Man who bought electric boat from China for $1,000 completely transformed it by upgrading it himself
- This guy bought an electric boat from China
- He only paid $1,000 for it
- He upgraded it, and it now looks reasonably usable
Published on Jan 10, 2025 at 11:00 PM (UTC+4)
by Alessandro Renesis
Last updated on Jan 10, 2025 at 11:00 PM (UTC+4)
Edited by
Tom Wood
This guy bought a $1,000 electric boat from China and upgraded it by himself.
The result is impressive.
With a few changes, he turned it a cheap and tragic boat into a reasonably well-made leisure watercraft.
What’s more, he did it all by himself.
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Can you use a $1,000 electric boat from China every day?
The ‘experiment’ – if we want to call it that – was conducted by Micah Toll, the guy behind the EbikeSchool.com YouTube channel.
He bought the cheap boat for just $1,000 from China, and upgraded to make it faster, more reliable and more comfortable.
He started by modifying the motor shaft and the rudder system to improve stability.
He also repainted it, fixed the roof, and renamed it.
Now he calls the boat the ‘Sunny Side Up’, partly because it has solar panels on the roof, and partly because the boat is yellow, kind of like the color of a sunny side up egg.
You wouldn’t take it to a regatta, but it looks reasonably good and fun for just $1,000.
When buying cheap vehicles from China goes well
Toll had already done something similar when he bought a cheap truck from China.
He used it for 18 months and was surprised to find out it performed quite well for a relatively long time.
It doesn’t always work that way, though.
Not long ago, we bought a fake Range Rover from AliBaba and it was…different.
It looked reasonably close to the real thing, but only if you looked at it from (very) far away.
The unboxing experience was fun, but the car wasn’t great.
Apart from everything else, it was way too slow.
We drag raced it against a real Range Rover and it lost even against the real Range Rover going in reverse.
Alessandro is an automotive journalist with 10 years of experience covering supercars, automotive history, emerging vehicle technology, and luxury transportation. He wrote the first article published on SupercarBlondie.com when the website launched in 2022 and has since built a reputation for insightful reporting across the automotive and transportation industries. His expertise is grounded in hands-on experience. Alessandro has driven every Tesla model ever produced, from the original Roadster to the Cybertruck, and regularly covers the latest developments in electric vehicles and automotive innovation. His passion for transportation extends beyond cars, he has even flown a Boeing 787 Dreamliner simulator in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. His reporting spans everything from classic American muscle cars and rare automotive discoveries to luxury yachts, private aircraft, high-end watches, and cutting-edge vehicle technology. Known for his deep knowledge of automotive history and ability to uncover the stories behind iconic vehicles, Alessandro brings readers a blend of historical context, technical expertise, and first-hand experience.
