I think it's going about as expected and I like your progress thus far. You cobbled together the parts to put this 'junk' canoe together and your workin out the kinks, figuring out what needs to be changed and redesigned, all part of the process. Personally I love it just the way it is, I didn't expect you to get much more speed than what you got, considering the size of the motor and the prop I think it's right where it should be. Let me say how much I'm enjoying your channel. Very entertaining , no drama , no BS, just stimulating the grey matter and giving me ideas on ways I can stimulate my own creativity, love it.
The maiden voyage of the SS Dumpster Fire was at least partially successful. Amazing! The blue two stroke smoke wafting in your face had me in stitches. It's still hard to type. Thanks for sharing.
That's probably the perfect speed for trawling or spinning...... I'm never in a hurry so that speed suits me fine......Once again, pure genius. Thank you.
May I suggest you ditch the tiller and attach a bellcrank to the rudder post. Use lines leading forward to steer. The canoe will sail better if you can balance it, fore-and-aft. Move your seat amidship. The steering lines described above and a remote throttle and pull-start rope will help.
One of the problems with using weed eater power is that the centrifugal clutch is unable to handle heavier loads.. it just slips and makes heat until it fails.. The small 2-strokes don’t have torque so the flywheel weight has to be matched to the load cycle.. since a weed eater spins freely at high speed, it doesn’t need much flywheel at all.. but a prop in water is high drag, all the time.
Looks like you were at brookfield lake in MO. Seeing some of the comments, I agree on the smaller prop idea. Still tweeking the carb and using new gas could not make it worse. Still, it has been fun to watch!
You got it. smaller prop or less pitch (try one from single speed electric). move helm to in front of motor compartment to balance for speed. Great fun build !
Try moving up closer to center or lose some lbs......love the idea. I have a 'tupperware' two person kayak and have enjoyed it over 20yrs now. I am almost 74 so I may try something like this or a small 5hp motor. I will have to build a motor mount but should be easy. Thanks for the video. Oh and I have to lose 50 lbs...docs orders!
Oh my, when you are riding in a canoe like that there is a seat for a single rider, that’s the one at the other end of your canoe and of course the faulty weight distribution. If there were two people on board then you are at the correct end. Interesting project. I see a lot of people third world countries with skinny boats and they sit forward and have long propeller shafts, sometimes going quite a ways behind the boat. Anyway this is an inspirational video and looked like you had a lot of fun doing it and did well at keeping the cost down. All the best to ‘ya.
go down to a place where they sell "trolling" motors and get a prop from them. You have a prop for a larger engine my friend. The trolling motor prop will work much better.
this is awesome man! i was half expecting to see some duct tape too when you were building it. very cool man. :) i am wondering if you were homeschooled like i was. ha very creative. and perfect name.
Keep in mind that once you put an engine on a boat, no matter how small, you have to register it with your state and have to abide by ALL USCG Regulations in regards to motorized craft, Safety Equipment and Registration Number on the bow. I realize this was a fun little project but Fish & Game can issue a citation if you are discovered operating the craft on the water. Sorry to rain on your parade just a friendly heads up. (Retired USCG and avid ocean kayaker)
In my opinion: If you slow down the RPMs and preferably increase the torque, your velocity should improve even without changing the prop. Presently I suspect the RPMs are too fast to create any real thrust. Given the size of the prop and weedeater, I suspect improvement would still be modest. You may be able to test my theory, if you haven't already by running full bore open then attempt to slow and see if velocity improves. If not, maybe try a few different props. Try one with a greater pitch if available or slightly larger. These would be my thoughts. Good luck.
i think the problem is weedwhackers have clutches in them. you're probably losing all your power in the clutch slipping. its not designed for such forces.
*I've been custom building small engines since the 90s and I can build a nasty stihl fs250 with ported head and exhaust that will propell this canoe down the lake very good with amazing torque and it'll cut through the weeds as well. All you really need is a weed wacker engine with more power, that little toro isn't cutting it my friend.*
You would be batter off integrating a trolling motor and replace your weed eater with a battery.i had a canoe I cut and made a flat backside and put a 2.2hp outboard and she would cruise right up the rappahannock with no issues
Put a jug of water in the bow and you'll level it out and get much better results with your hull. Put a lighter spring on the centrifugal clutch and you'll have a good thing.
The exhaust will kill you in about 1 day. See if you can pipe it out the back. Add a sealed floatation chamber in the front and the back. Take a paddle in case your weedeater craps out. Read uscg regs for canoes.
You should put a piece of wood that goes where the damaged part is and where the semi good part is and take a bottle of spray foam spray that foam in there so that it can't sync is bad and put some sort of way in the front of it really doesn't have to be anything fancy I can get rocks
Put the prop on a lathe and take a few inches off the diameter. Other thing you could do is gear it down, which would be a better option if you want to get max performance because you can try as many different ratios as you want without sacrificing the prop.
That thing sits so low in the water it’s probably a good thing it didn’t go any faster. I was crossing my fingers one of those boats didn’t cause a wake and swamp you.
that prop is WAAAAYYYY too big for that motor!!! trim off about 1.25" from each blade and see if the RPMs come up to about 6000.... Also, move to the middle of the boat!!!!
If you really want to make this go then make a longer rudder handle so that you can sit in the middle or front of middle in the canoe. Since this is a non planing displacement hull vessel, think glide.
WeedWacker fails to Wack Weeds in lake water. Wacky weedwacker wacked. Nice. I love experimenters (I'm one) have been thinking of doing this to a weed eater I found which is 18 Volts DC. All I need really is a big prop.
@@saveitforparts If it's small, get a larger prop. If its already large then take their advice and get a smaller one. I've never played around with a troll-motor, so I'm on a learning curve too. The way I see it, the line length is about 5" so a prop of 10" should be good. Maybe make an experimental prop from plywood to see what diameter you need. Nice channel, love it.
Try taking a weedeater. With the string on the head. Fill a bucket full of water. Plunge the head of the weed eater into the water. It wont have the power to turn the line in the water let alone a prop.
Good effort mate. Make some mods and make another vid. I wanna see that puppy aqua planning. I wanna see you plow through families of ducks and chop the ducklings up like mince meat. Make it happen champ.
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I think it's going about as expected and I like your progress thus far. You cobbled together the parts to put this 'junk' canoe together and your workin out the kinks, figuring out what needs to be changed and redesigned, all part of the process. Personally I love it just the way it is, I didn't expect you to get much more speed than what you got, considering the size of the motor and the prop I think it's right where it should be. Let me say how much I'm enjoying your channel. Very entertaining , no drama , no BS, just stimulating the grey matter and giving me ideas on ways I can stimulate my own creativity, love it.
Thanks! I've since sold this boat but I have a bunch more silly boat projects. I might be putting a motor on a surfboard and/or Tuggy sandbox soon :-)
In all honesty, considering it cost next to nothing, I am quite impressed it worked at all. So bang for buck, I'd say that's a win 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Incredible, just 2 cm above water xD Just crazy!
Time for me to lose some weight lol!
4:1 or even 5:1 reduction needed for this prop to work well. Fair play to you for attempting this; am very impressed!
I loved it! (just got here from the previous repair video.)
Thank you and greetings from Portugal.
The maiden voyage of the SS Dumpster Fire was at least partially successful. Amazing! The blue two stroke smoke wafting in your face had me in stitches. It's still hard to type. Thanks for sharing.
That's probably the perfect speed for trawling or spinning...... I'm never in a hurry so that speed suits me fine......Once again, pure genius. Thank you.
May I suggest you ditch the tiller and attach a bellcrank to the rudder post. Use lines leading forward to steer. The canoe will sail better if you can balance it, fore-and-aft. Move your seat amidship. The steering lines described above and a remote throttle and pull-start rope will help.
GREAT JOB! Very creative!
😂🤣😂...funny but I enjoy watching it. Happy for you sir. Keep improving it.
One of the problems with using weed eater power is that the centrifugal clutch is unable to handle heavier loads.. it just slips and makes heat until it fails.. The small 2-strokes don’t have torque so the flywheel weight has to be matched to the load cycle.. since a weed eater spins freely at high speed, it doesn’t need much flywheel at all.. but a prop in water is high drag, all the time.
Looks like you were at brookfield lake in MO. Seeing some of the comments, I agree on the smaller prop idea. Still tweeking the carb and using new gas could not make it worse. Still, it has been fun to watch!
You got it. smaller prop or less pitch (try one from single speed electric). move helm to in front of motor compartment to balance for speed. Great fun build !
I suggest sitting amidships .A project often thought of but never actually tackled. well done.
Cheers fro Downunder. 👍
This is a very inspiring channel!
Try moving up closer to center or lose some lbs......love the idea. I have a 'tupperware' two person kayak and have enjoyed it over 20yrs now. I am almost 74 so I may try something like this or a small 5hp motor. I will have to build a motor mount but should be easy. Thanks for the video. Oh and I have to lose 50 lbs...docs orders!
Oh my, when you are riding in a canoe like that there is a seat for a single rider, that’s the one at the other end of your canoe and of course the faulty weight distribution. If there were two people on board then you are at the correct end. Interesting project. I see a lot of people third world countries with skinny boats and they sit forward and have long propeller shafts, sometimes going quite a ways behind the boat. Anyway this is an inspirational video and looked like you had a lot of fun doing it and did well at keeping the cost down. All the best to ‘ya.
a great job, super idea
Gas , carb , exactly !
Maybe a super charger , Four Brl Holly .
Just a thought 🤠
well....you had a lot of fun building it....and now you can slosh around in it for a bit of extra fun.
go down to a place where they sell "trolling" motors and get a prop from them. You have a prop for a larger engine my friend. The trolling motor prop will work much better.
That is still to big. Something between 70 a 100 mm would me perfect
@@thebullhornjournal but the build and idea is fun. And just a trolling motor is not diy anymore 😂😂
Yep, a different prop will yield better performance for sure!
You are the Man, man....
Boat trim is an issue and without a reduction gear the Weedwhacker motor cannot develop max power.
My god, you need more freeboard. Prop jammed up, you said I wish I had a weed wacker, LMAO...
" save it for parts" Awesome! I can't imagine how many times I've said that! Just ask my wife!! Haha.
Very nice man interesting
Great idea awesome
feels like it's gonna sink any moment..
I second that lol
Love it, only thing is sand that patchwork lol
this is awesome man! i was half expecting to see some duct tape too when you were building it. very cool man. :) i am wondering if you were homeschooled like i was. ha very creative. and perfect name.
Yep, homeschooled in Alaska, so I grew up with flaky boats and homemade stuff :-)
Keep in mind that once you put an engine on a boat, no matter how small, you have to register it with your state and have to abide by ALL USCG Regulations in regards to motorized craft, Safety Equipment and Registration Number on the bow. I realize this was a fun little project but Fish & Game can issue a citation if you are discovered operating the craft on the water. Sorry to rain on your parade just a friendly heads up. (Retired USCG and avid ocean kayaker)
He's a pirate.
I guess now the canoe has to be registered. At least in illinois. I placed oar bar on mine and really enjoy it!
I love the recycled idea.
man thats the funniest shit love it
You might need to register it. Looks good.
In my opinion: If you slow down the RPMs and preferably increase the torque, your velocity should improve even without changing the prop. Presently I suspect the RPMs are too fast to create any real thrust. Given the size of the prop and weedeater, I suspect improvement would still be modest. You may be able to test my theory, if you haven't already by running full bore open then attempt to slow and see if velocity improves. If not, maybe try a few different props. Try one with a greater pitch if available or slightly larger. These would be my thoughts. Good luck.
Rain tried to put out the dumpster fire 🔥
Your engine is bogging down you need about a 4" x 3" prop - and keep the clutch - I know I made one year's ago : )
i think the problem is weedwhackers have clutches in them. you're probably losing all your power in the clutch slipping. its not designed for such forces.
Lol lol I was dying when the boat when by
*I've been custom building small engines since the 90s and I can build a nasty stihl fs250 with ported head and exhaust that will propell this canoe down the lake very good with amazing torque and it'll cut through the weeds as well. All you really need is a weed wacker engine with more power, that little toro isn't cutting it my friend.*
Awesome!
You would be batter off integrating a trolling motor and replace your weed eater with a battery.i had a canoe I cut and made a flat backside and put a 2.2hp outboard and she would cruise right up the rappahannock with no issues
Put a jug of water in the bow and you'll level it out and get much better results with your hull. Put a lighter spring on the centrifugal clutch and you'll have a good thing.
I wanted to put a sandbag up front.
This guy reminds me of myself when I was that age.
Awesome thanks for sharing from robert UK London
Hehe, that's pretty cool ^^ And the weird thing is, you look just like me.
It looks like a solo double paddle canoe, so sitting midships and lower would work better for stability and weight distribution.
Cool, it also keeps mosquitoes away.
The exhaust will kill you in about 1 day. See if you can pipe it out the back. Add a sealed floatation chamber in the front and the back. Take a paddle in case your weedeater craps out. Read uscg regs for canoes.
You really ought to put a return spring of some sort on the throttle, in case you let go or get dumped, so it doesn't continue off without you.
Try a smaller prop to get more speed and higher rpm love the idea
Also, eliminate the centrifugal clutch.
very cool
*/Still love it. With 1" freeboard and ten bucks, no prison could hold you!/*
Speaking of prison. No license/registration?
That half inch of freeboard would worry me more than just a little bit. I say you may want to stick to the millpond and not go off shore quite yet.
Hobby shop for prop. That one is way to big. Great job on it
The name dumpster fire makes me think of Elkhart indiana. They had a landfill catch fire a few years ago.
THAT BOAT NEEDS TO CARRY LESS WEIGHT!!!!! NO MORE PIZZA FOR YOU MY FRIEND LOL, GREAT VID,
You should put a piece of wood that goes where the damaged part is and where the semi good part is and take a bottle of spray foam spray that foam in there so that it can't sync is bad and put some sort of way in the front of it really doesn't have to be anything fancy I can get rocks
Best off to scuttle that beast !
Did you get a license to put it in lake for test run???
Smaller prop and sit in the middle of the canoe.i would like to see this go a little faster.
How long is your canoe?
12ft
Could also just bend the props with pliers. Gaining smaller pitch on the propeller.
Trims well. Beats rowing.
Get yourself a 3hp hankai prop.. comes off a chinese outboard, should make a difference in rpm range
Put a shroud around the prop
If you could get more forward it might trim the prop to a better level.
Put the prop on a lathe and take a few inches off the diameter.
Other thing you could do is gear it down, which would be a better option if you want to get max performance because you can try as many different ratios as you want without sacrificing the prop.
Dude hind sight is always 20/20...
You need to set in the middle possibly n have the motor behind you.....
That thing sits so low in the water it’s probably a good thing it didn’t go any faster. I was crossing my fingers one of those boats didn’t cause a wake and swamp you.
Poop floats nice job. EVERYONE wants one. Lets do an ocean going model NEXT
Your freeboard is impeccable. You might try a life jacket. ........... lol
Yes the problem us prop pitch, this motor is hi rpm rated nedds a low pitch propeller try it
I think you should do two weed whip motors
Maybe call it;
Over the Falls?
Suicide by Canoe?
Ahhh, I`ve got it.
CAN-U-ICIDE!
Now please destroy it before someone gets hurt!
2:42 it is probably dragging along the bottom of the pond...
Put a tolling motor prop on it. The aluminum prop is heavy and is bogging it down.
LOL ... Ever hear of physics ?
Try a big rc boat prop(70mm) ore 3d print one
YOUR prop is way too BIG for that MOTOR and DEFINITELY the pitch is wrong is why ! Awesome video ....thanks
Need a lot smaller prop a plastic one from a trolling motor would be best
Get more weight in the front of the boat for more speed. The rear end is dragging
Unrelated to the project which I like, you might get a visit from code inspectors on your electrical service entrance wiring.
Should have kept the weed eater head on of the weeds in the water
Reduce the prop size to get the full rev of the engine.
Who cares how fast at this time, it still works and you can put a chain saw motor on it to go faster !
that prop is WAAAAYYYY too big for that motor!!! trim off about 1.25" from each blade and see if the RPMs come up to about 6000.... Also, move to the middle of the boat!!!!
With out doubt that's gota be the worst pirate I've ever seen
If you really want to make this go then make a longer rudder handle so that you can sit in the middle or front of middle in the canoe. Since this is a non planing displacement hull vessel, think glide.
WeedWacker fails to Wack Weeds in lake water. Wacky weedwacker wacked. Nice. I love experimenters (I'm one) have been thinking of doing this to a weed eater I found which is 18 Volts DC. All I need really is a big prop.
A few commenters have said I need a smaller prop, not a bigger one. Something from a large RC boat maybe.
@@saveitforparts If it's small, get a larger prop. If its already large then take their advice and get a smaller one. I've never played around with a troll-motor, so I'm on a learning curve too. The way I see it, the line length is about 5" so a prop of 10" should be good. Maybe make an experimental prop from plywood to see what diameter you need. Nice channel, love it.
Ill say great looking design might need sone keels.
if you make a smaller prop then the engine could spin up and have more power
There is way too much prop for that motor and it's bogging down the motor before it can spool up to full power.
lol - If you think a heavy though you're gonna sink. No life jacket?
I usually have an inflatable fanny pack pfd that deploys with a pull cord. Not so useful if you hit your head on the way out of the boat though.
A smaller pitch prop might help, not bog the engine
Try taking a weedeater. With the string on the head. Fill a bucket full of water. Plunge the head of the weed eater into the water. It wont have the power to turn the line in the water let alone a prop.
Might be easier to mount the motor on the side of the canoe so you aren't inhaling the smoke
counter balance the boat with weights on the nose to.. or do you wanna sink..
How much do you weigh?
Too much, obviously!
Good effort mate. Make some mods and make another vid. I wanna see that puppy aqua planning. I wanna see you plow through families of ducks and chop the ducklings up like mince meat. Make it happen champ.