There's a good recreation of the vessel's movements here. It looks like there was an all-out power (propulsion) failure after initial impact,...
If our friend Peter would have posted a little more information regarding his industry experience in the first place (instead of just a cocktail...
The nice little profile sketch you posted is fine as a starting point, or concept, of what you'd like to end up with. It is quite a long way from...
I'm not sure I could provide meaningful answers to any of the questions here. I don't really know the details of your situation or even what...
Length Overall has no direct bearing on plating thickness. Of more interest would be stiffener scantling and arrangement, and loading conditions...
Ok, fine: Whilst I would agree that worthwhile advice has been offered in this thread, unfortunately I would not consider yours in that category....
Fred, I too admire your bravery (perhaps stupidity, that's a fine line you know) to begin your catamaran build, based upon what would be...
+1 for Bomber, Manie B, Kaluvic, etc. You need a proper yacht designer (qualified naval architect) and a structural engineer that understands the...
Neither of those images seem particularly appropriate - when designing a rudder a much more important characteristic will be stall angle, i.e....
Are you referring to the Yacht and Powercraft Design course at Solent Uni or the general Ship Science at Southampton Uni?
I will start by saying that it is unlikely you would ever recoup the amount of time/effort/money that you would have to put into such a project -...
Yes, of course the presence of an appendage alters the hull-generated wave pattern, whether this is in a positive or negative manner depends on...
The displacement would certainly include the diesel engine, possibly even a little bit of fuel (if you're lucky). It would include some basic...
Retrofitting a bulbous bow to a sailing yacht?! And you thought that moving the leeboards 'a bit' would be too tricky? You should know that...
Gamma is the specific weight of the water you're testing in, close enough to 1000 kg/m^3 if fresh water, so it's just there to account for other...
It must be remembered that these are not scientific calculations - they are instead largely empirical guidelines. What we are actually trying to...
It seems that PAR has given some very useful information, and I would agree with his estimates for the sailplans listed (if on the generous side),...
Wow, that has to be the worst thing I've ever seen in my life! :eek: I think your idea of the small jib and adding a main by far the most...
I know they produce a nice piece of software that's pretty staightforward and relatively flexible. Bit pricey though, certainly more than $120...
What's wrong with the word 'desires'??? ;)
