These forums would benefit from more science and research and fewer unsubstantiated opinions. In the first few pages I found these opinions about...
I have developed a Freeship model of an 18' catamaran I would like to build. I am considering building a mold plug by either: A. CNC'ing...
I am designing a super-light beach cat that will be built using folded flat sandwich panels for the above the waterline hull superstructures...
Erwan, This topic of optimized beach cat hull shape I find very interesting. I hope we get some posting. Here are some of my thoughts: I am a...
"No, they don't affect resistance calculations." Thank you, That is a relief. I noticed that some (most?) starting seeds result in...
Leo, Thank you for the tips. I went through my mlt files and made the corrections suggested and most of them began working properly averaging...
I am having trouble getting the design speed averaging routine to work properly. I need to optimize my sailboat design over a wide range of...
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Carbon and wood side by side is redundundant To use carbon on the same side of as a 2-ply wood veneer would be structurally redundant and heavy....
PAR- And which statements in particular are not accepted in the usual engineering respects? I am a P.E. in mechanical engineering with only a...
What about using thin wood veneers? I am considering building an ultra-light sailing beach cat with either ply/foam/carbon or ply/foam/ply for...
I am designing an ultra-light sailing beach cat with what I hope will be increased durability. Many ultra-light beach cats constructed with...
