sailboat bows

[chandler]

Thanks Fast Fred, where abouts in Conn. I grew up there,currently in southern Maine

[LP]

Just for grins. Here are a couple of 33'ers. Very basic, down and dirty stuff. They're actually quite slack bilged. One with 5' freeboard at the bow and one that is 4'.

The higher freeboard makes the vessel look shorter. More like something in the 20' range. I'd be concerned about windage on such a boat. I don't know that you would gain much in the dryness area either.

I'd go to the marina or go to some manufacturers websites and get some actual figures off of some boats of that size to see how close or how far you would be from some production boats.

Oh, these were done with FREE!ship.

Goodluck

[chandler]

Thanks learpilot, my design has a more pronounced sheer than those, almost a Maine lobsterboat sheer, I live in Maine. I've been to the boat yards and the manufacturers websites, know something, they all look the same, guess I'll just trust my instincts.

[LP]

Chandler,

New thread, "Lobster"

[FAST FRED]

When motorsailing , or punching into the waves , a 4 ft freeboard will take water over the bow at 4ft 1 inch of imersion.

A 5 ft bow will begin to have grean seas after 5ft 1 inch.

The difference is extreme as much more hull must be immersed to get the slopy seas sweaping aboard.

Its a foot extra of BOAT that must be immersed.

FAST FRED