Go to the Stability section of the forum. Maybe get some ideas from the thread that examines the practicality of using a barge to carry a pickup...
The floats will counteract the front heavy problem if you design the floats to compensate for the problem. That means that they will be fatter in...
Adam; do you plan to attach an outboard to the boat? How fast do you want the boat to able to go? There is an important difference between a...
You have proposed changing length from 2.2 to 2.8 which is more than 10% in fact that is 27% Changing the width from 1.1 to 1.4 is much more than...
Let us agree about the descriptive word; freeboard. It is commonly understood to mean; vertical distance above the static waterline. The...
Draw a waterline with a convex curve near the bow. There are some locations along the waterline, at the recovering part of the curve, that have a...
Be concerned about wetted surface if you want the boat to row well. I will go with plan view A if the rocker is located such that the curve of...
Why the odd configuration? What are the advantages of that rig?
Thanks Dog Cavalry for that most decent summation of why we are here I too am sometimes annoyed by dreamers who insist that they will do one...
I happened to be thumbing through an old Wooden boat magazine yesterday. A Sam Devlin dory called Fairhaven Flyer was the object of my attention....
^ As for jeans and other men's trousers, the current lot is a curse to mankind. They have tightly tapered bottoms that are difficult to put on...
I have lurked on the web site for many years. Lots of good stuff here, some of it brilliant. There has been a continuous stream of imaginative...
Jay, try to find an experienced sailor in your area. That person can surely help you with advice about hardware replacement as well as he function...
Why are you planning to use an ellipsoid shape? Do you have evidence that moving water will be happy with that sort of shape? Is it possible...
Sounds like you have an impressive sound system. That you meet up with kindred spirits is admirable. You are apparently not committing...
Tanning bed? You have the electronics mounted under the tanning bed ? I presume that the tanning bed will absorb some heat from a source that...
KapnD, I am also biting my tongue hard so as to avoid becoming rude. I am trying not to urge the OP to install the big *** amp in Davy Jones Locker.
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There used to be a large floating barge converted to a restaurant and bar in Rye New York. It was a popular hang out for the wealthy locals from...
Some very smart sailors have blasted the idea of a "boat" like that. They have told the OP, at length, why it is a bad idea. Please do not...