Mike DeWitt I learned my lesson a long time ago on why to have a life jacket... nearly drowning, almost losing a friend and one cousin later I bring a life preserver and 2 vests everytime
@@icatchtinyfish1112 If you feel you need a life jacket, wear one. But don't require those of us that are confident in our abilities to survive without one to use them.
I'm willing to bet it's just a lower unit from an outboard bolted through the bottom of the hull with the cavitation plate flush with the bottom of the hull. There's probably a pulley on a cut down input shaft, and the shifter he had there is directly above the drive and connected to the shift rod for the gear change. This could be scaled up with something like a v-twin vertical engine (Honda, Predator, Kawi, Kohler, ect) and a bigger lower unit from an outboard with a similar HP rating to whatever engine you're using.
Trent Burch ~> Nah, Some people are safety conscious first (lifejacket), while the same folks and others would appreciate an alternative quieter non-polluting setup. I'd still take it for a splashing (a spin:) ✌️
Brings me back to my early years in the 60's. I lived in south Louisiana. I had a pirogue with a small lawnmower engine- pretty much the same setup. It would push me about 10 mph. thanks for sharing!
I grew up in South Louisiana and these kinds of boats were everywhere. Mostly they were wooden versions of a standard johnboat or aluminum flatboat and they were called Putt Putts. I did see a pirogue once set up that way which is similar to a canoe, but mostly flatboats. They were very common and this was in the late 60s and throughout the 70s. I've since moved. They were cool back then and I love seeing one again.
The way the steering bracket doubles as the trailer light bracket is dope And reverse that thing is awesome. I was gunna show this to my brother but I won’t cause he’ll ruin our canoe
That is Amazing! I can't believe the dog was filming video on the dock and then he hands the camera to the guy driving the boat, then climbs on for a ride. The canoe was cool too.
It looks like there is a belt drive that is running a hydraulic pump (maybe a car power steering pump) going trough a reversible manual control valve going to a hydraulic motor running an jetski impeller in the floor. Neat trick, getting a axle out the back of this would probably not be easy.
10/10 for ingenuity. I would personally wear a life vest. For some reason, I couldn't help stop laughing thinking about the look on some people's faces as they see an high speed kayak passing them down the river with crazy Ivan at the tiller... Well done, it really looks like it runs well.
I did this in the seventies with a mower engine in canvas and wood canoe when’s ok but lots of trouble getting shaft sheilds to stop flooding was good fun as we were teenagers, I went to college and now a semi retired Chief Engineer
Quality build! Keep up the good work. I wonder why it is never cute girls who does this type of work. You know, making cool things out of trash and parts of old lawnmowers. What the world would look like if as many girls tried to make their own go-kart at the age of 12.
@@michaelszczys8316 To me hillbilly ingenuity has nothing to do with where you're from, it's just the act of taking things that people would throw away, and making something cool out of it, or something that was meant for one thing, and using for another, you can be a Polack from Detroit and still be a hillbilly engineer, that's the way I see it.
@@michaelszczys8316 You're way overthinking it, for one thing, it's not really a compliment, it's saying instead of building something right, you can get the job done building it with junk that should have been thrown away, I personally would be insulted if I spent a lot of time building something I was proud of, and my friends said, that's great hillbilly engineering.
Very cool, easy way is an ele. Trolling motor and a good batt. Did it last century, much bigger ele. trolling motors now. This guy and his pup are having a blast...
I may have a guy feeling from hanging a little far over the top plank but it looks like the majority get completely hooked on the exhaust and follow you around until they get a bit or become so exhausted they just hop in your boat. An excellent bit of kit. Peace.
I seen this thing on my down imaging the last trip I made. There were a few fish around it but I couldn't catch any there, I think they were hypnotized by that thing....
@@usmcdevildog5569 the lower unit off of a 9.9 hp outboard mainly the gearcase and water pump he probably rerouted the water pump to cool the exhaust. Savy?
There are people here in northern minnesota who use a attachment to the canoe in the stern seating area that you can operate a small outboard engine with your right hand. The attachment is a clamp on to any canoe. Some canoes up here have a flat stearn for such a purpose. Some lash two canoes together.
Not surprisingly she goes along pretty. Good in the water It would be interesting to see how you built the transmission And drive shaft to I’m assuming a propeller on a shaft with a stuffing box ?
I see the dog is the pilot! My favourite shot is at 9:33. The canoe is pretty quick for 5.5 hp! I think I might ad a lightweight removable shroud over the engine area (I'd worry about that vertical uncovered air filter) and perhaps the other uncovered areas - in case of rough weather...sort of like a large kayak...with a hole for the operator...? Anyway, BRAVO!
I think he is using the bottom part of an outboard leg under the keel, must be bevel gears driving it. That would also give him forward neutral and reverse. Oh, now I see it, just a belt drive from motor to the leg.
I was thinking in the beginning the only thing missing is the dog and then he jumped in. Perfect boat ride.You should have showed us the propulsion, but very impressive none the less.
What a great build! Great fun. My Dad had a 18 ft. Old Town sponson canoe. He had a sailing rig for it, and also a side outboard motor bracket witch held a 5 hp Elgin outboard. Didn't have too much use for the paddles! LOL
Idk...I mean it’s pretty cool and all but how about choppier water stability? It appeared to be a bit more stable with the dog on board but dog could fall off or move anytime. I wonder if mounting the engine on the opposite side of the cross bar would balance to perform well...
In my time I converted a 18' mini cruiser from outboard to 302 cu.in. Mercruiser Sterndrive and a 16' Buehler Turbo Craft to prop drive, guess I did both because everyone said it couldn't be done. L0L both turned out good.
Very close to the design the Realfoot lake builders use as duck boats. Except thier prop exits at the very stern above the bottom. Water flows to prop on sides because of the tapered hull. Nice build. Helluva lot better than paddling.
Man that is totally awesome. You need to patten it before someone else do. You are very much of an investor and very mechanical. I would like you to do other stuff. You might could even become rich. Great work.
i made one like this with a Moto Guzzi engine (shaft drive) it was as heavy as the beer i took aboard for the maiden outting, but it sank. I saved 11 beers :-) Happy Days
Simply bad ass! Well done sir!
etarheel1 no life jacket, no paddle. He sure has confidence in his mechanics.
Mike DeWitt I learned my lesson a long time ago on why to have a life jacket... nearly drowning, almost losing a friend and one cousin later I bring a life preserver and 2 vests everytime
Some people can swim you know
@@xt2724 that's not the point
@@icatchtinyfish1112 If you feel you need a life jacket, wear one. But don't require those of us that are confident in our abilities to survive without one to use them.
Very clever indeed. I would like to see the drive and prop system.
I'm willing to bet it's just a lower unit from an outboard bolted through the bottom of the hull with the cavitation plate flush with the bottom of the hull. There's probably a pulley on a cut down input shaft, and the shifter he had there is directly above the drive and connected to the shift rod for the gear change. This could be scaled up with something like a v-twin vertical engine (Honda, Predator, Kawi, Kohler, ect) and a bigger lower unit from an outboard with a similar HP rating to whatever engine you're using.
it looks like a lower unit from outboard
Prototheria I believe you are exactly right. 4:06 you can see the pulley spinning behind the engine. Good call!
Couple tooth picks a few rubber bands and an impeller from a 25 hp mercury water pump
I'd love to see the bottom of the boat. The prop and drive system should be very interesting. Great job!!
The Canadian navy has 10 of these they use to guard the Arctic
Yea I served on one was the bow ballast
@@haltomont Good thing you sat in the bow, there was a hole in the stern. You were lucky
Hahahahha That's so true ah!
Actually we only have 3
4 are down
The last 3 are being used for spares
When the Canadian navy have finished with them, they sell them off to the New Zealand navy.
The dog realizes he's ballast and does his best to hold down the front. Smart dog!
i really dont think so 😂
he probaby just wants to look out in front
😂😂😂😂
Honda motor, electric start, reverse, and great performance.... man this guy has it! I'd love to see the mechanics behind this craft.
i wanna see how it's built
Me too!!!
It must be a motor with a forward/reverse gearbox used in those ride-on mowers.
exactly
Me too
How the hell did 833 people not like this?
Good on you sir,very fine job,well done!!!
Because we wasted 4 minutes of our life watching him roll his f'in lights up.
Those dislikes are people who are envious of what this man did.
Those dislikes are people who are envious of what this man did.
Trent Burch ~> Nah, Some people are safety conscious first (lifejacket), while the same folks and others would appreciate an alternative quieter non-polluting setup. I'd still take it for a splashing (a spin:)
✌️
They be jealous because they not Dutch so they ain't much
Brings me back to my early years in the 60's. I lived in south Louisiana. I had a pirogue with a small lawnmower engine- pretty much the same setup. It would push me about 10 mph. thanks for sharing!
I never realised I NEED one of these until right now.
I grew up in South Louisiana and these kinds of boats were everywhere. Mostly they were wooden versions of a standard johnboat or aluminum flatboat and they were called Putt Putts. I did see a pirogue once set up that way which is similar to a canoe, but mostly flatboats. They were very common and this was in the late 60s and throughout the 70s. I've since moved. They were cool back then and I love seeing one again.
Possibly one of the best things I have ever seen on youtube
I went crazy when he pulled out the reverse
same..... 🤯
YESS
Yea kind of cool, perfect grind noise too.
Be cool to have a beer tapper handle for the shifter knob!
@@oldfarmer9004 and an actual big foot gas pedal lol!
Until you hit reverse I just thought it needed more hp to get my full interest. The reverse is the impressive part here. Well done.
lol jegs preformance catalouge check out jr dragsters the get over 30 hp from the briggs and stratton 5hp :)
Wish you did a how to build vid ide love to know how you sealed your exhaust and built the gear box,
The way the steering bracket doubles as the trailer light bracket is dope
And reverse that thing is awesome. I was gunna show this to my brother but I won’t cause he’ll ruin our canoe
I am laughing so hard at the thought of it. LMAO
My buddy saw your video and he’s now installing a 350cc Honda engine on his canoe 👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽
Great boat ! Helmsman is wearing his floating Crocs, the flag sails a bit low, but Doggo rides the bow like an Admiral !!! Cheers !!!
Those are not Crocs, but wooden shoes. In the northen part of the Netherlands we still wear them.
Edit: they called 'klompen'
Doggo what u an aussie? It pronounced daog. Ya hear.
Wondering how theres so many people who don't like it. That's an awesome build
Those dislikes are people who are envious of what this man did.
Those dislikes are people who are envious of what this man did.
these dislikes are from people who expected the deails of how its done instead of a video that could have easily been shortened to less than a minute
Badass canoe, has reverse and everything. Engine looks like an old honda commercial push mower engine.
That is Amazing! I can't believe the dog was filming video on the dock and then he hands the camera to the guy driving the boat, then climbs on for a ride. The canoe was cool too.
That is some pretty good engineering. I especially like the multi function bracket for the licence tail light assembly / rudder
I would like to see the drive system
It looks like there is a belt drive that is running a hydraulic pump (maybe a car power steering pump) going trough a reversible manual control valve going to a hydraulic motor running an jetski impeller in the floor. Neat trick, getting a axle out the back of this would probably not be easy.
@@berni8k pretty amazing. A 90 degree transmission, long shaft and bearings would probably also work
Excellent podcast! A very manoeuvrable craft. As a previous comment stated it would be nice to see the prop and underside. Thanks
The dog was the best part.. Great vid.
Agree dog loves that thing
10/10 for ingenuity. I would personally wear a life vest. For some reason, I couldn't help stop laughing thinking about the look on some people's faces as they see an high speed kayak passing them down the river with crazy Ivan at the tiller... Well done, it really looks like it runs well.
I did this in the seventies with a mower engine in canvas and wood canoe when’s ok but lots of trouble getting shaft sheilds to stop flooding was good fun as we were teenagers, I went to college and now a semi retired Chief Engineer
Think you could figger her out now?
MrAli171
Is it spinning a propeller or something?
Quality build! Keep up the good work.
I wonder why it is never cute girls who does this type of work. You know, making cool things out of trash and parts of old lawnmowers. What the world would look like if as many girls tried to make their own go-kart at the age of 12.
You've never met my daughters then. I taught them "if you're gonna drive it, ya better know how to fix it".
Definitely some hillbilly ingenuity mixed with some honest to God intelligence as well as mechanical smarts.
Sure beats the weed eaters canoe thing. Very SMOOTH. Dog was a nice touch. And reverse.WOW.
Why do you have to be a hillbilly to have ingenuity? I’m a Polack from Detroit and I think up a lot of things
@@michaelszczys8316 To me hillbilly ingenuity has nothing to do with where you're from, it's just the act of taking things that people would throw away, and making something cool out of it, or something that was meant for one thing, and using for another, you can be a Polack from Detroit and still be a hillbilly engineer, that's the way I see it.
It's just that they make it look like you have to be from the south to be talented and creative
@@michaelszczys8316 You're way overthinking it, for one thing, it's not really a compliment, it's saying instead of building something right, you can get the job done building it with junk that should have been thrown away, I personally would be insulted if I spent a lot of time building something I was proud of, and my friends said, that's great hillbilly engineering.
I don't know who enjoyed it more you or The Dog a well-made boat kudos to you man I'm very impressed
translation: Motor canoe with a 5.5 hp honda engine and a water-cooled exhaust.Top speed 20 km per hour.
That's 12.4 mph for you Americans
@@ezraboren2069 it's actually 12.4274. Geeze!
420 kpd. on my lake.lol
@@mikey_mike Which is 18.2269 feet per second. Which is 10.799 knots. Which is 0.000000018543 x the speed of light!
The Indonesians have canoes that go 80mph plus
That thing hauls ass...very cool and I'm surprised how stable it is even turning it seems very stable. The dog loves it also.
look at that dog waging its tail clearly loving riding in the canoe 😆 what a great invention fantastic job 👍
Very cool, easy way is an ele. Trolling motor and a good batt. Did it last century, much bigger ele. trolling motors now. This guy and his pup are having a blast...
Can you imagine showing an american native indian one of these Back in the year 1750...lol
If it was electric they would be surprised. But this dinosaur motor wouldn’t surprise them at all.
Willy Wonka do you actually believe internal combustion engines existed in 1750
@@timhuggins7069 Yes.
@@anonamus4860 i stand corrected.
LOLthey will think its evil n run away , but deffitly would love to see theirs faces lol
I may have a guy feeling from hanging a little far over the top plank but it looks like the majority get completely hooked on the exhaust and follow you around until they get a bit or become so exhausted they just hop in your boat.
An excellent bit of kit.
Peace.
the Canoe build was thumbs up, but when the dog jumped in, that was hilarious. :-)
The dog is part of the non GPS navigation package...it's a CSPS.. Canine Sensor Positioning System.......🐕👀👃👂👅
This video needs to be bigger than it is! Thank you sir for giving me something absolutely amazing to do.
I seen this thing on my down imaging the last trip I made. There were a few fish around it but I couldn't catch any there, I think they were hypnotized by that thing....
All this bad boy needs is some custom curb feelers and some fuzzy dice and a dashboard jesus....well done...love it...
I admire your building skill. Your project turned out excellent. Well done.
This is the best boating video I have seen in a long time!
Thanks!
That is the coolest thing ever especially when the dog is at the front Enjoying the breeze.
Looks like all the ingredients for one HECK of a SUPER COOL ADVENTURE!
That is very nicely done. I'm glad to see your dog enjoys riding also.
yall could pull a skier with that power.. well done
I would have liked to see his prop and stuffing box arrangement.
It's probably just the lower end off a 9.9
For a dumb master carpenter, please explain 9.9
@@usmcdevildog5569 the lower unit off of a 9.9 hp outboard mainly the gearcase and water pump he probably rerouted the water pump to cool the exhaust.
Savy?
@@horseblinderson4747 thanks for the info seems to work pretty well.
Kenneth Paquin
Too bad you can’t, it’s a secret . I wouldn’t show it either ..
There are people here in northern minnesota who use a attachment to the canoe in the stern seating area that you can operate a small outboard engine with your right hand. The attachment is a clamp on to any canoe. Some canoes up here have a flat stearn for such a purpose. Some lash two canoes together.
Not surprisingly she goes along pretty. Good in the water It would be interesting to see how you built the transmission And drive shaft to I’m assuming a propeller on a shaft with a stuffing box ?
Alot of parts came from same lawnmower he took engine from,including tranverse case for Reverse capabilities .very well done.
all he needed was a lil ballast for the front end! enter, mans best friend!
Those dogs love hunting duck, that's why they climb as forward as possible, to see what's up. Ours did just the same.
Well done
Doggo is ballast LOL
I see the dog is the pilot! My favourite shot is at 9:33. The canoe is pretty quick for 5.5 hp! I think I might ad a lightweight removable shroud over the engine area (I'd worry about that vertical uncovered air filter) and perhaps the other uncovered areas - in case of rough weather...sort of like a large kayak...with a hole for the operator...? Anyway, BRAVO!
Adjust the valve clearance s and it will start easier
I was thinking the same thing compression release isn't working. Either to loose of valves or the ACR mechanism is broken..
Could the exhaust dumping downwards into water also effect this? More back pressure idk just asking
The exhaust into the water was awesome! When I saw the video in my feed I was thinking he was going to be sucking on fumes.
Great job of engineering, and Captain Dog was my favorite part!
It is a riding mower...motor and gear box..good job...just would like to know the design under the boat..
Looks good but sounds like it has to much back pressure on the exhaust. I'm 4 years late but it just came up . Looks like fun
She Works! Also she is low maintenance and she doesn't cost our the ass like all of her friends. She's a keeper buddy. Smart
I think he is using the bottom part of an outboard leg under the keel, must be bevel gears driving it.
That would also give him forward neutral and reverse.
Oh, now I see it, just a belt drive from motor to the leg.
exactly with belt drive with what looks like an old snapper riding mower tranny case with a prop bolted on it
I was thinking in the beginning the only thing missing is the dog and then he jumped in. Perfect boat ride.You should have showed us the propulsion, but very impressive none the less.
You need to make a pair of water ski's for the dog. Old Honda engines don't die they just get repurposed.
CONFIDENCE: Motoring up the creek without a paddle! :-)
Well done!
Do wish we could have seen the underside!🤔😥😒
Still, Only seeing half the boat you still get a big thumbs up! 👍😉
My first thought was "How fast it's going? Can we make it go faster?" Cool project
Where did you get those crocs at? I need those in my life!! Also the Heineken shifter knob is badass!!
Fun watching the dog enjoy the ride !
it needs outriggers and a fighting chair.....
What a great build! Great fun. My Dad had a 18 ft. Old Town sponson canoe. He had a sailing rig for it, and also a side outboard motor bracket witch held a 5 hp Elgin outboard. Didn't have too much use for the paddles! LOL
Best of all worlds in that design! Old town rocks !!
I was in a canoe once. I swore to God that if I got out of it alive that I'd never get into any watercraft that I couldn't stand up and pee out of.
Roswell Cooper that’s why you take a plastic bottle with you!😂
I stand up in my canoe all the time.
built not bought ..i love it 😀
Direction rudder perfect, congratulations :)
This design should be mass produced. Looks fun and great for fishing with a friend or solo.
Don't let china see that....lol
Idk...I mean it’s pretty cool and all but how about choppier water stability? It appeared to be a bit more stable with the dog on board but dog could fall off or move anytime. I wonder if mounting the engine on the opposite side of the cross bar would balance to perform well...
Bellissimo 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂 Complimenti per la bella invenzione. Bravo bravo bravo bravo. Iao Fabrizio 🇮🇹 🖐️
Is there a one way valve of some sort; because I noticed the exhaust dumps down through the bottom into the water....
I'd like to see where the rubber meets the road, lets see the prop and drive, please.
Best use of a lawn mower I've ever seen!
The dogs having a grand time at the front there.
Way cool brother I would say you know how to handle that canoe! Your first mate is a good one too! Jim
7:27 Somehow Dog manages to stay in the canoe ....
In my time I converted a 18' mini cruiser from outboard to 302 cu.in. Mercruiser Sterndrive and a 16' Buehler Turbo Craft to prop drive, guess I did both because everyone said it couldn't be done. L0L both turned out good.
This guy is one hell of an Engineer!
Looks like the chassis of a riding mower with the transmission intact. Brilliant adaptation.
Very close to the design the Realfoot lake builders use as duck boats. Except thier prop exits at the very stern above the bottom. Water flows to prop on sides because of the tapered hull. Nice build. Helluva lot better than paddling.
Man that is totally awesome. You need to patten it before someone else do. You are very much of an investor and very mechanical. I would like you to do other stuff. You might could even become rich. Great work.
Do one with a hybusa engine.
It might fly.
Yeahhhhh
Great piece of work Man! I Love how the dog is so at ease and how he handles the shift from forward to reverse. Made me miss my dog bro.
Nice video. Too many thumbs down for not showing prop.
I have a lawn mower with a 2 cylinder... Now question is where to get that low end of an out border?!?
Can u show how you mounted the motor
its so amazing good work, but how is the motor temperature by the helmet?????
This is a pretty cool build.
I find this very inspiring. 🙄
As a Pinoy. If I can have one of this, I will be the happiest man in our place if not in the whole world. No kidding.
Banca boat d ba
LOL doggy likes it! 😄
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Fabulous......
Absolutely Fabulous..
But there's no way I'd take that on a lake with other boats around..
You'd get sunk for sure..
Just has to figure out how to mow the lawn now
He put a 225 hp Johnson outboard on his lawnmower.
How do you have the propeller shaft go through the boat but no water comes in??
Wow Perfect thanks lot i like your boat. 🇲🇦👍👏
i made one like this with a Moto Guzzi engine (shaft drive) it was as heavy as the beer i took aboard for the maiden outting, but it sank. I saved 11 beers :-) Happy Days
When you can wear crocs, anything is possible...
you mean clogs?
@@heukelummer Kind of. Like clogs but made with a dense foam.
She’s ready to cross the Atlantic. World record here we come!