Are all Scantling Numbers calculated the same as they are in Dave Gerr's Boat Strength? I'm guessing that since a designs' displacement can't...
Could a 'cost no object' aluminum or hybrid cat come close to being as light (within 20%) as 'a cost no object' Gunboat (www.gunboat.com) of...
When I first joined BoatDesign.net, I was so excited. Besides the camaraderie of fellow boaters, I imagined having access the vast amounts of...
Can anybody tell me a bit more about Extreme Lightweight Aluminum Construction? It's mentioned and illustrated in Boat Strength (ch17 Aluminum and...
Can a novel and useful General Arrangement be patented? Is it practical? Anyone know of any IP lawyers or firms that specialize in...
In 'Boat Strength', Mr. Gerr excludes multihulls. I would expect the book still apples to each hull by simply putting in the dimensions for one...
What software if any is used to do a structural analysis on a boat? I know it will have to be checked (at least) by an NA but I'd like to do as...
Man I love the book Boat Strength! Read it several times through, own two copies, and made spreadsheets that showed me how everything was related...
After years of studying and sketching interiors, I've finally come up with something I thought was impossible: an interior without significant...
Hello All, If you picture a blue water aluminum cruiser (motor/sail/multi) in the 40' - 60' range. Now we imagine the hull above the waterline to...
