Design and Build of a Prototype Hydrofoil Craft

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  • Опубликовано: 10 янв 2025

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  • @carmelpule6954
    @carmelpule6954 10 лет назад +257

    I just came across this video.Jean Paul Farrugia was a student at the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Malta. He was an excellent student and his project was obviously regarded as one of the best of that year. This was the first hydrofoil ever built at our University and considering the limitations, Jean Paul deserves all the congratulations he can get. It was a good design, well constructed, strong, well finished, kept simple, light, and yet with very little twist in the hull. Considering that the foils were straight, all the lateral stability came from the weight distribution of Jean Paul himself. Jean Paul Farrugia should consider reading for Ph.D.
    As we say in our language, Prosit tassew..

    • @jeanpaulfarrugia6641
      @jeanpaulfarrugia6641  9 лет назад +59

      +Carmel Pule', Thank you for your kind words.

    • @marpass8763
      @marpass8763 4 года назад +6

      @@jeanpaulfarrugia6641
      I just saw this video you made many years ago when you were a student. Many compliments, the job you did was... amazing !
      I whish you all the best about your job, career and your life !

    • @deltahunter2302
      @deltahunter2302 4 года назад +3

      I love this.. You should put a video for the making of, step by step.

    • @mike_oe
      @mike_oe 3 года назад +2

      I was also wondering about stability. Introduction of some stabilty would be a fine continuation of the project...

    • @anthonyman8008
      @anthonyman8008 2 года назад +2

      Props to the school as well

  • @dv40f
    @dv40f 9 лет назад +34

    I spent so many time watching vids how to adapt hydrofoil on boat until now, no one like yours... Very good jobs.
    Many many Thanks for sharing with us 'ur skillful knowledge... U can earn a lot of money !
    God bless U. Best Regards :-).

  • @TheCanonite
    @TheCanonite 9 лет назад +18

    Very, very impressive! I was amazed by how little power your design needs!

  • @sil8127
    @sil8127 7 лет назад +7

    What an awesome project man! So many people waste their lives on stuff, that is something you'll remember doing forever. Long may it continue!

  • @VomGIS2010
    @VomGIS2010 6 лет назад +3

    Excellent job!! I had never thought before that the foils could have been made out of wood!!!

  • @jeanpaulfarrugia6641
    @jeanpaulfarrugia6641  12 лет назад +41

    as i've said in the description, this is only a prototype which was designed to fly in a straight direction. right now i'm designing suitable ailerons and flaps in order to bank and maintain pitch and roll stability.

    • @tawnkramer
      @tawnkramer 4 года назад +4

      Were you able to build the second design?

    • @slevinshafel9395
      @slevinshafel9395 3 года назад +2

      how is work the v2 or v3 of this foil? any video of the new prototype?

    • @RoB44721
      @RoB44721 Год назад +1

      I would have had the foils descend like in a sailboat dagger board and then pin them in place.

  • @mckinleywilson6184
    @mckinleywilson6184 4 года назад +3

    I'm not gonna lie I thought that front foil was way too small at first, but it worked beautifully! Amazing work!

  • @monstroth
    @monstroth 12 лет назад +4

    Well I am quite impressed with how stable it was in the video. I now see that you do have control over pitch since you have a manual control for the angle of the front strut and foil. Anyway, it is a fine looking craft, congratulations. Looking forward to a video of your next iteration.

  • @jeanpaulfarrugia6641
    @jeanpaulfarrugia6641  12 лет назад +84

    Yamaha 2hp outboard. Here I was only using half throttle due to the ventilation of the foils.

    • @hedgerowclose
      @hedgerowclose 6 лет назад +7

      You may investigate a propellor with more forward movement allowing for more speed if you do not need all the power for take-off.

    • @bigvee401
      @bigvee401 5 лет назад +4

      you were using half throttle cause your foils are to long for the outboard shaft, lol

    • @jamessutherland5107
      @jamessutherland5107 3 года назад +1

      How about 4 flip down foils? Attached to the front spar and transom. Possibly the outboard on a jack plate?

    • @martinwinlow
      @martinwinlow 3 года назад +1

      @@jamessutherland5107 Quadrofoil have beaten him to it... and done a very nice job...

    • @leighharvey9150
      @leighharvey9150 3 года назад +1

      Is it faster and more economical? Looks like you need a longer stern leg?

  • @joshieqp
    @joshieqp 6 лет назад +6

    Deserved a more glamour at the launch 😂 love it!!!!

  • @davidfarmer2049
    @davidfarmer2049 6 лет назад +4

    I like that hull.
    Music spot on. (I certainly don't usually say that!)
    Subbed, I certainly didn't expect to do that either.

  • @charlesbugeja4273
    @charlesbugeja4273 7 лет назад +6

    nice job except that you have to mount the motor about 6" lower to get more trust and the pick up of water to keep it cool.great job habib. regards from Canada.

  • @Lozzie74
    @Lozzie74 4 года назад +2

    The hull is a work of art. The hydrofoils work perfectly. All this on 2hp at half throttle!?

  • @graypz55
    @graypz55 7 лет назад +1

    Looks like a nice idea, could add it to a flying dinghy to reduce hull drag and get airborne easier. Well done.

  • @karl1782
    @karl1782 5 лет назад +1

    Very GOOD. So the foils are fixed (non controlled) and the hight depens on the speed of the boad: Faster High - Slow Down. Very easy.

  • @robertphillips3078
    @robertphillips3078 3 года назад

    Gr8 job & such a tiny outboard.
    A Q if l may. The foils even though they worked well. Wouldn't it have been better if instead of being flat that they had a V- shape to them similar 2 the hull shape.
    I am no marine engineer by any stretch. And not a Sydney Australia resident but the hydro foils on Sydney Harbour have that V shape.
    Other than that a fabulous job & fuel saver. 👍👌

  • @zinc470
    @zinc470 4 года назад

    I subscribed just to break the evil number of 666 subscribers and send this some blessings toward this guy, but realized how blessed this guy is already!

  • @hvacr24
    @hvacr24 4 года назад +3

    Bring that craft to NY!
    Boat name : “who you foiling “

  • @nerome619
    @nerome619 11 лет назад +7

    Bravo! (nice music too).
    I assume with the amount of lift that you could get away with smaller foils?

    • @mandarin1257
      @mandarin1257 3 года назад

      I would bend the sides upwards at a steep angle and use smaller foils. That would provide much greater stability.

  • @chompbox2756
    @chompbox2756 7 лет назад +29

    You need a longer lower unit the prop was coming out of the water towards the end of the video

    • @jeanpaulfarrugia6641
      @jeanpaulfarrugia6641  7 лет назад +28

      Gabriel Hernandez Without any doubt. As you may understand this was just a prototype..

    • @walkertongdee
      @walkertongdee 5 лет назад +1

      that's called surface propping supposed to be that way

    • @sidecarbod1441
      @sidecarbod1441 5 лет назад +2

      @@walkertongdee The prop has to be designed to be surface piercing in order to it to work well, I doubt that the prop on a 2HP outboard was ever designed to run in this mode.

  • @slapdashpolecat
    @slapdashpolecat 4 года назад

    Beautiful, elegant design.

  • @fatatomicsausage
    @fatatomicsausage 7 лет назад +7

    Its looks great and very stable. Would it not be more stable if the hydro foils had a dihedral?

    • @oldergeologist
      @oldergeologist 7 лет назад +1

      fatatomicsausage I think a small amount of dihedral would allow the foils to be smaller with the same stability. Still it is a very good achievement. Bravo.

    • @normandunnaganjr.5034
      @normandunnaganjr.5034 5 лет назад

      Stability drops with a wake id imagine but I just discovered this tech 10 minutes ago

  • @Godscountry2732
    @Godscountry2732 11 лет назад

    I'm saying what a waste,a heavy wood boat,but I was wrong,a mold,nice work

  • @heinseemann7070
    @heinseemann7070 9 месяцев назад

    Cool Project! But i think you need a long shaft outboard motor.

  • @capodad2u
    @capodad2u 7 лет назад

    XLnt job congratulations ! like the Wright bros you flew. unlike the Wright bros you had no steering. to effect steering anhedral or dihedral in the foils would have allowed the craft to bank stably. Then steering could have been affected by a movable front foil or outboard thrust. beautiful and successful venture you did. I bet you didn't stop smiling for a week.

  • @Toto-en8df
    @Toto-en8df 5 лет назад +1

    Beautiful work! Can you give some details of the airfoil used, and the anheadrel or deheadrel and the angle?

  • @NextKnown
    @NextKnown 7 лет назад +4

    It's pretty awesome

  • @bubblerings
    @bubblerings 11 лет назад +2

    And, ventilation of the Propeller...
    -Wow, impressive project, yes!

  • @metabolsim
    @metabolsim 12 лет назад

    Nice work, and I'm looking forward to the next video.

  • @PersonaN007Grata
    @PersonaN007Grata 7 лет назад

    If the wooden foil isn't needed for rigidity, since it's probably wrapped in fiberglass anyways, a carefully shaped cross section that is duplicated on a router then glued together on a jig to form the shape would be much faster and precise.

  • @RussellPhotos
    @RussellPhotos 8 лет назад

    Fantastic build and video!
    I am looking to add lift to the back of a 7,000 lb 28ft boat. Can you suggest the size of 2 hydrofoils which would be needed? Thanks, Wally

  • @050050
    @050050 4 года назад

    so cool, and back in 2012 I love it

  • @АндрейСуров-ю1ь
    @АндрейСуров-ю1ь 6 лет назад +1

    Это мы придумали !!! 80 лет назад !!!!

  • @velocity800
    @velocity800 6 лет назад +4

    Jean, at what speed does the boat start rising?
    Im planning to put a hydrofoil on my motorized kayak too. -Bob

  • @SoundzAlive1
    @SoundzAlive1 3 года назад

    Worked very well but needed a longer shaft motor and maybe more powerful or adjustable height transom board. André

  • @dit-centergym9910
    @dit-centergym9910 3 года назад

    This is amazing!!

  • @CubeReviewsUK
    @CubeReviewsUK 10 лет назад +3

    epic project bro!!!
    what type of reactions do you get???

  • @strain121
    @strain121 6 лет назад

    With advance in small home shop machinery, are you able to improve the design and build upon your thesis.
    Look forward to it.

  • @Lukedormer
    @Lukedormer 3 года назад

    Well done 👏🏻👏🏻

  • @douglasashby4349
    @douglasashby4349 4 года назад

    Great build and video. Thankyou

  • @ck1416
    @ck1416 8 лет назад +4

    cool, im going to show this in my class when i talk about hydrofoil. Thanks

  • @godfreyschembri
    @godfreyschembri 6 лет назад

    good job ,runs great with small HP

  • @Justuser019
    @Justuser019 4 года назад

    I didn't know that such a magic existed :)

  • @philgibe
    @philgibe 5 лет назад

    Excellent project, well done. What was the power of the engine pls ? Thank you

  • @Assault0137
    @Assault0137 11 лет назад

    Wonderful! How much does it weigh? Looks like your holding air without the motor!

  • @allaroundgoodtimes
    @allaroundgoodtimes 7 лет назад

    WOW This is impressive!!!

  • @LasVegasFlicks
    @LasVegasFlicks 7 лет назад +1

    Great Video, Keep it up!!

  • @Camac1000
    @Camac1000 11 лет назад

    Awesome boat! Do you have any plans or specs/dimensions you could share?

  • @AngusMcIntyre
    @AngusMcIntyre 2 года назад

    Question from a foiling enthusiast - why did you build a chimed hull, rather than a skiff hull?

  • @ChapsUnlimited
    @ChapsUnlimited 9 лет назад +8

    That is sweet!! Man I'd like to make something like that.

  • @mamatuja
    @mamatuja 11 лет назад

    Can you tell me some info about your hydrofoil boat? I’m working on a similar project and need some guidance.1. What is the length and width of the hydrofoils? 2. What is the weight of the boat and payload? 3. What speed did you need to lift the boat out of water? 4. Did you feel any speed increase once elevated? Thanks

  • @Pajunk320
    @Pajunk320 7 лет назад +4

    you could try electric motor maybe. it could be super quiet :) and it looks cool

  • @7cdj
    @7cdj 9 лет назад +7

    Great job, Thanks for the video. You live in a beautiful place. Malta; It looks like a happy life there.

  • @Alpinsoul
    @Alpinsoul 11 лет назад

    extremely nice made congratulations

  • @TheOldKid
    @TheOldKid 8 лет назад

    did you buy the plans or design it and how can I get a copy? Not sure I want the foil but I do like the boat

  • @jpkrucker
    @jpkrucker 4 года назад +1

    nice work

  • @richardjohnholden5104
    @richardjohnholden5104 2 года назад

    Adjustable angle of attack or fixed? What 0⁰ are you using front and rear

  • @clive373
    @clive373 5 лет назад

    Superb!
    I don't see any surface follower, or controls. Do you control it by moving your weight?

  • @sperron5784
    @sperron5784 9 лет назад +1

    Félicitation, la finition est tres belle.

  • @astonbarlow6779
    @astonbarlow6779 10 лет назад

    Did you use a long shaft outboard motor? We only have a short shaft and planning to make a similar design

  • @kika622
    @kika622 7 лет назад +2

    Would it be possible to make a wakeboard like this? The ones I find online only have a hydrofoil at the end. But it would be a lot easier to build if one was in the front and one in the back, just like you did it. Do you think it is possible?

    • @jbower4949
      @jbower4949 7 лет назад

      ki ka already being made along with surf boards

  • @dummy711
    @dummy711 11 лет назад

    did you extend the drive of your engine to ensure the prop wouldn't be too high after lift? I've been thinking about building a similar craft for my undergrad senior design project, very cool!

  • @tannerthewaterrat
    @tannerthewaterrat 11 лет назад

    did you glass the foils? how did you reinforce them???

  • @unggrabb
    @unggrabb 5 месяцев назад +1

    Why is no one producing foils for general purpose use on a variet of small boats?

  • @ismaellima3083
    @ismaellima3083 5 лет назад +1

    Fantástico!👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

  • @Spruce-Bug
    @Spruce-Bug 7 лет назад +5

    how did you create the foils? belt sander and calipers?

    • @jeanpaulfarrugia6641
      @jeanpaulfarrugia6641  7 лет назад +7

      Ryan Cameron yep :)

    • @Spruce-Bug
      @Spruce-Bug 7 лет назад

      Jean Paul Farrugia I want to try foils on a laser. I was hoping there was an easier way but I guess I could use aluminum also.

    • @Felisargyle
      @Felisargyle 6 лет назад

      Wow impressive

  • @doncarlo5
    @doncarlo5 10 лет назад

    felicitation pour l'excellent travail, Jean Paul !!! Ou est ce lieu? Le bateau est en bois ou en fibre de verre?

  • @cepoloep
    @cepoloep 6 лет назад +1

    Which speed you get and fuel consumption?
    Is it 2 hp engine?

  • @jonnysetiawan6535
    @jonnysetiawan6535 4 года назад +1

    is it coated with fiber?

  • @arrowstheorem1881
    @arrowstheorem1881 7 лет назад

    Sick and Amazing!

  • @Nikita_Andreyev
    @Nikita_Andreyev 4 года назад +1

    That's about fuel consumption?

  • @szaki
    @szaki 5 лет назад

    Nice!
    How about turning , how stable is it?

  • @phatmeow7764
    @phatmeow7764 2 года назад

    hello i wish to ask these data
    #1 what was the weight of the boat + passenger/s?
    #2 what HP engine was used?
    #3 at what speed in knots or RPM did the vessel begin to "take off"
    #4 fuel consumption and ave speed/range on full tank of fuel?

  • @evgenn787
    @evgenn787 4 года назад +2

    motor not have cooling problem ?

  • @berredo600cc
    @berredo600cc 4 года назад

    Eu só queria saber o que acontece no caso de uma colisão!? Sera que apenas danificaria ou afundava o barco???🤔🤔

  • @mikasjoman
    @mikasjoman 8 лет назад

    Hi. I am wondering if a slower boat would go faster if it added a hydrofoil design? Say a trimaran normally moving at 5 knots/h, would it go faster if it changed to a hydrofoil design?

    • @mike_oe
      @mike_oe 8 лет назад

      all other thing equal, yes. The drag from the foils are much much lower than the drag of the hull. But your boat will be flying, not sailing, so there are stability issues that need to be adressed.

  • @engchoontan8483
    @engchoontan8483 11 месяцев назад +1

    Boats should have foils for save-the-world.

  • @AndreWagnerlimaosorio-uo5ou
    @AndreWagnerlimaosorio-uo5ou Год назад

    Excelente. Mas o que eu percebi, a rabeta ficou muito fora d'água e isso prejudica a bomba de água. Posso estar errado. Ficou top.

  • @TheV00d00D011
    @TheV00d00D011 11 лет назад

    Totally want to build one of my own. How did you know the foils would provide sufficient lift at that size?

  • @monstroth
    @monstroth 12 лет назад

    How does your boat maintain roll and pitch stability? The foil angles look fixed.

  • @macrumpton
    @macrumpton 4 года назад

    What speed was the boat traveling in the video?

  • @patrickhayes3099
    @patrickhayes3099 2 года назад +1

    Next steps? Bring it!

  • @ScrubsIsee
    @ScrubsIsee 9 лет назад

    Hello everyone, is there more detailled info on (t)his design and the process of building the boat? Please share any links you have. Thanks

    • @jeanpaulfarrugia6641
      @jeanpaulfarrugia6641  9 лет назад +5

      +Christian Benedict, I will be uploading a new version in the coming months ;-)

  • @zinc470
    @zinc470 4 года назад

    Do you mind sharing what you used to shape the wooden fin?

  • @nattsurfaren
    @nattsurfaren 3 года назад

    Lots of guys trying this realize that the prop rises when the boat rises

  • @benh4222
    @benh4222 8 лет назад +12

    Did the impeller survive it?

    • @davidfarmer2049
      @davidfarmer2049 6 лет назад

      Good point Explora….. I DO hope that was a long shaft motor Sirs?? RSP

  • @Keyakina
    @Keyakina 7 лет назад

    Never thought the music was nicolas jaar!

  • @2017Fed
    @2017Fed 2 года назад

    cool! sounds like the prop is out of the water lol

  • @Миша-р8т3п
    @Миша-р8т3п Год назад

    Ты на ванне попробуй отличная плоскодонка получиться экраноплан только пропеллер сзади воздушный 😊

  • @vhunter2010
    @vhunter2010 8 лет назад

    Hi Sir .What's side of Front Foil.I'm preparing with Front Foil fisrt.Pls help.I'm come from Vietnamese.

  • @ivanio2008
    @ivanio2008 2 года назад

    Primo cosa ottimo lavoro
    Penso che dovresti costruire un supporto motore ad altezza variabile
    In modo che si adatti alla variazione di di altezza della barca.

  • @DirtMcGert29054
    @DirtMcGert29054 5 лет назад

    Needs a jack plate , half that much prop out of the water is the only thing slowing you down

  • @richardjohnholden5104
    @richardjohnholden5104 2 года назад

    Great video

  • @RomainSandt
    @RomainSandt 5 лет назад

    outboard shaft is too short, but very cool.

  • @aletorno
    @aletorno 7 лет назад

    Good job!

  • @dougdougbaker
    @dougdougbaker 11 лет назад

    At what angle did you put your hydrofoil at? And how did you shape your hydrofoils?

  • @andreanoktavianus9861
    @andreanoktavianus9861 11 лет назад

    how do you calculate the strength of your foil, so it doesn't break, or crack when it hold the weight of all the boats especially when it operated..

  • @StefBosquetti
    @StefBosquetti 7 лет назад

    you need a long shaft uotboard for this ?

  • @ДамирЗ-р8ц
    @ДамирЗ-р8ц Год назад

    Какая скорость максимальная и какая мощность лодочного мотора?

  • @benjaminallex5368
    @benjaminallex5368 7 лет назад

    Génial 👏👏👏👏👏👍