Depends on how fast you want to go. The faster you go, the higher it should be. The higher it is, the faster you go. Reggie Fountain, who is one...
Two girls did the great loop over the summer of '09 in a 16 foot outboard boat. It was a center console with a flat deck forward of the console,...
High speed power cats are quite a different breed: over say 100kts, they are primarily air cushion effect vessels. At more sane high speeds, say...
That really looks like a fun boat. Practical, in a way that makes fun practical. I love the fly bridge (visibility underway is important,...
That Columbia 50 set up is pretty cool. It works quite differently from the simpler and more common approach, and was substantially more expensive...
This is the way to do it. I grew up in Huntington Harbour, in Southern California. The bridge crossing the harbor entrance was only 26 feet at low...
Um, I meant 20 knots... it only goes 55 knots flat out using 770 HP. The wind resistance starts to make a difference above around 40 knots.
I really like these. An actionable philosophy for "balancing" the needs of the client.
Except that Idlewild is so ugly, its a beautiful boat. The same concept, but without the mobile home design language, would have sold by now. Yet...
White, I think you can do a decent estimate with your boat as is. Just run the boat at 10 knots and measure your fuel burn. Gas engines burn 1...
OK, so we have seen some disagreement, between those that say its simply impossible (CDK, Stumble) and those that think its pretty darn simple, as...
Bruce, what is a 42' ACF? What were its dimensions, who built it where and when, what did you like about it, etc. If you were you were to build...
10 miles per gallon at 10 knots (Bieker's 40) is pretty good. Nothing revolutionary, just sensible.
Um. Its 30 or 40 meters LOA! You won't have any stability problems at sea or anchor. Unless you are a total *****. Skinny, fat, deep, shallow,...
I agree that twin engines can be a bad idea, for all the reasons mentioned. My current boat is also my first and last twin engine boat. A big...
Back to the point: balance between aesthetics and practical efficiency. I'll restrict my comments to pleasure boats. Commercial boats are...
Passagemaking under sail and power is very similar. One monitors the power plant (engine or rig) and systems, navigates, keeps watch, make coffee,...
I think deadrise has more impact than keel and rudder area. More deadrise is a good thing in survival conditions. No deadrise is a bad thing.
Watches on ocean passages are certainly not boring. There is a lot to do at sea, and you need to do that stuff 24x7.
Designing a boat for an order of magnitude better fuel economy is like falling off a log. There is a simple reason for that old saying "The two...
