Electric mini airboat!
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- Опубліковано 26 вер 2024
- Update 20230622:
Since we have made this video we have created our own webstore, where you can find batteries, ESCs, motors and anything else you might need for you builds! The webstore is expanding by the day, so keep an eye out over at:
www.marsons.se
Anything questions? Feel free to contact us via email:
info@marsons.se
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Strängnäs, Sweden
Need: to transport ourselves over 500 meters of lake to get to our place.
In the summer, a small aluminium boat with a powerful little electric motor is perfect. In the winter, walking is great because the lake freezes.
In the autumn, and the spring, the ice is weak, so we need a mode of transport that is safe and reliable, thus the airboat.
I love electric vehicles, electric bikes, built a speedy little electric outboard last year, so the choice was easy. Go all electric!
Specs for airboat prototype:
Electric motor, rated 12kW, peak 25kW
Weight of motor: approx 5,0 kg
Thrust: not measured.
Forward and reverse via hand controller.
Batteries:
LiPo
24S (100V)
Coming from 6 packs of 8 cells
3,7kW/h
Charger: Imax B8
ESC:
120V
1000 amp
Propeller:
160 cm (63 inches)
Pretty beefy propeller, quite wide, and a fair bit of pitch
Very quiet at the rpms we are running at the moment. Unsure of rpm, have not measured.
Cage: work in progress. Full safety cage yet to be installed.
Hull:
Kimple 330
Flat bottom jon boat
Aluminium, thinner than a can of beer :)
3.3 m long (10'9")
1.15 m wide (3'9)
Weight: 38 kg
Mechanical steering to air rudders
Throttle:
Remote controlled via Traxxas transmitter/receiver
Speed: Have not measured yet. It would be deadly quick on pure ice, a guess would be in excess of 100 kph if given the space.
Future improvements:
- make a wider hull for the setup, alternatively, buy a wider jon boat. This hull will not work in water, it will capsize.
- radio controlled steering. Have already purchased a large servo for this.
- cameras. Can then send boat to other side to pick someone up.
- redo battery setup with a plug and play option. - Авто та транспорт
That kind of speed from an electric system? Sign me up!
Hopefully should have something on the market this year @Fryode :)
Stunning ! what an incredible build ⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡
Cheers @kilovoltbikes!
Nice. We did an air boat ride in the Everglades with 16 people and a 500 hp engine. So LOUD!
That is huge! 💪
Nice job ! I have thought of using a centrifugal fan as they make less noise .
@vieuxacadian9455 Interesting thought!
Fantastic!! We call it a 'scoot' here in Canada, on Georgian Bay. I was actually thinking just the other day about the possibility of an electric one. Congratulations!!
Cheers @plugboats! Great channel you got there!
@@johndehosson Thanks! Send me an email and I'll see if I can get something up on the main plugboats.com website - jeff at plugboats dot com
@@plugboats That email is with you now :)
awesome
@terryobright Cheers, thanks for hanging around n watching! /John
Que motor eléctrico se le adacto a ese modelo de embarcación felicitaciones quedo muy bien gracias Dios los bendiga
THanks for dropping by, @jesusmillan5483 !
THe electric motor can be found on our website: www.marsons.se
Regards John
obviously less maintenance than owning a dog-pack and a sled! Groceries and inflation are
on the up. A very useful craft for those on rocky rivers and swampy backwaters, as well!
Hi @ghetin knotabush! Too true about being less maintenance than the dog pack and sled, but this thing isn't as cuddly! Thanks for dropping by! /John
Hello friends. Electric Airboat is the future.
Hi Aerobot Nerpa!
Wow, thanks for dropping in and commenting here, what an honour!
I've seen your products and vids, you guys do some cool stuff!
Regards John
@@johndehosson Спасибо! Друг! Thank! Friend!
if you break in while sliding sideways the boat might tip over, otherwhise awesome for winter runs on snow and ice i guess
Hi @J.D.! We've done some pretty decent turns, and it doesn't tend to want to slide over. As you say though, with a sudden enough jolt in a turn, the risk would be higher that it could tip over. Cheers for commenting! /John
"can i have a go?" :D
Only if you guarantee you'll go full throttle the whole time......should be an on/off switch really......
:)
What a beast!
Hi TerraMagnus! It sure is! :) Thanks for dropping by! /John
Beautiful! Haha, we are the ones who work hard on UA-cam! I subscribed to your channel!
Thanks for subscribing!
That’s a fabulous little airboat. But in the water, (when the water isn’t frozen) is it a little heavy at the back end?
Oh never mind - you addressed that already!
Cheers @Wayne! And yeah, initially I thought it was going to be catastrophical when it came to weight distribution, but it performed much better than I ever could have imagined! In coming vids, I'll be showing the stability on water. Shouldn't be too far off now! :)
Nice. but need the fan higher up as your body is hiding about 20% of the fan ... and i would put 2 long runners on the bottom made from HDPE. need to be about 1/2 thick and can replace every couple of years, save wearing out the aluminium and hdpe is extremely slippery and hard wearing .
Nice idea twith the HDPE @phill, will be looking into that! Placing the fan higher up could be prioritised with a larger/wider hull. If positioned any higher at this stage the center of gravity would cause the boat to become unstable. But definitely with you on free air flow.
Awesome - no brakes tho huh?
Hi Justin! Jack here😃
Since it's electric, we simply kick the motor in to reverse, and use it as an airbrake👍 It works really well, and you can see it in action during a top speed run in this video: ua-cam.com/video/o47zWnJUoes/v-deo.html
/Jack
@@johndehosson Very cool
I would need a netter battery. 10kms would not get me to where i need to go
Hey FishermanClay8108!
Understandable. The boat in this video, was really only meant to zipp over the lake. Due to many expressing to us that they have a similar problem, our philosophy has been to keep stuff as light & nimble as possible while still getting decent range.
In this video we where using a tiny battery, that would get 10kms MAX. On our latest airboat we have a 4.8kWh battery, and it will get us 10kms pretty much no matter what. If conditions are good it will go much further than that.
We are looking to manufacture a solution that will allow for bigger batteries without making the boat to cumbersome. So stay tuned!
Have a great day mate!
Cheers🍻
nise
Thanks @ANCYAN👍
A little surprised how much noise the prop makes. (Or is this just the microphone?)
Thanks for the comment @ian cormie! The propeller is actually relatively "quiet", due to it's large size and relatively low rpms. We have tried a smaller prop and it was extremely loud. We do use hearing protection for this bigger prop though, still too loud to avoid damage in the long run.👍
hey guys, i’m still not seeing the electric motors available on your website. can you give me a timeline when you’ll have them available? Also your contact form isn’t working on your website. thanks Terry
Hey Terry!
Jack here!
I am so sorry for our "disappearance". Life has simply gotten in the way. Personally I have been really sick in glandular fever for the past 8 weeks, so have been able to do nothing; hence why the channel has been rather quiet, and the website issues persist. I am working on them now😊 And dad, well, he has simply been a busy man🙃
For contacting us & buying products, please hit us up using this email: info@marsons.se
Dad will get back to you ASAP, and help you out!
Thank you for your patience!
Cheers!🍻
Thanks a million for getting back to me Jack. I hope you are feeling better. I’ll send you an email, just to continue a dialogue, Terry
I'm curious if it has enough power to run in light snow.
Hi @Skelleytim! We haven't had the chance to test that yet, but as soon as we get a chance we'll upload a video about it! We have spoken a lot about the pros and cons of using this aluminium hull, and the possibilities of better hulls out there. Hope you subscribe so we can get an answer to you as soon as we get one ourselves! Have a great day! /John
Is that a smart motor out of a washer/dryer?
Hi Mark!
No, it's a specially developed motor, and we'll have the kits for sale shortly on our website, www.marsons.se
Have a great day!
/John
Badass
Cheers @steve cebulski 🤘
i’m interested in building this, where did you buy the propeller and motor?
@terryobright Kits will be available in March /John
excellent, i’m proud of you two
Excellent! Hello from the Western slope of the Cascades Mountains!
Could you tell me please; where I can get that motor and the carbon fiber blade from. Here in the U.S.A., I have never seen there use. I'm sure it isn't common, so one; the name of the type of motor would be a GREAT starting point. I have got too build one of these. Tired of being stuck with A lifted 4 wheel drive every winter. Been snowed in this year going on 3 months now. Wasted A lot of money on a snow and gravel 2 ton plow truck last year,, works fine on level light snow, but not so well on fresh 3ft. Powder.
Hi @edwinLipton! Thanks for your message! No good being stuck! Motor, propeller and other parts will be on our website real soon, so maybe this will alleviate your problems! Thanks for dropping by! Regards John
@@johndehosson MANYThanks you guy's. Being stuck is; Only when you quit. I am tired of digging, pulling, pushing and cussing. I am 67 and though I desire a hot pizza, a Burger with cheese and fries,, I quests it's not enough to make me work that hard anymore.
Ser ju galet kul ut :-)
Hur blir viktfördelning och tyngdpunkt på öppet vatten med den lilla båten?
Tja Airgun Cowboy, Att ha all vikt längst bak i skrovet är inga större problem, det väger inte alltför mkt. Däremot i infon under videon, och jag tror i videon, så berättas det hur skrovet är för litet, med hänvisning till bredden. Håller på att designa alternativt titta på andra större skrov under våren som kommer att ge bäst stabilitét. Största anledningen är den höga tyngdpunkten, men koppla det med virdmomenten på motor/propeller, så är det nog så att den vänder sig på öppet vattnet. På is känns det som att skrovet är perfekt, enda nackdelen då är att man får upp sådan fart att man blir vettskrämd....... :)
Hi John and Jack, how are you powering the Traxxas Receiver?
@terryobright Like anything we do, we use fossil fuels. In this case, we pour beer into it 🍻🍻🍻😅
ahhh i get it, trade secret. i’m just curious, if it’s a different power source then the main batteries, how you guage when you need to change the battery
@@terryobright We'll keep this one between you and I:
We use AA's .
♥️
Remember. The most entertaining outcome is the most likely.😅
you had me at beer 😂🤣
Bro that is everything I have been hoping to do in an airboat for ice!
Gonna build one before next year!
Everything electrical required in comment section?
What kind of range have you gotten? I suppose I would want something at least 10 miles...
I'd be getting that now quite easily, probably gettinge 15 miles. But that is in what most would say are perfect conditions, i.e. clean ice. So any snow, slush, water, headwinds etc will reduce this, some things more than others.👍
Very impressed with your airboat. I was about to build one and looking at the way you build yours has given me some good ideas we live in Ontario Canada. I’m having trouble locating a propeller anywhere here in Canada. Can you suggest anything?
@angasfarmandnursey9312 Get on some of the forums and ask around, you'll definitely get some help there 😀/J
Have you thought about selling this as a kit or offering the plans for sale? I'm interested. I have an island property in NH. USA.
Hi @Dean Sedler!
Kits/airboats are being worked on as I write, and should be available during 2022🤘.
Have a great day!
/John
@@johndehosson Please keep me posted. Thank you!
@@1wolfeboro Definitely will!!!💥
any update?
What’s the run time?
Howdy @squirrelchaser! Plenty of parameters that effect runtime, and will be discussing this in coming vids 👍 But in short, we can get a good 30 minutes without any probs.
What motor did you use?
Hi @Ross Wease!
Sorry about the late reply! Thanks for writing!
We've developed a new motor other than what we used in the prototype, so reach out to us at www.marsons.se and we'll have you sorted. Full pricing for the kits will be organised within a couple of weeks.
Regards John
John, have you tested it when frozen lake is full of soft snow on top of it ? (not pressed snow path) ???
Hi @S Natras!
At one time, we had about 15 cm of snow, and the airboat just ploughed and came to a stop, we think that the problem would arise at 5cm of snow.
We also had some "wet snow", on top of relatively "warm ice", (you probably know what I mean)! It created a suction that was impossible to move on. Our guess is that no airboat would have moved in those conditions, it was impossible to even drag our hand drawn sled across the lake.
We belive that these situations could be solved using uhmd sheeting, or coating the bottom with slick coat, something we are pondering offering in the production model.
Hope this helps, and have a great day!
Regards John
John - I love both your airboat and outboard content! My friend (who lives on a small, true island very similar to yours year-round in Michigan on Harsens Island) upon viewing your airboat videos says: “Can't turn after breaking through thin ice. Must turn boat around somehow to go other way.” Is this really a concern? Is there a simple way to keep going/turn if you break through thin ice, or are you stuck? Thanks, and Congrats!
Hi @onnieraycar! Thanks for your comment! We actually have a video of the manouverability of the airboat but also ice/water/ice transitions in the next video. Subscribe to check it out, hopefully that will answer some of your friends questions! If not, get back to us, we'd be happy to cover it in more detail for you! /John
What’s your approximate run time on this airboat?
Howdy @kim! Definitely a hard question to answer straight off. In a coming vid I'll be going through the parameters which affect the range and runtime! /J
Hi John. How long would the batteries last when cruising? Tim
Hi Tim! Great question! There's stacks of parameters that effect the range. I'm going to cover it in some coming videos, so hopefully you'll get some more accuracy in the answer. I did a run on some good ice a few days after that video, I got about 18kms out of the batteries I have, so plenty of range for my needs👍 Have a great day⚡
Does this come with FSD?
Yo, bro! Maybe not FSD, but RC steering and cameras so we can pick up others on the other side will be cool ;)
Looking for props, batteries and motors? Check out website: www.marsons.se
We ship worldwide😃
Regards John
Suveränt
Tackar👍
So noisy :/
@Krysztof Lewko Hearing protection is advisable, that's why we use it in the videos👍😎
Ok but birds will be scared. I'm looking for something more quiet and non under water. Offcourse I use paddles ;)
@@krzysztoflewko9048 Yes, I understand, and we care so much about wildlife too. That's why the electric motor is good, because it is very quiet. The only noise is tip noise from the propeller, but using a large propeller eliminates the need for high RPM nd thus keeps the nnoise to a minimum for the type of machine it is. Respect to all wildlife, I hate to think we are encroaching on where they live👍
The manufacturers of your motor are more than pathetic haha, open them up! Extremely poor quality, you'd be better off with rubber bands
Hi John!
Jack here.
The quality of the motors haven't been an issue.... It did take us almost 3 years to find an ESC that was up to the task though😅🔥🔥
Thanks for watching!
Cheers!
Hi John, I know you guys are super busy. Just hoping you can give me an estimate on when your online store will be activated? Also the Contact form on your site isn’t working for me. Thanks Terry
Hey Terry!
Jack here!
I am so sorry for our "disappearance". Life has simply gotten in the way. Personally I have been really sick in glandular fever for the past 8 weeks, so have been able to do nothing; hence why the channel has been rather quiet, and the website issues persist. I am working on them now😊 And dad, well, he has simply been a busy man🙃
For contacting us & buying products, please hit us up using this email: info@marsons.se
Dad will get back to you ASAP, and help you out!
Thank you for your patience!
Cheers!🍻
i live on an island south finland... and right now cant get off... been looking at airboats...
This shoul dhelp in that kind of a situation @MauriSilverman. Keep an eye on the channel, we will have the products ready during the next few months./John
Please specify all the materials because i want to build also like that here in the philippines. Its very very big help your invention sir. Because when rainy here some places are really flood. Please reply me.
Hi @Ruel Garcia!
Thanks for dropping by!
The next video will include a list of all the parts, so subscribe so that you definitely get that reminder!
Have a great day!👍
Regards John
It will have problems in deep water
Nah, she'll be right😅 I wouldn't take her out to sea, but she handles a rough lake just fiiine🍻
Greetings from Central Missouri! I’m loving your build. I’d love to build something similar. What kind of money did this project set you back minus the hull and cage. I’d be interested to know what I’m in for. So the motor is controlled by a Traxxis remote? How’s that all work?
Hi @Down&Dirty!
Thanks for dropping a line! :)
Cost was prohibitive, have done a bunch of R&D.
Blowing stuff up along the way I think I melted more copper than you can find in a thousand 2 cent pieces from 1864 😉!
The R&D makes it impossible to put a price on the components, but the kit that is coming will be priced competitively, due to larger order quantities.
We are working on a couple of build vids as well for any DIY:ers, so they should be with you sooner than later.
Regards John
Ha ha ha, coolt
Yeah man :)
So awesome!!!
Cheers mate👍