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: calculating torsional stiffness hull rxcomposite, Apr 21, 2018 at 6:02 AM
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    2. Hydrodynamics and Aerodynamics

      Technical discussion on fluid dynamics: theory and analysis.
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      Latest: (Stupid) Pointy Scow messabout, Apr 20, 2018 at 3:32 PM
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    3. Stability

      Discuss stability issues and calculations, power and sail.
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      Latest: Stability calculation in Excel for my container ship (including EDI file load possibility to Excel) Tan Le, Apr 17, 2018 at 2:27 AM
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    4. Class Societies

      Scantling Rules, updates and discussion on Society Classification: Lloyds, ABS, DNV, ISO ...
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      Latest: Acceleration gonzo, Apr 18, 2018 at 8:21 AM
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    5. Powerboats

      Discuss production and custom powerboats and powerboat design.
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      Latest: Caught in a storm- what hull design? 30-35' pacblue, Apr 20, 2018 at 2:14 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: conundrum ... repower engine choice for Uniflite 48 Convertible K_McIntosh, Apr 21, 2018 at 1:14 AM
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    7. Motorsailers

      Discuss monohull and multihull motorsailers and motorsailer design.
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      Latest: Strip Planked Gulet? PAR, Apr 21, 2018 at 4:43 AM
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    8. Sailboats

      Discuss monohull sailboat design, production and custom monohull sailboats.
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      Latest: adding reef points sawmaster, Apr 20, 2018 at 11:42 PM
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    9. Multihulls

      Discuss multi-hull sailboat design, production and custom sailing catamarans and trimarans.
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      Latest: Alering the floats/amas of an early Tremolino trip the light fandango, Apr 21, 2018 at 6:24 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: Boat Battery system ovehaul - thoughts please 5teve, Apr 12, 2018
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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 to AVEVA Helio Mello, Apr 20, 2018 at 1:23 PM
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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: deep sea mooring exp30002, Apr 21, 2018 at 3:05 AM
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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: Fixing widow frame corners with unis? mrybas, Apr 20, 2018 at 4:21 PM
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    2. Materials

      Discuss boatbuilding materials: composites, woods, metals, plastics, and finishes.
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      Latest: Glassing over foam core questions. fallguy, Apr 20, 2018 at 5:51 PM
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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: 29' Apache Mold azmboats, Apr 20, 2018 at 10:34 AM
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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: Save the Date - CPBS 2018 - MACC CDBarry, Apr 19, 2018 at 2:56 PM
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    2. Services & Employment

      Post positions available and marine design and boatbuilding services offered.
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      Latest: Naval Architect Looking For Job mehdiaityoussef, Apr 16, 2018 at 5:17 AM
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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: Random Picture Thread Angélique, Apr 20, 2018 at 1:24 PM
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