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: 16ft surf launchable plywood boat Paul D, Aug 15, 2018 at 4:25 AM
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    2. Hydrodynamics and Aerodynamics

      Technical discussion on fluid dynamics: theory and analysis.
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      Latest: Lift onset, planing, and lift coefficient sandhammaren05, Aug 14, 2018 at 5:35 PM
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    3. Stability

      Discuss stability issues and calculations, power and sail.
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      Latest: Tugboat Additional Criteria TANSL, Aug 14, 2018 at 6:05 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: ISO 12217-2 (2013). STIX calculation TANSL, Apr 22, 2018
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    5. Powerboats

      Discuss production and custom powerboats and powerboat design.
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      Latest: Fiberform Fuel Capacity Nicole Lemon, Aug 13, 2018 at 9:08 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: Milky water and Oil in bilge and in crankcase Mr Efficiency, Aug 14, 2018 at 11:47 PM
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    7. Motorsailers

      Discuss monohull and multihull motorsailers and motorsailer design.
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      Latest: turning a sailboat into a motorsailor Tynesider, Jul 5, 2018
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    8. Sailboats

      Discuss monohull sailboat design, production and custom monohull sailboats.
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      Latest: Anyone have experience with the Morgan-designed Columbia 40? Cynthia, Aug 14, 2018 at 9:36 PM
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    9. Multihulls

      Discuss multi-hull sailboat design, production and custom sailing catamarans and trimarans.
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      Latest: Route du Rhum Doug Lord, Aug 14, 2018 at 6:54 PM
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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: Open Source Boat Controller Project MurphyLaw, Aug 15, 2018 at 2:35 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: Importing x,y,z from excel member 65051, Aug 7, 2018
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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: Boat building mutual aid group on Samos, Greece? Petros Polonos, Aug 15, 2018 at 2:03 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: Twisting 8mm ply? rwatson, Aug 15, 2018 at 12:18 AM
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    2. Materials

      Discuss boatbuilding materials: composites, woods, metals, plastics, and finishes.
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      Latest: Thermo shrinking ropes for lashing? Petros Polonos, Aug 15, 2018 at 1:51 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: 23’ vee hull and deck. Mansoor Jamal, Aug 15, 2018 at 3:20 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: Pontoon MarineFan, Jul 30, 2018
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    2. Services & Employment

      Post positions available and marine design and boatbuilding services offered.
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      Latest: Naval architect position in Arizona CDBarry, Aug 14, 2018 at 8:04 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: Ocean News SamSam, Aug 14, 2018 at 11:24 AM
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