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That's really exciting! Marine projects can be a lot of fun. The feeling of being out on the water on a craft that you built/repaired yourself is really great,
by chrisdalke 7y ago
That's really exciting! Marine projects can be a lot of fun. The feeling of being out on the water on a craft that you built/repaired yourself is really great, and makes all the hard work worth it.
What size/model is the boat? Depending on your interests, you could even explore a more powerful electric motor and try to get it up on plane. There are lots of people out there building powerful DIY electric drivetrains (eg. https://efoil.builders/ https://efoil.builders/ for e-foils). Have fun!
- qchris 7y agoI believe it's an ~8' ft. long RIS/Sportnautik from Croatia (have had some trouble finding any more specific information than that, at least through site pages I can use Google Translate on). That's really neat about the e-foil site- I'll definitely have to look more into that, I'm sure it could be a really interesting addition if/when I get this up and running! I know trying to put together a corrosion-resistant drivetrain assembly would be a fun challenge.
- chrisdalke 7y agoAh, cool. Most of the people on that site are doing sealed underwater pod motors (much like a trolling motor) and even though those projects are all hydrofoils, a lot of the same advice for waterproofing brushless motors applies for a conventional boat. FWIW here's a really cheesy video for an electric outboard project I did back in college: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Elw9DDL6wTM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Elw9DDL6wTM