Kayak Thruster

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This is an electric thruster that bolts on to Walmart kayaks (and im sure a few others). This allows you to enjoy all the fun of kayaking without all that paddling. The design is meant to be used with any pitch or size prop that you want. It is essentially encapsulated to provide added protection to the prop from rocks and debris and to act as a path for the water to provide a more directed focal point for the thrust. The design requires two thrusters controlled by their own circuit so that the controls would act like a skid steer or bobcat, allowing you 360 degrees of motion. It is designed for a 12v 755 electric dc motor. Current design will require you to add your own venting system for the motor, also to make sure that it is water proof i used a layer of jbweld plastic to fill all the holes and gaps on the plastic that would allow water to pass through. For the propeller i used a one from thingiverse just search props ( you can use your slicer to scale the prop up to the appropriate size for the thruster)