Powered Kayak with esk8 battery

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god damn though. .that kit adds up to like $5k

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I want to make one of those hyrofoil surfboards. truly waterproofing these water sports seems like an expensive learning curve though

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Dam you. I dunno why i haven’t though of it till now. But now i want an electric jet ski… sigh. Time to hit up google. Find me a donor hull.

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Haha that would be awesome make sure its sealed tight cause 100+v and saltwater isnt a good mix

At it again.

This time I wish I had a motor, someone got a little too drunk and I had to tow them to shore, it was hell with the current I have major blisters Haha

You need a little self control on the sandbar if you get too messed up it’s not easy to get back to safety.

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The worst is if you forget the tide is rising and your kayak starts floating away.

Happend once or twice

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I actually anchor my kayak so I dont have to worry to much. But yes that was a problem for me before haha

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I wonder if a 3d printed propeller on a long shaft of the back, so you can pull it in it or easily, would work?

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I kinds wanna try that with a paddle board.

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That could work. Maybe use a propeller shaft like like from a weed whacker so you can hold on to it and mount a motor on one end. You would need a horizontal handle so prevent it from spinning in your hands.

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Go grab some knowledge from

and bring it back and share with us :smiley:

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Soooo… a trolling motor? Lol

A powerful trolling motor lol

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Guys- Just grab a cordless drill and print a propellor and screw it on some threaded rod and boom! problem solved
(I wish i was shitposting but i have seen this done before on a boat tender)

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Everyone over there recommending maytech motors. So my take away from that is to attach buckets to my back wheels for maximum hydropower, dip my entire board into conformal coating and then we simply kill the batman.

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Got my self a new Kayak. Got a Sea Ghost 130 now that I have a rudder this will make my diy trolling motor idea work well. I see the guys there use 65165 waterproof maytech motors.

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