I recently saw a Fountaine Pajot Athena. It was in otherwise nice state, but in the bottom of the front side windows I found some delamination....
I am referring to this video: [MEDIA] This couple bought a Beneteau which was beaten to death, and they try to revive it. The floor grid is in a...
One of the hulls is leaking on my old Hobie 18F. I did not yet find the cause, but probably it will be a crack in the centerboard box (is it the...
My dream boat is an 50 feet steel origami cat with free standing masts on each hull wearing soft wing sails. Could you recommend someone who could...
This is an attempt at designing a trailerable crusing cat with reasonable interior space. The main points of the idea: - one ama and aka is a...
After trying wood (I like it) and composite (not for me), now I am thinking about trying out steel boat building. I try to figure out what is the...
First of all, all criticism are welcome, as long as at least you tell me what is the error, and you stick to the subject. Please do not tell me...
I have drawn this boat. It is aimed to be "something similar to" Neptune 20 (see http://www.davisonsboats.com/norman20.php ). The hull was a Platt...
I am designing a one-person kayak for my son. He is 42 kg, strong beginner skills. I want a stable, fun, forgiving boat. I am not sure where to...
Here is a kayak I am thinking about now. What do you think of it? All material is free under CC-BY-SA.
(split from http://www.boatdesign.net/forums/boat-design/perfect-passagemaker-style-within-genre-only-these-options-only-34092.html) You must be...
This is my first full-scale boat. A 6.2m kayak. All plans copyright CC-BY-SA. On the pictures you can see steps of the buildings, and my...
Yesterday afternoon I have painted the first coat of epoxy in the inside of the hull bottom of my kayak. I have choosen less than ideal time. As...
I guess anyone who have played with origami building technique have already built this model. But has it more merit than being a teaching tool?...
I like stitch&glue except the scarfing part, and interested in flax composites. So the idea came in mixing the two together. Has anyone did...
This is a program I have developed to be able to create complex yet developable parts for my design. It is written in python, and part of the...
You can find the marketing brochure for Small Cat attached. Enjoy! I am awaiting comments pointing out further design flaws, so I can boast...
I am trying to size my steering arrangement, using GL scantling rules here:...
Here is my pet project again. I have added steering arrangement and boom. What do you think about it? I still want to figure out what a...
(See http://www.boatdesign.net/forums/boat-design/learning-scantling-design-statement-30778.html for context) Now, here is the hull definition...