Thanks for the interest everyone, Several people have asked about Part 2. My current physical condition prevents me from diving / underwater activity, so this project is postponed until recovery. I've done several surface tests in sheltered waters, and one test on relatively calm water in the Atlantic Ocean, and everything seems to work fine. I have a ballast system set up, but won't be able to test it until I can get back in the water.
This video just popped up on my feed and I was happy at the end to find it was 6 months old hoping we'd have more parts to watch. Sad to hear you're unable to test it, but I wish you a swift recovery in hopes we can see more on this soon.
"My first thought was to use a dive scooter but that would tire out my arms" Ahh yes, in the tech diving world we use a tether, or tow rope in our scooters, hooked to a harness. But please don't let this stop you from building your kayak sub, looks awesome.
I really like your Airbag-Sollution. I think I have seen people filling motors with oil to get a similar result. Wet sub kayak is a project that I allways wanted to try out (but time and resources prevent that).
I particularly like that you come up with simple, basic solutions to address issues! Everything is straightforward and uncomplicated. Rather neat solution to pressurise the motor housing to prevent seawater from bypassing the drive shaft 'O' rings, I thought! Very neat and clever, I had to subscribe.
I am impressed with how little pride you take in making things look good or professional. Sounds like a dig, but I think it's a very helpful attitude when you are building one-off things like this. I would probably spend 10 times as long and get frustrated.
Very cool. If you need to reshape any part of the remaining HDPE it can be thermoformed by getting it hot and clamping it into the desired shape as it cools. If you have a DPV already and your arms get tired, add a D-ring and submarine strap to your BC and clip it onto that to pull you along. Deep cave divers down in Florida that push miles into caves use rigs like this. (They actually have stage divers that will set multiple DPVs along the expedition routes, and that just blows my mind.)
I'm blown away by everything I"m learning on your channel. Thanks so much for posting and being so creative and awesome! I loved the potting method here. RUclips sent me to your ESC diy video and I loved that too. subbed and can't wait to learn everything I can from your amazing skillset! Like I never knew you could blowtorch polyethylene to glue to it - amazing trick!
Awesome project, really innovative. I used to work in subsea robotics and find it a fascinating area. In industry they tend to use a non-conductive moly grease in connectors, it's superb for preventing water ingress. The air compensator filled with mineral would likely be smaller and allow you to go deeper if needed. This is the approach they use on ROVs with PBOF (pressure balanced oil filled) junction boxes. Looking forward to the next installment.
This is great entertainment! For myself As a kayaker and tinkerer in process of turning two into a hydroplane also an rc enthusiast this project tick’s all the boxes! I’m liking the design and care going into its water proofing! only thing I’d have done differently was the throttle control for the esc I’d prefer to have full throttle range , I don’t own a pc for tuning so I’d just gut a cheap radio set or use servo testers to run the esc
I really like the idea of the compressible balloon to keep the motor at ambient pressure. You can put those inside a container covered in (deburred) holes in order to protect them from abrasion. 3D printed dams and flex-seal is also a great potting method. I think the stability issues that come with an open-top kayak may be troublesome, be nice if you didn’t need a sump-pump. Getting it back on the surface with motor power and hydrofoils alone might be difficult, though any closed buoyancy tanks would have to be strong enough to withstand the pressure.
As an R/C hobbyist , owner of a QIDI X-CF PRO 3D printer, licensed drone pilot, and lifelong resident of Lake of the Ozarks, I salute your ingenuity. … Very impressive! You’re giving me ideas…. Great work Brother! Keep em’ coming
Wow! I'm really impressed by the [potting of everythig. The 60 grit and flame methods and the use of cheap glass matt with epoxy. I'm going to have to try these ideas on some old kayaks!
you should add some air floater tanks or even more air tanks so the boat will automatically float up once the air in the air tanks is almost out. it will also make it more easy to steer up and down if you make it have a somewhat neutral weight in the water. you can use the bag principle again to stabilize the pressure.
No. You do realize if you ascend to quickly you can literally blow up your lungs right?! What is wrong with people on here. This is not a safe build! You cannot and ascend quickly without equalization for your body being done properly as well.
hey quick note - if you look into wood boatbuilding techniques you'll find that you're not supposed to use steel hardware because it'll very quickly rust inside the wood and cause problems. Sites like Glen-L sell special bronze fasteners (screws bolts etc) that are made to be encased in fiberglass-laminated wood and shouldn't cause issues, even when exposed to water.
You should try and add a tiny viewing port between your legs or on the bottom somewhere to see below you. Probably weaken the structure but it might be useful to easily see the bottom or to see what's below you
This is a really interesting project and so much different from other stuff you can usually find on youtube. Good luck with the project! Looking forward to seeing the next part.
Oaty makes a clear pvc glue and primer i highly suggest it, makes all your glued joints look clean af! If you’re gonna paint it if doesn’t really matter but if you’re an ocd level perfectionist this stuff is awesome.
What's up with finding these sorts of weird, amazing fun videos lately?!?! I did Mate ROV, and I build Lithium-ion Waterproof batteries in my spare time. If you ever wanted to talk, I would be totally down. This looks so fun!
Nice conversion. Note.Any High density Low volume hull would have suited this,as long as it was just large enough to accommodate YOUR body size. Your initial 'glue problem'....slice waste pieces of standard polystyrene....place them on a test piece of the hull and add superglue.... this will produce poisonous gas(so don't try it indoors) but you should see the polystyrene MELT.....before it sets HARD. I fixed the hull of my own kayak using this technique,and found it a lot less costly than fiddling with fibreglass,resins and the cleanup that always follows. Lovely video.Nicely done.
Thanks for the community engagement! I wouldn’t have seen this otherwise. You have me as intrigued in a wet sub as robot cantina has me invested in a cement mixer car!😂 hope you recover soon!
Couple tips wrap your steering cables around the shaft of the trolling motor to the opposite side. You get a 90 degree turn and be able to do doughnuts in the yak, better turn radius. Move the battery to the front and will balance out the yak. Other than that looks great I like the speed controller idea or you can just use the one the tmotor comes with and set it up like a throttle on a boat.
Awesome project! I'm a bit surprised you didn't go for proportional control with the speed. I'm sure you know subs better than me so you likely have a good reason. A hall effect sensor with a magnet could make a good water proof throttle. What about some sort of battery monitor to check voltage and current? Your idea about pressurizing the inside of the motor is really interesting. I was expecting you to use mineral oil myself. I'm sure you have a good reason for the air bladder since you use mineral oil with the ESC. Thanks for sharing your work with us. I'm looking forward to future videos on the topic.
The motor compartment won't be filled with oil because it would interfere with electrical contact of the brushes. For a brushless motor, I would use oil.
Subscribed. Guy I love your videos your editing, your straight to the point work. very intelligent - very informative right to the point no bs. thank you.
Really cool! I hope you have a sign out telling people that it's a submarine, otherwise you might have people panicking and calling the police if they think some kayaker has just disappeared beneath the waves and not resurfaced.
New subscriber! Gday from the land down under! This idea totally reminds me of 007 with the trick Lotus submarine. That movie had a heap of wild underwater contraptions!!! 😂😂😂 🇦🇺🤜🏼🤛🏼🍀🍀🍀😎🤓
Perhaps you should try using a lithium phosphate battery you should be able to find them used even if you use a small 18650 batteries and build your own battery box have tremendous amount of power. Being a scuba diver myself I know you always want to have more juice and more air than you need. Rule of thumb is one third out 2/3 for back. Jic just in case. Keep up the good work can't wait to see the rest of it
You might be able to save yourself some trouble and fill the motor housing with mineral oil as well; it will likely operate just fine as long as the o-ring seal is compatible (or you can replace the seal with a compatible material). This will allow you to use only a small rubber diaphragm for equalization (to absorb the volume change from any small amount of remaining trapped air) instead of a giant bladder, and will effectively give you no lower limit to your depth.
Thanks for the interest everyone,
Several people have asked about Part 2. My current physical condition prevents me from diving / underwater activity, so this project is postponed until recovery. I've done several surface tests in sheltered waters, and one test on relatively calm water in the Atlantic Ocean, and everything seems to work fine. I have a ballast system set up, but won't be able to test it until I can get back in the water.
Get well soon brother. Excited to see how this turns out!
takecare! hoping for a quick recovery! would love to see this in action
hope you get good soon
This video just popped up on my feed and I was happy at the end to find it was 6 months old hoping we'd have more parts to watch. Sad to hear you're unable to test it, but I wish you a swift recovery in hopes we can see more on this soon.
By commenting this the video got put in my recommended 👌 first time viewer
I love the solution of using the airbag to equalise the pressure inside the motor, very ingenious!
I know, right, I thought it was going to be connected to the scuba tank to pressurize it
I thought they were going to break apart the motor to install stronger seals, but this solution is so much more elegant.
@@guard13007 even better would be to fill it with some compatible liquid, and close afterward.
It's a basic approach used all over the submarine industry. The professional version also adds slight positive compensation using a spring.
It's actually a very well known technique.
Still waiting for part 2 ❤
Literally woulda “subbed” if he had part two.
@@Badger1776 did you read the top comment?
This comment was posted before the pinned comment
@@NerdBeGaming yea but Badger's wasn't.
My favourite thing is the Ksp music
We need a Part two! Great Video!
Yeah lmao what bro making us wait 7+ months
Came here to ask the same. Keen to continue the journey!
@@boonjabby read top comment silly goose!
@Big Rig yeah didn't see the pinned comment. Old mate is crook and unable to dive
He died
man, your project is a quite complex one, but your solutions are simple and straight to the problem, I love it, great work
"My first thought was to use a dive scooter but that would tire out my arms"
Ahh yes, in the tech diving world we use a tether, or tow rope in our scooters, hooked to a harness.
But please don't let this stop you from building your kayak sub, looks awesome.
Interesting. How do you control the scooter at a distance?
@@WhatYouHaventSeenIt's at about arm length so you just point where you want to go.
I can't wait to see the next part in this series.
It's been six months. Where is it? Lol
My guess is it got cold and was no longer as fun to be in the water. Maybe we'll get more progress next year
@@nikolausluhrs probably not
@@samreiter3116 alright Negative Nancy
I really like your Airbag-Sollution. I think I have seen people filling motors with oil to get a similar result.
Wet sub kayak is a project that I allways wanted to try out (but time and resources prevent that).
The KSP VAB background music tho.
Now i remember all those hundreds of hours of playtime. Look forward to ksp2
RIP
I see you are a FlexSeal Enjoyer too. A man of culture and taste.
I shed a tear of joy when I heard chemistry jargon. Cool build, and I wish you a swift recovery.
KSP back ground music, brilliant.
I particularly like that you come up with simple, basic solutions to address issues!
Everything is straightforward and uncomplicated.
Rather neat solution to pressurise the motor housing to prevent seawater from bypassing the drive shaft 'O' rings, I thought!
Very neat and clever, I had to subscribe.
I am impressed with how little pride you take in making things look good or professional. Sounds like a dig, but I think it's a very helpful attitude when you are building one-off things like this. I would probably spend 10 times as long and get frustrated.
Can't wait for part 2 this would be awesome if my local water was clearer
Very cool. If you need to reshape any part of the remaining HDPE it can be thermoformed by getting it hot and clamping it into the desired shape as it cools.
If you have a DPV already and your arms get tired, add a D-ring and submarine strap to your BC and clip it onto that to pull you along. Deep cave divers down in Florida that push miles into caves use rigs like this. (They actually have stage divers that will set multiple DPVs along the expedition routes, and that just blows my mind.)
I'm blown away by everything I"m learning on your channel. Thanks so much for posting and being so creative and awesome! I loved the potting method here. RUclips sent me to your ESC diy video and I loved that too. subbed and can't wait to learn everything I can from your amazing skillset! Like I never knew you could blowtorch polyethylene to glue to it - amazing trick!
I love the KSP music in the background lol. Perfect application.
Man I couldn't be any more glad I found your channel! This is genuinely top notch production quality. Good work man.
Sorry to hear about your injury! This is a really interesting project and I hope your recovery goes well enough you want to continue this!
This was a random treasure on my feed. Well thought out and fun project. Looking forward to pt2, be well.
Dude what a great project, loving it so far, discovering your channel was a great discovery! Keep up the amazing work!
Woah, learned something very, very, very useful from the video. PE adhesive trick is life saver for me.
Awesome project, really innovative. I used to work in subsea robotics and find it a fascinating area. In industry they tend to use a non-conductive moly grease in connectors, it's superb for preventing water ingress. The air compensator filled with mineral would likely be smaller and allow you to go deeper if needed. This is the approach they use on ROVs with PBOF (pressure balanced oil filled) junction boxes. Looking forward to the next installment.
Hope you're feeling better and can put out a part two to this in the future! This is so cool!!
This is great entertainment! For myself As a kayaker and tinkerer in process of turning two into a hydroplane also an rc enthusiast this project tick’s all the boxes! I’m liking the design and care going into its water proofing! only thing I’d have done differently was the throttle control for the esc I’d prefer to have full throttle range , I don’t own a pc for tuning so I’d just gut a cheap radio set or use servo testers to run the esc
How does this not have more views?!?!?! Love your content!!
👍 Fascinating! Bonus for me is the secret to making HDPE friendly to adhesive, thanks.
Love your videos and ingenuity
Very cool project. Hope to see a continuation of your work on this later this year!
later next year
I really like the idea of the compressible balloon to keep the motor at ambient pressure. You can put those inside a container covered in (deburred) holes in order to protect them from abrasion. 3D printed dams and flex-seal is also a great potting method. I think the stability issues that come with an open-top kayak may be troublesome, be nice if you didn’t need a sump-pump. Getting it back on the surface with motor power and hydrofoils alone might be difficult, though any closed buoyancy tanks would have to be strong enough to withstand the pressure.
If they had you on Gilligan's Island 🏝️ there wouldn't have been a show. Making the Professor look like a School boy. Nicely done sir!
As an R/C hobbyist , owner of a QIDI X-CF PRO 3D printer, licensed drone pilot, and lifelong resident of Lake of the Ozarks, I salute your ingenuity. …
Very impressive!
You’re giving me ideas….
Great work Brother! Keep em’ coming
I don't think I'd want to dive like this at the lake though, lol
Wow! I'm really impressed by the [potting of everythig. The 60 grit and flame methods and the use of cheap glass matt with epoxy. I'm going to have to try these ideas on some old kayaks!
Love how you don't mess around and just go to town on the epoxy in gloves.
you should add some air floater tanks or even more air tanks so the boat will automatically float up once the air in the air tanks is almost out. it will also make it more easy to steer up and down if you make it have a somewhat neutral weight in the water. you can use the bag principle again to stabilize the pressure.
No. You do realize if you ascend to quickly you can literally blow up your lungs right?! What is wrong with people on here. This is not a safe build! You cannot and ascend quickly without equalization for your body being done properly as well.
Very keen to see more
Really waiting for part 2!
what the hell algorithm... why didn't you recommend *this* video? it's perfect
Very cool! I didn’t know about that torch trick!
Simplistic yet practical too can't wait to see the result when you've put out the second part thanks!😜✌️
Looking forward to the next big startup, SCUBER
Part 2 would be cool
That airbag is such a cool ingenious idea
non conductive mineral oil in motor compartment works too to equalise pressure
Wow. Fantastic job with the project and the video. Get well soon. Can't wait to see the underwater performance.
hey quick note - if you look into wood boatbuilding techniques you'll find that you're not supposed to use steel hardware because it'll very quickly rust inside the wood and cause problems.
Sites like Glen-L sell special bronze fasteners (screws bolts etc) that are made to be encased in fiberglass-laminated wood and shouldn't cause issues, even when exposed to water.
Stainless steel works fine
@@krotchlickmeugh627 stainless steel will last longer than normal steel but it's still not the correct choice.
This would be sick once finished can't wait to see part 2
You should try and add a tiny viewing port between your legs or on the bottom somewhere to see below you. Probably weaken the structure but it might be useful to easily see the bottom or to see what's below you
I don't care if everywhere is frozen, please make part 2 (great video thanks for sharing)
This is a really interesting project and so much different from other stuff you can usually find on youtube. Good luck with the project! Looking forward to seeing the next part.
Oaty makes a clear pvc glue and primer i highly suggest it, makes all your glued joints look clean af! If you’re gonna paint it if doesn’t really matter but if you’re an ocd level perfectionist this stuff is awesome.
Omg when that KSP music comes in ❤
Glad it's public use!
What's up with finding these sorts of weird, amazing fun videos lately?!?! I did Mate ROV, and I build Lithium-ion Waterproof batteries in my spare time. If you ever wanted to talk, I would be totally down. This looks so fun!
got that kerbal space program vehicle assembly building music lol. that aside awesome project, cant wait to see the next part
Nice conversion.
Note.Any High density Low volume hull would have suited this,as long as it was just large enough to accommodate YOUR body size.
Your initial 'glue problem'....slice waste pieces of standard polystyrene....place them on a test piece of the hull and add superglue....
this will produce poisonous gas(so don't try it indoors)
but you should see the polystyrene MELT.....before it sets HARD.
I fixed the hull of my own kayak using this technique,and found it a lot less costly than fiddling with fibreglass,resins and the cleanup that always follows.
Lovely video.Nicely done.
This video is so cool! It will probably gain lots of views.
Thanks for the community engagement! I wouldn’t have seen this otherwise. You have me as intrigued in a wet sub as robot cantina has me invested in a cement mixer car!😂 hope you recover soon!
can't find any videos from the other sub ! i need that !
love your work !
Your solution tot he PSI problem is fantastic.
Ya know.....why not. I am now interested and excited to see part 2 and any other future progress.
Gah greatest tease in the world, thought we'd see it in action. Hope you recoverr soon to get back out there.
I dig the KSP building music.
Great content! Hopefully you were well compensated for the Product Placement at 4:53. 😀😀
Wish you a speedy return to full health and a great 2023!
Amazing!!! Can't wait for part 2 but your health comes first, so hope you are doing well my friend👍🏽
Can't wait to see progress on this. Maybe its my fear of the ocean speaking, but you have some balls to build your own submersible.
we need more of these
Thanks for the tip on the epoxy. That's going to come in handy this spring.
Love the ksp music while you’re building lol
Couple tips wrap your steering cables around the shaft of the trolling motor to the opposite side. You get a 90 degree turn and be able to do doughnuts in the yak, better turn radius. Move the battery to the front and will balance out the yak. Other than that looks great I like the speed controller idea or you can just use the one the tmotor comes with and set it up like a throttle on a boat.
Awesome project!
I'm a bit surprised you didn't go for proportional control with the speed. I'm sure you know subs better than me so you likely have a good reason.
A hall effect sensor with a magnet could make a good water proof throttle.
What about some sort of battery monitor to check voltage and current?
Your idea about pressurizing the inside of the motor is really interesting. I was expecting you to use mineral oil myself. I'm sure you have a good reason for the air bladder since you use mineral oil with the ESC.
Thanks for sharing your work with us. I'm looking forward to future videos on the topic.
The motor compartment won't be filled with oil because it would interfere with electrical contact of the brushes. For a brushless motor, I would use oil.
Subscribed. Guy I love your videos your editing, your straight to the point work. very intelligent - very informative right to the point no bs. thank you.
Here's a project i will follow with anticipation!
This channel deserves a lot more subscribers!
5:06 is that the KSP theme music playing?
Really cool! I hope you have a sign out telling people that it's a submarine, otherwise you might have people panicking and calling the police if they think some kayaker has just disappeared beneath the waves and not resurfaced.
New subscriber!
Gday from the land down under!
This idea totally reminds me of 007 with the trick Lotus submarine. That movie had a heap of wild underwater contraptions!!! 😂😂😂
🇦🇺🤜🏼🤛🏼🍀🍀🍀😎🤓
So many good construction tips
I literally can’t wait to see this in action!
i like that i can somewhat understand when you explain how the wiring works
Awesome project! Hope you get well soon and can continue developing it!
very interesting trick with the epoxy, thanks for sharing!
Perhaps you should try using a lithium phosphate battery you should be able to find them used even if you use a small 18650 batteries and build your own battery box have tremendous amount of power. Being a scuba diver myself I know you always want to have more juice and more air than you need. Rule of thumb is one third out 2/3 for back. Jic just in case. Keep up the good work can't wait to see the rest of it
I can't wait part 2 :)
Super interesting project!! - _at first I thought it was clickbait_ :D
Brilliant cant wait for part 2
Can't wait for part 2 it was pretty cool when it sank
Awesome but super scary. Be safe and good luck.
Just stumbled across this video..
My disappointment is immeasurable.
Guess I just have to subscribe and wait for part 2! 😂
shoutout to the KSP music by kevin. Also love this content! 💯
i love west palm beach! great video!!
Love the ambiant music man!
What happened to part 2?!
Cool project man can't part for the next parts
love the ksp music in the vid keep it up bro
I can't wait for the next part
This project looks awesome! I'm going to have to test out flex seal as potting 😂
I SAWED THIS BOAT IN HALF AND REPAIRED IT WITH FLEX SEAL!
One minute in, that kayak is definitely sub-marine 👍
The polyethylene trick is a lifesaver for some projects!
Looking forward to part 2.
You might be able to save yourself some trouble and fill the motor housing with mineral oil as well; it will likely operate just fine as long as the o-ring seal is compatible (or you can replace the seal with a compatible material).
This will allow you to use only a small rubber diaphragm for equalization (to absorb the volume change from any small amount of remaining trapped air) instead of a giant bladder, and will effectively give you no lower limit to your depth.