This 9.9 hp Outboard Motor Is A Game Changer!
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- Опубліковано 28 чер 2024
- If you are shopping for a small outboard boat motor, the ePropulsion Navy 6.0 is an electric outboard motor rated as a 9.9 hp equivalent. This electric boat motor could be a game changer for people who operate their boat on electric only lakes or just want the quiet and ease of use of an electric boat motor. It is an electric outboard that has more power than the electric ePropulsion Spirit 1.0 plus which is rated at 3 hp equivalent. ePropulsion also offer the Navy 3.0 which is rated at 6 hp equivalent. If you are interested in purchasing an ePropulsion Navy 6.0 electric outboard motor or anything else sold at the Tiny Boat Nation store, you can get a 5% discount if you use the code "WAYNE" at checkout!
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Electric outboard motors are becoming more commonplace especially on small boats, jon boats, dinghies, bass boats and other little boats used for fishing or recreational purposes. The electric outboards and Lithium Iron Phosphate batteries also knows as LiFePo4 batteries are becoming the choice for many boaters who are looking for an alternative or do not want to deal with the challenges of a 4 stroke outboard or 2 stroke gasoline powered outboard engine. If you are looking for a 10 hp outboard engine for your boat, or a 9.9 hp outboard motor this ePropulsion electric outboard motor is more costly than a gasoline powered 10 hp or 9.9 outboard boat motor but it really is a nice alternative to power your small boat.
ePropulsion makes several small outboard motors ranging from 1.5 hp up to 9.9 hp, all of which can be purchased through Tiny Boat Nation. Tiny Boat Nation also sells batteries, accessories, and loads of other equipment for boat modification, fishing and boating.
00:00 Introduction
01:00 How quiet is the ePropulsion Navy 6.0 electric outboard motor?
01:40 What is the top speed of the ePropulsion Navy 6.0 electric outboard motor?
02:30 ePropulsion Navy 6.0 electric outboard motor does not come with batteries
03:13 Dan's battery setup for his ePropulsion Navy 6.0 electric outboard motor
05:03 Discussing the topic of range with regards to the ePropulsion Navy 6.0 electric outboard motor
06:13 Comparing the cost of the ePropulsion Navy 6.0 electric outboard motor to a 9.9 hp gas engine
08:52 Is an ePropulsion Navy 6.0 electric outboard motor right for you?
10:30 How to get 5% off your purchase at Tiny Boat Nation
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If you are interested in purchasing an ePropulsion Navy 6.0 electric outboard motor or anything else sold at the Tiny Boat Nation store, you can get a 5% discount if you use the code "WAYNE" at checkout!
▶︎ Dan's UA-cam Channel: www.youtube.com/@drez20001
▶︎ The Tiny Boat Nation Shop! tbnation.net/?ref=wayne
▶︎ Use coupon code WAYNE at checkout to get 5% off your purchase in the Tiny Boat Nation Shop!
You should ask Dan if he's willing to take on the Boston Whaler fix up.. That boat deserves it
The Whaler has a whole summer of work to do on the water!
It’s all about the application. If you’re on a restricted lake and gas is limited or not allowed then this is a great option. I especially like the idea of running it on an older boat that has some character but is mechanically challenged. A couple guys on here are even using the old outboard engine cases and converting them to electric. Too cool.
Funny you mention about the 'old outboard cases and converting them to electric' - the summer has just begun!
Had one on my 30 year old pontoon boat for almost a year now. Runs great...
Awesome!
nice segment Wayne. That seems like a really nice motor. out of my budget but its nice. love Dan's setup, its well thought out and engineered. thanks for sharing.
Glad you enjoyed it!
We rented an electric boat on the Thames, on our trip to England last year. It was wonderful.
Nice!
I use electric propulsion on two of my boats. One is a 18' catamaran with solar panels. I can cruise for weeks on the canal systems in our province without ever plugging in. I like to refer to the extra expense as buying a "quietude" option.
That’s pretty cool!
That boat and motor would be a great secondary camp boat for cruising around.
I love the idea of a quiet navigation. No smoke, no smell, no vibration, no noise. It's a dream.
But for now electric engines are much too expensive. Prices will certainly go down in the next years, as the demand and the competition between brands increases.
Thank you for this real life test. It's very interesting.
Batteries are already coming down in price - which is a good sign!
My setup cost $800aud, just gotta search
@@Lana_Warwick that's awesome!
I've a 21 foot re-purposed sailboat I've added 1600 watts of solar to.
A very educated guess to the weight is 1200 lbs.
Currently it has a pair of 100 amp hour lithium batteries and a pair of
Minn Kota 55 lbs thrust 12 volt trolling motors - the panels keep the batteries topped off
and the boat will do 4.2 mph.
I'm thinking of repowering - I'm looking at the Elco 5 hp - 24 volt
I like that the motor is above the water so some little leak in a seal does
not flood the whole show
'keep on boatin' 😎
@@garygerard4290 Check out Striker TR100 24v, 1152W, 48A, 90lbs, 3 blade. I got for $369aud (~$245usd).
Hooked it up to a '24V 100Ah LiFePO4' from alie xpress for $450aud.
Interesting! Dan is a smart guy to make all of that stuff!
He is!
Extremely Interesting - Thanks!
😎👍
I’d love the quiet boating, but the price for these are still out of my range haha.
Yeah they aren't cheap
Another great video ! I love that it is quiet and easy to care for, but that cost is hard to deal with.
Yeah it's not just a 'little bit' more money - it's a lot!
Fascinating! And *fantastic* analysis as always. Dan is a bit of a mad scientist...you want friends like this.
Can we also have a hand for that beautiful Glastron runabout from many years past?
It's a PEACH!
it is!
Great video Wayne, the idea is sound
Adding a solar panel bimini would be so awesome
I have a Glastron from around that era. It’s a bow rider. It was love at first sight. It’s in 2 pieces at the moment, removed rotted stringers ready for its next go around. Maybe some multi-trollers on there.
They are cool boats!
Dang, man. I'm loving it.
It's a very fun easy and peaceful boat to use.
Wayne, another great video. You did a good job of presenting the pros and cons. Did I miss it or did you give the price for Dan's battery and power control system versus the ePropusion system? I like the setup and am thinking about getting it for my 14' Polar craft Mod V. One last thing, in a recent video you talked about having to maintain charge on lithium battery in off season and temp considerations. That is sort of maintenance that goes with an electric motor but certainly easy to do.
I did not go into the actual cost of Dan's setup but I think it's about $1,600 to set up a third party battery system that would do the job.
Wayne did a great job outlining the pros and cons. One nice thing about this motor is that you can use any batteries you want from old lead acid to LifePo4 batteries. As noted these three batteries were bought on Amazon and over the course of a few months while I was remodeling the boat. The current price for these batteries from Eco-Worthy is $512 each. They are also in a flatter rack format and can be tucked away much more easily than the set I have. So far these have been excellent batteries. Thanks for your question and comments!
That really pushes that boat along well, I bet adding a second one might get it on plane!!
Yeah that would be neat to see!
Neat but price has to come down quite a bit before this becomes mainstream.
Would be really cool to see this in a head-to-head test vs a 9.9 gasoline outboard. I have a feeling they are a bit optimistic about it being as powerful.
Yeah I agree, it would be neat to fit both rigs to the same boat and compare.
The biggest difference is the completely different way an electric outboard delivers its power. You can compare it quite well with electric vs ice cars. When fitted with similar hp-numbers, the electric car would still have the benefit of instant torque over the entire rev-range.
And as we all know with boating, torque is king, so in reality you cannot compare these figures as if they were both apples…
I came from a 20hp 4st. Suzuki and now also have the ePropulsion EVO 6.0 as shown in the video. I could not be happier with the downgrade in power but at the same time VERY large increase in comfort and pleasure…
Interesting video Wayne. Think I'll stick with my 2018 (new) Mercury 9.9 hp. It runs beautifully and is very quiet. Suits all of my needs and easy to maintain too. Cheers! 🚤😊
No need to swap that out! You're good to go.
for battery if have bimini roof with flexibel solar panel to charging passively if not used
9.9 Yamaha 4st.as well as the Hondas and others are very quiet too in comparison to that 2 stroke, especially at trolling speeds!!! Viewing from westcoast Canada
Hey there! You are correct.
TBNation price $5,012.92 ONLY engine
I just checked again and this motor is $3,599 - are you outside the US?
Two of them on a pontoon would be very efficient. Take out the center box for the gas outboard, and it would be like each one pushing the displacement of something similar to that of a canoe.
~$16Kusd. 2 pushing don't = 2 x thrust, there's losses
I want one!
So cool
Hehe though my 2024 4strok was quite.
I’ve got my aluminum doing 18-22knots 👹
I have a 6 hp Yamaha gas and a E- Propulsion 2.5 equivalent for our dinghy. Although the E-Propulsion is nice, for docking I actually like the gas better, the E-Propulsion has a delay when going from forward and reverse. I’m sure if I spent more time with the epropulsion I would get better with it. I like the high speed range of the gas engine and a 3 gallon tank. The epropulsion has major range limitations at high speeds.
A delay between forward and reverse - I hadn't really thought much about that before, but it's a valid point for some situations.
@@WayneTheBoatGuy Yeah, there’s no noise, so it’s hard for me to tell what it’s doing, on a gas motor it’s obvious . Like I said before, I’m sure if I spent more time with it I would get better. I personally perfer the range and functionality of my Yamaha gas. I’m considering selling the epropulsion.
Nice
Thanks!
I bought my boat used 20 years ago its a 1978, with a 1982 Johnson that runs like new.
It cost me $900, I've put three water pumps in it and rebuilt the carbs twice and probably spent $800 in fuel and oil over those 20 years and bought 6 starting batteries at about $60 each or so. I run the river, so a day out fishing means a couple hour trip down stream, with various moves throughout the day and a couple hour trip back to the dock. Maybe 25-30 miles traveled on about 12 gallons of fuel or less.
Even if I count all the fuel I ever bought for it, I'm no where near the cost of that mere 10hp electric motor that would never get my boat on plane either.
I love the idea of no maintenance and no noise but not if its going to cost me double or triple.
Until its cheap than burning gas or buying cheap used motors its never going to be an option. The big issue still is batteries.
I have thought about building something using a hybrid or EV motor a top an outboard lower section and running a battery form an EV, but that's also heavy and they're not easy to find cheap enough yet.
An old runner that is reliable is a no-brainer! Paid for, inexpensive to operate, and if we're a little bit handy, can keep going for a looong time!
One of the challenges with many of the DIY electric setups is keeping things cool and keeping out the water and salt.
It's NOT a game-changer... IT'S NOT changing Anything 😊😊😊
Thanks for the info, always interesting.
Thank you!
I like it
My 30HP Honda is also very quiet when it runs on 30% throttle. BTW, my boat is just a bit smaller that the one on the film.
I can't help but wonder how many northern boating seasons of maintenance and fuel that extra couple thousand (if you took the inexpensive battery route) would buy.
The quiet is nice, but for nearly 60 years of boating the noise hasn't been a deal breaker, but cost certainly has.
It will be interesting to see how these hold up over time.
You have to maintain the battery or it go flat,it good for small lake and not fast.
What happened to that Yamaha 9.9 you were working on
It is going back to it's owner.
There is a lot to like about it especially in the world of battery-operated tools and mowers. However, cost is also a big factor. Just like all things, with time, increasing demand and competition, I would think these prices will drop dramatically in the next 5-10 years.
You don’t regularly add oil to s four stroke outboard?
You only need to top it off if the oil is low (like a car engine) compared to always mixing oil with the fuel on a 2 stroke.
As more and more lakes go to electric only this will entice more people and hopefully bring prices down
There's already way cheaper options because they come direct from manufacture, China, like these do, so no in between mark up, expensive marketing, sales staff, etc. Just gotta search
No thanks.
Electric motors are terrific. Widespread use of faces but two challenges: a source of unlimited CLEAN electricity, and REASONABLE portable electricity storage technology.
Both of those things are improving every day. Dan is recharging his now completely via solar, and the batteries are regularly getting better, cheaper, smaller, & lighter. There are also newer battery technologies that are using less precious metals (or none at all) and other improvements happening slowly but surely.
Same problem with all electric transportation. What do you do when its time to refuel? I can refuel my outboard in about 6 min, if I don't have a spare 6 gal tank which only weighs 30 lbs. if I do have one I just won't run out of fuel.
Oh ya, how many skiers can you pull with that?
"What do you do when it's time to refuel?" - you never have to refuel! Dan has put together a solar charger so he never needs to refuel.
People don't pull skiers with a 9.9 hp - this isn't a 50 hp
The reality is that if you're going out for so long and so far that you need more than your 6 gallon tank, then yeah, you wouldn't go this route. But many boaters only go out for a few hours and this system is fine for those situations.
The repair shop will hear nothing but the ca ching of their cashregister.😊
Considering a boat is in sunlight 99% of its life..its a no win for the gas power.
Interesting stuff but the experience of the engine +batteries and all the things in the box are just more than a ihp gas with a 3qal tank
Yeah it certainly isn't a low up-front cost
I still love my old johnson stinger 75hp. It is period correct for my boat. This is the way of the future though soon $$$. Tell trump about this, he seems to think that the boat will sink because of the weight of the batteries, and then you will be electrocuted. 😂
Now just to build a filthy big solar cat 😂
My Dad has one and it it 2 times better than gas
Very interesting. Thanks.👍 But Dan's UA-cam Channel does not work ☹
I just fixed it - thanks!!
www.youtube.com/@drez20001
So Roughly $6000 for a motor and battery system and maybe more with extra batteries and a controller. MADNESS. I will gladly put up with the noise of a 4 stroke engine, never mind a 2 stroke for a fraction of the cost and have the power and range. Thanks for the review Wayne, but not for me.
Yeah the cost takes it out of consideration for many people.
So then to get 10 HP with the E motor you need to carry about 500 lbs of stuff.
no - more like 50-100 lbs.which might be similar to a 6 gallon fuel tank and starting battery weight
Interesting video, but not for me with huge battery box taking up space.
There are smaller battery setups than what Dan has built.
$8+K USD ($12k AUD) 😯 I got a Striker 24V 90lbs thrust (~14mph) 3 blade for $350aud. And a 24v 100Ah LiFePO4 for $450aud, = $800
I prefer gasoline outboards. 2.3hp Honda 800€ The 1hp e propulsion 2200€ The batteries are just too expensive and with a gasoline i have in comparison to the electric an almost infinite range
Way too expensive for what you get compared to other options, imo! When prices go down by a significant amount, it might be something I could consider but as it stands, not now!!
As much as I would like electric outboards to work, they still don’t. They just aren’t practical except for very small waters. One thing you didn’t mention in the apples to apples comparison is you can run that gas motor wide open for as long as you want. What is the run time for the electric at full throttle?
Run time is based on battery bank size in general, as to how long and hard you can push this motor regarding heat build up, I've run it around 5,000 to 5,500 watts solid for a long time with no issues. The 2024 Navy 6 has a closed cooling system, so no impeller. The actual motor is in the hub under the water connected directly to the prop to help with cooling as well.
Sure. If yer in a 24hr boat race this may be a concern. For some boaters a few hours a day worth of go is all they need. Getting that few hours virtually silent with no fuss, pretty cool if you ask me. You could easily spec a big enough battery for most lake use I suspect but obviously you're going to be able to point out that you always motor 8 hours out and back at full throttle. Don't buy one. A jet ski can't do what a cruise ship can either.
I think the maytechs might be better. They're 82v which increases efficiency and they're only $300. They can run 9000, watts 3k more than this.
Do they sell/make an outboard boat motor - or just electric motor units?
Maytech engines are cool, but they are just the electric motor part that would require a housing, shaft, reduction gearing or hub build, controller, etc. A true DIY component. A higher voltage motor would also require a very custom battery build. Voltage under 50v +/- is considered low voltage. You can touch both terminals and be okay. Over that mark it gets more real and more precautions are required for safety.
@drez20001 the motors come with the ESC (controller) bundled if needed. And up to 400 amps.
Another motor I was just looking at has like 32v to 117v. With those parameters you can pretty much hook it up to whatever battery setup you'd like. A series of 8 eco-worthies at 12 volts for a 100Ah will run 117v. You figure you've got a 117 volts running at only 20 amps. That's 2,340 Watts and can run 5 hours nonstop at 20amps (hypothetically).
That's maybe $1,100 for the batteries. 700 for motor and controller. Throw in an extra $200 for the wiring and miscellaneous. That's only 2k for everything, 800Ah is roughly 11670 Watt hours. Comcareable The Elco 20hp ep electric motor is $5,450.00. And ANOTHER $5,900 for their 200Ah Lithium ie. 300% less battery.
Also 400,000,000 volts would do nothing to you. Volts don't hurt people. The heart depolarizes between 20mA and 120mA.. About 50mA just 0.05amps if i recall, is what it takes to cause an arrhythmia triggering a possible myocardial infraction.
@@WayneTheBoatGuy is very DIY. But they sell everything needed. There's a guy on here that built a kayak with one and the boat was planning on flat water.
Man. thanks but no thanks, not my cup of tea !
I completely understand!
You could get a a newer boat for the price of the motor and battery
Over four grand for One battery? You would have to be out of your mind to buy that
That's why many people go another route for batteries.
Totally agree! Hence the DIY battery set up. Lead acid batteries can also be used with this motor.
Never ever i'll buy an electric outboard like that with those expensive batteries. It's like the EV market, it will collaps.
So basically u spend 10grand an u get a 10hp an u can spend 2500 an get a 150hp yamaha used but worth it lmao 😂😂😂
People also spend $100,000 on brand new trucks when there's plenty of $2,000 old trucks for sale.
I never said this was the solution for everyone!
For the money of that system I’d say you’re losing out ! Look at the trolling motors on the market they make that thing look like junk or a toy really ! I would expect the same if not way better for that kinda money ! Look at the quality on the transom motors from them also !
This is a faster motor than a trolling motor.
I can get 5.5mph with 112 trolling motor. Paid $500 for it
That's cool - what size boat?
@@WayneTheBoatGuy 16.5 foot jon boat
Most of the places around here will not let you use gas powered motors it mainly electric only..
That seems to be happening quite often these days.
How much do those batteries weigh?
I think i will stick with gas. Damn, that's too expensive, if the motor could do 40 mph, ti would have been worth it.
Cool but the whole system is pricey.
Yes it is.
3:18 that’s a hard NO.
It costs 3x or more than a gas motor and takes 10x the space and weight.
It’s a game changer, a really bad game changer.
Are you getting money from them? Affiliate link? Free stuff???
It's not 10x the space and weight. The boat is 800 lbs. The motor and batteries are about 30-60 lbs more depending on the configuration and space is similar if you use a single battery pack.
It's not for everyone.
Lol my 1991 sea ray cost me 4k and will last longer than this electric motor
That's like me saying I bought a guitar for 2k and it will last me longer than your Sea Ray.
And how do you know this motor wont last for years?
*Hands down the biggest waste of money at this point. But I get it..not lol*
I think we could find MUCH bigger ways to waste money in the boat world!
@@WayneTheBoatGuy I know lol, just being contrary! These prices just seem prohibitively expensive!
Nice to see there are only pro's and con's that suit your video....
Let me put in a few and then check the willingness to buy that shit
Fuel engine, if you run out off "juice", gas it up in about 2 minutes and continue your day
Electric motor, if you run out off "juice" you shit out of luck, or just sit by the charger for 12 to 24 hours.
Watch it, here come the comments, if you bring more fuel, you can als bring more batteries, Yeah right,
that electric outboard is allready slow because of all the weight, let put some more batteries with it.
not to mention the extra cost that will bring ya, and that is not just a bit more money.
Servicebility, al the cons you talk about for a fuel engine? small things you can do yourself?
My father bought a 55hp yamaha 2t in 1979 brand new, and because a little TLC, I still use it all summer.
servie it for the winter (10 minutes) and in spring 10 minutes to get ready for summer.
Try planing with an electric outboard, and see if you van make it through the day.
besides for the second mortgage you had to get for that.
Aaaah Batteries dead after 10 years of use? Get another mortgage for a new set. LOL
My 55 hp Yamaha runs 45 years with less cost then your entire 10hp setup for 10 years.
I hope I don't have to putt more reasons in here, but you can extrapolate your own from this above.
People, don't get sucked into this crazy electric outboard shit unless you want to ride you backyard pond,
because much further then that you'll be sweating bullets asking yourself if you can make it back.
because a little fast "fuel up" is not an option.
(just my 2 cents)
This is the same argument against electric cars.
Yes, your 1979 55 hp Yamaha 2 stroke was cheaper and it will probably run for 25 more years. But we can't compare a 45 year old 55 hp to a new 9.9 - that's like comparing a 60 year old tractor to a new golf cart. They are different and serve different purposes. Not everyone wants to drive a tractor and nobody is forcing you to switch to a golf cart.
To your other points:
Yes we all know that a gas outboard can be refueled faster than an electric can be recharged. But most recreational boaters are out for a few hours at a time and not running at full speed the whole time and these do just fine in those situations. I take my 3 hp electrics out and am ready to come home long before the motor and battery is spent. And instead of buying gas (making sure it's ethanol free which isn't easy around me), and mixing 2 stroke oil - with this, you just plug it in while you sleep or have lunch and it only takes a couple hours not 24.
"already slow because of the weight" When Dan mentioned the weight of 800 lbs, he was talking about his boat. This outboard if paired with the ePropulsion battery weighs about 30 lbs more than a similar 4 stroke gas outboard with a small fuel tank and starting battery. Dan just built a different setup because he wanted to.
Yes, these are not very well suited for people who boat long distances or are out running full throttle all day unless they want to spend even MORE $ on another big battery. I feel that I covered that in the video.
You service your outboard for 10 minutes in the winter and 10 in the summer. So we agree that a gasoline one requires service and this electric one doesn't. And congrats on the 10 minute impeller change and lower unit oil change - it always seems to take me longer, but I tend to putter around when I am doing that stuff.
Yes, this outboard on this boat isn't going to get it on plane. It's (at most) a 9.9 on an 800 lb boat. If $5,500 is a second mortgage then also this setup isn't for you. But there's plenty of people dropping big bucks on all kinds of boat stuff (the Sea Doo Switch is $23,000 and sells well) and lots of people who don't want to mix fuel or deal with mechanical stuff. I never implied that this was an ideal replacement for boaters on a budget who aren't looking to spend a bunch of money on new stuff. I have built my own trailer guides because I'm so cheap.
And with regards to sweating bullets. I spent last summer fighting my failing 2 stroke which would leave me stranded on the water and I never had an issue with any of my electrics. When my charge was getting low, I headed home just like I would do when my fuel was getting low in my gas motor (provided it was still working). And every time my voltage was low, I was ready to head home anyway! My personal experience has been that every on-the-water failure I have experienced has always been a gasoline (or diesel) engine. These are too new to speculate if they'll last 25 years, but I have an old Minn Kota still going strong - so maybe!
I have absolutely nothing against electric outboards, but the XX hp equivalent claims are pure BS. The propeller shaft does not know what is spinning its, and that is from where the HP is measured. A 9.9 Tohatsu gasoline outboard would probably do circles around that one.
Yeah many people point out how the all electric outboard "hp equivalent" ratings seem high or optimistic. Digging in is kinda murky (watts versus horsepower, thrust etc) - but it does seem that the top speed of gas outboards is often higher than supposedly similar electric outboards. My 3 hp equivalent electrics don't have the same top speed as my 2.5 hp 2 stroke.
@@WayneTheBoatGuy On the positive side, they hav put efforts to make the small motor to produce as much thrust as possible, they still work OK on displacement speeds considering power output. On the other hand, if producers of small gasoline outboards had also put much more input on propellers and particularly sound proofing, you could hav an even better motor and at eco speed doin probably 3 hours with one liter of gasoline at decent sound levels....
Well my 8 HP is faster and cheaper, less weight with no batteries
I can't argue with that!
It's all junk, don't be smug about a $10,000 over powered trolling motor that won't last a 1/4 of time on the water in a day , the majority would rather deal with some noise and security over just battery levels and a quiet boat ride, and when weather kicks up I'm sorry id rather have a smelly two stroke and speed on my side
If you just said you would rather stick with your 2 strokes because you are comfortable with them and they are cheaper, I would have agreed with you and liked your comment.
But instead you chose to call me smug and say the motor costs $10,000 when I literally show the total cost of $5,500.
Please don't tell me that your profile picture is because you " stand with Ukraine" ?
My logo image is from 2019 0r 2020 - it is water and yellow sunshine. And why would you care?
If your logo was red white and blue should I assume you're French? Or maybe North Korean, Russian or British - ALL countries who also are red white and blue.
Please don't read politics into everything.
@@WayneTheBoatGuy Fair enough I will let you off this time with a bit of advice that people have had enough of seeing that blue and yellow crap ok champ
@billywatts4689 - you have just reminded me why I should not change my logo when you said: "people have had enough of seeing that blue and yellow crap ok champ"
This is a boating channel, posting boating content.
I try very hard to keep politics and the related anger from any of my content - even when touching on topics that seem to anger people for some weird reason (like electric outboard motors).
When the war in Ukraine started I suddenly became the target of backlash because of my UA-cam logo. At the time I considered changing my logo. People were typing long political comments on my boating videos because of the colors of my logo which existed well before I had any idea what Ukraine's flag looked like. Angry people making opinions about me - because I happen to have a yellow blue logo (BTW the Ukraine flag is actually blue on top). I had done NOTHING wrong just like my neighbor from India who did nothing wrong and was attacked after 9-11 for "looking like a muslim". Later I received political comments over a red trucker hat I would wear that said 'Wayne The Boat Guy' that looked a lot like a MAGA hat. It became an issue when Trump announced he was running in 2024. I was concerned the hat might be perceived differently by different groups (some might think it was a protest, others might think it is subtle support) so this time I actually stopped wearing the hat and made a video announcing why I was stopping wearing the hat and guess what? That made several other people angry and many unsubscribed because they assumed I didn't support the candidate they support. I had to take the video down because the arguments and anger were out of control. All of this on a boating channel!
But WHY should yellow and blue matter? Do we discard information or the review of a product because the reviewer is a different religion, color, or might be a supporter of Ukraine? Maybe we should all divide up into tribes so all of the people of one specific narrow point of view can all drive the exact same vehicle and wear the exact same jeans and tell everyone else they are wrong. Each tribe would have to agree 100% with the other members on every topic all of the time - because there's no room for a different point of view.
Are we really that divided?
What the heck to happened to America?
@@WayneTheBoatGuy Jesus Christ Bucky I'm not reading all that bollocks I got your point the first time!
When was the last time you had your eyes checked?