I Built a Giant R/C Boat to Surf Behind

[izzieb]

The scream at 11:01 - perfect sound effect material.

[CuthbertNibbles]

POV from the beach: a man standing on a flying paddle board doing circles on the water while shouting "Wooo! Woooo! This is a pretty good reindeer! Wooohoooo!" is making you question if Santa exists, just in a different form.

[mattw_]

My phone was in my pocket at 6:50 … had me questioning what I was watching for a second lmao

[EvanFoiling]

Hey Daniel! You've independently discovered a "tow boogie" which a lot of guys down in LA have built to tow themselves into waves. Absolutely more fun and better for building your foil skills than an efoil!

[SimonCrowther]

Absolutely bloody brilliant. The problem solving, continuous improvement, and storytelling are great.

[NLFA]

for V2 You should add some sort of GPS tracker to the board that talks to Ardupilot on the tow boat so that when you fall off and release the throttle, the boat is programmed to automatically follow the GPS location of the board to save you having to swim back to the tow boat.

[FoilFanatic]

I found that learning to pump on that exact foil setup was pretty difficult. Newer pump setups, like the axis 1150 or similar, fly at lower speeds and make pumping way easier. Good luck!

[bradenmolloy]

So happy to have the music back. That’s what made this channel stand out also the high level of engineering prowess.

[Nono-hkis]

23:05 "I might have to take the submarine out here" is something that very few people can say, especially *while* pump boarding behind their personal tugboat.

[EatsLikeADuck]

The pure joy displayed in this video is wonderful.

[boraxthe]

What would happen if you just move the rope mount forward a bit? There ought to be a good mounting point where the pull from you being dragged behind would pivot the boat backwards just the right amount to ensure that you keep the props under water

[benholmquist]

From what I’ve learned about pumpfoil - the wings need to be MASSIVE. Double or triple the span!

[MaxWithTheSax]

I love that you are still experimenting with the propeller designs. Those CNC propellers are absolutely beautiful.

[sb...]

You seem like you're having so much fun, your enthusiasm is infectious.

[MattyRut]

"Ansel running couldn't be putting out more than 400 watts"... friend, only you would have had that thought that at that moment.

[Gulliolm]

I wasn't expecting to watch an edging video while at work... :D

[tehpanda]

make a new boat hull, from aluminum sheet that has been pressed between 2 forms. thermal epoxy an aluminum "heatsink" (block) to the aluminum hull and then to the electronics that need cooling: free water cooling.

[King_Dugga]

Can you catch crabs in Lake Union/Washington? Usually those jugs just below the water are for crab traps that the crabber doesn't want anyone (ie the fish police) to know about. They just GPS tag the spot so they can find them again.

[rarbiart]

Those green underwater things are a cliffhanger!

[deathpyre]

6:55 Close your eyes and you know what I'm talkin about