Building a Kayak Entirely out of Clear Fiberglass and LEDs
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This project was born out of the question I just couldn't shake from my brain no matter how hard I shook: If I skip the wood part of a cedar-strip boat, will I get a clear fiberglass boat? If so, why don't people do this instead of a dyed gel coat? I didn't put days in text down in the bottom because it wasn't as organized as the canoe build (I was finishing my pilot's license at the same time as this build, so the days were more random/spotty) but in the end, it got crammed into a ~14 day build due to my impending deadline of cramming it into a U-Haul so I could move to California. That also explains the gap in my videos- I've been working hard to settle into my workshop (and new home) but it does take time!
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What kind of boat should I build next??
Next video: "I built a clear yacht!"
16:08 told me to say that's a terrible idea
Pedal boat made from Rowlux Illusion film. www.rowtec.com/rowlux.html
A miniature tall ship. But not like a model tall-ship; a large row-boat sized tall-ship.
Since boats are off the table, the only option is to build an anti-boat. A bathtub.
This is so cool!!!
What a great build! Mold making, electronics, and a unique finished product! These are the projects that I LOVE! Subbed
Holy ... getting props from Mark Rober is like ... just ... wow! *from one Engineer to another 👏👏👏
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mark hi
oh hi mark
Damn girl if I was a fish I'd rave to this 😍🌈🐠
can fishes get drunk underwater?
@@xylafoxlin Apparently they can! :D
Source: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/acer.12432
@@mickb.8925 i love that this research exists lmao
Fishing boats around the world use powerful lights to attract fish.
You're probably not the only one.
Xyla: *makes RGB Kayak*
Linus Sebastian:*Enters Chat*You had my curiosity, but now you have my attention...
Just a tiny tip, a dusting of 3m spray adhesive can hold your fiberglass cloth in place in places like around the opening. It can save LOTS of frustration with challenging shapes.
The end result looked great! so much work. Awesome job
It's finally done xD
Such an awesome project!
Just inching closer to my invite to make a wonder woman jet :P
When the borders are open, a collaboration between Hacksmith and Xyla is in order
@@xylafoxlin A fully polished subsonex would be your cheapest and fastest option toward that goal. I mean, it's not transparent but it would kinda look like it in the air. Clear fiberglass thick enough to be structurally sound for light aircraft use wouldn't be remotely transparent, barely translucent if you're lucky, and then you have to go through the minor hassle of designing and building a jet from scratch.
@@Skinflaps_Meatslapper Guess her next project will have to be transparent aluminum then.
@@georgekirkaldie5603 If they're building a wonderwoman jet they don't need the borders to be open.
2 questions
1. How much overlap do you recommend on the seams where you cut your fiberglass?
2. Any updates on how this vessel survived the move?
Just gonna say...the most intricate and detailed tutorials on soldering don't mention what could be the most helpful tip ever.
Thank you...that literally saved me hours.
Turned out so awesome! 🌈✨ Makes us curious about trying out fiberglass one day!
Do it!! Feel free to hit me up with any questions! I've pulled fiberglass shards out of every appendage at this point so I know it pretty well lmao
fibreglass and RESIN TIME!!!! 📣📣
The world needs a collab in these trying times
Nice , a crossover, a resin kayak🤔😁
Do it 😁👍
I am a very old man living on the left edge of Canada. I just stood up (at great effort) and gave you a standing ovation. This was brilliant. Cheers.
The degree of success you achieved with that finished product is amazing. It totally looks like something that a company with a decent R&D lab designed and had professionally manufactured. For being a project with a bunch of external stress factors, I think it turned out way better than anticipated. Next project could be stepping up the challenge level by vacuum forming a polycarbonate kayak using heat and vacuum bagging. Not sure how you'll sort out getting a 9ft long heating source, but it would definitely be an awesome challenge.
Not sure if a completely clear material would give a better look; the scattering/diffusion from the fiber gives it that nice filled out glowie look. Make it too clear and I fear that kinda falls apart into 'just a bunch of LED strips'
If you haven’t named her yet, might I suggest “Cuttlefish”?
This is so freaking cool! I think the frosting actually works really well because it distributes the light from the LEDs so nicely. Would be interesting to know how sturdy it turned out to be and if you think this would hold up with regular use
I mean, with what it's made out of you could simply just continue to add more fiberglass layers to the bottom if it starts to wear.
True, the frosting manage to diffuse the light better rather than a crystal clear would, it acted as a diffuser which actually made the led lights look a lot cooler.
@@Braven9975 Indeed and you kind of do generally want a diffuser with LED lighting for this sort of application as it gives a more ambient lighting effect than the bare chips produce. Well I guess this is subjective but I do find the bare chips to produce a light that is unpleasantly harsh for ambient lighting effects the effect is usually more pleasant with diffuser or indirect lighting on a matte surface.
It absolutely will hold up- many kayaks are exactly this construction.
The LEDs make the boat look like it came right out of Rainbow Road from Mariokart!🌈
Sister u are my Hero. I was just sitting here trying to figure out how to make one, and i wouls have too, but u saved me 😘
Everyone has been laughing at me for years about my zip tie belts. Thank you for validating my lifestyle ^^
Going to Cali? Need a team-up with Simone Giertz :)
Super cool! Would love to see more of this thing in action - though i do not envy the nearly 24-hour nonstop fiberglassing process
agreed!
The CZcams algorithm played nicely for a change, I watched a cedar strip kayak get made and immediately wondered "can you do it without the cedar strips"... next video recommended to me was this awesome some. Thanks for building this out to answer the question!
That was such a great project. I enjoyed both this build and the cedar strip canoe.
I have worked quite a big with fiberglass repairing boats but could never get up the nerve to actually _build_ my own boat, though I've always wanted to. I think I no longer have an excuse not to give it a try.
That was so satisfying when you first took it off the kayak! Is there anything you can't do?? This came out so amazing - loving the lights addition!
Awwww thank you!!
The final shot of the kayak in the water reminds me of deep sea jellyfish so much. I never knew how much I wanted something like that!
I've just found your channel and I am BAFFLED at how you don't have more subscribers. You are my new favourite CZcamsr.
As i should be honest and say I have no experience with water crafts, but In my experience with fiberglass I would recommend that you continue to have fun and be yourself. Thanks for sharing 🙂
So what did you do during the lockdowns of 2020?
Xyla: Make like, a silly amount of boats
8:09 Only an engineer would hold their trousers up with a cable tie.
Have done this, can confirm undoable cable ties are better than usual ones.
@@TomE1248 Removing the cheaper ones at the end of day is dangerous when tired. Big bandaid and electrical tape necassary.
@@TomE1248 You should just use two side loops.
That's what I do.
@@jimurrata6785 what do you mean?
@@TomE1248 Do you mean the Velcro ones we use in server rooms?
I mean do like Xyla has, and don't zip tie your pants shut.
I was fitting LEDs to a table desk today and had your voice walking me through in my head. I've clearly been watching far too many of your films. My favourite BTW was the camper build, rocket, canoe, who am I kidding, there all great.
The night effects were awesome , dig your creativity , there must've been fish from every direction just trailing you , so cool .
Can't believe you didn't acknowledge your ziptie belt 😂
I didn't think anyone would notice!!!!
@@xylafoxlin I had to smile when I saw that . My daughter's a vegan and cant find clothes to fit . She does the same thing .
Damn, you made me have to go back and watch the video again. 🤣
@@johnburakowski61 Following a vegan lifestyling isn't the reason for not finding clothes. Maybe she just very slim and have to face the same problem with an omnivor diet. But its a really creative solution for that kind of problem
I had to start looking for it at first i was like "what belt"
I'm a little upset that she said wax on, but didn't follow it with wax off.
IM SO SORRY
@@xylafoxlin I forgive you. Cool boat.
@@effingtard5945 thank you thank you i couldn't sleep
She's a feminist. Its against their doctrine
I love the “measure twice cut once” crop top, but the once is cut through.
Every day a wake up and ask, what new thing will i see today? Then i turn to Xylas' channel and see this! I have always made things from nothing. Fabricating is an excellent exercise for the mind. This was a funny and educational video to watch! Thank you xyla!!!
Pirated kayak, love it! This reminds me of those old "piracy. it's a crime" commercials. You wouldn't steal a car. lol
That separation pop of the fiberglass from the kayak was SO satisfying.
Amazing! You should wire the LED's to an ESP32 with WLED Firmware, over 100 effects and this Kayak deserves it!
the fact your willing to EARN your like is a foreign concept to many, for that reason alone you have mine! your content is always awesome!
"I'M SAWGGEY" 😂 This was so cool Xyla!! Huge congrats on the build and final result. Hope you don't burden yourself with another crazy boat soon, but it would also be no surprise if you did hahaha. Happy new year!!
Hehehe we both know where any new boats would have to live... 😁
You've inspired me to build a boat! Maybe with neon? 12,000 volts on water shouldn't be a problem, right?
Just make sure you've got enough beer, then you'll be fine.
Might want to crank that up to 15,000V just in case a little splash gets on your circuitry.
Np, just distillate the water first haha! Vape the world.
as long as it doesnt ground somewhere, 12kv will be perfect on water !
The Bride of Frankenstein would consider it quite romantic actually.
Someone could make a small fortune marketing this idea. Honestly it is super cool and much safer as it increases your visibility to other boats at night when it's most dangerous.
Cool Kayak! Handy tip for demolding - if you have an air compressor, stick the airgun/nozzle between the part and mold and give it a blast. Depending on shape/size etc. sometimes your part will just gracefully come free without having to do anything else.
I don’t know about an asmr tag, but I reckon it totally qualifies for “oddly satisfying”.
We used to release our mold with compressed air, works like a charm
I was thinking compressed air, or water to dissolve the PVA and float the original kayak out of the new hull.
Good mold prep will take care of 95% of surface problems and demolding issues. Its way more costly to fix things in a patch process than it is to mold it perfect to begin with. Get your molds to a near mirror finish and use make sure everything has been buffed with your demolding compound and no wax left. Demold, Orange peel,fish eyes, alligation etc will mostly be eliminated by good surface prep, and if you are doing this commercially its absolutely needed because fixing it afterwards cost alot.
🤩🌈 Wow! You make me want to go back to school and study engineering so I can make clear fiberglass rainbow LED everything. Don’t put it past me... I just might.
Omg save the money on engineering school and spend it on moar LEDs 😉
@@xylafoxlin But then I’ll just wind up tangled in a mess of LEDs. I know because I tried to add them to my piano... 😆 but a clear fiberglass LED piano would be even cooler.
@@SarahIngleOfficial Maybe you could rig up an Arduino kit to make it a light-up player piano.
Do it! Join the engineering club. The same club where you can't find work in the field and do something totally different!
Hi Sarah.
You don't need engineering school..
Just use CZcams...
I don't do much fibreglassing but each time I tell the fibreglass company what I want to do .. including surface area .. also I tell them I'm not made of money...
.. and they send a box with everything I need..
Do buy a good respirator and goggles and wear old clothes etc...
A serious point not mentioned on her dress made of carbon fibre and Kevlar.. never use mains powered tools or Sanders with carbon fibre as the carbon gets in the air and motor and can be electrocuted.. use air tools or battery but if use battery tools do outside in a bit of wind or use a fan and cover any holes on power tools with a filter and watch out for over heating...
Now I hope I've eliminated the need to go to a school...
Have fun...
regards Mark.
at 8:08 was anyone else like, YES, finally someone else who understands zipties make great belts!
Yep. Done it so many times.
Making composite parts is a lot of fun. Sanding and joining parts is a pain. I hope you get to make more projects with fiberglass parts so you can try out vacuum bagging, gel coats, and dissolving an extruded polystyrene buck that is wrapped in cloth & resin (so you don't have to join your hollow parts). It was fun watching the build on Instagram!
I did an electronics degree, and NEVER thought to use hot glue as a quick and easy structural joint 😅
Thanks Xyla - amazing project
I use silicone, but it takes a lot longer to dry than hot glue. That is a good tip that I didn't think of either.
Absolutely LOVE the projects I have seen you do so far!!! The cedar canoe was amazing to me. Definitely looking forward to more! Keep it up, Xyla!!
This is incredible!!! Building a boat is on my bucket list and now I want to do it even more
That looks super cool! I'm also looking forward to the next boat you'll make in 6 months.
Use a GPS to feed your speed into the Arduino. Set the LED colors to run down the boat front to back at the same speed your traveling...
Or detect paddle strokes to flash to the rhythm.
Re: "Use a GPS to feed your speed into the Arduino."
Or a small paddle wheel driving a rotary encoder or similar rev counter. Maybe just a magnet on the wheel passing a pickup on the boat, if you don't care about direction of travel. Fewer moving parts, less subject to water damage. That's how some types of boat speedometers work. Maybe use one of those sensors and condition that output signal to match Arduino inputs.
Excellent idea!
You are good looking, and make engineering videos; that is enough to get me to watch. But, then your enthusiasm and passion for what you are doing comes through your videos and it's infectious. I have watched three of your videos and I am hooked!
PS: synthetic fleece will keep you warm even when you are soaked from rain or a hose. Please don't stop making STEAM fun!
i gotta admit that i get high and watch your videos and it makes me so happy !!!! cant explain why but this channel is really comforting and relaxing.
It’s like combining a Cuttlefish with a Kayak. So creative 👌🏻
Cuttlekayak 💜
@@xylafoxlin Just need to make a two-seater now, so you can cuddle in your cuttlekayak.
dude your soldering method blew my mind, i can't believe i never thought to do it like that. that alone was worth the watch of the video, thanks, great project.
The BigClive/LittleXyla Method
Thank you so much for filming this! This is SO cool! It's beauty by design! Most people have only ever seen fiberglass with gel coat on it. This is extra cool!
Hahaha! Love your "measure twice, cut once" shirt. Very funny. I can definitely relate to it in almost every one of my projects.
That's so awesome! The frosting actually makes the LED lighting work better.
Yaasss please do a more technically in-depth video surrounding the arduino control of individually-addressable rgb strip!! (:
Not sure which addressable LED strips Xyla used, but check out Adafruit # 306, based on LPD8806 chips I think, their corresponding tutorial [learn.adafruit.com/digital-led-strip], and their Arduino IDE library example code. Arduino Nano clones are $3 to $4 on Amazon. The addressable weather resistant LED strips are somewhat more expensive.
The ZipTie to keep your pants up earned you 1000 cool points!
(I've done the same thing, so I may be biased.)
Fun video. Thanks!
That looks amazing! Have you considered doing LED paddles in the same style?
It's nice to see Total Boat being used on an actual boat... seems like such a rare thing among makers ;)
thats what I'm sayinnnnnn :D
And next up we have RGB reactive TotalRGB clearcoat... haha
You’re a real inspiration! Thanks for giving us this video. I’m a big fan of this channel and have really learned so much from you. I look forward to all of your videos. Keep up the great work and never stop producing great content!
That shirt, "measure twice, cut once," is great! XD The canoe is greater though. My jaw literally dropped when the lights went on at night! :D I want one! Or at least, I'll definitely be using LED ropes in a project, sooner or later.
You might have said this was a bad idea but that is the coolest night kayak ever! I'd buy one for sure!
Yay, awesome project and video, Xyla!
I love the confidence about thinking of everything I think more people need that it's better then the other CZcamser who play dumb to get people to comment
I realize that this is several years old and the focus was obviously the kayak, but in my mind the most brilliant bit of engineering in it was your use of a zip tie as a belt kluge.
Hey, I'm a man, actually an old white guy, here by way of TOT, and all I have to say is that you are one sharp, motivated, industrious, individual and I find your enthusiasm both entertaining and infectious. A fun watch. Thanks. Subscribed.
Loved starting my day with a new Xyla video!
Another incredible video, and that end result with the strobing patterns like some deep sea luminescent cone jelly was superb.
Xyla , you are absolutely astonishing in all of your ways~
~Mark
Ohmhgosh. Your skill needs recognition and appreciation and I don't have the words. Much love to all the people who helped you in this project
Next month: Xyla builds a plane... ;-)
shhhhhh dont give me any ideas
I honestly am wating for the RGB yacht =D
I've seen people building self-made planes on TV. This is a cruel suggestion.
(Building your own small plane out of fiberglass is hell itself and can literally lead to madness.)
Awesome boat, awesome you! I love it when people take on crazy projects just to see if they can pull it off. And I definitely love it when they share their journey! And it's lovely to see a project turn out so well after so much effort has gone into it - I *really* do not envy all the sanding you had to do!
Xyla, Get your self a 1/4 sheet sander. Then get some gray foam block 2"- 3" . Put it between the sanding pad and sand paper, and you make a sanding head that conforms to the shape of what you sanding.
Better than most T.V. out there! Glad the mold release worked. And you have a vision!
Wow, what a stunning build. I look forward to seeing more of your work.
Okay, that was really flippin cool!
THAT IS TOTALLY BADASS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Xyla, you always deserve a like.
Don't know what is a better project the boat, or that innovative belt solution @ 8:07
Pants that fit are overrated 😂
Was about to post the same but figured someone else caught it as well. :) Glad to see people appreciate a good pair of work jeans.
The result is definitely worth the effort. Great job!
That was very unique. Glad you had the patience and perseverance to complete the project. 👍🏾
When you see this… feel free to build another boat! I love this concept and would purchase one of these!!!
Law enforcement: Excuse me miss, you can't be on the water without lights.
Xyla: *Flips switch*
Law enforcement: Have a good evening miss.
Have a here-come-the-cops switch which instantly configures the LEDs to meet legal lighting requirements.
Wow it looks so pretty!
Loved to hear cuyahoga river. I was born at Cleveland Hopkins, grew up in Bedford, Brunswick, and bay village. To see you on a kayak, in the flats, let me know how brave you truly are. Once upon a time my mon fell off the boat when we were docking at the power house. She freaked out from all the rats she saw scurrying in the water under the docks and swore she would never to go back. Since then I have moved out of state and only come back for weddings and funerals. To this day I claim Cleveland as the best crept secrete in America and truly only feel home when I am there. Great video, keep up the good work!
I really like your energy !!
The way you are excited , energetic and determined to create and construct different engeneering projects i really like that ...
This is like a dream job for me 😍
So freaking cool and inspiring!
Did he end up with a ton of elegible bachelorettes trying to contact him?
Probably not. He just ended up simping for her for nothing.
@@shadbakht the ugly truth imao
@@willifountain2988 Simping in her presence isn't the worse thing you could do with your time, she's a helluva package! Smart and sexy. Someone's gonna be lucky, hopefully she chooses an equally gifted male (won't be me, I settle for 5's or 6's...sometimes 7's and once an 8)
@@ctakitimu ... or female ;)
@@tinapedersen120 Right you are!
Your attitude towards your projects and work is inspiring!
The eternal cry of boatbuilders: MORE CLAMPS!!
i didn’t even know those leds existed! 🙏 could you make a boring detailed video on how you programed them?
Agree, I would watch a second channel with technical details about all the projects.
You can go to Arduino and search, "FastLED", "led strip" or possibly "nanopixle" which will hopefully send you to a library page where you can download some example files.
@@phoolb7326 thanks for the info
These strips are basically a huge shift register.
PhoolB already mentioned all the arduino libs. :D
For longer strips I recommend you use something faster than your regular arduino so you can get really fluid animations going.
And since most of these strips run on 5V make sure the power supply of your choice has plenty amps to give.
Check out Adafruit # 306, based on LPD8806 chips I think, their corresponding tutorial [ learn.adafruit.com/digital-led-strip ], and their Arduino IDE library example code.
Damn this is cool... Imagine a fleet of these out on a night trip together! Or add some sensors and play LED Kayak Battleships :O
THAT END RESULT IS SO COOL! I love kayaking, so this was so cool to watch you make it!
IN spite of your doubts on the project, it turned out truly spectacular. The LEDS did a nice job.
Also, I bet there is a way to get that fiberglass completely glass clear. Maybe a vacuum chamber?
You can't tell me what to do! I hit the like button within the first minute! Seriously, I have been waiting for this video for a while now, glad to see it's out 😊
[edit] That seriously turned out way better than I thought it would when I first heard of this idea! It reminds me of one of those bio-luminescent deep sea jellyfish! Don't count on me telling you not to build another boat in the future, these videos are too good! 😄
REBEL
Xyla Foxlin I REGRET NOTHING!!!
Now you need a matching paddle of clear resin with leds inside.
FINALLY!...an engineer who is a pleasure to watch...hahaha