Nice Super Tanker build I like how everything is super heavy duty👍👍 Now you need to build a RC 4 wheel boat launcher with motorized sling straps to launch this beast & take it out of the water without getting wet.
Hey, I loved your video and project. Congrats! I want to ask you something. We are developing a project very similar to yours. we have a 1.5 meter long and approximately 11 kilograms boat. We are having a hard time choosing a suitable engine for this boat. What kind of engine do you think we should use?
For our SWATH vessel of similar size we are going with motors from 500 GPH bilge pumps. Bilge pump motors seem to work well for ROV and submarines too.
1. Did you use - Skid Steering Ardurover? 2. Did you place the batteries series and/ or parallel? 3. Can you show us a mission in mission planner firmware?
It's been difficult with Covid, as the place where I usually launch this is not accessible to me at the moment. I do have some cool stuff planned though - Im replacing the massive batteries with pumped water tanks and some LiPo's.
By the front of the hull, do you mean the bow? If so, it's pretty pointy already. About as pointy as I'd want from something made of balsa that's bound to bump things.
ALX Electronics it comes to a vertical edge, which is a wedge shape. I’m suggesting a modification to make it more like a pencil tip, where the point is at the very top.
Ah, I see. There is a slight forward angle on the bow, but it's not super noticeable. The hull was originally a loose model of a great lakes freighter, so I opted for a wedge bow instead of the typical "prow" on seagoing vessels. Duly noted, however. Haven't had any issues with debris yet, but it's an easy modification. Especially now that I could 3D print the whole bow and just glass it on... Hmmmm...
ALX Electronics So I’m actually working on a similar project right now. Rctestflight did this too, and he had the same shape of bow as you have; his boat got caught in plant debris and struggled to move. For the boat im designing, we 3D printed the front with the tapered edges as I described, along with two pontoon-like boxes. We have filled them with inexpensive two component closed cell foam from Amazon for buoyancy. We are going to connect the parts with epoxy and cover the top, then put the electronics above them. That’s our plane; our Tupperware container prototype is doing well so far.
Nice job! We are also working on autonomous vessels (3d printed sailboat), if you'd like maybe we could exchange some information? Regards Team Rapidus👊🏼
I wanted to build an autonomous boat for quite some time now, but now I really want to build an autonomous boat. Great walkthrough!
Nice job
Great presentation
Very good content! I really enjoyed this and learned a lot from it! Thx
waiting for part 2. keep it up
Thanks mate! It's a bit cold to do any more runs this season, but I definelty have some stuff to add to this.
this is briliant. hope you can make video process. you earned my sub
Make part 2!!!!
Nice Super Tanker build I like how everything is super heavy duty👍👍 Now you need to build a RC 4 wheel boat launcher with motorized sling straps to launch this beast & take it out of the water without getting wet.
Hah, I actually built a cart for launching it!
@@alxelectronics9615 Very KOOL💟
Hey, I loved your video and project. Congrats!
I want to ask you something. We are developing a project very similar to yours. we have a 1.5 meter long and approximately 11 kilograms boat. We are having a hard time choosing a suitable engine for this boat. What kind of engine do you think we should use?
For our SWATH vessel of similar size we are going with motors from 500 GPH bilge pumps. Bilge pump motors seem to work well for ROV and submarines too.
And what about the Pixhawk? Could you tell us how to programming it? Some details? Thanks
Me: That´s a nice "little" boat.
"It was designed to carry beer."
Me: Omg that´s an amazing boat, i love it.
Nice!
1. Did you use - Skid Steering Ardurover?
2. Did you place the batteries series and/ or parallel?
3. Can you show us a mission in mission planner firmware?
When is part 2 coming?
did you ever do anymore work on this project? the first part was brilliant
make part 2 pls still waiting XD
It's been difficult with Covid, as the place where I usually launch this is not accessible to me at the moment. I do have some cool stuff planned though - Im replacing the massive batteries with pumped water tanks and some LiPo's.
Hi, what is engine power(hp) and weight of ship?
You should really taper the front of the hull, so it comes to a point instead of an edge. It will make it way less likely to catch debris.
By the front of the hull, do you mean the bow? If so, it's pretty pointy already. About as pointy as I'd want from something made of balsa that's bound to bump things.
ALX Electronics it comes to a vertical edge, which is a wedge shape. I’m suggesting a modification to make it more like a pencil tip, where the point is at the very top.
Ah, I see. There is a slight forward angle on the bow, but it's not super noticeable. The hull was originally a loose model of a great lakes freighter, so I opted for a wedge bow instead of the typical "prow" on seagoing vessels.
Duly noted, however. Haven't had any issues with debris yet, but it's an easy modification. Especially now that I could 3D print the whole bow and just glass it on... Hmmmm...
ALX Electronics So I’m actually working on a similar project right now. Rctestflight did this too, and he had the same shape of bow as you have; his boat got caught in plant debris and struggled to move. For the boat im designing, we 3D printed the front with the tapered edges as I described, along with two pontoon-like boxes. We have filled them with inexpensive two component closed cell foam from Amazon for buoyancy. We are going to connect the parts with epoxy and cover the top, then put the electronics above them. That’s our plane; our Tupperware container prototype is doing well so far.
Nice job! We are also working on autonomous vessels (3d printed sailboat), if you'd like maybe we could exchange some information?
Regards Team Rapidus👊🏼
why you not using
lipo battery mate
Didn't have one that had a capacity comparable to the lead acids. Also... I needed ballast. SLA batteries works great!
getting aids in my left ear lol, why is the sound only on the left side?