I've always appreciated the look of Sallie Hyde, an Atkin boat, but I want a smaller one that uses panels no longer than 16 feet to minimize...
Here are some preliminary renderings for a 32 foot powercat I'm designing. The concept is maximum efficiency at 20-25 knots which I presume...
Is there an accepted waterline L/B ratio that I might focus on as I begin to design a power catamaran for maximum efficiency at 20-25 knots? If...
I'm posting these images for the hull of a small working tugboat I've begun to design. It's an 11.7 foot boat for towing heavy loads and...
An Australian came to my shop the other day and he showed me a piece of 8mm thick plastic material that came in sheets like plywood. He said he...
I think this little 1-2 person boat will plane nicely with low power at moderate speeds in rough conditions without beating you to death. I'm...
I may get a contract to repair boats located in various places around the Philippines (7000+ islands here). In anticipation I am designing a...
I'm designing a paddle powered trimaran for nearshore fishing. The boat is inspired by the local 'banca' boats of the Philippines. It's almost...
I'm starting to design a solo sea kayak for the first time and I'm using freeship. Among other statistics the software pinpoints the LCF --...
Last night I came up with the bizarre idea of creating a very small one-man canoe. At first I was going to make it a flat panel design for...
This boat is being designed / discussed in another forum but I thought I would introduce it here for questions, comments, etc. since I like the...
If I want a small power catamaran to bank into turns a little bit, should I make the hulls laterally symmetrical , or should I make them more...
Lately I've been theorizing about the potential consequences of extremely high fuel prices: Will the ever-increasing cost of fuel become so high...
Greetings, Last week I proposed an inexpensive testing program that should tell us which hull is more efficiently propelled at 15 knots, Atkin's...
This thread continues the discussion started here: http://www.boatdesign.net/forums/showthread.php?t=21382 For those who don't want to read the...
Is there any software avaiilable that I can use to create very nice rendered images from my FreeShip files, or from other file formats exported...
I find it difficult to read the fonts used in the boatdesign.net forums. How can I change them? Any ideas? I thought I saw a preference for...
Hello all, Recently I've been thinking about building myself a small sailboat. My goals are simple: 1- relatively inexpensive 2- relative light...
[IMG] [IMG] I've been discussing Hexacor core material with the manufacturers, but I do not know how to compare it with other composite core...
Here's a picture of something from China that looks like a strange new ambhibious vehicle: [IMG] If those paddle wheels are strong...