I love it. Thats the way we were raised and we had the greatest childhood. My Dad was so much like this...he made us the coolest fun stuff. Thank God he did that instead of spending all his free time judging other people on the internet
Thanks for the comment and the observation. Amazing how judgemental some people can be about others, but that's the world we live in I suppose. I think that your dad was very wise. Cheers
The boats over there in Thailand are made with this same type of engine mount setup! They use small gas powered engines to V-6 & V-8's as well! I've been to Thailand 3 separate times while serving in the U.S. Navy & road on these boats from the aircraft carrier to shore & back! They'll hold 20 or so people in some of these boats & they do go purty fast out across the water! A job well done on your lil ole project there, bud! Your youngin was having some fun, wasn't he!
15 minutes after the camera stopped rolling, Mummy and Daddy are in the holiday room having boisterous copulation and discussing what to say to the insurance man about little Harry's nautical mishap.
I love this, its lightweight, and moves you arround! its perfect, and its pretty much the only thing you can use, a boat motor would flip small rafts such as that one
New Zealand mate, New Zealand! All of those nasty things you've heard about live in Australia. Different country, like Canada, but lots of water in between. Not connected. The nastiest animals that we have are possums, and they came from Australia! Clean, green and nasty things free. That's us.
I used to go boating with this guy that always had some kind of engine failure and left us stranded on the river. I told him I was going to make one of these with a weed wacker and bring it along.
I was just thinking how cool it is to see kids still interested in stuff like this especially these days, with all the i phone smart phone shit going on. Some kids do nothing but sit on their ass and stare at a screen all day untill their eyes sting. Its nice to see kids getting outside and that parents are willing to take time to slap together some old boat and a weed eater for their kids amusement.
String trimmers were originally outboard engines for small boats - until someone thought it would be fun to destroy some weeds with the prop. Now the technology has gone full circle.
Very good great video we tried it years ago but kept cutting out too much pitch on our prop i would have made a full guard cage round the prop in case little lad falls in
It was fun to do, and "Phase 3" included RC boat props which have enclosing ducts. Unfortunately the pilot is now too big and I'm looking for another candidate for the trials!
This looks like a revival of the old British Atco Boat Impeller which went out of production in the 1950s. Air-cooled engine, long straight shaft pivoted in both up and down and side to side axes on the stern. It's really not much more dangerous that a conventional outboard - but it's a lot noisier. I'd still say though it's more important for kids to learn to row than use outboards.
@LyonsdenNZ Amen to this, my father was always building things for me to test, and some were quite suspect, but constantly fun. What a good family you have. Oh, I'm 52 now.......
Depends on the hull you are using, but if you're going to use a weedeater, which is quite good as it's light, go for the biggest capacity one that you can find. Some are around 32cc, which may give you between 1 and 2 HP.
Point taken. Since this vid there has been "Weedeater Boat Project Phase2", which added another weedeater, and Phase3 is coming. You'll be pleased to know that Phase3 has shrouds over the propellors for both safety reasons and improved thrust. Cheers.
This is the only application were I would say to use a weed eater with a curved shaft over a straight shaft, but when cutting grass, straight shaft weed eaters all the way!
@PBKiteboarding . Fun to do as well! "Weedeater Boat Project Phase2" was even more fun, and funnier to watch. Sort of doing donuts on the water. The 3rd phase is not far away!
@stuart18100 Agreed Stuart. Having trouble locating something suitable but I'm looking at cropping the existing prop(s). Have a look at "Weedeater Boat Project Phase2". It gets along a bit better with two motors, but the inflatable is too blunt. I've built a planing hull which should appear as "...Phase3" before too long. Still looking for some props...
In "Weedeater Project Phase2" I put two weedeaters on the boat. I think that was about as much weight that this inflatable would take comfortably. Because of the blunt hull shape, there's not much point in adding much more power as it won't go much faster. Have fun out there!
@whiteboyfunk1 Hmmm... I won't be seeing 52 again, but that doesn't stop me from trying to get, and give, a little fun out of life. Unfortunately I didn't have the time to do this sort of thing with my own sons, but now that that commodity is a little easier to find, doing stuff for enjoyment is a big priority. We've all had a lot of kicks out of this project, Weedeater Boat Project Phase2, and we're looking forward to Phase3 in the near future. Hope you enjoy with us. Cheers.
I see kids that small sail boating at the lake all the time the boy is wearing a life jacket in a dingy and his dad seems to have allot of trust to just let him go like that.
ATCO made lawn mowers and they were a pig to start they also made some outboard motors but they didn't last long the good old seagulls were the best I've still got one I keep it just to surprise people that don't believe it will go
Simon,. Did you know that Seagull engines were only designed to run ONCE? They were first made for the WW2 and the landings in Normandy and after the war a few were "refined" into the engines we now have.
See previous comment. Since this vid we've had phase2, and now phase3 is on the way. The latest version has prop guards and is just waiting for some warmer weather before trials. Cheers.
@LyonsdenNZ Thank you for the reply, Dad turned 82 on Nov. 22, I showed him the video and detected a spark of joy and memories, too bad there aren't more of good ol' fashioned fun-lovers out there....
There was a wee bit more to it than that, and earlier comments on this and the later "Weedeater Boat Project Phase2" will tell you a bit about how it was done. Most of the stuff I had lying around, so don't know exactly what it would cost to do, but the boat would probably be $50 or $60, the weedeater around $50, the prop about $10, plywood $15 to $20 and old bike forks should be able to be found for free! There were a few bits and pieces extra that would probably cost $30 or so. That's all $NZ.
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I love it. Thats the way we were raised and we had the greatest childhood. My Dad was so much like this...he made us the coolest fun stuff.
Thank God he did that instead of spending all his free time judging other people on the internet
Thanks for the comment and the observation. Amazing how judgemental some people can be about others, but that's the world we live in I suppose. I think that your dad was very wise. Cheers
@@LyonsdenNZ Try you the invent first...
You are so totaly right. The boy can swim, has life jacket, no problem.
I love it. I wish every dad's have some time with their kids now and days.
The boats over there in Thailand are made with this same type of engine mount setup! They use small gas powered engines to V-6 & V-8's as well! I've been to Thailand 3 separate times while serving in the U.S. Navy & road on these boats from the aircraft carrier to shore & back! They'll hold 20 or so people in some of these boats & they do go purty fast out across the water! A job well done on your lil ole project there, bud! Your youngin was having some fun, wasn't he!
15 minutes after the camera stopped rolling, Mummy and Daddy are in the holiday room having boisterous copulation and discussing what to say to the insurance man about little Harry's nautical mishap.
That's freaking awesome, great dad..
Direct from Thailand!
I love this, its lightweight, and moves you arround! its perfect, and its pretty much the only thing you can use, a boat motor would flip small rafts such as that one
Loving your work Don. Some things never change huh.
and the kid was never seen again,,
@Glendora Angle stfu👎🤡🤡
Awesome, every kid needs a dad like this....
If the propulsion wasn’t facing down, that raft would be a bit faster. It’s never too late to compliment a dad for creating good memories.
New Zealand mate, New Zealand! All of those nasty things you've heard about live in Australia. Different country, like Canada, but lots of water in between. Not connected. The nastiest animals that we have are possums, and they came from Australia! Clean, green and nasty things free. That's us.
Great test pilot....what a lot of fun.
I used to go boating with this guy that always had some kind of engine failure and left us stranded on the river. I told him I was going to make one of these with a weed wacker and bring it along.
I was just thinking how cool it is to see kids still interested in stuff like this especially these days, with all the i phone smart phone shit going on. Some kids do nothing but sit on their ass and stare at a screen all day untill their eyes sting. Its nice to see kids getting outside and that parents are willing to take time to slap together some old boat and a weed eater for their kids amusement.
Super cameramann. meine oma konnte nach 30 jahren mal wieder ein film ohne brille sehen und das in HD (-:, dafür gibs daumen hoch!
I kept thinking the the kid was going to castrate his dad with the prop!
Me too. reminded me of coaching baseball and getting hit in the head with a bat only worse.
Me to
Same
String trimmers were originally outboard engines for small boats - until someone thought it would be fun to destroy some weeds with the prop. Now the technology has gone full circle.
That's freaking awesome i gotta try that
these weed eater boat engine are really cool am thinking about building one and putting it on my kayak.
past.claudel
oo1
great the world needs more dsds like this im one of those
this is how you send your kids to Cuba
At least you got the mount right & it moves. I used the wheel joint off a shopping cart and a air condition fan blade for the propeller.
Great idea, will work on fixing yaks today
Great to see someone else having simple fun! What next? Add another weedeater? Have a look at "Weedeater Boat Project Phase2" for some ideas. Cheers.
This is the last thing the highly endangered Hectors Dolphin needs!
yeah this is awesome and would definitely work for many different things
I did the same thing making an outboard motor with a weeded terms about 20yrs ago.
The kid will always remember this
It's Ok, we told Hector and he's keeping his dolphins out of the way.......
Very good great video we tried it years ago but kept cutting out too much pitch on our prop i would have made a full guard cage round the prop in case little lad falls in
It was fun to do, and "Phase 3" included RC boat props which have enclosing ducts. Unfortunately the pilot is now too big and I'm looking for another candidate for the trials!
That was AWESOME!! I want one but I'm to big.!
This looks like a revival of the old British Atco Boat Impeller which went out of production in the 1950s. Air-cooled engine, long straight shaft pivoted in both up and down and side to side axes on the stern.
It's really not much more dangerous that a conventional outboard - but it's a lot noisier.
I'd still say though it's more important for kids to learn to row than use outboards.
I've just got a mini x Malibu kayak and put a new 30lbs minn kota motor on it. 😄
@LyonsdenNZ Amen to this, my father was always building things for me to test, and some were quite suspect, but constantly fun. What a good family you have. Oh, I'm 52 now.......
Pretty Cool Great to Watch!
Pretty Darn Cool!
Funny you should mention that. Yes, there was a bit of Thai Longtail influence. Copied, actually :-)
Now that's a cool dad...
nice job
Bloody ripper 🧓😂🤣🤣🤣🇦🇺✌️👍as lizzy birdsworth would say from prisoner...🤓👍👍👍
We did that when we were 10 but we made the boat aswell out of polesyerene sheets. Probbably cheaper to buy a small outboard in the firstplace lol
Depends on the hull you are using, but if you're going to use a weedeater, which is quite good as it's light, go for the biggest capacity one that you can find. Some are around 32cc, which may give you between 1 and 2 HP.
good job, boy
and little juan was last seen somewhere around falcon lake headed for the american side at a rapid clip, dps gunboat in persuit.
That's so cool
It just needs a bigger rotor lol but it's good as it is for a young man like the test driver himself
Point taken. Since this vid there has been "Weedeater Boat Project Phase2", which added another weedeater, and Phase3 is coming. You'll be pleased to know that Phase3 has shrouds over the propellors for both safety reasons and improved thrust. Cheers.
I made this before when I was in middle school I use a workout tool works grate made is so you can rase and lower the prop deeper.
Yo we’re doing this with our pirouge. Basically a poor mans kayak lol
im puttin a weedeater engine on a 24" fiberglass boat I have since the 80's lol.
Ah yes...the ole American standard. BEER and BOATING! WTH was I thinking anyway.
this is so badass like go fishing off it
No, I use someone else's kid. They're expendable.
Haha
that is awesome
A good solid whack around each ear. Couldn't hear a thing, not much pain. The crossed eyes straightened up after a week or two.
Proud to be kiwi! Thumbs up. Hope he had a paddle tho.
Good man..!!!
the seaweed 1000! (:
This is the only application were I would say to use a weed eater with a curved shaft over a straight shaft, but when cutting grass, straight shaft weed eaters all the way!
nice thanks what horse power motor should i use
You got to put a safety mesh on that blade.
@PBKiteboarding . Fun to do as well! "Weedeater Boat Project Phase2" was even more fun, and funnier to watch. Sort of doing donuts on the water. The 3rd phase is not far away!
@stuart18100 Agreed Stuart. Having trouble locating something suitable but I'm looking at cropping the existing prop(s). Have a look at "Weedeater Boat Project Phase2". It gets along a bit better with two motors, but the inflatable is too blunt. I've built a planing hull which should appear as "...Phase3" before too long. Still looking for some props...
you need to put a depth stop to allow the prop to surface pierce.
How did you make this like to make one for my 2 person inflatable boat
mount a pair of these bad boys together!!!!! hellz ya!!!
+Guided Hand Way ahead of you! See "Weedeater Boat Project Phase 2".
with a boat like that, how big of an engine could i put on the back without it being to heavy?
In "Weedeater Project Phase2" I put two weedeaters on the boat. I think that was about as much weight that this inflatable would take comfortably. Because of the blunt hull shape, there's not much point in adding much more power as it won't go much faster. Have fun out there!
I want to do that!
It doesn't need more power. It's got plenty of power.
But it's revving too high for the prop and the prop is just cavitating..
Needs bigger prop
You need to add a piece of wood that's semi thin to the front so it doesn't drift as much and so the steering works better
Using your son as a test dummy, yeah that seems about like my childhood, LOL.
@okay i'm more worried about the balls of the dad
Cool man
@whiteboyfunk1 Hmmm... I won't be seeing 52 again, but that doesn't stop me from trying to get, and give, a little fun out of life. Unfortunately I didn't have the time to do this sort of thing with my own sons, but now that that commodity is a little easier to find, doing stuff for enjoyment is a big priority. We've all had a lot of kicks out of this project, Weedeater Boat Project Phase2, and we're looking forward to Phase3 in the near future. Hope you enjoy with us. Cheers.
Do inflatable boats like that need to be registered if youre going to use paddles? Ilive in California.
in Minnesota it doesn't need to be registered if no motor is attached, call your dmv for info.
I see kids that small sail boating at the lake all the time the boy is wearing a life jacket in a dingy and his dad seems to have allot of trust to just let him go like that.
We thought it was good too. Not sure that he would like to be described as a small experimental rabbit though!
Hello, I wonder if you can make a video to explain how to "build" the support and modify the engine.
Thank Quick Response.
i did that n sat on my iner tube and held on to weed wacker with prop draged me all over hell lol
Canon Powershot A720, great for all sorts of things, but not quite up to it when the little bugger disappears across the inlet! I've upgraded.
I guess you could now call it a "Seaweed Eater."
That's too funny!
A regular little KLONG BASHER. 😃
Nice I'm building one
If that kid had half of a brain he'd have had a Whole lot of fun with that Great new toy.
uno when u release ya hand off the throttle it stops spinning ae? lol so if he falls in and let's go of throttle I think he would be ok
ATCO made lawn mowers and they were a pig to start they also made some outboard motors but they didn't last long the good old seagulls were the best I've still got one I keep it just to surprise people that don't believe it will go
Simon,. Did you know that Seagull engines were only designed to run ONCE? They were first made for the WW2 and the landings in Normandy and after the war a few were "refined" into the engines we now have.
@stuart18100 Thanks for that. I'll try doing it that way if I can't find a couple of more suitable props. Cheers.
See previous comment. Since this vid we've had phase2, and now phase3 is on the way. The latest version has prop guards and is just waiting for some warmer weather before trials. Cheers.
And that's why you get a stihl!
My daddy always made me the guinea pig too..
Wal mart will soon be saling weed eater motors to go with their kayaks
@LyonsdenNZ Thank you for the reply, Dad turned 82 on Nov. 22, I showed him the video and detected a spark of joy and memories, too bad there aren't more of good ol' fashioned fun-lovers out there....
what kind of propeller did you you use? how did you install it?
really ought to make a guard for the prop
Nice
The Sea Gods smile greatly upon any parent who is willing to allow their childern test pilots. Where else are we t find ur future Chuk Yeagers?
i like
There was a wee bit more to it than that, and earlier comments on this and the later "Weedeater Boat Project Phase2" will tell you a bit about how it was done. Most of the stuff I had lying around, so don't know exactly what it would cost to do, but the boat would probably be $50 or $60, the weedeater around $50, the prop about $10, plywood $15 to $20 and old bike forks should be able to be found for free! There were a few bits and pieces extra that would probably cost $30 or so. That's all $NZ.