Has anyone here tried getting towed over a lake by an electric toy boat?

Question

I'm trying to find ways of powering a sea kayak for commuting over Otago Harbour.

As a boy, I once had myself towed across a lake in an inflatable by a radio-controlled model ship with an electric AC Mabuchi 540 motor with a reduction gearbox and a 12V rechargeable lead battery.

It worked rather well, and I kept going for about 4 hours before the battery went flat.

Has anyone else tried stuff like this and gathered experiences hat might help me build a grown-up version of this thing?

Answer 1

unfortunately yes

Answer 2

Too late. Somebody already came up with a tow 'boat' for skiers. It'd be simple to buy one and attach it to your kayak.

You might also consider buying one of those hand-held sails that rollerbladers sometimes use.

Answer 3

sorry, i have no motorboat. i have only an "canadier". so we have to move the boat with our own energy. the bad side is, that we are quite slow, but the good side is, that we need no petrol. when you have found a solution for your experience, please tell me...lg....

Answer 4

The closest I came to that is running out of gas on a lake and a 2 hour ride back in on my electric trolling motor.  I'm still mad at that lying gas gage.  :-)