Awesome job on the raft! Those batteries are impressive, the real time monitoring is now a must have. Glad to to see the electric surfboard is still operational.
Lol I tried it a day before and nearly blew myself up with 200 amps 24 volts running trough cable to the negative pole and blowing it up (it melted in one milisecond) I was building a small 230volt setup just for fun (I want to meet Simon ) We wanted to build a camping in Sweden 🇸🇪 always will be the best RUclipsr to me !
Here's an idea: install a big steering servo on the shaft of the motor. Then you could make the whole raft RC (goes with the channel name). But once that's done, install an Pixhawk with Arduboat and you can have the raft run waypoint missions around the lake while you party. Or just do station holding to account for the fact that you lost your anchor again. Or program the boat to follow the surfboard (it wouldn't be able to keep up, but it would at least be closer when you were done).
That's an awesome idea! Maybe it could be combined with solar panels for longer runtimes + energy for a cooler,. Also, adding a steering wheel (controlling the servo) on the top floor would be great!
Simon those brackets you put on to remove the brace are called knee joints. You should have knee joints on each column in 2 directions so you don't end up with a folding top floor.
That is slightly over constrained and I get the view and not hitting your head arguments. The staircase (and box) more or less takes care of the longitudal flex, the two joints in the back take care of the lateral forces. There is only a big twist left laterally in the front and only one joint behind the staircase would greatly reduce that without obstructing the view or passage of your head
I am glad to know I wasn't the only one thinking of Ardupilot! A couple of props on the bottom, throttle based steering (can't remember what it's called), ooh, could even do the fake anchor where gps keeps it in place!
Noise also causes pollution.. For the aquatic habitat.. the little fishes will be like: what the fuck is going on today.. oh my god these humans.. first they catch one of us with a hook that has the most tastiest fish food.. then they fucking ride a electric surfboard with motor brushless motor frequencies of 30-40khz which is probably our entire generation will go deaf.. use a fucking silencer next time..
You: "We made an agreement to only use electric vehicles on the lake" Also you: Built a 30mph electric surfboard. I'm guessing that's not what they had in mind, lol.
screw a panel of medium thickness plywood to the forward wall of your battery box and your side to side diagonal bracing will be improved. Similar panels on the inside of the end walls of the box will improve front to back stability. Looks like fun! Huge trolling motor!
Thank you so much! This video inspired me to build my own 4x4 Meter Raft! One of my best and definitely my biggest Project ever! I had the added challenge, that it needed to be portable, because I live in Germany. We dont have that many lakes, so always lots of swimmers in summer and youre not allowed to just keep your boats and rafts in the water for long periods of time. German regulations... whatever. Anyways I managed to divide the deck into 8 2x1 Meter wooden sections, so they can easily be put on a trailor and be transported to the lake, where the deck sections can be screwed to an underlying steel beam construction with m8 machine screws, so its rigid. Then you just fix a 200l plastic barrel under each section with ratchet straps. The whole process can be completed with 4 people in under an hour. An upper Deck would be a dream, but Its barely portable as it is now, so I think i will just put a beach umbrella on it for shade, and call it a day. Im super happy that I just went ahead and did it despite it being difficult, and I thank you very much once again for your inspiring video!
Great build! That looks like a lot of fun. As for bracing and not blocking your view, have you thought about using steel cables instead of wood? It would give you much the strength without the bulk. Just an idea.
Wonderfull. I live in DK. Here in DK, there is not a tradition of water as there is in sverige. I have been in sweeden and I was amased of all that on water pump stations.... I was very interested and stil am. Love it
@@aprilscherz1233 Which then magically wouldn't act like a giant sail? Now, what happens to the electricity if he wants to sail the other way? You know, with the solar panels away from the sun?
Wow realy, even tho nearly every house is made out of wood? In total is estimate it would be around 500euros of wood (going by the netherlands)? Also sweden, finland and norway have one of the highest exports in lumber.
@@WitchieNL It's BECAUSE every house is made out of wood. Cause of covid theres been a HUGE demand for homes away from the city (because cities are disgusting breeding grounds of garbage, and it only took a global pandemic for people to figure that out), so theres a LOT of new houses being built right now, the average lead time to get a house built nowadays is a little over 2 years, when the house itself only takes maybe 8-10 months to build. There just isn't enough materials and/or builders available.
I am sorry, the anchor part just made me fall out of my chair laughing.... I am laughing with you because that would have totally been me, except I would have lost 10. LOL!
Swedes are such perfectionists, lol. You should see the DIY electric floating docks around my place in Northern California. Some are just wood foam and a camping tent, lol. This is why my house is full of Swedish furniture. It's the best! Amazing wood workers.
I will make and have this. Nice job. Mine will be a bit different only to fit my wants and needs but this without a doubt is the inspiration for what I will build. And honestly 48 people not liking this??? Why? what's not to like?
I feel like he just decided not to show it because he doesn't want to trigger some 21st century internet warriors who fight for LGBTQ+ rights, fish feelings and other dumb shit. Not exactly sure how many kinds of people I insulted here.
@@PH1LZ Agreed.Reason I say that is bc he literally casts his spinning rod as if he's been fishing since infancy. Perfect form and cast...so yeah I'm pretty sure he knows how to set a hook we he gets a bite :D
This is awesome. I have so many questions for the 56 people who disliked and apparently don’t like spending a day on the lake with friends, fishing, and riding a crazy motorized surfboard.
Putting a solid wall on the frame of the second floor is what the construction industry calls a “sheer wall”. Here in California they are required by the earthquake building code. Maybe add 2 more diagonal planks on the sides bc you’ve only got one axis stabilized with those 2 on the back posts.
safety over anything. Add support in both directions on all 4 posts at the top. you need to support it where the load is so supporting it at the bottom does nothing. I thing you would be quite sad if that thing went sideways and crushed your friends below. Other than that, great build :) guessing you going to have some great times on that thing with friends and family
Are you sure that the roof is completely safe? I mean it's a serious build with lot of mass, an accident of that roof crashing down could be fatal. These kind of builds can't just be homemade by anyone, an engineer is required here to validate it's stability. And at least, for my unprofessional eyes - these legs looks too weak, and there's not enough stabilizing pieces there.
For starters, I'm envious. I'd be right there with you on it. 2. it needs a BBQ grill on it (yeah I know it's wood but there are ways to protect it). 3. Solar panels like others have suggested. 4. Some sort of permanent status display of charging/power/discharging. Great job. I look forward to more videos on it.
Thanks that you did a actual 24 hour challenge usuly other RUclipsrs when they do they just doing for about 12 hours then they calling it 24 hour challenge. But i am amazed how you builded thst raft keep The good work your parents should be proud of you and your work 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
If you put diagonal braces in all eight corners across the top it will make the upper deck where it will no wobble at all. Matter of fact, you can probably use shorter braces if you put them in all eight corners so you can have the maximum headroom and still have a rock solid upper deck.
Great project; TV was brilliant. Pieces of wire (X-shape) can give structural integrity to the second floor without ruining views. Underwater lighting would be cool; and you would recharge your batteries in a seven-hour day with 3 double-sided solar panels. Build a light-weight aluminum or carbon-fibre "shelf" and set the panels side-by-side parallel with the water (or turn it to become a turnable "sail" if you wish - with more engineering). If you lay solar panels into an L-channel frame with removable fasteners then you can remove the panels in winter so they will last longer.
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What an awesome project! Thumbs up! And yes, solar panels sound like a good idea ;-)
GreatScott, you are a legend, cool to see you on here as well. How about you guys make a collab? I would absolutely love to see that!
Hi greatscott
Is it just me or I feel collaboration coming?
@@nadavleor You also know that Scotty is from Germany and he is in Sweden, right?
Yes! Go help him with the solar panels.
Awesome job on the raft! Those batteries are impressive, the real time monitoring is now a must have. Glad to to see the electric surfboard is still operational.
Lol I tried it a day before and nearly blew myself up with 200 amps 24 volts running trough cable to the negative pole and blowing it up (it melted in one milisecond) I was building a small 230volt setup just for fun (I want to meet Simon )
We wanted to build a camping in Sweden 🇸🇪 always will be the best RUclipsr to me !
That is just dying to have some solar panels on it. Then spend a weekend out there.
Ye and make it more sturdy too cuz right now the top is more like jelly than anything
no, its fun. don't make it into a hippy boat.
Yeah
A tiny herb garden would be nice too
Solar Panels + Water Turbine on the bottom
Here's an idea: install a big steering servo on the shaft of the motor. Then you could make the whole raft RC (goes with the channel name). But once that's done, install an Pixhawk with Arduboat and you can have the raft run waypoint missions around the lake while you party. Or just do station holding to account for the fact that you lost your anchor again. Or program the boat to follow the surfboard (it wouldn't be able to keep up, but it would at least be closer when you were done).
That's an awesome idea! Maybe it could be combined with solar panels for longer runtimes + energy for a cooler,. Also, adding a steering wheel (controlling the servo) on the top floor would be great!
Great ideas 👌🏼
Someone watches rctestflight
@@fallingwater Guilty as charged :-)
@@fallingwater our lord and savior rctestflight
Simon those brackets you put on to remove the brace are called knee joints. You should have knee joints on each column in 2 directions so you don't end up with a folding top floor.
a folding top floor hahahaha, love it
That is slightly over constrained and I get the view and not hitting your head arguments. The staircase (and box) more or less takes care of the longitudal flex, the two joints in the back take care of the lateral forces. There is only a big twist left laterally in the front and only one joint behind the staircase would greatly reduce that without obstructing the view or passage of your head
Those small "knee joints" look good. I would not mind, you can make them quite small and they still work.
@@rosserobertolli I agree
THANK YOU!! Exactly what I was thinking when I saw this. To really support it it needs knee joints in both of the directions he can.
Wish I had somewhere to build/sail one of these!
Move!
Build it on a trailer and rent a storage spot. Of course that means more expenses but if you don't own waterfront you'll need a trailer anyhow.
In the end this guy will probably have a legit houseboat.
With legs that walk on land.
Christ, he keeps this up and he's going to have a small scale aircraft carrier for his drones.
Yeah, he seems to be living such a happy life!
This was supremely beautiful. These memories will stick with you forever. Bonding with friends and family like that on a lake. Glorious.
Hope i can buy one of this things next year at IKEA.
I'm sure, if they had rafts for sale, the name would have something to do with water and also floating.
“Raftling” -Swedish accent
Awesome job on the raft! Also, thank you for narrating in English. It’s much appreciated.
Needs solar panels to make it completely rechargable, and some sort of Ardupilot autonomous setup
Holy shit imagine
I am glad to know I wasn't the only one thinking of Ardupilot! A couple of props on the bottom, throttle based steering (can't remember what it's called), ooh, could even do the fake anchor where gps keeps it in place!
@@danieljenkins4213 differential thrust for steering I think is how it's called. At least it makes sense to me 🤷♂️
@@gttkp YES! That's what I was trying to think of. Thank you
With way points so you don't have to steer it.
"The first anchor floated away"
Well there's your first problem heh
Best anchor ever
*Has an agreement only to run electric motors on the lake*
Simon proceed and runs 10kW electric surfbord which sounds like a jet at night
I assumed it was more about pollution than noise.
Noise also causes pollution..
For the aquatic habitat..
the little fishes will be like:
what the fuck is going on today.. oh my god these humans.. first they catch one of us with a hook that has the most tastiest fish food.. then they fucking ride a electric surfboard with motor brushless motor frequencies of 30-40khz which is probably our entire generation will go deaf.. use a fucking silencer next time..
@@HimanshuGhadigaonkar a lot harder to be annoyed ab the sound when theyre dead from chemical pollution
@@BrainSlugs83 Personally I hate noise pollution as much as exhaust pollution.
So?
Night shot of the powered board deserves a video of its own!!!
That is really cool. Now put a hammock between the poles.
this helicopter sound on drone shot gets me every time haha
I’d watch that for an hour or in split parts. That lake looks like an awesome place to spend your summer at.
I like the fact you actually know more than you let on, that's dope. I hear you man
I learned that this channel is not only about RC electronics but a channel about great creativity and awesome ideas! The raft is amazing!
What a groovy set up and that powered surfboard looks like serious FUN....Cheers from Down Under.
You: "We made an agreement to only use electric vehicles on the lake"
Also you: Built a 30mph electric surfboard.
I'm guessing that's not what they had in mind, lol.
Its probably more about the sound then anything. Combustion engines go brrrrrrrrrrrrrr
@@thetranspanzer3692 electric engines go meeeeeeeeeeeeeee
Next week.
I built electric airboat.
It's kinda loud. But it's ok it's electric.
likely its more about not polluting the lake from the fuel/exhaust
@@Megalixer84 yes
Can't live without Swedish fika! Bra jobbat!
I like how you add helicopter noises on top of your drone shots.
screw a panel of medium thickness plywood to the forward wall of your battery box and your side to side diagonal bracing will be improved. Similar panels on the inside of the end walls of the box will improve front to back stability.
Looks like fun!
Huge trolling motor!
You accomplished more in 24 hours than I did all year.
Lmao same I will do better and more I promise 😆😂 💀 🤝
We need more camping/life on the raft footage. Looks amazing!
5:57 u know when someone has a high IQ level when they throw an anchor in the water when there is no rope attached
Wireless anchor.
@@NotTheLarryDavid take my money
@@NotTheLarryDavid connected with bluetooth
@@oanatudor1339 Oh come on
Amazing! A hot tub would be super awesome!
Dude, I'd watch an hour long video if you want to just upload that.
Exactly! No need to edit.. Just upload ur raw footage.. We'll watch them all.
This maybe tge best channel on RUclips for when I want to learn something and lmao.
puts a fire extinguisher and a life-saving throw buoy
Seriously, funniest dude on the Tube
Really awesome and cool ❤️❤️
yes
Thank you so much! This video inspired me to build my own 4x4 Meter Raft! One of my best and definitely my biggest Project ever!
I had the added challenge, that it needed to be portable, because I live in Germany. We dont have that many lakes, so always lots of swimmers in summer and youre not allowed to just keep your boats and rafts in the water for long periods of time. German regulations... whatever. Anyways I managed to divide the deck into 8 2x1 Meter wooden sections, so they can easily be put on a trailor and be transported to the lake, where the deck sections can be screwed to an underlying steel beam construction with m8 machine screws, so its rigid. Then you just fix a 200l plastic barrel under each section with ratchet straps. The whole process can be completed with 4 people in under an hour.
An upper Deck would be a dream, but Its barely portable as it is now, so I think i will just put a beach umbrella on it for shade, and call it a day.
Im super happy that I just went ahead and did it despite it being difficult, and I thank you very much once again for your inspiring video!
If your Anchors are “floating away” maybe they need a heavier one hehehe. Very cool.
Actually they don’t have to be heavier but more dense, but I get your point. ;)
Thanks for remembering us.. your adoring fans!
where's the solar cell's?
the mini fridge for the cold beer?
the stereo?
LED lights?
id say you are about 60% finished with ur build, still Very cool!
I can see a floating base on the horizon..... Top job Simon
5 years from now this man gonna have a yatch made out of wood and random barrels
amazingly good. what a raft. big bladders on all the passengers
You know you can just go in the lake, right?
The editing is insane!! So glad you take the time to edit this really good!!
Holy mackerel, you went through a ton of work for that video. Respect.
Great build! That looks like a lot of fun.
As for bracing and not blocking your view, have you thought about using steel cables instead of wood? It would give you much the strength without the bulk. Just an idea.
Wonderfull. I live in DK. Here in DK, there is not a tradition of water as there is in sverige. I have been in sweeden and I was amased of all that on water pump stations.... I was very interested and stil am. Love it
That raft is awesome! Looks like a great place to hang out for the entire summer with friends!
Cool transition going up the stairs!
Put some solar panels ontop of it,😀😍
Do you see room for that?
@@stejer211 he could put them on the side on an angle as well
@@aprilscherz1233 Like a giant sail?
@@stejer211 no just like on a 45° angle on the side of the raft
@@aprilscherz1233 Which then magically wouldn't act like a giant sail?
Now, what happens to the electricity if he wants to sail the other way? You know, with the solar panels away from the sun?
Dude that raft is wicked cool.
I would love to live in a place where you can do stuff like this without tripping over a thousand other people
you are the reason there are a thousand people in the way. stfu
Time to move to rural Sweden then! 😅
You´re welcome to Finland.
yep
this is absolutely dreamy! i think adding some solar panels or sum for battery longevity and you could take this to the ultimate level!
Man idk about over there, but over here in the US that looks like $100,000 worth of lumber😬
I was thinking the same thing
Europe FTW
Wow realy, even tho nearly every house is made out of wood?
In total is estimate it would be around 500euros of wood (going by the netherlands)?
Also sweden, finland and norway have one of the highest exports in lumber.
@@WitchieNL well I am exaggerating, but here in the US lumber has pretty much doubled to tripled in price.
@@WitchieNL It's BECAUSE every house is made out of wood. Cause of covid theres been a HUGE demand for homes away from the city (because cities are disgusting breeding grounds of garbage, and it only took a global pandemic for people to figure that out), so theres a LOT of new houses being built right now, the average lead time to get a house built nowadays is a little over 2 years, when the house itself only takes maybe 8-10 months to build. There just isn't enough materials and/or builders available.
pretty much next level dyi. electric surfboard looks amazingly fun all day.
I am sorry, the anchor part just made me fall out of my chair laughing.... I am laughing with you because that would have totally been me, except I would have lost 10. LOL!
Swedes are such perfectionists, lol. You should see the DIY electric floating docks around my place in Northern California. Some are just wood foam and a camping tent, lol. This is why my house is full of Swedish furniture. It's the best! Amazing wood workers.
I would actually trade all of my friends to be friends with this ONE guy.
I would actually trade my gf to hang out on this raft jeeez
@@MrKakaofreak I've seen your girlfriend and I can understand.
@Rick of Earth You cannot exchange nothing for something.
Yeah but what does he get out of it haha
And youd still win
I will make and have this. Nice job. Mine will be a bit different only to fit my wants and needs but this without a doubt is the inspiration for what I will build. And honestly 48 people not liking this??? Why? what's not to like?
14:12 i feel like he probably lost the fish cuz if he had it he would probably show it on camera
I feel like he just decided not to show it because he doesn't want to trigger some 21st century internet warriors who fight for LGBTQ+ rights, fish feelings and other dumb shit. Not exactly sure how many kinds of people I insulted here.
@@PH1LZ Agreed.Reason I say that is bc he literally casts his spinning rod as if he's been fishing since infancy. Perfect form and cast...so yeah I'm pretty sure he knows how to set a hook we he gets a bite :D
Have an awesome Summer, enjoy your Creations. You are a Millionare to live like this.
0:13 Why did he disliked his own video?
This was a nice video :)
And yes.. 5:18 Helicopter sounds of his drone XD
This is awesome. I have so many questions for the 56 people who disliked and apparently don’t like spending a day on the lake with friends, fishing, and riding a crazy motorized surfboard.
That one girl: "You're NOT going to put my laugh in your RUclips video!"
RCLifeOn: "Well, now I'm going to make it."
It was a nice laugh
Nice jump cut from winter to summer coming up the stairs!
Putting a solid wall on the frame of the second floor is what the construction industry calls a “sheer wall”. Here in California they are required by the earthquake building code.
Maybe add 2 more diagonal planks on the sides bc you’ve only got one axis stabilized with those 2 on the back posts.
hahah the earth doesn't play quake you silly
That transition was amazing!
safety over anything. Add support in both directions on all 4 posts at the top. you need to support it where the load is so supporting it at the bottom does nothing. I thing you would be quite sad if that thing went sideways and crushed your friends below.
Other than that, great build :) guessing you going to have some great times on that thing with friends and family
The best project you made and my favorite is the Jet board
You can probably wax the rope so the rain just falls off
great idea, replying so he sees this
Amazing, I'm green with envy! I have the brain power but back the time and resources. Thanks for bringing me along!
"hes probably cheating on me"
me and the boys:
I know this is old but the Stairs add support for the upper deck as well! Nice work! Looks cold in the water there! It's 42 Celsius in Texas today.
I have a question to the 24 hour challenge: did all of you guys and girls pooped into the lake? xD
No, that's what the wooden bench is for.
Can you not go 24h without pooping?
@@erik.... Have you seen a doctor yet?
That surf board is sick.
Are you sure that the roof is completely safe? I mean it's a serious build with lot of mass, an accident of that roof crashing down could be fatal. These kind of builds can't just be homemade by anyone, an engineer is required here to validate it's stability. And at least, for my unprofessional eyes - these legs looks too weak, and there's not enough stabilizing pieces there.
Glad we got a video on it, I kept seeing it get bigger and more crazy in the background of other videos and was wondering lol
AWESOME AF!!! Now all counts together, fishing, surfing, Rafting 👊🏻🟢⚪🔴
i just wish more people could fund something like this. What an absolute dream.
That surfboard is absolutely awesome my guy! LOVE it!
creativity has gone leapfrog in the last decade, as this video perfectly shows
can't imagine how relaxing it was.. you'll probably learn to fly out of too much relaxation with that,.
Awesome build. Makes me want a place on a private lake for sure.
Can't get enough of that esurfboard looks as fun as an euc
For starters, I'm envious. I'd be right there with you on it. 2. it needs a BBQ grill on it (yeah I know it's wood but there are ways to protect it). 3. Solar panels like others have suggested. 4. Some sort of permanent status display of charging/power/discharging.
Great job. I look forward to more videos on it.
The nighttime ride with the lit surfboard was beautiful
Hey, that's looks awesome. It looks very cozy to ride on.
Fine job. Looks like a lot of fun. Nylon ropes and more of those angle braces are a good idea.
What can I say.... You livin' the life mate...amazing!
Dude, you are living the dream! You get to make cool stuff and play with it. Amazing.
Thanks that you did a actual 24 hour challenge usuly other RUclipsrs when they do they just doing for about 12 hours then they calling it 24 hour challenge. But i am amazed how you builded thst raft keep The good work your parents should be proud of you and your work 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
If you put diagonal braces in all eight corners across the top it will make the upper deck where it will no wobble at all. Matter of fact, you can probably use shorter braces if you put them in all eight corners so you can have the maximum headroom and still have a rock solid upper deck.
Yooo dude wtf!? I envy u so much. The electric surf board and raft... very epic!
Definately one of the better thought out designs for a DYI lumber island
Road to one million! I've followed you since this channel was really small and it's great to see you get the recognition you deserve!!
Your wood finishing is inspirational. But, yeah that rope and anchor mess...
Great project; TV was brilliant. Pieces of wire (X-shape) can give structural integrity to the second floor without ruining views. Underwater lighting would be cool; and you would recharge your batteries in a seven-hour day with 3 double-sided solar panels. Build a light-weight aluminum or carbon-fibre "shelf" and set the panels side-by-side parallel with the water (or turn it to become a turnable "sail" if you wish - with more engineering). If you lay solar panels into an L-channel frame with removable fasteners then you can remove the panels in winter so they will last longer.
Thats a raft i can only dream of. Fabulous project. Keep up your great work. Kudos.
That raft is so awesome. 24 hours on it is more like a 24 vacation than a challenge :)!
THIS IS AWESOME, still cant believe i have been watching u for over 3 years now
With the caps of the barrels one side will have been opened so you need to use thread tape otherwise over time the barrels will take on water
Threaded tape and plastic welded is the way to go.
That's freaking amazing, truly jeaous of that
Sweet stuff!
First I was like "OMG, did he buy two of those batteries?! This guy is loaded"
Then he said "these are sponsored" and I was " aha"