72hrs On My Unlimited Range Solar Boat
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What totally blows my mind is, that we're at a point where you can PRINT large parts of a solar dinky, live on it for days, have it auto-pilot really well, have a video editing station on board, and being able to make fly-by and overhead footage ALL BY YOURSELF, and all this time be reasonably comfy. And it's completely sun-driven to boot. Just crazy.
this is some cover of popular mechanics in the 1920s typa shit
@@resmartedI know exactly what you mean
And at the same time, there are people who flatly deny science, just as climate change, evolution, etc. Without science, we would still live in caves.
Right!! Extremely impressive!!!
Well said. And on the other hand, people die by fentanyl abuse, shoot and bomb on each other in Gaza and a lot of other sad stuff. I love the world we are living in but here in Germany we have real problems with the growing gap between rich and poor. This will lead for sure for a huge crisis is the next 10 years.
I bet a dis-masted sailboat with a small cabin and a centerboard keel would be PERFECT for your next boat project. Displacement hull, WAY more freeboard for mounting solar panels, a cabin to sleep in and get away from the sun and waves...I think sailboats are a legit use-case for solar propulsion, so it would probably interest sailing nerds too.
Oh, absolutely. That’d be sick. I have been thinking about doing exactly that, just not with a dismasted sailboat because I love sailing. But most sailboats that aren’t tiny have a motor anyway, and having that be electric would be sick. But it’d be pretty expensive - boats aren’t cheap and all the electronics and motors and stuff probably aren’t either.
Only issue would be sourcing an electric motor large / powerful enough for such a large boat (in comparison)
Keep the mast and have solar sails. Solar panels that you can raise up and rotate to catch rays and wind
And that you'd likely be using higher voltages and requiring HV cables and electronics. I'm not sure how much equipment would carry over to that project.
So much work and you could just use sails 😂
32:00 Woah, that's a KC-135! It's an air-to-air refueling tanker (you can see the boom arm and pod right below the tail when it passes over). It's probably part of the 92nd Air Refueling Wing out of Fairchild AFB since they have air-refueling training as part of the 509th.
I literally watched that plane on Radar for a while, so I saw that one
I was looking in the comments too see what it was. Thank you sir
HEY fellow plane nerd cool!
I’m 19 and going to school for aerospace engineering and you truly are one of my biggest inspirations, thank you for quenching our thirst for these great engineering RUclipsrs. Hall of fame for sure!
Become a solar panel technician. Much less school, decent pay
As a lowly electronics engineer, I don't feel qualified to contradict this future rocket scientist. Go for it, and make sure those brain surgeons are kept humble!
Maybe try a catamaran hull on the next build? You could then have small displacement, make a big roof of solar, and have somewhere to build a cabin. I love this series. Thanks!
I definitely thing a more efficient hull would add some serious range, and you've still got the columbia river trip you didn't finish this time :-)
Exactly why I suggested a trimaran hull, he was bounced around pretty bad in the wake and waves. Some decent shade for the batteries would help as well.
Create a low cover for the front of the boat that would keep your electronics out of the sun without blocking the solar panels yet allow wind to pass underneath. This would greatly help with overheating. Maybe even one for the back as well. Use light aluminum frame with cloth streched to keep rigidity. Leave the middle areas open for seating and such.
He would probably get away with painting the electronics box white and adding a small fan. Or since he has water cooling already, just add it to the electronics too, but that is probably unnecessary complexity for little benefit if a fan would work.
use the panels AS cover
But they have a very deep keel
36:00 was the coolest shot of the whole video. Please do more astronomical time laps clips in your camping vids. It's just so cool to see the rotation of the earth via the movement of the stars.
With the music in the background it felt a lot like dying in outer wilds.
YOUR WRONG! it clearly the stars that moves around us, "SO STOP" spointing Nonsenes!!!..
@@veldrovive9442 that looks like a cool game. I just added it to my steam wishlist
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@@zavtparticles6828probably just some flat earther or something, ignore em
This film was like a short holiday, love all your engineering projects and the nature around your place. Greetings from Germany 😊
The harmonic, almost symbiotic relationship of your inner love of both tech and nature on full display. I dig it. Thanks for the inspiring video.
The dedication of this man never ceases to amaze me
I feel like a trimaran is the ideal design for a solar boat. You've got large flat space between the outer pontoons and the center hull, and the pontoons keep the solar panels supported properly. The narrow hulls allow the boat to move through the water with little resistance, and they keep the boat super stable.
You’re an amazing person, Daniel! So glad you did this! 👍🏼 Thanks for taking us along…
I wonder how difficult it would be to automate the speed based on the fullness of the batteries: eg, once the batteries are fully, increase speed to match what the solar panels are providing, and then decrease speed as the sun starts to go down. And theoretically, you could have a servo drop anchor when the batteries drop to a set point so you could go to sleep and let the boat just keep cruising until the batteries go down. Probably not a good idea for safety but it's a neat idea.
really easy, you could even make this "analog"
No. It is not a good idea. It's never a good idea to let anything make the decisions for travel on water, ground, or in the air. Short of space travel, you want your decisions to be deliberate with a man in the loop. It would also be a useless addition. The energy you would route to the motors would be better served charging batteries. Speed is less a necessity than stamina. Also, a cloud or shadow would halt the motor and then it would spin up with full sun. This would cause more wear and tear to the working parts from constant declaration and acceleration as opposed to a steady speed.
The only issue is efficiency. Motor current increases faster than boat speed. This is fine if all of your energy is "excess", but the efficiency is better is low speeds. Also, the power generation follows a curve.
I expect that the most efficient approach is somewhat different. You want maximum charging to take place during maximum solar collection, because that energy can then power you overnight while running as a lower and more efficient speed. Basically, the most efficient approach will have the batteries drained down to almost zero right at the start of the day, just as there is enough sun to completely power the motors.
Basically, for every day you want your total generation (in this case, idealized total generation for his 1000W system in Seattle in July is probably around 4.5kW) to equal your total consumption. If he runs for 16h/day, and loses 0.5kW to inefficiency, then that gives 250W for motors during running conditions.
@@mattmarzulathe boat already drives 90% of the time on autopilot. It's already controlling the throttle to keep speed constant. Ramping the throttle up and down to keep charging the batteries due to variable solar power isn't a huge jump.
I thought this was going to be click-bait, but I was really wrong! It was a well filmed documentary of your trip and a great review of the problems you faced. Very entertaining. You have a well informed group of commentators here as well.
I'm an electronic nerd and I love how you used a drone control, that gives you the navigation ability.
If you had a roof system to protect yourself from the elements you could add another 3-4 solar panels and have unlimited energy even if you go faster. Just sayin…
That would destabilize his small boat way too much
Yeah I think he would need a keel to offset the top weight
Even just a little hoop of shelter with or without a small panel would do wonders for comfort and protecting the laptop.
The weight would cut into range which would mean you need more batteries which also adds weight.
Big-IF he wanted to keep the same range. Could be a good trade-off to favor comfort and safety.
In terms of hull efficiency you may want to consider a small catamaran, say 16-20 foot, and put a rigid roof on it to mount the solar panels and keep you and the gizmos cool. Further propulsion efficiencies might be gained from putting a printed duct/cowl around your props and using a prop form optimized for that.
Exactly what I would suggest and planned to build, I have a Pacific Cat 19, very efficient. I would also suggesting he build a rim-driven prop, which is what I wanted to do. I was hoping he would do at least one boat chanty song like his other video on a solar powered kayak.
These solo expidtions with prototypes are wild and I'm absolutely here for it. Like the risk factor for results is so high, you're trusting (pun intended) your life with PLA layers
he had a paddle so if it broke he would be able to paddle to land
You never go out on the water on a powered craft without a set of paddles. Its common sense, one of the things i see people respect the most to be honest. I dont think i have ever been on a craft that didn't already have backup paddles somewhere on the craft.
No life risk, he's got cell coverage a paddle and a week of food and water.
But he does lay it all on the line! And it's great.
@@nathanz7205 I go out without them all the time. As do most boaters, I would wager. Thats because paddles are useless in anything much larger than this boat, So if you ever been in a boat thats above 20; 24 foot at the most, ask the people that own it to paddle it. They cant, to any meaningful degree. Certainly not if there is any current or wind in the opposite direction.
@@GoldenCroc naw, I've moved a 1.5 ton boat with a kayak paddle. it starts slow, but compared to having no navigation at all, it can be a boat saver.
This is awesome! Been living on board for 7 yrs now, I could only wish to do this kind of exploring on my diesel powered river boat! Hope to see more soon!
Extremely impressive sir!! So much tech you incorporated to make your excursion an efficient and beneficial factor of making a great video, sharing it with the viewers. From the 3D printing explanation of the boat parts and gear to editing your videos. The bravery of camping by yourself in various remote areas throughout the night is impressive also!! Well done sir. Well done indeed!!
An environment friendly traveling excursion. No carbon emissions
@@kakletv8119 that's a bonus.
This is one of the most satisfying and relaxing videos of the year, thanks for sharing your trip :) The fact that your boat has an autopilot makes it even more satisfying to watch! Maybe for the next trip you could add a solar roof, so you have more protection from rain and sun. You could also lift up the side solar panels to roof level, so they don't hit the water and can be used as side walls in heavy rain
And by raising the CG you make the boat unstable. Keep a low CG. I'm a 60 year designer and builder of boats and light aircraft. Dandahermit
Could have tilted the panels to form an a frame shelter. Dandahermit
@@dandahermitseals5582 That's an important point, didn't think of that. But i'm not sure if the destabilisation is so much worse than being exposed to sunlight and rain. The used panels are flexible and lightweight, maybe it would be possible to compensate the weight with weights on bottom?
I really enjoyed this. There are not a lot of 39 minute RUclips videos I'd watch for the whole time but this was just so peaceful.
A few years ago I built hybrid sailboat with wing sails, it was pedal powered, plus the sails, plus the special twin hybrid motors. All three modes of propulsion were combined and used all at the same time. I used gas motors with specially designed propellers that were super high pitch, so the boat propelled to around 10-12 mph cruising speed. At the time solar and electric propulsion weren’t ready for prime time. The engines ran at a little over idle giving me forward motion, then the wing sails took over and propelled the boat up to cruising speed, regardless of actual wind direction or windspeed, ( the boat made it’s own wind), and could actually sail directly up wind, and got over 100mpg fuel economy. With a couple gallons of extra fuel on board I could go 300 miles nonstop.
The boat was a trimaran, 22ft long and 12 ft wide. And could easily carry 6 people.
The boat was open ocean capable, we used it mostly in the keys and as a dive boat, ( as avid scuba divers).
The two sets of Hobie mirage pedal drives provided around 10-15% additional propulsion.
I’m just saying going 3mph isn’t going to get you anywhere.
Just doing rough calculations about your energy consumption, solar and battery power. Building a boat similar to what I had, ( with a couple hundred sq ft of wing sail area. And a planing type hull at least 20ft long,( boat length is very important). And the trimaran hull design there is plenty of room for 1500 watts of solar over the outriggers. You could easily cruise 10-12mph, ( regardless of wind, wind direction, and even with no natural wind). With your existing electronics, and power system. Keep in mind you will need to design high pitch props, ( your current speed is limited by your prop pitch and rpm.
Of course you will need to learn how to design and build wing sails, also how to design hulls, but that’s all very simple stuff.
The way the wing sails work is once you have forward motion, ( from your motors, ( and in my case my pedal drives). Your forward motion creates wind, once you have that forward motion, the wing sails take over and amplify the wind going over them. So for example with your motors running with no sails at all the boat goes around say 5mph, when the wing sails are raised, your speed goes up to 10-12 mph.
If you are sailing into lets say a 5mph wind, the actual wind on your face, ( and over the wing sails), is 15mph… the wing sails do all the work.
I designed and built all my own wing sails, actual material costs were under $300 dollars.
Just trying to give you ideas. It’s way more fun to travel over 100 miles per day, and you could do it easily with the motors and solar/ battery setup you currently have, ( with different props of course, ( maybe start with 8” pitch)). With the wing sails up I think your consumption will be right around 300 watts, ( at 10-12 mph). Each of your motors will need to deliver 1hp of power, ( if thats any help).
All just rough napkin calculations based on your video, and seeing what you have.
I’m very impressed by your abilities.
This concept deserves a full scale built-to-last version. Pretty amazing that you can make important high-level decisions while the boat itself does the propulsion and steering by itself.
Dude drove a boat with 3D printed parts like propeller... it's impressive
I can't wait to see this on Trending 😎😎 Great progress and I'm proud of all the contingencies and redundancy you've prepared for the trip. This is an awesome series! Cheers 🍻
Suuuuuuuuuper coooool! Man, from what I could tell, you thought of EVERYTHING, from clothing to food to spare parts, and I'm sure WAY MORE than that! What a GREAT adventure! I'm sure it was pretty stressful and boring for YOU, but for we who are watching, it was AWESOME! Keep up the *GREAT* work! Cheers!
There’re only two types of music in Eastern Warshington - country and mariachi. Nice work on the journey. Really enjoyed it!
Bless you for restoring a 60's era 13' Boston Whaler!
You make such great content dude, thank you for all the effort you put into this stuff and helping others learn and inspiring them to do cool projects. Really appreciate it
This is the video I've been waiting for, love the boat adventures. Keep it up!
Wow ! what a trip . . . thanks for taking us along . . . Your engineering skills and sense of adventure will take you far . . . Thanks, Bob
I’m not even into electronics or doohickies but this channel always amazes me ….awesome bro
when the stranger rocked up and was genuinely curious and thought it was awesome, that was a real wholesome moment, makes me want to do this sooo bad
Fun video! Whilst I don't think there's much to be gotten out of toroidal props, I think your power absorption issue is related to the arrangement of your blades. I would suggest having another go with your design improvements but using angularly displaced blade pairs to reduce pressure/interference drag, and reducing that 9 degrees on the joining wall as that is acting like a large paddle.
I wonder how this would work if you upscaled the setup? Take a pontoon boat for instance. You could have solar panels covering the roof and then have side panels that fold up. Not sure that would provide enough power to run something like that. It would be an interesting experiment though.
Also a severe increase in expenses...
@@sloth6765 True. Does not mean it won't be cool to see something like that. :D
@@sloth6765I’ve owned pontoon boats cheaper than just one of his 3D printers. Shoot for the price of his CNC you can get a pretty good pontoon. And he just needs the frame which is extremely cheap
@@gagegr I suspect the boat would be a tiny portion of the project. It'd need bigger motors, bigger panels, beefier ESCs, bigger batteries...
Pontoons are stable, but they tend to be pretty drag heavy. Some of them come with ready made "walls" and roof which could mount solar panels. You could do a decent clip with enough panels and large enough engines and large enough battery. The battery weight would probably be the killer. If you don't mind not pulling a water-skier the whole time, you can set up something that mostly runs on panels and save some battery weight.
i have to ask, have you considerd using pontoons for the solar panels to sit on instead of floating, you could also possibly add an extra panel on either side with the additional wight allowence since you wont be using those hinges/brackets. the pontoons would have to be able to fold inside otherwise it would be way to big. I freaking love your videos, they keep me so inspired for my own 3d printing and solar projects.
It would probably make it harder for him to fold them up and down for storage
@@tobyrichards6004 Pool noodles are rather light
"Just gotta make sure you don't hit anything, but other than that you just hang out" lmfao hell yea
i read this comment right when he said this
Hello from Australia 🇦🇺 really enjoyed this video, thank you so much. I hope you make millions from RUclips and keep developing new boats, I want to see this grow.
He has some of the chilliest videos on RUclips
at 12:53 , that's a wigwam burner (also called a teepee burner, or beehive burner) they're used to control the burning of excess sawdust produced by sawmills
This concept is amazing.
Making the boat a little more comfortable will hopefully encourage you to take longer journeys. ❤❤
It's fun to watch too...
I have long wanted to do similar on a outrigger canoe down the Mississippi.....thanks for the inspiration! @38:45 so amazing the views!
You gotta remake this thing with a roof that holds the solar panels. Doubles up as shade so all your electronics don't overheat from the sun 👍🏼
Can't wait to see what you use for a displacement hull. I have a Hobie 17T Kayak, but I think a small sailboat would be a better choice for your application.
Loved this video! A small sports sailing catamaran (sans mast) might be the most efficient for power/speed. Steering could be achieved by differential engine power rather than dealing with the additional complexity of a rudder system. And more space for solar panels and maybe a small tent as well. Good luck with your iterations!
Everyone needs a boat like this! Thanks for this video, you got me into this and now I want to build one.
In case anyone is curious, the plane at 32:04 is a Boeing KC-135R Stratotanker. It's used for refuelling other planes in the air.
That’s what I was gonna say haha
Love your content. So informative and calming. And your camerawork/video editing skills have gotten almost as impressive as your engineering!
I love this project! I know others have already offered suggestions on the panel rigidity, so this might have been suggested and I just missed it. Consider using something like 1 inch square aluminum tubing for the solar panel frame. 3D print some corner brackets to allow for simple assembly, and you could still maintain your lightweight solar wings, while having the added rigidity and support that boxed tubing provides.
We definitely need to see more videos like this 👍
But I would make your boat more into a "house boat" and keep testing new prop designs to develop the most efficient prop. Plus maybe adding a small wind generator might not create too much drag to make it worth it?
Doubtful, Those wind generators dont do all that much unless they are quite big or its REALLY windy. Neither of which would suit this boat.
It'd be far more efficient to just use a (wing)sail, Newton's Third makes wind turbines on vehicles a huge pain.
PS it's really cool to see what you did not trying to knock you down just so you read that correctly I was trying to give you some helpful hints that maybe can help you have more confidence in the great things that you created
Love the projects. Sharrow style propeller was cool.
Hey, I got in early for once. Love your videos man. Keep up the good work
Very cool trip!. Interesting that your boat uses almost 5X more power at 2m/sec. (4.5mph) as my ebike does at 12m/sec. (25mph) It would be interesting to see how efficient other hull designs would be.
Boats are comically inefficient compared to land/wheel based stuff. Our boat with a 420 horsepower LS3 barely does 50 mph.
@@mjodr I've had 6-seat 5000lb aircraft that would do 220mph on 420hp
Woah who could've thought that Water resistance is a thing , and is much more powerful than wind resistance 😮
@@Apple_Beshy Considering that water is about 800 times more dense than air surprising the boat is as efficient as it is.
@@mjodr ironically the opposite is true the larger your boat gets
Would love to see an autonomous sea going version of this. Something for the Puget Sound.
Tidal lift and drop could screw with GPS, and saltwater is MUCH harder to protect the boat and props from.
@@Daruma_Studio Include a bit of CV to avoid obsticles and allow the boat to continue even if GPS is screwed with
This was amazing. I showed my wife & we just planned a trip there. If you go bigger with your boat you should should out Phil Bolger’s flat bottom sharpies. They are wicked efficient and some have cabins (like the Idaho)
We get 10mpg at 15kts. Only 1500lbs.
Hey Daniel, thanks man for taking us along!
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Hello, I noticed that you and your buddy Petersripol have been doing a lot of boat + solar stuff lately. Do you guys often bounce off ideas or is it just a coincidence of common interest? I know you are both RUclips's premiere experts in RC vehicles, so it would make sense if you guys like doing similar things around the same time. It is more fun to talk to a peer than with yourself after all.
Great video! When starting into more longterm-missions probably time to look into collision avoidance options of ardupilot. I‘d bet that most of the boats and bujis do not show up on maps and also don‘t habe any ais transponders. Probably also see if you can integrate your depth-measurements so you don‘t run on ground…
This is the first video I've seen from your channel and this was super fascinating! I'd totally enjoy this kind of project! I did wonder if you'd considered making a roof assembly for the panels so you could have shade while also keeping the panels from getting caught in the waves.
you're in for a treat catching up on his other videos
Too top-heavy prob
Brilliant! So if you had a solar canopy as well, with solar leaves you could unfold when the water was calm, you could soak up and generate even more power. During rough weather, just fold in the outward leaves and just rely on battery and canopy. A battery would also function as a useful ballast device.
I feel totally inspired by this channel. I especially love these "adventure" videos using the "homemade" tech
What would happen if you do two attachments for balance like a trimaran? It will be safer and the waves will not be able to tip you over.
I was thinking that the solution to the solar panels getting bashed might be simply mounting them higher, which could also afford some shade from the sun in the boat. However, I'd be concerned about them catching wind (i.e. trying to become wings) the higher they get off the water. I'm wondering if it would be possible to take a cue from the ground effect stuff you've done and add some "wings" to which you'd mount the solar arrays, which could also be used to support outriggers (fiberglass & foam construction would make sense) - that combined with a decent canoe hull might result in a more efficient hull design. Don't know, not an expert, just a thought.
Great video! Regarding the toroidal props:
The Sharrow propellers are laid out for ICEs operting in the 2-3000 rpm range for 150+ Horses and god knows what kind of torque ranges.
Since you are using electric motors to turn your props, you have a nearly constant, but narrower torque range. You may need to design some sort of planetary gearbox to drive the toroidal props at higher speeds, OR, modify the layout, for lower RPMs and higher AOA in this case with a step-down gearbox.
You did really great man! Part of boating , you will find, is becoming acquainted with that feeling of being remote and entirely depending on yourself far from anywhere!
Question, guys. Now, putting a magnifying glass on solar panels. Will this improve their performance on days when the sun is not bright or if there are some clouds? Will it make their performance better or are they limited to a specific production?
The magnifying glass would need to be larger than the solar panels to actually catch more light. Although the glass itself might also block some of the light
What if the solar panel lit lights pointed at the solar panels?
@@economicurtismore energy is lost to heat than converted into light so it would be pointless.
@@economicurtisperpetual energy
@@aidank6037lol
I planned to just scan through this video and wound up getting sucked in. Your narration was great. The editing was just right. I've never been disappointed by even one of your uploads.
A catamaran would be even better because of it's lower wetted surface area. You could go all out and build a very lightweight boat from 4mm marine ply (Okoume because it's the lightest) and light glass and careful use of epoxy. Super light and strong. You're a real dooer mate, I love seeing people like you inventing stuff, especially the props as I'm into boats and the whole solar business, anyway inspiring work you're doing. btw I'm an Aussie and if we see a small boat like yours with low freeboard we slow down out of common decency so not to make large waves, seems it's not that way there
I'll definitely use PVcase for the next Solar Powerplant I design and build. Finally a sponsor for this....
Great video! I think a great addition would be a lightweight canvas roof with rollup walls for sun/rain protection.
This was my favourite video in the last year. The solar boat is amazing.
One thing different to try would be to mount the panels on a light weight aluminum canopy with your controls mounted on the bottom side. With the canopy you'd get built in shade ⛱ and protection from waves for the panel frames. A bonus would be deck space for a small gen to deal with an unexpected lack of sun 👍
But wouldn't it risk to tip off in strong wind conditions?
Super cool boat concept and execution, it shows the sky is the limit. For more predictable navigation, you could use nautical charts instead of maps. The charts shown depth, markers, old pillings, and other hazards. There are a number of Open Source navigation apps and NOAA makes charts available for free. Looking forward to another episode.
Enjoyed watching this whole vid, would dig to see more long form water camping experiments like this
I love when you run into people who are curious about your project. They're always so nice!
That was a neat camping adventure! Thanks for sharing!!
I love Keller Ferry campground. We've ben camping up there for 6-7 decades. Water ski all day then play some volleyball and eventually card games in the evening. You can see the northern lights from the campground if you're lucky. My all time favorite place to be. Fighter jets would fly below the top of the canyon walls. The were told to stop because when they went supersonic windows would break. Now they fly higher and slower. You could see the pilots faces. Thanks for sharing another rad vid man.
That funny looking structure on the shore looks like an old sawmill.😊
What a great video. Great for you for having the will to do all of this, I cant imagine or underestimate your effort
Nice to see someone actually following through with the kinda stuff I would love to do. If you found a slow flowing river you could make something similar to traverse many miles on it, and do some fishing and camping while you are at it =P
Epic journey, thanks for sharing and well done engineering a boat that accomplished what you set out to do!
I powered my Catalina 27 with two trolling motors and 550 watts of solar. I could maintain 2-3 knots while keeping the energy use pure solar. It's kind of amazing moving around for free.
And frankly the very slow speed which basically was like walking speed allowed me to see so much more on the shoreline than I would have otherwise. And when a bald eagle caught a fish and landed on a tree branch over the water to eat I was able to slide right under him with no noise and watch him.
Fantastic combination of current tech! Solar, batteries, motors, automation, 3D printing, drones, spherical photography, and.. freeze-dried camp foods!
That area is one of my favorite to boat up into. Beautiful glassy water in the morning. The area is also rich with fish
Amazing! You are one of a kind Daniel! Your imagination and ability to create and invent is way of the chart! I consider your trip a great success and proved that it is possible to tavel indefinitely with just solar power. Just incase you decided to continue improving and upgrading your current water craft design, my very humble sharing of a few ideas if it is ok with you, it might be possible to help improve the propulsion system and reliability if a water jet propulsion is tested out. There are quite a few choices of water jet propulsion systems available in the market for paddle boards and small water crafts DIY. CIGS solar panel may be a good idea as it way outperforms Renegy in shaded or cloudy condition. If the platform for solar panel is redesigned so that both can be tilted to face the sun, you will increase the charging efficiency. Thumbs up and sub.
As a Washington native who spent many a summer on the east side camping at Steamboat Rock on banks and watching the lightshows at Grand Coulee, I can't wait for the day I can go back. I love the Columbia River basin and honestly just Washington in general. I've also spent plenty of time at lake Washington and Coulon park so it always nice to see your videos there too.
I wouldn’t recommend drinking water from a lake with just a water filter unless it is an emergency. I’m sure you filtered out the parasites, but probably not the chemicals. You did pass a uranium mine. 😂
Thanks for building my solar boat dream. I’ve been thinking about this design for years and you totally made it happen without me having to do anything. Awesome work.
This has been a really cool project to follow along with. I would be interested to see more solar powered watercraft projects in the future! Maybe a pontoon boat with a big solar panel roof.
I wanna see some diy version of the 3m$ catamarans with like 50kW of panels :D
You that one unemployed friend? I used to get up to some cool stuff when I was single and unemployed. Now work, get 1 day off a week. Married to beautiful lovely wife with 9 year old smart daughter to another biological father. And 13weeks to my own spawn. I watch you4 videos before bed, so relaxing yet make my brain work
Cool project and a neat boat and energy setup.
That said, you asked during the video "how many boats can pilot themselves?" and the answer is...nearly every boat with an autopilot connected to a chart plotter. So probably every boat over about 35 feet designed to cruise longer distances. I would not expect this to include lake houseboats.
My 38' diesel trawler ( from 1989 ) with the original autopilot connected to the 5 year old Garmin chart plotter can drive itself in a very similar manner. The plotter can auto-generate the route based on water depth and bridge clearance. Once under way, it will keep you on course between waypoints, adjusting for cross currents and winds.
The biggest difference is that once you reach a waypoint, you need to confirm the course change to the next one. I suspect this may be a coast guard regulation so that you can't just let it drive completely autonomously, you need to have helmsman confirmation for a course change. On my boat, it's a press of one button.
Still, cool job on your boat, two thumbs up.
I really enjoyed that, dude. Thank you for showing us the beauty of the pacific northwest and sharing all the nerdy ins and outs of your boat, its very cool! I also liked the electricity math for the dam, mindblowing what humans can achieve isn't it?
Cheers ! Great to see the PLA didn't dissolve in the water.
TO AVOID PANNELS TOUCHING THE WATER USE 2 PANELS PER SIDE (lengthwise) INSTEAD OF 3, USE THE 2 LEFTOVER PANNELS AS A ROOF FOR YOURSELF, SAME SOLAR OUTPUT + AVOID SUNBURN, ITS A WIN-WIN😅
21:44 the fact you can sleep while the boat is auto driving is insane😂
21:44 okay now I want a self driving boat. This is a fisherman’s dream
Great video,,I appreciate your in depth tech talk explaining what you are doing and what is going on with the equipment that you are testing,,very informative,,thank you.
We have a 46 Mile long reservoir up here in NW Montana that I have always wanted to do a trip like this on, Kudos brother!!! What an awesome trip!
Daniel, I've been a subscriber since 15k and seeing your channel grow absolutely blows my mind. Keep it up!