The WORLD'S FIRST jet engine pontoon FINALLY hits the water!
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- Опубликовано: 26 окт 2022
- The first shakedown water test of the jet engine powered pontoon. A successful and fun trip. Time for improvements and more throttle on the next test! Only used about 60% throttle on this run!
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That was great! Congrats. My friend Henry Morris builds a lot of speed parts for jet boats and is a helicopter mechanic. He’s built several jet-engine powered drag boats and might be able to bench race some ideas with you.
Thanks man! It's something different and fun to learn and explore. I've learned the "jet" community is very tight knit. It's always great to toss ideas around with some experienced guys. Your new boat looks mean! Keep up the great work!
Hi and welcome from a FSM viewer. Keep up the good work!
@@patdavey7187 Thanks for checking it out! It's not your conventional jet boat haha...
Finnegan sent me! You are a certified bada#$!!!!!!!
@@LiveLearnProjects its JET jet boat
I’ll never complain about the old, loud 2-stroke on the back of my Dad’s boat again. Cool stuff. Thanks for sharing .
WHAT?
The idea of a jet engine on a pontoon is the most brilliant thing, that was awesome to see lol.
Should only get better and faster from here!
Honestly some of the best quality content on RUclips..thank you for doing what you do. All the best and can't wait to see how much cooler this pontoon gets!
I wish there was more content of this kind of content on youtube
Ha thanks!
Don't contend or be contrary Be content with the content contained in the content
There is another guy made this kind of conte his friend with tesla jet engine
@@papagolf01 ..
Yikes jet.. a guy did jet on pontoon
Oops ooh ha right here..
So glad I found this channel definitely looking forward to seeing this thing get some upgrades. Nice work man your definitely a genius
Looks awesome!! Thoroughly enjoyed it
Was waiting for this! Excellent work
absolutely awesome was scrolling on my recommended when i saw this video so glad i came across it cant wait to see what comes up next and all the upgrades
i literally checked your channel not even a half hour ago to see if you had any updates for you to post this not 20 minutes later, can't wait to see more
Awesome, thanks for checking it out!
a nice relaxing day on the water.
- Haha... dude, there's nothing else that sounds better than a jet engine spooling up just like @ 8:09. Also, thanks for for sharing all your effort in making this very cool jet powered watercraft and, taking us along on the maiden voyage too... Nice Job!
Oh ya its rowdy. Can't wait to spool up more than 50% next time! It's been fun so far!
amazing. looks like a ton of fun!
Gorgeous weather / beautiful scenery / so peaceful & quiet 🙂
That is simply awesome! Love it.
Congratulations 😊
This is INCREDIBLE!! WELL DONE!! How you don't have more subs is beyond me!!
Thanks!
Pure Fecking awesomeness boys!!! Don't send her too hard till you get the bugs worked out! Was that 60% N2? If so you're at flight idle for most turbines...lol....To me it seemed like there's A LOT more power in that engine.That engine looks too big to be a TFE but too small to be a JT8 (sure a sh!t sounds like a JT8 at start). Rolls? Seriously 3 thumbs up for the originality of this....
Thanks! Ya there is a lot of throttle left on the table. Took it easy for the first run. Westinghouse J34.
@@LiveLearnProjects - man that's just awesome! Keep it up! If you want an afterburner for it let me know. 😉😆
@@bills2999 that might be on the winter project list...
@@LiveLearnProjects - I will be watching and sharing gents!
Wow.
Have fun!
Sounds like you are taking your time and exercising caution.
Enjoy yourself!
That was fantastic!
The pontoons are straight sided so cause a lot of drag. I think that would be an exlent platform to put some very short hydrofoils on to. These would realy make it rip. Cheers Paul, great project.
Yup lifting strakes next. Then a 3rd toon if needed. Don't want to push it too hard before it planes out.
A bulldog tritoon will plane with one person using maximum hp
Excellent!
Nice work cant wait for more.
There’s a reason why jet boats are usually hydroplanes, but fair play to you sir for your tenacity!
It's the perfect trolling motor......great stuff.
The absolute best project on RUclips.
Looks like the testing went great. Waiting to see when you add the lifting strakes (or as you said in a reply to another comment, possibly a third toon).
Wow thanks haha. Yup that's the plan for the next test. Then I'll throttle it up further too.
@@LiveLearnProjects yes. I am watching a second time. Saw 60% rpm (lot of thrust left) and the footage from shore. Low in the water, when you add strakes/ get it to plane >>> zoom zoom lol.
The people on shore "what's that sound?" ..looks again rub eyes.... "grab my phone, get a video" ... "they'll believe me now" 😂😂
@@TSRGarage I didn't film a lot of reactions. The gas station and the boat launch was drawing a lot of attention. Also the video doesn't do the volume justice. It's VERY loud...
@@LiveLearnProjects extremely loud especially at power. As I watched you driving it I saw the ear plugs.. thought I would recomended plugs and headset/muffs.
I'm Ex airforce, aircraft mechanic (not jet engine mechanic) but did engine runs on cargo aircraft c-141. When standing ground watch you were not 2 1/2 feet from the intake📣, LOL
Good luck and safe testing
Thanks for your service! Ya you know. I'll be wearing muffs and earplugs next time.
Great run
CONGRADULATIONS !
EXCELLENT BUILD AND RUN !
right up there with the safety standards li the racing Taiwan long tails !
weight savings !
no life jackets no helmet no seat belts
Jet entered right be hind you !
You got some "Chastain" stones brother.
Beautiful cabin BTW.
This is crazy lol glad to see it finally in the water
Fun, interesting. I enjoy projects like this. Subbed to see what happens next.
Thx
Light the burner! Lol great work, well done.
This is awesome! I just saw this video, and I'm going back to watch the rest. And you're in Michigan 💚 I live 10 min south of the bridge.
worlds first jet pontoon boat good work that earns a sub
#jealous! Great job, thanks for sharing! How did you procure the engine and what’s it out of?
Amazing Content definitely point the engine down towards the water And with the lifters you should be fine🎉
Well that's a great first run, now to really crank it up 😂😂👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 great video well done
Thanks! The next run should be a lot more power and speed.
@@LiveLearnProjects so impressed, you are an inspiration, I look forward to the next video, thank you.
@@wilsonkj thanks!
So pumped bro!!!!!
...that is the most kerbal thing ive seen in some time. Well done!!!!
Good work! Very cool! You gained a sub
Any aerodynamic considerations or modifications in the works for this beast?
can't wait to see this go by the marina!! I see you put in right by River Haven. just up river from the my marina. Need any help with thing, let me know
As an avid gear head and watersports guy, let me say, this is the GREATEST thing I have seen all year, with LOTS left on the table! ! ! Do you have any lifting ribbons/strips on the toon bottoms or are they just round toons?
Thanks! I'm adding a 3rd toon with strakes on it now to get its butt up out of the water more. The next test I'll throttle up more too.
Amazed this thing didn’t flip itself over from the jet engine turning moment, you guys must have really done the maths on it!
Lifting strips might help but, you might get better results adding a third pontoon in the middle. See the tri-toon designs for examples.
This was really neat to watch!! How fast do you plan on going on this beast??
Should easily beat the current pontoon speed record of 114mph. For reference this same engine holds the all time speed record on a hydroplane, not a pontoon, but it went 317mph.
@@LiveLearnProjects Thats so fast!! Good luck with achieving your goal and as everyone has been saying, be careful and have fun! Ill be tuning in for more and I can't wait!!
Dude that may be my old boat. I had a crest 30’ pontoon that was badass.
So cool! I'm curious, how do you steer the pontoon? Are you using the outboard motor as a rudder, or did you add a rudder, or do you have a way to vector the jet nozzle?
This test the outboard was the rudder for now. I plan to make a separate rudder to reduce drag when it start going faster. There is also vertical adjustment on the engine itself.
If you're thinking about giving that boat a name, consider "Skeeter Eater."
Cool man! I always wanted to put my pulse jet on a boat.
Perhaps, in the long run as speed increases, front-mounted canards to help keep the front down, like on the front of an indy car. The compressed high speed air ramming into the front of that brick will be looking for a place to escape, and the boat will want to ride up on it like on a small hill. You could even consider ducting air with scoops from the underside into the engine intake to help drop the pressure of the front bubble of air like they planned to do with old hyperloop concepts.
good job keep up the work... what are some of the future improvements u want to do
Improve hydrodynamics first to reduce drag. Once it's on plane we'll go faster and see what the next move is from there.
The coast guard and DNR must be your biggest fans
This video just popped in my feed after watching a cleetus video. I seen pontoon and jet engine and was like yuuuuuuup watching this lmao
Makes sense. He has jet engines and jet boats. This combines them into one project lol.
@@LiveLearnProjects LOL exactly!
Crazy boat! 👍🏻 if Finnegan sent you over! Looks awesome and crazy man!
It’s perfect! I can’t think of a single thing that could possibly go wrong!? 🤔
I hope I didn’t sound like a troll, this is one of the coolest things I’ve seen in a long time💪🏼🇺🇸
Found you on Instagram. So now it needs skis and a tail fin for winter!
people who live there must love it!
Good ole south bend weather today too
Funny enough, I had just watched this video a few days ago, and now I'm seeing Finnegan's video where he opened your letter with the link.
That's awesome great job giys
Pure Michigan!
Put a duct on the engine outlet to redirect the exhaust so that it's below the waterline. It'll aid in thrust pushing against water having more mass than air and we get the benefit of dumping exhaust fumes right into the drinking water reservoir!
Have you thought about bridging between the pontoons making it a modified flat bottom. Love the videos
I'm adding a 3rd toon now and some lifting strakes. I'm open to all sorts of modifications, but we'll start there first and see how much improvement we get.
Excellent video and an amazing project. Please don't kill yourself with that thing 😂
It's cool to see how a just a jet pushes a boat vs. the Jet into a shaft and propeller. Obviously if you wanted it to be insane you would add the shaft and prop, but I say just work your plan and redesign the pontoons to create lift etc...
I have been enjoying the warm weather lately I'm in Calhoun county and it's been 60- 70 degrees and have been wondering if you this video was going to happen
You definitely need some type of hydrofoil. Then it would fly. Nice work. It’s a first
Yup making improvements now for a second test, a much faster test.
tilt the rear of the engine down towards the water maybe another 5-8 degrees ...should give you more thrust
Love it. I had 2 pontoon boats-kept swapping engines, found out with only 2 pontoons, there wasn't enough lift to plane. It's like the titanic-just a displacement hull. Bought a tritoon and WOW. what a difference. PUT a 3d pontoon or equivalent, and you won't need lifting strakes, it will plane and ride and steer better. I promise. there are aftermarket choice.
Putting a 3rd toon with strakes on it now.
Good stuff BTW. Ballzy
This is so awesome man reminds me of the Detroit river hydroplane races miss Budweiser what lake are you on in Michigan
This was the Grand River that leads out to Lake Michigan.
@@LiveLearnProjects I just sent a couple of my friends your video it is awesome I can’t wait to see more How fast do you think you had it going.
Does it make a difference if you give full thust on propeller when you are under turbine ?
Can you lower the center of thrust any more? I doubt adding lift to the bottom is going to help much when the higher the throttle the greater the force pushing the nose down and water displacement is far and away the main source of drag.
You should consider using pontoons off of an aircraft, they are designed to plane on the water. Either that or put a couple hydrofoils on the boat.
It's about time!
I first saw you commenting on a Warped Perception video a long time ago, on a comment Project Farm had made on his casted copper water block video and Warped had responded to. Then, I saw Warped come check out your unfinished boat. Now, you got it on the water. Quite the conversion man, outstanding!
One question: J34s were designed to run on avgas -- what did you have to do to convert it to normal gas?
One observation: It's jet powered, a frozen lake should be no problem...
Ya he'll be back in a couple weeks again with his next project. Most jets aren't very picky on fuel. If it atomizes, it'll run on it. I use a mix of gas and kerosene.
The owner of a company I used to work at worked with the U of MN and developed a pontoon design that more readily planes. Might work well with your jet.
Freaking awesome.
The thrust of the engine is pushing the nose of the boat down in the water. The most expensive water plow I ever watched.
Yeah there's a couple things I can do to get that thing looking like you got a after burner on it
Was it just me, or did the jet appear to be slightly "hopping" in its mount about 3:38 ? Also, what fuel did you use, was it mixed with anything else? I need to binge on your vids to get up to speed because this is AWESOME! I'll be sharing this clip...
That was the camera shaking a little not the jet
Awesome!!! You’re gonna need more then the outboard as a rudder (maybe I missed you putting a full rudder on) but still 200 mph is a lot to ask of a rack and pinion cable.
Check out the rolls Royce jet drives, you could probably fashion a similar nozzle/bucket around the end… even if it’s just a bucket kill that flips the direction of air flow for emergencies…
There is plans designed for a rudder long term.
wow!Congrats from China!Impressive!
Enjoyed it! Why a jet pontoon, i have no idea but congratulations, you did it! Been following this project from the beginning. I wonder what Agent Jay Z will think about it?
Thanks! Its been a fun project so far.
This is what makes America great. Not satire at all. Great job!
Agreed!
Ok, this might be completely crazy? What about creating bags over the pontoons and closing it in as a Hovercraft. Like the large hovercraft that Canada use to have as transport vehicle. You would need a engine for lift. Easy to find a old motor cycle motor with everything to make it run. But it could also run the river after it has iced up. Just a Wild Ideal from an Old man. GP
I've rigged so many pontoons that when you try the lifting strakes and maybe add the third pontoon make sure to add the under deck wave shield for a very smooth ride!
That's the plan!
Ensolite or something similar smooth out the underside makes a notable difference cheap and easy too
No issues with poached fish floating in the water behind?
That would be great for sneaking up on the fish!
bro is really really underated
I *think* this has been mentioned, so sorry for the repeat. From experience (long story), you need to totally skin the underside of the boat. My solution was .040 aluminum with Zeus fasteners on the panels that I anticipated having to be removed for servicing. Granted, I was using a single O/B on a center motor pod, but the difference was drastic. There's significant turbulence at the stern of a pontoon - especially when low in the water. Lifting strakes alone is not the answer. And if ya wanna go crazy, mod the pontoons to create a pad. Thanks for listening.
I'm adding a 3rd toon next with strakes. That should help a ton. Skinning the bottom would also help for sure.
you could extend the intake to the front of the boat to make it safer for you and your passenger
Insane! Man
Cool turbine!
Look pretty awesome the only thing I saw was when your running it was did you have any safety switches to shut it down if you fell out and I didn't see you wearing a life jacket especially when you're messing with that kind of speed I don't even I put on life jacket when I fire up my ranger boat and I got to kill switch on cuz it just up and gone so just just concerned
Ya it has a kill switch. I had life jackets and safety gear on board at least lol.
Add “steps” To your hulls. Look up stepped hull. It should help you produce less drag and get up on plane. Also consider nozzle angle. Too steep would make the craft nose heavy, too shallow would make the transom too heavy, what angle will make it plane best? This is where I would experiment.
The jet angle is adjustable for that very reason. First move is reducing drag by adding a 3rd toon with strakes.
Couldn’t think of a better way to convert money into noise and fun! Can’t wait to see her open up a bit more but I wouldn’t take her over 70ish on pontoons or you might end up flying.
70 Jesus more like 45
I’m giving it all she’s got captain.
Does it freeze enough for you to use skis later this winter?
The lakes freeze pretty solid.
Crazyness
Awesome project. Install the Hydrofin instead of lifting strakes!
Hydrofin said not to because they cavitate at the speeds I'll be reaching.
Pretty cool. Life long boater here. I know this is more about doing it because it hasn't been done....but a 250 outboard would have pushed the boat 3 times faster. So come on...tweak that engine and get those aluminum logs fast enough so only the last few feet of the toons are in the water. LOL