOK IN THE TUBE OF IT NOW. GONNA MAKE ONE OF THOSE NOW THANK YOU FOR THIS VIDEO 👍👍👍👍
Nice I was hoping it would be out of the water more I'm gonna be making one. I've got a boat made like that my feet go in the water. But it's short and the drains a big hole on top and if I lean back to fair it pops the plug and I flipped but I'm a big guy the kids works perfect. But I want to make one longer and wider to fish from. So thanks for making yours I've seen pitures but never seen who made. Have a good weekend god bless
Danny Schwab what if you prep the pvc to hold air pressure and pump them up?? only difference is the pressure glue and tap the cap to be able to pressurize them..
thin-wall would be better re: flotation, but structurally insufficient. I believe it's a balancing act. 4"-8" green pipe maybe...I dunno. continue your efforts, I'll keep watching ;-)
That is a 64 Impala. Funny you would mention the car door closing, that is one of my favorite part of that car. The doors, after all of these years, shut better than a brand new cars (or just as good). I made a walk around video of this car and that was in the video. I would love to hear what you have to say about that whole video and thanks for watching.
chud327 I very much liked the video. I'm assuming that the 327 is referring to a small block 327 ? And just outa curiosity do you have a 2 speed power glide for the transmission ?
keeps the water out! air floats! foam has air in it. when they fill with water, they sink! people are using large pop bottles. they weigh less, cost nothing, fill with foam, best yet! light weight, tuff when filled with foam.
I would fill the pvc with some floatation foam for more buoyancy, and try to rig up some sheet metal in order to get it on plane... cool little project.
@@chud327 you can’t use normal expanding foam for more buoyancy, it will just prevent it from sinking. There is very specific expanding foam that does increase buoyancy. Regardless, still looks fun and it’s functional.
Just curious, some foams soak up water like a sponge, did you make sure the foam you used was absolutely waterproof and wouldn't water log after a short time?
Could you use aluminum angle stock? And put an air fitting in the ends, and pressurize the pontoons. Looks like a great idea. I may need to build one. See how cheap I can do it.
@@chud327 I've been watching your pontoon videos, and have decided to build one. I have the frame done, but I'm looking for a motor to build the transom. I'm not sure how tall it would need to be yet. But watching your videos, has given me the confidence to give it a shot. I'm on your fb group, so I'll be posting pics soon. Thanks for the input, and for the videos. Lot of great ideas
I read it wrong and yes, water usually equals fun! I plan to have that pvc boat in the water soon with the motor moved forward a bit, when it warms up a little...
The boat might float better if you had not used such heavy wood to construct it. Instead of using 2x6 you should have used 2x2, lighter and plenty strong. makes for better floatation.
Great build i certainly couldnt do any better but do you thing if you were to cut the pipe in diferent pieces so you could have different floating cells so if one gets punctured it doesnt all go down
I thought you were talking about my 55 gallon drum homemade pontoon boat. I would be great in the St. John's with a 25 horse. This PVC boat, I am not so sure. Thanks so much for watching and what part of the St. Johns do you live near?
i wonder if you tap the caps and fill your tubes with air would it become more buoyant? ? 50 psi or so it should be able to hold easy...i saw sch 80 used on compressor lines
Thats brackish water..where salt water and freash water combine ..looks like possible gater water..id keep my legs inside..but great idea..maybe add a 3rd pontoon and fill them with foam..just a thaught..
I've been reading the comments on here and guess people have never seen a river before. Do you have a video of making the motor? I was wondering how you did it with a reg lawnmower motor? Thanks for the great video
There are a bunch of river ignorance out there. I actually have a couple of homemade motors and videos to go with them. Let me know if you can't find them and thanks for watching.
The weight was the biggest draw back. BTW, have you seen my homemade pontoon boat build. It worked so much better than this PVC boat. Thanks for watching.
That is actually the St. Mary's river, but I did make a Suwannee river video back in June. I would love to hear what you think about that one. Thanks for watching and for the cool comment.
I am so glad you found me, I guess the trailer tailgate advertise works. I hope you will spend some time checking out some videos and even leave some comments. Thanks again and I hope I was driving OK...
Next time, shorter, bigger pipes, and some cheap oars instead of a paddle. Great first try though, and well made.....oh, and drain holes. Everything leaks after a while....everything.
good job but just a idea for really lightweight frame use plastic from 400 gallon chemical container.. Then cut it up for plastic base also cut strip and use torch to form a custom seat .
Too many snakes for letting my feet dangle into the murky water. Definitely a cool idea though, maybe just more of a solid bottom, might help with displacement also and not sink as deep
Funny, I just redid this boat about two weeks ago. I used metal bed frames, it was much better but one of the big pipes filled with water. Check it out and let me know what you think. thanks for watching.
Only way to increase the floatation (buoyancy) is to displace more water below the surface. In order to achieve this you'd have to add more toons, increase the length of them, or swap them out for a larger diameter pipe
six6tysix yup. Positive buoyancy is also improved by flatness. Theoretically if you would roll out the pipe so it becomes flat there is more upwards pressure, allot of pressure is getting lost now due to a bit pressing on the sides and up instead of only up. For the very same reason stability would be increased. Though considering working with the materials at hand, swapping the smaller pvc for same size would be allot better. Placing just a 50cm long pipe on either side as outrigger will increase stability allot allot. That at or slightly behind the seat to keep manouvrability. That or a very shallow keel. The latter does not provide positive buoyance though.
I built mine exactly the same but didn't put anything in the pontoons and it floats way higher than this. I also installed tire valves on the pontoons incase I decide to add helium to them
cool idea you know the game warden catches you with a motor on that thing you'll have to register it but you got my gears turning I'm thinking larger pipes and more of them and a Suzuki Samurai with paddle tires wow an amphibian
I know all about that thing having to be registered. I made sure to hurry up and get the engine off before getting caught. I hope they would at least warn you on something you just built, but maybe not. An amphibious vehicle has been a dream of mine for years... Thanks for watching.
chud327 Florida's all about the revenue but seriously maybe more of those pipes and larger under some type of four wheel drive with paddle tires LOL that would be fun
chud327 it would take a lot of suspension lift you want the pontoons against the body and the suspension needs room to work below them I think it could be done I think the pontoons are a little big though a samurai float on tractor tires anyway
The best thing I have found are 55 gallon plastic drums, have you seen either of the two barrel boats I have built? I love them and thanks for watching.
Most Yankees don't have any I-deer what good ol' south east United States water looks like. Sometimes that's a good thing, we have enough of them down here by mistake, we don't need any more.
PVC PIPE Diameter =200mm Lenght = 3m --------------------------------- V = (0.1*0,1*3.14) * 3 V = 0,0314 * 3m => V = 0,0942m³ 0,0942 m³ = 94,2Kg This is for one PVC PIPE with 200mm diameter. You have 2 main PVC PIPEs 200mm V = 0,094,2*2 V = 0,1884m² Maximum weight = 188,4 Kg you need - 3 PVC PIPE, 200mm at 3m. or - 2 PVC PIPE 250mm at 3m
Nice! But I think I'd use Larger pipe, or double them up, to create a Way more buoyant craft to carry fishing gear and bait bucket and ice chest for caught fish.
I would suggest less wood, the wood made it too heavy. And I probably wouldn't put foam in the pipes. Also for the 4 inch pipe, there are two types that are thinner, cheaper, and lighter... Good luck and thanks for watching.
I was just sitting here going through videos on what you could do with a canoe what you are doing with a kayak is what I just came up with to do for a canoe minds think alike only the great ones LOL
I work inspecting underground utility construction and see a lot of 8, 10, and even 12" SDR 35 sewer pipe laying around. They even make tee's and different bends for an all pvc frame. I need to start collecting! Great job guys. Think some 18" might even make a nice pontoon boat!
18 inch would be cool, thanks for watching.
I'm a CWI also do utility... They would make good full size pontoons... But not a small one man boat.
@@captainfragger6295 to heavy?
@@chud327 You sir are handling the negative bs like a man
James - tees
Perfect for where I live. (Bayport, Florida) The Gulf of Mexico drops only one foot in depth for every mile. 2 Miles out, you're only in 2 feet of water. The big expensive boats have to travel between channel markers for 2 miles before they can even make a turn. This simple design, you boat when you want to. You don't have insurance or maintenance costs. You don't feel obligated to take the boat out because you pay for it whether you use it or not. Just a great all around, fantastic idea. If I used this once out on the Gulf, 5 people would ask me where I bought it. Great Job!!
The entire gulf isn't like that is it? As many times as I've been to the gulf I wasn't aware of that
@@blake102989 The area ranges from about Cedar Key to about Hudson Beach and then it drops off. Yeah, here at Bayport, it drops only a foot a mile. Like a sand shelf. We all gather at the flats but only at high tide. When the tide goes out, you better have moved the boat or you get stuck for about 8 hours until the tide comes back in, lol
Why do you lie to people it's stupid!!! No the gulf doesn't drop off like the east or west coast but it's not 20 foot deep 20 miles out most places a mile out you are in at least 20 to 40 foot of water!!!
@@blake102989 no he is not telling the truth I don't understand why he said that I live by Pensacola and a mile out it's 20 to 40 feet of water!
@@thomaskitlica5572 That's Pensacola. The east side of Florida drops off too but at Bayport, it drops one foot for every mile you go out. Been going out there for 40 years. 10 miles out, you are in 10 feet of water. I want to see you launch a boat at Bayport and make a turn outside the channel markers. Your boat just got stuck. lol. If they didn't dredge the bottom, making it deeper for 2 miles, you would never get a boat out there. What is partying on the Flats mean? People take their boats out, go outside the markers, drop an anchor and walk around in knee-deep water.
I have to drive my butt off, straight out in the Gulf for 10 miles and how deep is the water? 10 feet!!
At Hudson beach, it drops off quickly but not at Bayport. Look it up before you call someone a liar. The maps are online.
You obviously have never been to Bayport.
I like it. Did lots of this growing up on a river myself. Great memories!
Thanks for watching, love my river memories.
WHAT!?!?!? No launch ceremony? just giving you grief- looks like a ton of fun. You guys did good. Plus it looks like you all have a lot more fun at the river than at any old public pool, that's for sure!
We should have done some type of ceremony! As for fun, that is one of my favorite places. The bridges also provide plenty of shade from that hot sun. Thanks for watching.
I'm impressed. Have thought about this for several years. Nice job.
It is really fun and it gets a lot of attention. Thanks for watching.
I purchased 2, took awhile to get them but at the time no one had Kayaks. these are great.
Thanks for watching!!
I absolutely love backwoods diy. Great stuff!!
Me too and thanks for watching
You are a True Mad Man lol I thought the unstable boat was show enough but the motor really took it to the next level
That was a blast, I need to do it again. Thanks so much for watching and for the comment.
Nice job!
Regardless of if it is a perfect feat of engineering or not, it was a cool idea and it looks like helped create some family time. Kudos to you for finding something to get the kiddos outdoors and using their hands to create instead of glued to a gaming system, tv, or PC.
You are 100% correct and I appreciate you comment. Thanks for watching and I hope to hear from you again.
I know they make a one way check valve . Or you can make your own and put it on your your exhaust pointing down into the water and we won't hear such noise coming off your exhaust. Thank you for I enjoy watching. Great job and add another pontoon
Exhaust in the water would be cool and thanks for watching.
2k thumbs down.....WTF??? great job guys enjoying life with family, friends, and great projects is the key to success....
Thanks so much and thanks for watching!!
Back when you could see the hate 😂😂 ahhh the good old days
I've done trawling in dirty water, I've also fished and I'm still alive. It was a very prosaic time of my life, you guys enjoy life, not every country has the opportunity to have clean lakes, greedy companies play impuresas of ships like the bay of guanabara who said they were going to clean and still waiting.
Thanks for watching.
Great idea. I think the heavy wood did a lot to compromise your flotation. You can build it with just pvc pipes. If you use four pipes instead of two, two people could fish from that with ease.Also, using four of the pipes would eliminate the need for the angle pieces and the front caps, as the pvc pipes could be v-cut and then heated and shaped into modified cones, such as what you see on many pontoons. I couldn't have done better on a first attempt, so good job there.
I would like to build a lighter one that floats better. I also want to do angles on the fronts. Things to think about on the next one. Thanks for watching and for the comment.
chud327
Having the angles on the front is a must. The back could be cut flat or "pointed". Without that upward angle the pontoon could plow down under if you were to hit a high boat wake. It's a little far from wave ready but we all start out in steps. But the front pontoons must angle up enough as to never wind up under water then your a moving downward torpedo for a second and water WILL rise up quick between your legs lol along with anything in front of you on deck with it? Then there goes the Budweiser!
I see a lot of people in my state make homemade boats. Some are awesome and some look sketchy. As long they don't get hurt or hurt anyone else. Keep creating and improving
I like your attitude! This was not the best boat, but it sure was fun. Thanks so much for watching.
You people sure do know how to have fun, great video
Thanks so much and thanks for watching.
So, the seller experienced challenges with the great interruption in the supply chain, but never gave up in getting me the kayak. Great integrity and we’re always kind and helpful…
Thanks for watching!!
Thats what life is about, having fun.👍😊
Exactly and thanks for watching!
I might increase the pipe OD .....it will sit higher out of the water
River is beautiful ...
This was a great idea ...you are creative.
Thank You !!!
Thanks for the excellent comment and yes, bigger pipe would have been better. thanks for watching.
Seeing how yours floats with two 4" and two 6", and being a bigger guy myself, I'm planning to use four or five 6" raft style with two 4" as slide-out outriggers.
A couple more 6 inch pipes would do the trick, thanks for watching and good luck.
I was thinking that same thing but for more cargo and maybe an umbrella or a roof.
couple years ago,friend and I built something similar with 4 55 gallon plastic wine drums,hauled it around on top of a vega wagon,(the dingy) floated real well,had hole in middle for fish pail,pole hooks on all 4 ends for lanterns,small trolling motors,and couple of yard chairs.
That is so funny, I want my next boat to be a pontoon barrel boat, but I was thinking of doing 8 barrels which would be 12 feet long. I just have to get something to pull my trailer, don't think barrels are going to fit in my trunk... Thanks for watching.
I'm interested in the make-shift outboard motor. Do you have a video on how to make one of those?
I have some old videos of when I did it to two different motors. I also plan on doing it again some day. thanks for watching.
I'm just curious how you mounted that motor to the boat thanks
@@rodgeryoung9218 Hi Rodger Young, I'm Roger Young.
Good ole boy boating. Where were you when I was younger. You could have saved me a ton of money on boats.
Thanks so much and thanks for watching. And did you see my homemade pontoon boat, it worked even better.
The water is dark from tannic acid. It's formed by decaying plants. The water is not dirty. The "Backwater Rivers" of North Florida are beautiful.
Finally, some one has my back on the river water. You are so right about the beautiful part. Thanks for watching and for the comment.
No shit so that's why most rivers are darker thanks I guess you do learn something new everyday,, lookin forward to the new boat vids
I was going to say the water look like tea :)
Good job bro can be used for small fisherman in the philippines from macky macadenden marikina city philippines
Yes and thank for watching
Had the same idea but thought of using aluminum square tubing for frame and 8 or 10 pvc
Aluminum would be a whole bunch better, the wood is really heavy. We couldn't find enough 8 or 10 inch, that would be better too. thanks for watching.
I was thinking aluminum angles, or even bed rails.. lol
Nice boat fr .!! And your voice is what every European person thinks we all sound like 😂 .!!
Maybe steel pipe with a cage... thanks for watching..
Theres alot of b.s on youtube.this is a very good video.pretty creative.worth watching.i like it man.i have several ponds i could use this invention in! Thanks!
Thanks so much and have you seen my 55 gallon barrel boat, that would be cool in you ponds too. thanks for watching.
Suggestion? I believe that PVC pipe is rated about 120psi... Add a pressure gauge and valve stem to each pipe and fill with 35-40psi of compressed air.
It should work like a charm and give you plenty of buoyancy! Cool boat btw!
I don't know if more air would make it float better, wouldn't more air be heavier. I guess I need to do an experiment. Thanks for watching.
@@chud327 more compressed air in the Pipe will Definitely make it float better. I did it on a make-shift PVC pipe raft and it worked awesomely!
I guess I need to do an experiment then, thanks for the reply.
i am literally playing my tuba 4... "hail to the chief"... i love it
Sweet and thanks for watching.
Awesome . Will be making a version of this before summer is up
Sweet and if you stick with my channel, I am on the edge of building a 55 gallon drum pontoon boat. Hoping to be done before this summer is up too. Thanks for watching.
A lot of the waters here in the south have a lot of tannon (tanic acid) in it. It comes from tree roots and plant matter mostly in the run off. It makes a lot of our waters (canals / rivers) brownish in color. It won't hurt you.
Amen and thanks for watching.
John Averick Its called brackish water.
its actually called a screwdriver
John Averick o ok cause I was wondering.
The water was that color from other things other than Roots it was actually coming from Sulphur Springs causing that blood red color
Good job... nice to see people using their head for something other than a hatrack.
thanks and it was super fun too. BTW, did you see my homemade pontoon boat video yet? It just came out an hour ago, I would love to hear what you think and thanks for watching.
Nice project. I was wondering what the tip factor was. A few times it looked off sides. Did it ever tip-over? Love watching the river play. It's been years since I was a river rat. Good times!
Thanks and it was not very tippy at all. We did not flip it once, it didn't even try. I want to take it back out soon, I will try to do a better tippy test for you. I don't do the river ratting as much as I used to, we used to go every week! I love swinging on that old rope. Thanks for watching and for the nice comment.
Good idea, maybe 4 - 8” or 10” pvc maybe a half foot wider. Looks like a fun project
More pipe would have been better and thanks for watching.
Damn, innovative and actually useful. Downloaded the video so I won't forget about it as I think I can use it in a story I've been posting online.
Wow nice! and an online story? that sounds cool. Thanks for watching.
NECESSITY IS THE MOTHER OF INVENTION!
ONE MAN'S TRASH, IS ANOTHER MAN'S TREASURER🤔👍.
INNOVATIVE USE I FILLED A BELLY BOAT WITH THE CAN FOAM I DON'T HAVE TO WORRY NOW ABOUT IT SINKING NOW IF I PUT A HOOK IN THE TUBE OF IT NOW.
GONNA MAKE ONE OF THOSE NOW THANK YOU FOR THIS VIDEO 👍👍👍👍
Nice I was hoping it would be out of the water more I'm gonna be making one. I've got a boat made like that my feet go in the water. But it's short and the drains a big hole on top and if I lean back to fair it pops the plug and I flipped but I'm a big guy the kids works perfect. But I want to make one longer and wider to fish from. So thanks for making yours I've seen pitures but never seen who made. Have a good weekend god bless
Thanks and thanks for watching.
I'd increase the tubing, to get more buoyancy. Great concept.
Danny Schwab what if you prep the pvc to hold air pressure and pump them up?? only difference is the pressure glue and tap the cap to be able to pressurize them..
What would the pressure do? It would only increase displacement if the pressure increased the pipe diameter (like blowing up a balloon).
We did in a latter video, thanks for watching.
Great, thanks for sharing. What aout one unmaned that you control from shore with gps trolling motor.
That would be cool. thanks for watching.
great job but i think i would use 10 inch sch 40 , just for better floatation
If the guy would have had some 10 inch, we would have tried it. !0 inch would be cool! Thanks for watching.
thin-wall would be better re: flotation, but structurally insufficient. I believe it's a balancing act.
4"-8" green pipe maybe...I dunno. continue your efforts, I'll keep watching ;-)
I will continue, I am now thinking of putting pontoons on a go cart and maybe even my dune buggy. Who knows and thanks for watching.
met any snakes looking for a ride? Good stuff. Creative. Thanks for posting
I usually only meet snakes when we are riding mud mowers. Thanks for watching.
This might be a stupid question but why is the water that color? do you know. Larry
From what I understand, that is tannic acid from the trees. I guess like when you make tea. Thanks for watching.
that is correct.
Thanks for the support.
Common color of "cedar water." Tannic acid and other things in the leaves tint the water.
Larry Sowada it's runoff from Starbucks.
Ok after reading some of comments aside from the tannin or whatever makes water look that way. Great build.
Thanks so much and thanks for doing the research. Thanks for watching.
Oh black water, keep on moving, Mississippi moon won't you keep on shining on me. 😄
That song went through my head as well. LOL
I like the old ( what I'm guessing is a ) 62 model impala there. Can't replace that beautiful metal on metal sound of that hood or car door closing.
That is a 64 Impala. Funny you would mention the car door closing, that is one of my favorite part of that car. The doors, after all of these years, shut better than a brand new cars (or just as good). I made a walk around video of this car and that was in the video. I would love to hear what you have to say about that whole video and thanks for watching.
chud327 I very much liked the video. I'm assuming that the 327 is referring to a small block 327 ? And just outa curiosity do you have a 2 speed power glide for the transmission ?
Why did you fill it up with foam?
Air is lighter than foam, so you just make it heavier by adding foam inside the pvc...
Is there some other reason?
I think the brother in law thought it would help prevent leaks. Thanks for watching.
keeps the water out! air floats! foam has air in it. when they fill with water, they sink! people are using large pop bottles. they weigh less, cost nothing, fill with foam, best yet! light weight, tuff when filled with foam.
I would fill the pvc with some floatation foam for more buoyancy, and try to rig up some sheet metal in order to get it on plane... cool little project.
I don't think the foam would help unless the pipes leaked. If it was a fast leak, the foam would be great!! Thanks for watching!!
@@chud327 you can’t use normal expanding foam for more buoyancy, it will just prevent it from sinking. There is very specific expanding foam that does increase buoyancy. Regardless, still looks fun and it’s functional.
Just curious, some foams soak up water like a sponge, did you make sure the foam you used was absolutely waterproof and wouldn't water log after a short time?
We didn't do any research, I just hope it is the right kind... Thanks for watching.
It's called open cell or closed cell. Great Stuff is open cell. It will soak up water. Found this out by spraying in my lawnmower tires. Lol
Open cell foam will soak up water plus the fact that foam is displacing air in the tubes means there will be less bouyancy
Could you use aluminum angle stock? And put an air fitting in the ends, and pressurize the pontoons. Looks like a great idea. I may need to build one. See how cheap I can do it.
i am planning to reboot this idea soon, just much lighter. Thanks for watching.
@@chud327 I've been watching your pontoon videos, and have decided to build one. I have the frame done, but I'm looking for a motor to build the transom. I'm not sure how tall it would need to be yet. But watching your videos, has given me the confidence to give it a shot. I'm on your fb group, so I'll be posting pics soon. Thanks for the input, and for the videos. Lot of great ideas
Is it a submarine or a pontoons boat?
I was just thinking the other day, how can I make a submarine. This pontoon sets low, but it will not go under like a sub should. Thanks for watching.
you would need clearer water for a sub, but look here on youtube there are some really cool diy subs.
That must of been where all that tea went..
It looks good for one person. It needs more tubes to make it float better.
It was fun, thanks for watching.
Silicon won’t hold pvc air tight but glueing them will with pvc glue
The fittings were not the right size and glue would not have worked, silcone was our only option. Everything else was glued. Thanks for watching.
I always wanted to try that ... good stuff. where is a lake or a river there is fun.
Thanks it is the St. Mary's river between Georgia and Florida... Thanks for watching.
I meant to say "that where there is a Lake or a River, there is fun" ... anyway, thank you for the video and good luck on the next project.
I read it wrong and yes, water usually equals fun! I plan to have that pvc boat in the water soon with the motor moved forward a bit, when it warms up a little...
Best to fit the motor in the middle of the boat
I am actually thinking of redoing this boat soon and making it lighter. Engine relocation will probably happen then too. Thanks for watchihng.
very creative and genius senior how to make the boat I like
you're welcome seniors
The boat might float better if you had not used such heavy wood to construct it. Instead of using 2x6 you should have used 2x2, lighter and plenty strong. makes for better floatation.
Those are lessons learned for next time, thanks for watching.
Good job very creative but it’s really sketchy but it works so whatever gets you there do it
It wasn't that sketchy, but it was heavy... thanks for watching.
Make The whole thing out of PVC
Just about to redo it with lighter materials, how to have it done soon. Thanks again for watching.
Great build i certainly couldnt do any better but do you thing if you were to cut the pipe in diferent pieces so you could have different floating cells so if one gets punctured it doesnt all go down
Good idea and thanks for watching.
I feel like this will work great with a 25hp on the stJohn's with a little extra floating power.
I thought you were talking about my 55 gallon drum homemade pontoon boat. I would be great in the St. John's with a 25 horse. This PVC boat, I am not so sure. Thanks so much for watching and what part of the St. Johns do you live near?
i wonder if you tap the caps and fill your tubes with air would it become more buoyant? ? 50 psi or so it should be able to hold easy...i saw sch 80 used on compressor lines
I would think more air would be heavier and cause it to go down a little more. Thanks for watching.
Thats brackish water..where salt water and freash water combine ..looks like possible gater water..id keep my legs inside..but great idea..maybe add a 3rd pontoon and fill them with foam..just a thaught..
There are gators, but I don't see them in the daytime. thanks for watching.
Gators aren't really interested in people.
I've been reading the comments on here and guess people have never seen a river before. Do you have a video of making the motor? I was wondering how you did it with a reg lawnmower motor? Thanks for the great video
There are a bunch of river ignorance out there. I actually have a couple of homemade motors and videos to go with them. Let me know if you can't find them and thanks for watching.
Thanks
You can put bike valves on the pvc and compress the pvc to 60psior so to make it a little bit more buoyant...
My theory is that more air would be heavier and would make it less buoyant, I guess I should do an experiment to find out. Thanks for watching.
justin reed
How would that make it more buoyant?
bigger sized pipe is what it needs
chud327 put a schrader valve in and suck the air out with a vacuum pump ;)
How would you make this a lighter weight for a Older Lady to be able to carry/haul??? Or may smallish Wheels underneath to pull it?
Wheel on the bottom would be my best suggestion. Thanks for watching.
Way better than Lunkers chobie 👍👍
Lol,lunkers is an awesome dude!
Bigger pipes.
I liked the bridge jumping.
I like to watch it, but I am too scared to jump myself... Thanks for watching.
Lighter lumber will help. Too much weight on small pontoons
The weight was the biggest draw back. BTW, have you seen my homemade pontoon boat build. It worked so much better than this PVC boat. Thanks for watching.
Looks like Suwannee river. Cool project.
That is actually the St. Mary's river, but I did make a Suwannee river video back in June. I would love to hear what you think about that one. Thanks for watching and for the cool comment.
I like your videos Chud, great way of life. Was that a 64 impala I seen?!
Thanks so much and yes that was a 64 Impala. Don't forget to say Super Sport... Thanks for watching.
I seen you driving down 95 that's how I found your youtube channel because of the trailer on your truck.
I am so glad you found me, I guess the trailer tailgate advertise works. I hope you will spend some time checking out some videos and even leave some comments. Thanks again and I hope I was driving OK...
Next time, shorter, bigger pipes, and some cheap oars instead of a paddle. Great first try though, and well made.....oh, and drain holes. Everything leaks after a while....everything.
We did do drain hole in the update of this build and yes some water came out. Next time it needs to be lighter. Thanks for watching.
fun on the cheap. always a good idea.
AMEN and thanks for watching.
you need to add more pipes
good job but just a idea for really lightweight frame use plastic from 400 gallon chemical container.. Then cut it up for plastic base also cut strip and use torch to form a custom seat .
Great idea and thanks for watching
Too many snakes for letting my feet dangle into the murky water. Definitely a cool idea though, maybe just more of a solid bottom, might help with displacement also and not sink as deep
I thought about a solid bottom and displacement... thanks for watching.
Hey I enjoyed your video and like the design my problem is why wood?? Couldn’t you use light metal studs?
Funny, I just redid this boat about two weeks ago. I used metal bed frames, it was much better but one of the big pipes filled with water. Check it out and let me know what you think. thanks for watching.
needs a little more floatation. foam sheets might work.
That is a good idea and this morning we put 3 more pipes under the front. Thanks for watching.
Only way to increase the floatation (buoyancy) is to displace more water below the surface. In order to achieve this you'd have to add more toons, increase the length of them, or swap them out for a larger diameter pipe
six6tysix yup. Positive buoyancy is also improved by flatness. Theoretically if you would roll out the pipe so it becomes flat there is more upwards pressure, allot of pressure is getting lost now due to a bit pressing on the sides and up instead of only up. For the very same reason stability would be increased. Though considering working with the materials at hand, swapping the smaller pvc for same size would be allot better. Placing just a 50cm long pipe on either side as outrigger will increase stability allot allot. That at or slightly behind the seat to keep manouvrability. That or a very shallow keel. The latter does not provide positive buoyance though.
I built mine exactly the same but didn't put anything in the pontoons and it floats way higher than this. I also installed tire valves on the pontoons incase I decide to add helium to them
Only one of these were 1/2 full of foam, but this thing was way heavy... Thanks for watching.
LunkersTV tried to make this and it failed lol you should check it out. Now that I think aboout it thats probably why this vid is recommended.
i saw that, they filled it will foam, big mistake
I would prolly go wider for stability... The sliding seat is a nice touch..
Good idea and thanks for watching.
cool idea you know the game warden catches you with a motor on that thing you'll have to register it but you got my gears turning I'm thinking larger pipes and more of them and a Suzuki Samurai with paddle tires wow an amphibian
I know all about that thing having to be registered. I made sure to hurry up and get the engine off before getting caught. I hope they would at least warn you on something you just built, but maybe not. An amphibious vehicle has been a dream of mine for years... Thanks for watching.
chud327 Florida's all about the revenue but seriously maybe more of those pipes and larger under some type of four wheel drive with paddle tires LOL that would be fun
Maybe an old 18 foot pontoon boat mated with that Suzuki, that would be fun!
chud327 it would take a lot of suspension lift you want the pontoons against the body and the suspension needs room to work below them I think it could be done I think the pontoons are a little big though a samurai float on tractor tires anyway
We could cut those pontoons down to be the exact same length as the samurai...
I was wondering if i can use other materials than pvc if so what are your recommendations
The best thing I have found are 55 gallon plastic drums, have you seen either of the two barrel boats I have built? I love them and thanks for watching.
@@chud327 it was a great video!
A river filled with Coca Cola!
That is exactly what it looks like to me. Thanks for watching.
Quaker State.
Most Yankees don't have any I-deer what good ol' south east United States water looks like. Sometimes that's a good thing, we have enough of them down here by mistake, we don't need any more.
Foam add weight. ..I think we need to add more pvc. ..thanks for the idea. ..im planing to build one. .. affordable and fun project!!
It was a lot of fun and good luck. Have you seen my barrel pontoon boat, you may want to build one of them instead. thanks so much for watching.
PVC PIPE
Diameter =200mm
Lenght = 3m
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V = (0.1*0,1*3.14) * 3
V = 0,0314 * 3m => V = 0,0942m³
0,0942 m³ = 94,2Kg
This is for one PVC PIPE with 200mm diameter.
You have 2 main PVC PIPEs 200mm
V = 0,094,2*2
V = 0,1884m²
Maximum weight = 188,4 Kg
you need
- 3 PVC PIPE, 200mm at 3m. or
- 2 PVC PIPE 250mm at 3m
shark and croc friendly . no joke
I see gators in the water about the time the sun goes down, no joke. I know they have to be somewhere during the day too. thanks for watching.
Nice! But I think I'd use Larger pipe, or double them up, to create a Way more buoyant craft to carry fishing gear and bait bucket and ice chest for caught fish.
Great idea and thanks for watching!!
Lunker's TV stole this video idea. Almost same thing he's building. SMH
That is what I was thinking and thanks for watching. I like when he said, "This just popped out of my head..."
Nice boat, you should fiberglas some smaller pine beams, then you could make it less weight, stiffer + the wood wont soak up water 😀
Great idea, thanks for watching.
the floating line is too high. I would put two more pvc pipes
Good idea and thanks for watching
I like it. Im gonna work off that and see where it goes. Thx
I would suggest less wood, the wood made it too heavy. And I probably wouldn't put foam in the pipes. Also for the 4 inch pipe, there are two types that are thinner, cheaper, and lighter... Good luck and thanks for watching.
I really appreciate the tips chud. You guys are awesome. Im in Arizona now if you can find me a river too!
I am not familiar with rivers in Az, I would say take it down the grand canyon... In fact, I should do that, it might get more views...
Semi-Submersible.......perfect for smuggling.
If you say so and also good for windy days, thanks for watching.
I was just sitting here going through videos on what you could do with a canoe what you are doing with a kayak is what I just came up with to do for a canoe minds think alike only the great ones LOL
Thanks and thanks for watching.
Is that a river of piss LoL. Gj btw
I am sure it has some in it... Thanks for watching.
Or beer. You guys found the great beer river.
I guess beer would be better than pee... Thanks for the reply.
That's the great Pepsi river
it looks toxic but thanks to all the greedy idiots in the world what else should you expect
I think "floating dock" is the perfect name vs. kayak,etc... great design..
floating mobile dock maybe. Thanks for the comments.
After to have been in that water now you have 3 arms and 3 legs
I have been in that water all my life and still just 2 of each, but it could still happen I guess. Thanks for watching.
chud327 XD
Wtf is he saying
Good question, I think he is implying that the water is dirty, maybe even radioactive??? Thanks for watching.
What is wrong with that water? You guy's eat fish out of that? AND you swim in it too....
That is very creative and is real cool video might try to build one myself.
I would use the thin wall pipe so that the thing isn't so heavy. Good luck and thanks for watching.
good job
Thank you so much and thanks for watching.
badass. i need to hit the lake sometime soon. finally got some rain tho. got a few puddles
I need to hit a lake too. You need to do some mudding in those puddles. Thanks for watching.
Paddle faster I hear banjos
I am not sure what that means, but thanks for watching.
the deliverance :P old movie
Find and watch Deliverance. You will understand then.
Gotcha and thanks for the reply.
BAHAHAHAHA
How about adding foam to old foam stand board and make half and half for transport
That might work good and thanks for watching.