Well compared to what I have now most anything would be an upgrade in ride quality. Just to give you an idea here is what I have. Keep in mind,...
The deadrise is 6 degrees on either side so maybe it's a 6 degree deadrise? This boat is going to be used for in-shore fishing and maybe going out...
I recently purchased a small 15.5' boat with a 5' beam powered by a 2003 Yamaha F60 4-stroke. I mostly bought it for the motor as the boat is very...
Indeed. I would think I could stitch weld them though, as long as the hull is sealed. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qiYOvTV8Ewc In the...
Hence the aluminum angle welded length wise on the bottom...
No, I am talking about using plate close to 1/8". 12GA is .105" or 2.66mm. I could step up to .125" if it makes a large difference. Also, there...
So the strakes longitudinally along a boat like an alumacraft pro 185 are pressed into the sheet, they aren't angle strips formed to the underside...
The model above is just something rough thrown together in sketchup because I didn't have access to the working design. My working design has a 12...
As far as I can tell all of the large manufacturers of aluminum bass boats with engine ranging in the 60-120hp, 17'-19' range use a very simple...
Point taken, I am still in the process of learning Freeship. I have built the above model and run hydrostatics on it. The above should draft at...
Do you have any specific books you would recommend?
Yeah, I realized this shortly after I posted and fixed it. If I am understanding correctly, you want me to break it into layers? I think I can...
I guess I need to just delve into the manual with Freeship if it does all that stuff for me. It's just MUCH easier for me to model something in...
Not sure what sheer and chine lines are. I did some work in freeship though and, while it's not exactly what I drew in Sketchup, it's very...
I'd rather not make you do all that work ;). I'll work with freeship and see if I can learn it and then come back and get more info on how to use...
I am not sure if you are familiar with Sketchup, but won't anything I build in sketchup be output as a polyface mesh?
Is there a way to use NURBS to define sharp edges like I have in my poly model or are you limited to smooth curves?
Try this attachment, units are in inches. Also, I am guessing by the nature of the name that hydro-static testing involves a stationary object and...
Just messing around in sketchup designing hulls, wondering what you guys think about it and whether or not it would actually handle well. I am...
I have been tinkering with a few different designs that I build in Google Sketchup. I am wondering if there are any programs than can import a 3d...
