Submarine Kayak - Part 1
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Published 2022-06-06
On the other hand, this specially modified kayak is lightweight and portable. I can load it in the back of my truck, and drag it across a beach, or even through the jungle to reach springs farther inland in Florida. It will function as an ordinary kayak on the surface - being propelled either by rowing or with a trolling motor, and then submerge. Ideally, it'll be neutrally bouyant when submerged, and control its depth with dive planes. Flexible ballast bags and a powerful bilge pump will be used to return to the surface.
Original Submarine:
• My Homemade Submarine
Arduino Code for Throttle Control:
drive.google.com/file/d/16FM2rn-7kcdCzos7gkxweNwvR…
Additional Info:
Original Kayak: Pelican Trailblazer 100 NXT
Material: "RAM-X", which is a variant of HDPE plastic
Motor: Newport 36 lb saltwater trolling motor
Battery Voltage: 12V
Battery Capacity: 50 AH
ESC: Hobbywing WP1080
ESC Control: Arduino Uno
Air Capacity: 120 cubic ft @ 4,000 psi
Music:
Kevin MacLeod - George Street Shuffle
Kevin MacLeod - Groove Groove
Prod Riddiman - Lost Time
Heatley Bros. - Otherworld
Heatley Bros. - 8 Bit Chillout
All Comments (21)
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Thanks for the interest everyone, Several people have asked about Part 2. My current physical condition prevents me from diving / underwater activity, so this project is postponed until recovery. I've done several surface tests in sheltered waters, and one test on relatively calm water in the Atlantic Ocean, and everything seems to work fine. I have a ballast system set up, but won't be able to test it until I can get back in the water.
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I love the solution of using the airbag to equalise the pressure inside the motor, very ingenious!
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Still waiting for part 2 ❤
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How is this both so jank, and brilliant, that I’m completely captivated ?
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We need a Part two! Great Video!
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"My first thought was to use a dive scooter but that would tire out my arms" Ahh yes, in the tech diving world we use a tether, or tow rope in our scooters, hooked to a harness. But please don't let this stop you from building your kayak sub, looks awesome.
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man, your project is a quite complex one, but your solutions are simple and straight to the problem, I love it, great work
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I can't wait to see the next part in this series.
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Very cool. If you need to reshape any part of the remaining HDPE it can be thermoformed by getting it hot and clamping it into the desired shape as it cools. If you have a DPV already and your arms get tired, add a D-ring and submarine strap to your BC and clip it onto that to pull you along. Deep cave divers down in Florida that push miles into caves use rigs like this. (They actually have stage divers that will set multiple DPVs along the expedition routes, and that just blows my mind.)
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I'm blown away by everything I"m learning on your channel. Thanks so much for posting and being so creative and awesome! I loved the potting method here. Youtube sent me to your ESC diy video and I loved that too. subbed and can't wait to learn everything I can from your amazing skillset! Like I never knew you could blowtorch polyethylene to glue to it - amazing trick!
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I am impressed with how little pride you take in making things look good or professional. Sounds like a dig, but I think it's a very helpful attitude when you are building one-off things like this. I would probably spend 10 times as long and get frustrated.
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I really like your Airbag-Sollution. I think I have seen people filling motors with oil to get a similar result. Wet sub kayak is a project that I allways wanted to try out (but time and resources prevent that).
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Awesome project, really innovative. I used to work in subsea robotics and find it a fascinating area. In industry they tend to use a non-conductive moly grease in connectors, it's superb for preventing water ingress. The air compensator filled with mineral would likely be smaller and allow you to go deeper if needed. This is the approach they use on ROVs with PBOF (pressure balanced oil filled) junction boxes. Looking forward to the next installment.
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This is great entertainment! For myself As a kayaker and tinkerer in process of turning two into a hydroplane also an rc enthusiast this project tick’s all the boxes! I’m liking the design and care going into its water proofing! only thing I’d have done differently was the throttle control for the esc I’d prefer to have full throttle range , I don’t own a pc for tuning so I’d just gut a cheap radio set or use servo testers to run the esc
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I particularly like that you come up with simple, basic solutions to address issues! Everything is straightforward and uncomplicated. Rather neat solution to pressurise the motor housing to prevent seawater from bypassing the drive shaft 'O' rings, I thought! Very neat and clever, I had to subscribe.
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The KSP VAB background music tho. Now i remember all those hundreds of hours of playtime. Look forward to ksp2
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Wow! I'm really impressed by the [potting of everythig. The 60 grit and flame methods and the use of cheap glass matt with epoxy. I'm going to have to try these ideas on some old kayaks!
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I see you are a FlexSeal Enjoyer too. A man of culture and taste.
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I shed a tear of joy when I heard chemistry jargon. Cool build, and I wish you a swift recovery.
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Can't wait for part 2 this would be awesome if my local water was clearer
