Dear Mamdosh, Sorry for responding so late. Was kind of swamped with work. How serious are you with this project? Please do not mind my asking the...
Wish you all the best 1. Have you considered a catamaran? Large deck space, high stability. Comparatively low resistance. 2. If you are thinking...
Hi ! As a designer, my thinking process starts with paper and pencil still. At the schematic stage , I would probably pick up a general...
Here is a small guidance for young engineers to find help with...
The ship's compartment layouts, be it machinery, accommodation or electrical compartments, is an extremely important issue . A bad layout can...
Catamaran Barge Dear DomB, Please find the 3d view attached. I made 20 of these and exported to middle east in semi knocked down condition ....
It should serve admirably. Maybe you should send a mail at sarkar.bijit@gmail.com and we can take it from there. I will try and find some pictures...
Welcome to this place DomB Its been a while and I have been travelling so much. I will try and dig up some pictures. What do you need this for? Is...
I am a naval architect. This barge, of size 80mLx14mBx4.5 mDx2.5m draught with two holds with hatch covers, has a deadweight of 2700 t and a speed...
Ok I got that and will send you the scantlings that may help you . Since I have a few days holiday ahead and my wife is busy with my daughter's...
Hi MTN Can you be more explicit as to what are you looking for and for what purpose?
Computation of skin thickness of laminates for GRP This is a small excel file I made for skin thickness estimate. Please note this is without the...
The chart is very helpful Samsam The class ( ABS & IRS) rules say the glass content ratio should be .5 for woven rovings and .34 for chopped...
While the aesthetics may differ from mine or your sense of what is the nice shape of a boat, I am sure these meet the stability and strength...
Hi ! The ship design process happens in a few steps. When you are bidding for a new project, you do what is called a forward design, which is...
I am sure you mean an L/B ratio of 5 and not B/L. That would be landing a plane sideways on a runway. :) Anyway, I would advise a larger L/B...
Are you willing to relocate to India?
Greg, With only 300 draught, you props will be very inefficient. There will be two ways to circumvent this problem. One : design a surface...
Normally with two engines, what I would do is keep two f.o tanks , normally interconnected with a valve feeding one service tank . This...
Greg, WIth catamaran, you can practically turn the boat around on its own axis. After reading thru all the posts, my suggestions are as...
