MatthewDS - Thanks for the pointers. The requirements set was all about slow and elegant, and I failed to consider the power levels of earlier...
I have been asked to design and help build a boat for a friend. My professional experience has been in sea-going vessels only. Requirements:...
Motion sickness (see IMO acceleration v. frequency charts) is the first thing people think of when they consider boat/ship motion, and I do not...
Shrouded Props Shrouding a propeller is one way to increase its efficiency because, as you point out, when there is less chord-wise flow, thrust...
U.S. Navy aircraft carriers do not have gyro stabilizers, flume tanks, or active stabilizer fins to enhance their stability. They, like all of...
He definitely would not appreciate the hollowed-out plastic swan. Thanks for the design offer, but at this point he still trusts me to put...
Please excuse the likely mis-use of terminology Sorry for the delay in responding. Out of town. Resin infusion is not really what I meant....
More Explanation.... PAR - Thanks for your inputs. 1. When I said it needs to be "very stable" - picture 4-6 middle aged adults dressed in...
SWATH and Kites are Incompatible Short answer follows: The SWATH hullform has a large surface area for a given displacement and a correspondingly...
A friend has a really large pond and wants a low speed electric powered very stable boat in the general style of Galadriel’s swan boat in Lord of...
