Testing a Laser-Cut Mini Boat!
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We meet Josh Tulberg, an industrial designer who fabricated a mini boat of his own design, using his workshop laser cutter and 3D printer. Josh shows us how his boat kit is put together using zip ties and epoxy, and we take his boat on the water to test its seaworthiness. And it surpassed all of our expectations!
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Hello, can you give me information on where to buy the plans for the rapid Testing a Laser-Cut Mini Boat! ... Well, on your page it does not allow me to contact me..thanks ..cafedejupiter @ gmail.com
That thing looks like you need to put 25 cents in to make it go.
Dang, I wish I had thought of that. Too funny.
would def find an old gumball machine and salvage the quarter feeder onto the instrument panel of this boat!
I just love how gleeful and excited Norm looked riding one of these, and how underwhelming the footage was haha. Seems like it'd *definitely* be more fun actually riding than just watching would let on.
You guys are having too much fun. And I love it!
Geeksmithing I agree😃
Geeksmithing agreed😊
More videos like this please. This was reminiscent of Tested videos of old.
if you want more like this, search American Boathead
i love the way norm interviews people! i feel like he should have his own channel
this is so cool , great addition for the summer!
best channel ever with ADAM SAVAGE
This basic boat design was in a popular mechanics magazine back in the 70's. Paul Elkins brought it back into style
That looks like so much fun, maybe could use some more power? ;) Love the fact that it fits in the trunk of a car!
prius c even... lol
Except for the price you could buy a couple kayaks and a trailer for said kayaks.
Dillon's genius showmanship 15:28
Guys built very small one man boats for fishing when I was young a little smaller than this. Maybe slightly longer and not as wide. No buoyancy except the wood itself. We used about an 8 in spring stretched against the wooden inside of the boat on the right of the person, with a metal lever mounted to slide back and forth against the spring. Wired from the battery so the spring acted as a rheostat. You could slide the metal arm back and forth against the spring and change the speed of the electric trolling motor. A simple switch setup could change to reverse. The variable speed was handy so you could adjust it to troll against the current along the edge of the river and ease along or stay in one spot against the slight current. The water was always within about two or three inches of the top sides of the boat. A built in wooden box would be between your legs as a fish well, hinged lid and all. A few small holes in the bottom of the well.
Ikea flatpack boat
I absolutely love the fact that he has his own captains hat.
So, litteraly, Norm motorboating?
Excellent! I’m buying one!
One question... Do you need the stamp of approval from the U.S. Coast Guard before certifying them water worthy? Thanks Captain 👩✈️
pretty awesome!! and totally scalable! this totally opens the door to all kinds of things. thanks for sharing Tested!
True craftsmanship
Biker Bros no its not, its made with lazer
Make a steam powered one, like in the movie Ponyo and I’d be the first one to buy it.
Garret Hynes that would be easy to do man, and he sells the boat without a motor so it would be simple to put a steam engine in.. I would have an issue with having a hot boiler that close to my proximity though, I would rather have a Stirling engine or something pushing it using the heat difference between the water and the air
That is absolutely adorable
Missed this one... reminds me of the "top o michigan marathon outboard boats.
That intro fucks with me every time!
whats also funny, is that the boat registration letters would fill the whole side! and yes if it has a motor you have to register it. Not sure if you can in many states because it isn't serial numbered is it?
That's pretty stinkin' cool. At 950 USD per kit is not "cheap", but it is cheaper than i'd imagine. Definetely affordable to anybody who wants to dive into it.
I'd like to see one designed for fishing, not too different, just some allowances for a small tackle box amd fishing rod holders. Also, maybe an outrigger to help further prevent capsizing if you hook a larger fish
That is a really cool way of building a boat. I might have to do one in RC scale at some point.
My model club has large battleship models about 11 feet long that you lie in. Other than being reclined and having a fibreglass hull they work exactly the same way. Would be interesting to see if you could sail something like this up a canal with a tent stowed aboard.
That's awesome. I can't wait for the jet version.
Damn this is so cool!
This is just amazing!!
Waiting for Boosted Board to make one with their 3000 watt motors, then I'll buy one!
I have one question. Can you add more power? I understand hill speed, that’s what’s called the limit of speed a certain hill can achieve, no matter how much power you have. But I would suggest you take that manufacturer technique, to build a more streamlined hull, with the idea of being able to cut through the water, until you can raise up on a plane, that lowered the waters drag on the hill.
Haha Awesome! Norm loved it; I think he may buy a kit... :)
Josh: When I saw your face & Norm said your name I recognised you like seeing an old friend: The creator of the Amazing Legendary GNARBOARDS!!!! :D
6 years later & I am finally going to build my own e.board. You are my true inspiration for doing this so thanks! :D (I also plan to use one of those motors on my kayak! :D)
Keep up the good work!!
$1.5k - $2k ($1k for his kit + $500/$1000 for extras) for a complete boat sounds good but on eBay you can buy a 2nd hand actual boat for the same and even less. Its a great piece of kit but a tad pricey for a gimmick. They look super fun though.
uuugh you dont get it
Yeah exactly. I don't think anyone commenting here has ever owned a real boat that is much bigger/faster and costs far less than this toy boat. on even a small to medium sized lake you'll learn real quick why most boats go faster than a crawling pace.
there's also no room for an oar , which every smart boater knows you need.
Themaxleydog heard of a "Praddle"?
hedlund88 what do you mean? Its a gimmick... id rather buy two quality kayaks and a damn trailer for them versus two of those small slow boats and still manage to pocket an easy grand plus.
"there's also no room for an oar" Sure there is, mount a small one to the side somewhere.
It's lovely and quiet
landing this boat without a pier or using it in any kind of weather seems like hell, but still really cool!
Such a cute little thing.
Wow that is SOOOOOOOO COOOl. Good job
2:22 It's a boat, not a ship. So it's boated and not shipped.
Stop man
Actually, you ship boats, and you transport ships.(yep, they got ships that ship ships, which is why I think they call it transporting).
Really good episode, I would watch Tested build one.
I’d actually buy one of these
What would be interesting to see would be the whole top side covered in solar cells which would then mean that you could then stop and charge the boat if you are on a river trip for instance
and it only cost aprox 2500$ + time/labor...
American Boathead search it lol
Wow what a little beauty! But far be it from me to tell you how to build these. But would it not be better performing to have a V form in the bow? To be able to cut threw the water easier? Instead of the bull nose in front, having to force its way along in the water? Or maybe I’m wrong. .
Fantastic upload! Really great highlight.
Norm did a great job of not talking the entire video this time. Quick to listen.... Much more enjoyable.
You should check out the skua mini cocktail racing class boats, they’re tiny and give a 225hp motor boat a good chase with a 6 or 8 horse Johnson or evinrude
It would be great to see a pedal version or pedal back up! It would suck to have the batteries die and have no ores to get back to shore
TO THE MOOOOON!!!!
that looks so unnecessarily fun lol
I'm not a fan of boats or water, but I want one of these!
Great idea, great boat. Forgot to add marine grade plywood uses waterproof glue.
I'd love to get one of these kits and try to make it an inboard design with a weedwhacker engine and a 2 gallon or so tank.
That's hilariously beautiful.
I now need the sailboat version of this.... Seriously.
Well done Lads..
this boat reminds me of the boat from Ponyo
I'll bet that trolling motor actually has some power in a boat that small XD
That's really cool, love it!
man a two person boat would be sweet
Chesapeake Light Craft...I would be shocked if they weren't the direct source of his inspiration especially looking at the puzzle piece joints. Stitch and glue boat building has been around for decades, as a stand alone technique i think it was popularized by the late Phil Bolger decades ago. Currently there are thousands of designs based on this method, but i don't think any of them ship as kits in a parcel that size. CNC is the norm, laser cutting seems to me to be an unnecessary complication to production.
Also, you may not have them on the west coast, but people have been racing "cocktail class" boats since the 1940s, i think they are about 8' long and carry much more motor.
Holy crap this is awesome!
needs a solar panel bimini and regulator, did it to my dinghy (on my channel), it eliminates range anxiety
Definitely one of tested’s best!! This looks amazing amazing!!
So much fun!
Thank you for spreading the gospel of boatbuilding out to the wider world.
I say a "tested builds a miniboat" video is in order!
im planning on making my own boat but made from a tote so this is very helpful.
I don't know about the Mini boat as a sales model but perhaps a RC controlled buoyancy float. Put an esky on top or a version with handles for swimmers when they get tired. LOL
nice Emeryville!
Reminds me of 2 swans bouncing around the pond.
I wonder if you could upscale the techniques to build bigger more ocean worthy plans
you could use a cnc router to build using full sized sheets of plywood ua-cam.com/video/p_wk3q8jWcs/v-deo.html
That's a cute boat
Somewhere out there, an Aussie is thinking...hmmmmm... I can put an engine on that thing oooh yeahrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr...
Is marine grade plywood more buoyant than regular plywood?
Reminds me of the mini candle boat of ponyo
I'm amazed that it's only $1k. It is pretty simple I guess. I already have a boat but if you were looking into cheap boating this is an interesting idea.
Please can you make a video showing how to turn wood into liquid fuel for a vehicle? It involves using a gasifier and its condensate, wood tar. You heat the wood tar and condense the vapours that come off it, this condensate works as liquid fuel for engines. A youtuber called mrteslonian has made a lot of videos about it but they are tedious and hard to follow.
Can it support a small gimbaled cannon on the bow?
Please tell me I'm not the only person who wants to strap a Jet Cat micro turbine on that. Or a 2 smoke motor!!
Put one of those new Yamaha 4 strokes on 'er, 10 hp and counterbalance with a 3D printed bow molded gas tank (i think bow means front. that's what I mean, front of the boat.)
This is awesome 👍🏻
was this cut with the glowforge?
Can it hold a outboard motor with combustion engine? Like 5 or 7,5 hp?
all you need now is pedals underneath, with a chain sprocket setup like on bikes, to drive a charging motor.
Just put like some foam-rubber bumpers or something on them and you have water dodge'ems
Bless him.
I want one!!
This is hilarious! I love it.
Looks fun. But you would have to find a large lake
Its like a Giant pop pop boat.
Just wondering why he would leave the part aroud the cut out. Doesnt that increase shipping costs + emisions? Is there a god reason?
nice boat
I have one question, if you are going to put this much time and effort into a boat, why not put a combustion engine on the thing instead of a little trolling motor?
Awesome
Paul Elkins had built a boat similar to this.
Ever since i watched ponyo, i wanted a boat like this :'(
That's A Cute Little Floaty Toy.
How many year's will the boat will hold up to weather, water, wear and tear, a boat can be made out of newspaper how long will it last.
That would be pretty mental with an electric jet drive on it and some lithium batteries
now all we need to do is, tweak the bottom, slap a bigger engine on it & make it GLIDE!