Boat Design Forums

  1. Design

    1. Boat Design

      Discuss boat design concepts, projects, plans, reviews, resources, and general design topics.
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      Latest: river boat progress Angélique, May 21, 2019 at 4:56 AM
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    2. Hydrodynamics and Aerodynamics

      Technical discussion on fluid dynamics: theory and analysis.
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      Latest: Calculations of resistance of water and towrope power capacity of a motor yacht of project B20-R Rabah, May 20, 2019 at 3:57 AM
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    3. Stability

      Discuss stability issues and calculations, power and sail.
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      Latest: Stability/Seakeeping of Deep V catamarans waterbear, May 14, 2019
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    4. Class Societies

      Scantling Rules, updates and discussion on Society Classification: Lloyds, ABS, DNV, ISO ...
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      Latest: lost plans for 80 foot steel sutton ketch aymanisamana, May 10, 2019
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    5. Powerboats

      Discuss production and custom powerboats and powerboat design.
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      Latest: Outboard Conversion & Naval Arch Mr Efficiency, May 19, 2019 at 9:32 PM
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    6. Propulsion

      Discuss marine engines, drives, and propulsion systems.
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      1. Props

      2. Surface Drives

      3. Jet Drives

      4. Outboards

      5. Sterndrives

      6. Pod Drives

      7. Inboards

      8. Diesel Engines

      9. Gas Engines

      10. Electric Propulsion

      11. Hybrid

      12. DIY Marinizing

      Latest: 15ft StarCraft V8 and jet conversion Barry, May 21, 2019 at 2:31 AM
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    7. Motorsailers

      Discuss monohull and multihull motorsailers and motorsailer design.
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      Latest: Sutton Steel Motorsailer 26m Design aymanisamana, May 18, 2019 at 1:48 PM
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    8. Sailboats

      Discuss monohull sailboat design, production and custom monohull sailboats.
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      Latest: Foiling Extreme Sailing Series in trouble mrmac, May 20, 2019 at 10:21 PM
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    9. Multihulls

      Discuss multi-hull sailboat design, production and custom sailing catamarans and trimarans.
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      Latest: a better tiki 21 Rumars, May 21, 2019 at 5:01 AM
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    10. OnBoard Electronics & Controls

      Discuss onboard mechanical, hydraulic, and electric control systems, monitoring, navigation, communication, systems integration and onboard computer systems.
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      Latest: need advice best way to wire parallel switch(s) BertKu, May 21, 2019 at 2:29 AM
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    11. Software

      Discuss marine design software: hull design, fairing, modeling, rendering, and CNC.
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      1. General Computing

      Latest: maxsurf export moses？？？ muchao, May 21, 2019 at 1:52 AM
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  2. Collaboration

    1. Option One

      Collaborative design of a power cruiser: trailerable, 300 mile range, economical at cruise & displacement speeds.
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      Latest: Cool trailerable boat parkland, Jan 9, 2015
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    2. Projects & Proposals

      An open forum to generate ideas for collaborative design projects.
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      Latest: 1968 Bertram 20' Moppie - definitely a project bajansailor, May 20, 2019 at 3:55 PM
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  3. Construction

    1. Boatbuilding

      Discuss boatbuilding projects, methods, plans & kits, ask questions, and share your experiences.
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      1. Fiberglass and Composite Boat Building

      2. Metal Boat Building

      3. Wooden Boat Building and Restoration

      4. Electrical Systems

      Latest: Why is glass not wetting out? Pic. rxcomposite, May 20, 2019 at 11:20 PM
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    2. Materials

      Discuss boatbuilding materials: composites, woods, metals, plastics, and finishes.
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      Latest: Does a fast drying and easy to sand filler exist that adheres to epoxy? Blueknarr, May 19, 2019 at 11:33 AM
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    3. Marketplace

      Boatbuilding materials, tools, equipment, molds, tooling and custom projects for sale or trade.
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      1. Boat Molds

      Latest: Wanted: Richard Woods Janus 22 catamaran plans Steve W, May 19, 2019 at 9:54 PM
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  4. Employment and Education

    1. Education

      Discuss schools and programs of Naval Architecture and Yacht Design and entry paths into a boat design career.
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      Latest: IBEX and SNAME ondarvr, May 10, 2019
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    2. Services & Employment

      Post positions available and marine design and boatbuilding services offered.
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      Latest: CAD/3D design services bscatam, May 12, 2019
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  5. Community

    1. All Things Boats & Boating

      Enjoy friendly conversation with other forum members and boaters on marine-related topics, boats, and boating in general.
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      1. Press Releases

      2. Wiki Archive

      3. Forum Questions and Suggestions

      4. Post-Tsunami

      Latest: What makes a "Captain" Dejay, May 21, 2019 at 6:56 AM
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