Making A SOLAR electric boat (infinite range)
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Peter come back to Florida and take me on more romantic sunset cruises!
Only if u bring more rabid raccoons
We all wish peter takes us on romantic sunset cruises
Rotate the bottom of the steering wheel the way you want the trailer to go.
Just what if... You both do an experiment with vortex generators on the hull of the boat? I am sure you both are smart enough to come up with some ideas 😁
Wait a minute...
You know it’s gonna be a good day when Big Willy and Peter upload on the same day
Great day! Lol
Who's this Big Willy
@@Paulman50 William Osman
You know its gonna be a good day when you stfu
@@finessekidd.5534 ? So what your not commenting to someone or anything
I think you should make a solar catamaran next. Add an acrylic bottom, and you've got yourself a solid floaty. I can be your huckleberry.
A solar cat would be doable, you'd have quite a bit more surface area for solar. I think a two person kayak based trimaran with solar panels between the hulls would be a perfect candidate for a useful and practical solar boat. Could get a lot more panel area and only need a single motor compared to a conventional single hull, so the top speed using pure solar would be considerably higher once you figure out the size of the motor and prop pitch. Secondary benefit is that both are good candidates for a small mast furling sail, pretty handy if you get stuck in overcast, and could theoretically drive the motor as a generator for your batteries while you're tooling around with a sail.
At first I read solar crematorium and thought "Well that got dark for a solar project..."
@@seekerrild4629 Well technically concentrated sunlight would lend itself well for something like that. Cremating ants with a magnifying glass has been around ever since kids found out it was possible...
Hopefully he puts bigger motors
Plasma more like plazma
That small quiet boat really is the perfect little boat to enjoy some time out on the water. No noise, no loud growler engine. It seems very peaceful. You've done a great job.
Yeah, now alll you need are some depth charges and bam. Sub hunting time
@@awhahoo I laughed way too hard at that. Especially in today's geopolitical climate
This panel can put out close to 100 watts ruclips.net/user/postUgkxOqI2yqX0XVrhR2BMJciTWrHJpG8FhJyg when positioned in the appropriate southernly direction, tilted to the optimal angle for your latitude/date, and connected to a higher capacity device than a 500. The built in kickstand angle is a fixed at 50 degrees. Up to 20% more power can be output by selecting the actual date and latitude optimal angle.The 500 will only input 3.5A maximum at 18 volts for 63 watts. Some of the excess power from the panel can be fed into a USB battery bank, charged directly from the panel while also charging a 500. This will allow you to harvest as much as 63 + 15 = 78 watts.If this panel is used to charge a larger device, such as the power station, then its full output potential can be realized.
Regarding technical specifications, what does the boat require in order for me to have a ride on it?
@Joel Creates hey man! How's it going?
@@davidtheawesomeone5358 not bad, yourself?
@@JoelCreates decently good myself!
hope your evening was pleasant
have a good evening!
Deez nuts
awww joel wants to play with the popular nerds. cute! collab?
Tobey eating the tree at the end is arguably the best part
Spoiler
You spelled objectively wrong
I think you mean inarguably
Team trees will go bankrupt
1:40 "Kevin, my little pogchamp, come back!" I have no words...
BRO I DONT EVEN CARE ABOUT THAT DID YOU SEE THE FISH 4 SECONDS AFTER THAT
Fish tho
@@cjcooper5646 IKR BRO FISH!!!!
william is better with boat trailer physics than florida man kevin.
kevin is a fake florida man
@@jacwilson2578 Peter is better
I’m impressed. Great invention
red sauce
What did he invent? A boat? Nope that happened millenia ago. Electricity? Nope, discovered couple of hundred years ago. Batteries? nope, solar panels? Nope. Btw mentioning Musks company when you combine electricity with a vehicle is plain stupid. Nikola Tesla is spinning in his grave.
@@SuperDirk1965 red sauce
Okos ötlet
@@SuperDirk1965 no u
25 year truck driver tricks for making backing a trailer easier.
1. Never let anyone rush you "stay calm"
2. Back as slow as possible "use mirrors"
3. Turn wheel less than 1/4 turn to keep straight.
4. Turn in opposite direction to correct trailer direction.
5. Pull up to straighten out when necessary.
6. GOAL "get out and look" as many times as necessary.
7. Everyone sucks at first, but with enough practice everyone your skills will improve.
This is some seriously wholesome content right here... science, a road trip, friendship, a dog, beautiful scenery and filming perspectives, adventures in beautiful sunny weather...
Great video guys
And a dog!....and a rabid racoon... And a DOG!!
@@ladedk AND A MANATEE!!
too bad they couldn't be bothered to follow like one covid precaution
@@howdareyou41 shut up sheep person.
Not only are you gullible and blind, but you are also misinformed and righteous in your opinion.
Florida has removed all covid based restrictions. So they are just enjoying a normal day as they are legally permitted.
@@asylumental He never claimed they were breaking the law little buddy boy, only stated a fact that no precautions were taken. Which is an objective fact, one you got really offended by.
The boat fits soo well in that river and spring
One of the sad parts of this is no one will know it was homemade and just assume he bought it
But that's not important. Why should he care what other people think? He knows he built it I know he built it I would recognize it if I saw it and if I saw it I would know he built it so why should anyone care what the f anyone else thinks???
It is honestly above production quality
@@capta1nseal you must be looking at some real shitty boats lmao
My grandfather actually built a boat by himself. The only thing he bought was the motor and a moter mount for it.
Everything else he carved out of lumber (that I think he harvested from his own property) or wielded togther from surplus steel and he used some tubing he happened to have left over from when he built his house.
A lot of people who didn't know he built it asked where he bought the boat.
@FinalLugiaGuardian that's (I'm not saying this sarcastically) genuinely really cool, if I may ask what kind of lumber? And does it still work today?
I absolutely love your solar boat! If you could double the roof in size and have 4 instead of 2 panels running sideways instead of front to back it could help with the speed. Also, would give a great sun protection to the passengers on the sunny side and make the ride more enjoyable for everyone regardless what side the sun is hitting. It may not be a bad idea to have a battery back up just in case clouds roll over. Sudden coulda happen quiet often in Florida especially from May till October.
Seeing Will in the video reminded me that I still want to see a Michael Reeves/Peter Sripol crossover
i would love that and it would scare me as well we know how michael is and we know how much peter like flamethrowers and fire works
A plane that shoots tazer darts.
@@simplybloxxed A plane that is a tazer
@@KutsugeMindUrmoks tactical tazer net launcher.... The disaster they would bring would be unstoppable!
Please make a part 3 this was a really amazing project - one that might be within the reach of myself. Very inspired. Thanks for the great content.
1:31 this looks like that bit from Family Guy when Peter couldn’t maneuver the car in reverse 😂 “I feel like everyone here watching knows that I’m incapable of pleasing my wife sexually” -Peter Griffin
Edit: thanks for all the likes, I’m glad that this comment made people laugh 😂
AND it was a red car 😂
Plot twist: that was intended
That's the Reason why in Germany you have to obtain a special license to be able to drive with trailers. Backing up a trailer around a corner is a mandatory part of the Driving test.
@@lazylamachrischrisl9923 that would make too much sense
There are so many things to think about when backing up a trailer that it gets ridiculous the first few times you try. And there is a BIG difference if the trailer has a single axle or if it has steerable front wheels. Driving forward is pretty simple, just remember to take any sharp turns with a very large marginal. Going backwards is an entirely different thing. With experience it will become pretty easy, but the first few times? Fugedabotit!
One thing you need to know before trying to back up a trailer is to figure out the minimum turning radius. In a large open space try driving forward in as tight a circle that you can. Look in the rearview mirrors and note what it looks like. Do this for both directions. When backing up if the angle between the towing vehicle and the trailer is sharper than what you saw when running in a circle then you can't right it up again, it will only get worse so you will have to drive forward to straighten things up and try again.
One thing you should try to do is use some one to direct you. Make sure you have signs for left, right, go and stop. That is the least you need to direct this. Then *follow the signals, do not try to second guess anything* . Whoever is directing you will see a lot more than you do and doesn't have the added stress of actually handling the car or truck. And finally, go slow! the moment you think you've got this and accelerate it's very likely that things will go wrong, and the faster you go the worse things will get.
awesome project Peter. i've enjoyed your videos for a while now and your family and friends seem really nice. i've lived here in florida for 53 years now and still love it. i'm glad you had a nice visit.
Pro tip to backing up with a trailer.
First, put your hand at the bottom of the steering wheel.
Second, watching in your mirror exclusively, discern which way you want your trailer to go and move your hand in that direction. DO NOT LET GO OF THE WHEEL.
Third, do not over correct, use slight turns to initiate your turn, then turn in the opposite direction equally to follow the trailers intended direction. Again, using your mirror as a visual aid do not turn around.
This is intended for all ages and capabilities.
Y'all are being "those guys" at the boat ramp LOL. Happens to the best of us LOL
Wait, it's a little bit sad because everybody is coming with his girlfriend except for Peter who is alone with his doggo 😔
Actually relatable
Been married 37 yrs, love being alone with my doggo.
Because Peter is the only one who came with a boat!
He should join the single club somebody give them man a application before it’s to late
Don't forget about Allen
So great seeing it out on the water!! You did a phenomenal job! 😎
I love your resin! Some of the nicest stuff on the market
This project turned out amazing wow. I would love to have one of these give yourself a pat on the back this is fantastic and inspiring
I am so impressed with you and your inventions and your Channel that I always let advertisements run all the way through to give you the most ad Revenue. You are the only Channel I do this for
Always kinda funny when popular RUclipsrs go to the places that are sometimes just a 15 min drive down the road
For real, I was just at Weeki Wachee! There are so many youtubers in central florida
He didn’t go see the mermaids🥺
spends all day glassing and varnishing his bow. lets dog scratch chill on it. I love how chill peter is
Why is Donald Trump pretty and I am not? But why does he only have a wife but I have TWO HANDSOME GIRLFRIENDS who I show off in my masterpiece YT videos? Do you know the answer, dear srif
@@AxxLAfriku wat
@@AxxLAfriku using ""handsome" to describe women is wrong....
women are beautiful, men are handsome.
no one describes a man as "pretty" unless he's trying to be a girl.
also we all know your lying.
@@darkshadowsx5949 you've fallen for the trap
@@darkshadowsx5949 Some men are kinda pretty tho ngl... 😳
1:48
Just a random bluegill inspecting the boat
As a truck driver, I found him backing up hilarious. 🤣😂
I think this is the first of Peter's projects I've seen that actually looks finished (and looks good)
Dope
Also
Doggo whent full figurehead mode
I love this build. You could gain a bunch of efficiency with a displacement hull design, like that kayak has.
No way, Peter and William upload on the same day!!
Edit: comma thing lol
Within an hour!
Who is William?
@@firefoxjb William osman search him up on RUclips
Don't bother he's highly annoying..
@@mark675 how?
Love all the electro swing in all your videos!
0:03 the transition is amazing
@PeterSripol One thing I was toying with (in my head) was gutting a jetski for it's water jet drive and using a electric motor instead of the gas engine. This might be an idea for you're power upgrade. Also less over all drag due to nothing hanging below the hull. Just a thought. All you're projects have been great and wait to see what you have planed for the electric boat.
Jet drives aren't nearly as efficient as an open propeller.
You're gonna have to monetize one of these critters you make. This is a great lake fishing boat, there's money in there somewhere.
Also someone needs to maintain it and make it (which costs some so there should be payment anyway)
Man who remembers the flame throwing fire truck?
Looks great. Two thoughts.
1) Most solar race cars built their the own solar panels. They bought loose individual cells like the higher efficiency flat panels used and mounted them on the car. This allowed them to mount them on a curved car. They coated them with something like a clear resin.
2) Everybody uses outboards. Salt water kills everything. To extend the life of the motors, they use outboards and tilt them out of the water when not boating. When driving to Key West, the size of outboard motor boats I saw surprised me. I saw 4 even 5 motor boats. I have since learned you can get outboard motorboats up to 65 feet.
Good stuff. For part three #suggestion
1. Three solar panels and one engine.
2. Three panels three engines
3. Add so you can all row the boat. Three sets
4. Add sails
5. All of the above and a smaller lighter boat.
Oh man, you're at Roger's park, that's like 5 minutes from my house, how cool. Home of the mermaid show. Oh, and by the way, you're welcome to store that boat at my place, I'll take good care of it. Of course I'll have to take it out on test runs now and then.
Holy shit ur right, my grandpa lives on a house in the canals so i go there all the time
"California, you don't even have water." That's accurate, there's basically one natural lake you'd want to put a boat on.
Didn't realise that, I'm in Glasgow Scotland and the beautiful west coast of Scotland is my boat playground.love it.
Solar boat would be perfect for a lot of theme parks and other scenic tours. Especially considering how quiet it runs, so it doesn't disturb the wildlife.
I highly believe that you will sell that idea for a decent sum, or you could build them yourselves and have a very successful business.
Sell the idea 😂😂😂😂 do you really think peter invented solar powered boats???
@@baqcasanke you don't really need to be the original inventor to sell a patent...likenesses only have to be change by a certain percentage, which isn't very much. As you've seen all the Chinese knock offs that are released within months of something losing its international patent pending status..
A plug in option would have to be used in parks or they would need a surpluses of boats to stay charging. More of a small lake commuter if it charges off of the solar panel.
@@asylumental Patents cover a specific method; and this one has been around for over a century; and obviously does not qualify for a new patent. Not on the total, not on the parts. 0% new ground being covered here. As an example, see ruclips.net/channel/UC1p7jFXjL7Q0qMii08oAeAQ (Jamie Mantzel's channel from his houseboat down in Panama, with lots of 3D printed prop designs over the years.)
Hey Peter, i think it would be super cool if you combined your electric bike solar panel trailer with your electric boat, you would be able to get much more power to the boat and you wouldn't have to deal with shadows (other than clouds). Just an idea!
This inspired me to make my tandem kayak solar powered. I have an A/B switch to select either battery power (48 volt eBike battery with DC to DC converter) or solar power power alone. I use a standard Minn Kota 12 volt 300 watt trolling motor with a custom stern motor mount. The single ETFE solar panel fits neatly over the front seat, rated at 400w 18v- actually produces 125 watts at 10 am in Southern California. Moves 2.5 mph on solar, 3.8 mph on battery at 300 watts. Nice to not have to worry about running out of battery power.
Don’t make your boat faster, the slow speed feels right. Also best sponsor yet
The slow speed is a great thing, for many years boat with displacement Hulls had a top speed of around 8 or 10. And a cruising speed of around 5 which is pretty close to what he's at you going to achieve with this. Although it could be a problem in rivers or ocean tides
"I kinda wanna do watersports" -PeterSripol 2021
It’s not the size of the boat, but how choppy the water is... SO TRUE!
"Look behind you!" Well yeah, that'd help for sure.
Also, try using those things on the side of the truck...what are they called? Oh yeah, REAR view mirrors.
Fun fact~ due to the elevated phosphate levels from the natural spring the crystal clear water has tht hue to it, additionally it deters gators. I swam, scuba, boated and slept on tht river many many yrs ago couple times a month and didnt see any gators till i was on the backwater flows off the main river
Your getting into water sports? I guess the more ya know... cool boat though!
It’s midnight here but it’s worth it!
For me its 7:00 PM
@Versace GT uk
Dude its 7:08 for me
It’s 5:31 Pm
that's absolutely amazing!!
always loved watching your channel ive always built and tinkered like this and loved doing it, i got hurt real bad about 8 months ago and me and my kids have been watching things like this much more since then , now my kids are wanting to do things like this thank you man. were from ohio dayton area your right our water is never this nice and clear keep it up man ill keep watching thank you for everything u show us
Peter, you should build an electric diving bell submarine powered by trolling motors. If you towed around a solar array barge, you could have a limitless supply of power in the daytime. Add a small compressor for nonstop air. Add 360° cameras on the barge. Viola! Epic coral reef touring!
Great project! Have you considered using a pump-jet propulsion system instead? Would greatly improve speed and may increase power efficiency :)
"I kinda wanna do watersports." - Peter Sripol, 2021
Oh, you don't need a boat for that ;)
I am early as heck but it's 12am so I'll have to watch it in the morning
1 am here
Hey, one of us is the first comment.
5pm here
Big oof moment and 6:11pm here
8 pm here
My thoughts to improve the boat (these might be hard):1.You can add two more motors for better speed. 2.you can make retractable solar panels. 3. You can make a port in which you plug a charger or withdraw power from the boat. 4. Maybe add a more batteries or atleast spare ones? 5.(this is going to be very hard) Add diagnostic monitors.This may include at the very least power consumption/generation
Someone tell him that if he puts his hand on the bottom of the wheel he can turn left if he wants the trailer to go left and right if he wants it to go right
How much to make me one? 😁
beans
Smol beans
I literally just checked if I missed an upload and than got the notification xD
He got rich AF off RUclips, from a flight test intern to blowing up doing his own stuff
Good to see
Who? Peter? I'd love to see him do well on here, but with his publishing schedule, cost of projects, and views, I'd be surprised if he's making crazy money off of this. Living a decent life, definitely. Rich AF? No way.
Peter you need a mock up outboard to hang on the back with it in the up most tilted position where the prop is out of the water while you are cruising along. Even more looks if the prop has a small low geared motor and is spinning as you are cruising along.🤣🤣🤣 great job the boat is classic gorgeous! Love your videos regardless of the topic of the day because they are so educational. One of my favorite RUclips-ers! ❤ 💯 keep up the great videos! I'm disabled and I live vicariously through your videos of things I never got the chance to do and a lot of which since my injury I unable to do. 😋
DUDE THIS IS AMAZING! You have inspired me to build one myself!
this is the earliest I have ever been, 45 seconds after uploading! Last time I was this early to a video, austria hungary was still a thing
oh my goodness
This was the first time I was so early also 5 s
Yugoslavia
Never was this early on a Sripol video. Cant wait to see!
I love how peters videos make everything look like a magical adventure and Williams videos make everything look like an acid trip.
There are generally two kinds of boats, displacement boats, and planing boats. Displacement boats are usually pointy at both ends and are built to efficiently travel through the water. The water coming back in behind the boat squeezing that rear wedge shape, actually causes added thrust to counteract some of the drag pushing the water out from in front of the boat creates. What you have is a planing boat. It is very inefficient in the water and becomes efficient only after it has got up to enough speed to plane up on top of the water. So you need to either step your power way up to get the boat up on plane, or switch to a displacement hull built for travel in the water. My opinion anyway.
1:49 PHISH ok wait I'm more amazed by that freaking MANATEE
Yeah weeki wachi has a lot of them, I saw a baby one there one year
Wait a sec wtf is that pfp
Why has RUclips allowed borderline hentai?
@@simplybloxxed it's not hentai it doesn't even show anything just cus it's round don't mean is that it's an angel from the 70s devil man anime
Idk where they're at bc I live in Florida and I've only seen a bunch of crocodiles, big birds (I forgot what they're called) and I haven't seen these in a really long time (like 3 years) but I've seen small, one inch fish.
The only place I know they’re at is Weeki Wachi, but I don’t do many things like that, and weeki wachi was because of a summer camp I was in
A little tip: when backing a trailer, steer with your hands on the BOTTOM of the steering wheel and move your hands the direction you want the trailer to go. One last thing, make small corrections.
That moment when you realize that you effortlessly do something that most people apparently can't do: back a trailer.
Yea I've grown up on boats but most of my friends have nothing to do with them. It's funny when something is second nature to you but totally alien to others.
I've lost a friend or two overboard as a result lmao
Kevin hasnt played euro truck simulator and it shows.
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Great work. You should think about turning your prop into the current to as in forward the propeller is more efficient. It hasn't got turbulence to cut through unlike the conventional way by pushing
Hand on the bottom of the steering wheel, turn it the way you want the trailer to go. Use your mirrors, because looking behind you will essentially invert your controls. When the trailer starts moving the correct direction, crank the steering wheel the other way and the trailer and the truck will follow eachother
1:38 i love how there is a sing to launch only kayaks
or maybe it's just another dock
I know that they may not look quite as good as the flexible panels, but I’m using 375w Canadian solar house panels and I think you may fit two of them on the roof, use an mppt Charge controller to step the 33v maximum power point down to suit your 24v system, I’m using Esmart3 controllers myself, and you would run those panels in series for a higher voltage and better cloudy day performance. You can get them in black frame, so they still look sleek 👌 you’ll have more than enough power to run at full speed and still charge the batteries to full capacity at the same time.
We have a GreenLine 33 (33ft boat). This is a hybride boat.
We can run electric the whole day on battery's that are being charged by the solar panels.
Many people over the years have tried to improve stock props on Minn Kota motors, but with very little success. Minn Kota, as do other manufactures match the prop to the motor for maximum efficiency. I had a Minn Kota 12 volt 40# thrust on an old 14 foot Arkansas Traveler fiberglass boat. It would go along at about 5 miles an hour on speed 6 pulling 40 amps. I knew it was about 5 mile/hour cause the pond was 5 miles long and took about an hour to cover the distance.
My family and I vacation in Weeki Wachee a lot. It was cool to see you go there!
In water, surface condition and roughness is in essence for efficiency. More than 50% of your ennergy is spent to counteract friction at slow speeds. I'm doing sailboat regata in interior lakes (light wind and speeds like yours) Here is the best for friction : Mirror surfaces then unpolished with 1000 grit. (pure polished is a bit slower). Any roughness under 1000 grit is A LOT worse. I'm sure you can improve your prop A LOT with the correct surface roughness. Not sure how to do it on 3D prints.
THIS MADLAD IS 3 MILES AWAY FROM ME! That’s Rogers Park on the Weeki Wachee River :))) good spring pick Peter
@PeterSripol Next idea for a video: Attach a model aircraft to a baloon, fly the balloon to the edge of space (10km), release the model aircraft from the balloon. Have it fly 'home' by a mix of autopilot and remote control? Sounds like a great idea!
That's pretty cool you guys took it down to the Weeki Watchee river. Every time I go it's busy as hell, but it's worth it. Gotta watch out for the manatee in a kayak though, they'll push you right up and out of the water when they come up for air.
Go ahead, ask me how I know...
You could pull a light weight barge with large solar panels to give yourself more range and speed. Love your creation.
im in my 50s and love all the engineering/inventor channels so when they do giant collabs I'm super excited and I just found out my son is also subbed to nearly all the same channels as me when I called him thinking I had my work cut out explaining I'm getting his kids a kiwi crate each, he knew exactly what I meant and then we discussed our favorite channels I was 100% wrong in thinking my boy would be into all the typical channels young people sub too, he knew who mark Rober was and we discussed his videos and then he said he loves the giant builds of this guy called Peter I couldn't believe my ears, I've been subbed to peter when he hit 100k i guess I better listen to my kids more
I’ve enjoyed this project - well done.
Nice work! Thanks for trying out the 3d printed props and figuring out the difference!
This is the best youtuber cross over... love it
You could add a fold out "wings" on each side of the roof to act as further solar panel supports, but it would change the classic boat curved aesthetics. If you curve that portion to exactly match the roof, then you would have kind of a moustache curl up on the ends of each panel.
I would try this myself but I don't have the boat or the electrical knowledge to pull it off, you already have the setup, you should extend the roof so it's the same length as the hull, and have panels that fold out when your on the water so you have more panels getting power and then add another motor or 2 below the boat, having a total of possibly 6 rigid panels, I'm sure with all the excess amps you could get that boat a lot faster on the water
the videos when all you guys are together are always great..
Nice one Peter, cool little boat👍that Florida water looks amazing !
That was some serious craftsmanship, amazing!
Hey, maybe you could add some kind of guards to the propellers for saving fishes from beeing sliced in half there :) Apart from that: Beautiful little ⛵
Very nice, little bit on the slow side but nice that the solar power can power it continuously.
My daughter loves the Backyard Scientist. Really enjoyed this video...
Peter, I hope you see this. Ever heard of a pop-pop boat? Look it up, and please make a full size version because it's such an amazing engineering concept
Two propellers and only one rudder gives you less drag and the rudders you have are a real drag. Airflow, waterflow same really. You wouldn't make a plane rudder like that. I strongly suggest that you just take them off and use a basic sailing dinghy one screwed to the transom then use your existing steering gear and a Quadrant.
You could even try a bow rudder for less turbulence and with two motors that can be running in opposite directions it would manoeuvre really well specially when docking on camera.
I know you guys messed around a bunch with them manatees, you foolin’ nobody with that little clip 🤣!
Great build Peter! Maybe you should mount some fins in front of the motors so they don't rip off in case you strike the bottom? When I'm in shallow water I usually pull out the pivot locking pin on my outboard motor so it'll just twist up if I hit, but obviously you don't have that option here. :)