Agreed. Conical surfaces are produced by connecting a focus (fixed point in space) with points on a chosen curve. Cylindrical surfaces are...
Surely you can use parallel lines by putting the focus of your cone at infinity, if nothing else.
This is the same sequence I use when designing a hard chine hull; just that no computer program is involved. But, I am sure, using a computer...
I have been playing with developable surface hull design for forty years. I am currently starting to build a new design. But, I don't use CAD,...
Most everyone likes the look of a runabout, but it is not a good "first boat" to build. Start with a rowboat design that you can put a small...
True, I agree with your posting. But a set of equations, or piecewise functions, are not a single equation and are nothing like the hyper ellipse...
It appears to be an application of what I learned as finite element analysis in three dimensions, requiring lots of computational power.
"As long ago as the early 20th Century Rear Admiral David W. Taylor (USN) proposed a methodology where a ship's underwater hullform could be...
My only concern is when someone states that it can be done with a single equation, the hyper ellipse. Early on it was mentioned that by...
You said, "Now is it possible to design a boat, stabile boat with single equation." I believe what was requested was an example of a hull form...
He asked for an example, not an internet search.
I was hoping that someone would post a reply such as yours. You have brought some math, experience, and (un)common sense to this proposal.
Yes, of course you can change it to a "V" bottom, but it will be a lot of work, it will change the displacement, and it will only lessen the...
That is a high cruising speed you are seeking.
I am with you, Tom.
You are, of course, correct. I forgot to include that the overall length of the boat, including OB, was limited for storage reasons.
I built a boat with a stern somewhat like this to provide more hydostatic buoyancy in support of a heavy outboard engine on a comparatively narrow...
These sort of problems date back to at least the ship Vasa built in Sweden. Politicians designing ships; naval architects could probably do a...
Thanks for all the comments. Better to have a variety of input than depend on one anecdotal suggestion. I can better visualize the influence of...
An acquaintance, who restores boats for a living and has designed some of his own, tells me that in the design of a new runabout I should put some...
