Building a Bike Boat Catamaran
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- Опубліковано 15 лис 2018
- I live in a city with a lot of water and I have wanted to have some kind of boat for a long time. I don't have any place near the water where I can store a boat, so it had to be transportable and not too big. And yet I wanted enough space for 2-3 people to relax on it comfortably without space problems or you know.. sinking.
I also needed it to be human powered because any kind of motor(even electric) is forbidden on Hamburg waterways inside the city. And you know I'm into bikes so rowing was out of the question - and that's how my biggest project yet started.
Building this took about 4 months, the planning took almost as long because I had to figure out how to build the largest, lightest boat possible within the limitations of my small shop and with the toolset that I have while not spending a fortune on it. I also needed it to be bike transportable because I don't own a car and if I did.. it probably wouldn't fit in anyway.
This is not the perfect boat for everyone but it's what I came up with for my set of circumstances. As with most things I make, I had no real clue about boats before this and I still don't!
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RESPECT!!! That comes from an engineer, fabricator and welder!
Pure genius! It took 4 years for it to come up on my search but it was worth the wait. Boats, boat building, bicycles, welding, machining, and human power is my passion too. I no longer have access to a lathe, mill, or brake since I moved to Texas and sold my Tig but still have a small flux core welder. I am making my amas or pontoons, from plywood and fiberglass.
Unlike others, I have no tips or suggestions, only admiration for the craftsmanship and skill you showed making your boat. I subscribed.
I love seeing people taking charge of their dreams instead of just dreaming. Now if I could apply your brilliant skillset to building my dream classic car I could save a ton of cash. Great video too.
Love how you even rode it to the water on your bicycle ,, just great
If I could improve upon this already-genius build, I'd rig it for a detachable sailing system. Great work man, I love your stuff. Things like this (at a commercial scale) will be the future of transportation.
Very talented individual. I thought I was good but you are several levels above my skill set. My respect to you and your talents.
your selective use of music and just ambient sound is maybe the best I have ever seen in this style of maker video.
Cool project, I mean spaceship! You combine two of my favorite things, cycling and boating! Liked the integration of bike parts into the build.
Beautiful well-thought-out design, excellent craftsmanship and a great video! Thank you! One tip when cutting synthetic fabric is to use a hot knife instead of sissors then you don't have to fold and sew the edge under to protect the raw edge from unraveling because it heat seals. This also makes some of the other intersecting seams thinner and easier to sew.
That is really great. I live in Copenhagen, would be perfect here. Most people build rafts and put on engines and get insanely drunk. Nice to see some people are more creative. Very nice job done there.
Its videos like this that make U-Tube great. Its one thing to be able to design and build something like this, but then to film the build in time-lapse and share it with the world! It's just amazing, thank you.
Great build. I would add flotation foam in the pontoons to avoid sinking when taking a wave over the sides. Also a possible upgrade would be to look into an articulated shaft at the prop and loose the rudder. More efficient to change the direction of propulsion than the rudder.
excellent display of machining skills
Great idea, can use some improvements like reducing the amount of metal for lighter construction, having integrated flip-up wheels at the "transom" of both hulls so that a separate trailer is not required, covering the hulls to avoid flooding and sinking, etc. Other cosmetic touches could include paddle brackets, detachable sail system, bimini-top style sun-roof, chain cover, etc.
Impressive! You are a real professional adroit man who can build almost everything from metal fabrication, welding, sewing, bicycling, video editing, and even a sailor. Congratulations on a job well done! :)
Großartig! Es ist immer sehr faszinierend zu sehen, wie vielseitig Du bist. Egal ob Blechartbeiten, machining oder nähen, Du kannst einfach alles. Chapeau!
You are the most underrated maker !!!
The Wright Brothers built bicycles. Invented the Airplane. Bike builders are innovators. This is amazing!
Super starke Konstruktion vom Phil Vandelay baue gerade nach seinen Plänen das Lastenrad nach