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I am. I tore it apart and replaced a number of motors and props and a couple of connectors. Cleaned and lubed the motors for winter and I’m looking forward to launching it in the spring again.

They work really well underwater. And those units are now over 10 model years old!

It certainly was! Made more challenging by dragging a large camera rig around with me! Interesting dive tho.

That is an excellent question! I didn’t make part two as I got busy using the M2 for commercial purposes for 2 years before it got very glitchy and I couldn’t trust it for work anymore. I just recently got it back out of storage, replaced a few motors and tether connectors and did a series of firmware and software updates and it is ready to go again. I’ll be doing a followup video this week detailing that journey but with real world deep lake footage. Should be posted next week followed by a Chasing F1 review.

@@TheFishFindersTV When my other business gets launched and have the money I was thinking about getting one of these with the claw. And the auto reel the stand spool looks like a pain the butt On a scale of 1 to 10 what would you give it and would recommend the unit or not if not then why . Thanks for the reply

That was a lifetime ago Jerry! Hope all is well! Thanks for the feedback on the M2 review. I put mine to work for a couple of years successfully before it started to get glitchy. Unfortunately, it finally crapped out during a tv documentary shoot and I haven’t trusted it since. I’ll re-motor it this year and try again - failing that it’ll be replaced. Let me know what you decide and it was nice hearing from you!

Thanks Dean. Looking forward to posting more of these this season.

TX battery has a very long life and has never been an issue for me lasting for a day of operating while just swapping out ROV batteries as needed.

Katt you need to remove the battery to charge it. Tether is control and data transfer only on the base M2. I have the standard and hi cap batteries and rarely run them down as my missions are very specific. Also when running a second camera - like a GoPro 9 - I am always limited to the battery life of that camera (around 45 minutes) which both M2?batteries will do easily. I have used the larger battery for 2 hour dives with lots of capacity remaining - depends tho on a lot of factors like speed and other ROV movements, current, using lights and claw and water temperature.

Chris, thanks so much for the kind words. I enjoy making the content and it's very rewarding to have people such as yourself appreciate the effort and hopefully benefit from the information. Thanks again and good luck with you u/w image acquisition. I still prefer diving my Nautica/GH4/Keldan rig aswell ...

I started the same way having flown drones commercially for over 10 years before getting the M2. Easy to operate but don’t expect much in low viz water in terms of video and photo range. You’ll need to be very close to the targets. Haven’t got a lot of experience in heavy current but it will handle a small amount quite well form my experience. Just has a pretty significant impact on battery life.

@@TheFishFindersTV ok maybe the m2 pro would be a better option

There are a lot of things I like about the M2 but the propulsion system in my experience is very poor. All of my thrusters seized after the ROV was stored properly for the winter (rinsed, dried and lubricated) after operating in fresh water only. Apparently the M2 Pro and Pro Max have updated thrusters but time will tell about their durability. I’m on the fence still as to whether I’ll repair and upgrade or move on to a different and more robust ROV.

@@TheFishFindersTV ohh I wasn’t expecting that result from the motors I would have thought they would have been well sealed , have you pull any apart to see what has failed, how many hours would you say you did before putting away

@@perry8498 unlike my UAV’s I didn’t log ROV hours but I had several hundred on the M2. The motors are not sealed by design and according to numerous accounts including my own, not robust enough for continuous professional use.

Thanks - it does work well and makes single person operation easier. Can tip over easily if there is much tension on the cable (friction from lots of tether in the water as an example).

Haha it took a bit to figure out the cable routing the first time and then to remember to close the cartridge before operating the e-reel. Works really well tho.

@@TheFishFindersTV will try

I don’t think there are any channel cats in Nipissing (from my experience anyway) but there are plenty of brown bullheads.

Thanks Niklas. I mounted Sola 1200's briefly on UCLS buoyancy arms but only did pool testing with that setup. For the work I had immediately after that the larger profile created by the arms was a hinderance so I didn't run and good real world trials. If I can get the motor issue fixed in time I might world on that again early this season.

Hi Sridhar - I haven't had much of an opportunity to use the M2 in current so I can't really comment. Most of my experience has been in freshwater lakes. There's a good Facebook group where users share info about use cases - you might find that more helpful.

We are the company working under water Inspections but it is not success in our operations its not stable in the moving water.we are not convinced agin we are using our divers Recently this product failed before 12 months After purchase. Warranty they give only 6 months for thrusters all my eight thrusters freeze after I explained they send all eight thrusters free of charge including shipping. Product is not up to the standard as advertised. BUT THAIR SUPPORT AMAZING

@@sridhar8450 Unfortunately my experience has been different. I have just been told that my 8 thrusters will not be covered and that I will have to send the unit to a local repair facility for work. Understand it's out of warranty but disappointed in the lack of support given the focus I have put on the product as an early adopter in Canada.

Thanks for the feedback Oscar. I’ll be putting more of the shows up weekly.

Thanks! It really is amazing to see here. I’ve seen some great light shows in northern Saskatchewan but it’s really cool to see them here.

Hi Martyn - thanks very much for the feedback. Coincidentally, I have just got my M2 out to start preparations for the Spring filming and to my surprise and all 4 motors were fully or partially seized after sitting in storage for about 5 months. The M2 has been run exclusively in fresh water, rinsed after every dive to ensure all sediment is clear and sprayed with silicone lube after drying. I'm awaiting Chasing's feedback before posting formally as I was aware they were working on a better motor system. Hopefully it will include a retrofit program for the legacy M2's. When the M2 works, it works really well. The motors, however, have been very problematic. I'll keep you posted.

@@TheFishFindersTV Thanks Allen, much appreciated. I have not received my M2 yet but have also bought a salt rinsing product and "corrosion X" to soak the motors in periodically. Hope all goes well with Chasing innovations, would love to hear if they back their product after you were such a great supporter of them.

@@TheFishFindersTV so any update on your m2 ? is the problem fixed ?

@@ahmadsodiqazami8139 Nope. Not covered by warranty so Chasing just pointed me to parts resellers that were in a different country and left it at that. I've taken the motors and props of and cleaned them the best I can. Got them operating again but I think I have a software issue that is causing intermittent uncommanded actions. I plan on working on it over the winter but will also be looking at other alternatives for next year.

I hear you! I’ve spent lots of time just trying to capture different fish and behaviours on camera.

Command, control and video transmission is through the tether between the controller and M2. Video is then sent wirelessly to the tablet via the App or through HDMI to a remote monitor. Recorded imagery is saved to the onboard microSD. Hope this helps.

Thank you for the feedback!