"At Southampton you also have Southampton Institute at www.solent.ac.uk They offer (among other courses) a BEng Yacht & Powercraft Design. Or did...
Here is my list of schools http://www.newavesys.com/MarineSchools.htm Does anyone have any additions or corrections?
Swing SAC DavidG asked "On this subject, do any of you gentlemen remember how to "swing" a SAC to move the LCB or adjust for Cp" Principles...
Hi Jeff, Do you want some hints on how to crash ProSurf 3? Oops, forget I said that. When I was in school I first heard the story of how if...
I don't mean to ba asleep at the switch, but I have been out of the office. For 2D DXF (or IGES) output, you need to: 1. Display the 2D view...
Now where are those papers? I know they are in one of these piles!?! These are the piles of technical papers I always mean to read. Keuning's...
You can download PCSAIL, which is an Excel-based VPP program (freeware) at www.engin.umich.edu/class/eng100/400 Actually, this is a class...
DXF doesn't handle NURB surfaces. For DXF, the NURB surfaces have to be changed to 3D meshes or 3D FACE entities. You can check the TurboCAD...
For 5-Axis Milling, see www.janickimachine.com www.mollicam.com www.necomposites.com www.formglas.com I also recall seeing an...
Thank you Jeff and Paul for your comments about ProBasic/ProSurf, but you should see MY notebook of things to add or change in the program! Even...
As a background note: William Froude observed that ... "the speed at which wave resistance is accumulating most rapidly, is the speed of an...
CNC I will assume that you mean cutting out 2D parts from plywood, AL, or steel, rather than doing 5-axis milling of a 3D hull model. (see my...
Jeff, In ProSurf, to turn on the calculation and display of a Surface-Surface Intersection (SSI), you need to right click on the surface to...
I am late to this thread, but I would like to add my two cents. For Paul; First, you should check with Ted Brewer to see if he has a 3D...
Boy, I had to check to see if I really used the word "meaningless". I didn't. What I said was: "3. Most designers know about this...
Well, sailboat, powerboat, barge; paddle, engine, sails; it doesn't make any difference. There is no such thing as a theoretical maximum...
I don't want to be a nit picker, but: 1. There is no such thing as maximum theoretical boatspeed. If you can put on a big enough engine, almost...
See also the site called The New Boatbuilders Home Page For a lot of information, including regulations...
Hi Steve, The hull shape that I tested in ProSurf had a transom stern (cut-off waterplane), a sharp bow, but the mid-portion had some curve to...
"Version 6.06 was the last free version and might be available from some software repositories. If you would like me to email you version 6.06,...
