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: Light rowing boat as a tender for a 26' catamaran wayne nicol, May 25, 2018 at 12:27 PM
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    2. Hydrodynamics and Aerodynamics

      Technical discussion on fluid dynamics: theory and analysis.
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      Latest: Stern taper on semi-displacement hulls Will Fraser, May 25, 2018 at 3:16 AM
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    3. Stability

      Discuss stability issues and calculations, power and sail.
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      Latest: Advice - can this houseboat be made to sit level with extra buoyancy? fallguy, May 23, 2018 at 11:47 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: Crazy fool plan? SV_Harbinger, May 23, 2018 at 3:06 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: Resources for marinizing a Yanmar industrial diesel garlicfiend, May 24, 2018 at 3:31 PM
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    7. Motorsailers

      Discuss monohull and multihull motorsailers and motorsailer design.
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      Latest: Offshore Sportfishing Motorsailer, innovations & alternatives brian eiland, May 22, 2018 at 6:46 PM
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    8. Sailboats

      Discuss monohull sailboat design, production and custom monohull sailboats.
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      Latest: Osmosis on the deck? PAR, May 25, 2018 at 8:50 AM
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    9. Multihulls

      Discuss multi-hull sailboat design, production and custom sailing catamarans and trimarans.
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      Latest: GC 32 super cat Doug Lord, May 25, 2018 at 12:28 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: navico stuff PAR, May 8, 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: Ansys aqwa error fatima, May 25, 2018 at 8:43 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: anchor "STORM" DIY Bonaparte, May 21, 2018 at 6:06 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: Cold moulding over old planked boat Richard Williams, May 25, 2018 at 11:26 AM
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    2. Materials

      Discuss boatbuilding materials: composites, woods, metals, plastics, and finishes.
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      Latest: General Fiberglassing Questions redreuben, May 24, 2018 at 10:48 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: 41' Catamaran Mold Steve W, May 25, 2018 at 7:17 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: Book Suggestion about Interior Design and Construction Tom Chen, May 23, 2018 at 1:38 AM
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    2. Services & Employment

      Post positions available and marine design and boatbuilding services offered.
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      Latest: 2d/3d cad smckee10, May 21, 2018 at 8:36 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 philSweet, May 25, 2018 at 2:26 PM
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