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video Trolling motor made from wood
The basic idea of this trolling motor is the multi functionality of the cordless drill.
Is the power of a battery drill enough to drive a trolling boat on still waters?
The answer is yes. I made the trolling motor from wood and some other parts in a
Clear design with Clean materials and Cheap. So, the 3 C's.
The outboard is partly inflatable for easy transport. Two nails are locking the hinge
and the steering handle. All the functional parts are there, motor, propellor,
hinge with lift and the steering handle with trottle. Building time is about 3 hours.
A test with a canoe was convincing although a drill with a higher speed is advisable.
I also used a battery adaptor for connecting an external 12V gel battery of 12AH.
Enough to navigate for a while. Website: http://www.safarana.org
Is the power of a battery drill enough to drive a trolling boat on still waters?
The answer is yes. I made the trolling motor from wood and some other parts in a
Clear design with Clean materials and Cheap. So, the 3 C's.
The outboard is partly inflatable for easy transport. Two nails are locking the hinge
and the steering handle. All the functional parts are there, motor, propellor,
hinge with lift and the steering handle with trottle. Building time is about 3 hours.
A test with a canoe was convincing although a drill with a higher speed is advisable.
I also used a battery adaptor for connecting an external 12V gel battery of 12AH.
Enough to navigate for a while. Website: http://www.safarana.org
Succes!
My goodness you did 186 instructables; much inspiration from above, I guess.
I never expected to have 186 Instructables, but kept thinking of solutions to problems and wanted to share them. Some of the Instructables are better than others. Thank you.
Anyone ever tell you, you look like Red Green without the duck tape? :)
This remember me that some 30 years ago I made a centrifugal water pump in phenolic plywood, successfully. I used it for filtering the water of the canvas pool.
The metalic parts were only the axis, the hub and the rotor (2 brass blades) The motor was the drill.