Plywood Catamaran – Frames I am considering a Cat 8-9 m long to be made by plywood. I am searching a site with a construction description of...
Hi I am searching some general info for boat alluminum alloy welding cost, expressed in welded feet (or meters) within an 8 hours working day,...
Hi, Sailcats are usually wide. Power Cats however are mainly narrow cats. I believe a narrow cat has a better maneuverability at high speeds....
Hi, Regarding the planing capability of a boat it is written that: "Ideally any planing hull should have bottom surface loadings of no more than...
Hi, Which Sterndrive Manufacturer offers Sterndrives (Inboard-Outboard) with propellers with the largest possible diameter? Is D=16" the...
Hi, Has anyone tried to build up/simulate Costa Concordia using marine design software (e.g. Maxsurf, Freeship...etc)? It seems a large...
Hi, By placing two sterndrives (In-Outboard) e.g. 170-200 HP in a power planing Catamaran of let' s say 9-10 meters, what precautions should we...
Hi, Which free software program are you using to calculate the Stability of Catamarans ? Freeship? Archimedes? and which are the limits set by...
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Catamaran Bridgedeck structural design The Elements of Boat Strength (Dave Gerr) gives a variety of elements for the scantlings of an aluminum...
Hi, Several Cats as e.g. the Lagoon 560 and the NYX 565, with hulls both designed in France, declare a draft of 1.5 m (4.92 feet) but they do...
Hi, In this site http://cruisingresources.com/Nautitech_82 they calculate Performance Indicators for available Cats. How to calculate CAT's...
Hi, There is a discussion in article http://www.liveantares.com/pdf/BridgedeckClearance.pdf about wingdeck clearance and protruding “shelves”...
Hi Is V-Drive transmission useful? It is said that it is used in space saving installations, especially in Catamarans saving room in the hulls....
Hi, Is there any formula or graph that relates BWL and Hull resistance? For various Fn ranges? Suppose we keep Length, Displ. and wetted...
Hi, A friend wants to send me a maxsurf file for a boat. Since I do not have Maxsurf, how can I open this file in Freeship? through Polycad,...
Hi, In http://www.catamarans.com/news/2006/04/CatComparison.asp By Malcolm Tennant, Multihulls Magazine Malcolm Tennant wrote: "Generally...
Hi, I am considering to build an aluminum power catamaran of 18 m in a small yard. I need by all means the space in the hulls so, being not a...
Hi, I would like to ask, if you know the average weight of a yacht or CAT furniture [kg/sq. meter or pound/sq. ft], used by designers, let's...
