Again, you respond with a truism. I'm trying to draw you into saying something relevant (instead of trying to make me the issue). One thing...
Every boat that exists presumably started as an SOR. I'm suggesting one criterion for evaluating today's 'menu' of boats, and thinking about...
So the smart restauranteur takes lessons from this experience, aggregates those lessons, and from time-to-time introduces something new to the...
Yes, some of us are overly obsessed with hull shape; but especially at semi-displacement speeds, where wave-making is a HUGE factor, it matters....
It's not about any one feature, nor is it about me. It's about design process. There are mega-yacht companies that have taken an interest in the...
What I'm leaning toward is preferring metal. This <attached image> is a handle that broke off a laundry bag purchased at Walmart. The stitching...
[In response to HJS on p. 12 ...] I've worked for naval architects and may wish to re-enter the field as a career act 3, so I don't feel strongly...
I lack my own workshop, unfortunately. Also, the hoops shown here do not improve on the Pert Lowell hoops. One could use epoxy, then do a lot of...
We do not have enough entries to proceed with this project as a design contest. I'm about to write those who have contacted me to discuss whether...
A handsome large launch at Indiantown Marina, Indiantown, FL.
Pert Lowell seems to be a principle supplier if them, but by modern standards they seem carelessly made to me - screwed together instead of...
Has anyone tried making mast hoops from washing machine / dishwasher discharge hose (or something similar)?
[ATTACH]Here's one of the Phil Bolger powerboats that presaged the modern America's Cup hydrofoil sailboat hulls.
I have worked in design offices, and am attempting to share things I've learned. Some of that work has been bringing boats into intact stability...
I agree, but a GM required can be derived from the offset load test, which can then be utilized in designing a boat that has the intact stability...
An iterative process will always be limited by the time it takes to perform each iteration. Where I'm going to claim the virtue of experience in...
I agree entirely, As Hoc. My solution allows one to solve the problem iteratively. Is a better, more direct approach possible? It may well be....
I've provided additional comments on the relationship between intact stability and capacity per ISO 12217 at The ISO 12217 Stability Series is...
The following is my contribution to revising ISO 12217 as communicated to ABYC. ABYC is the American National Standards Institute (ANSI)...
That's my hope, too - but my sense is there are parties still feeling each other out, and that the transition is going to be a slow process. I...
