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: 23' car roof jon boat montero, May 18, 2025 at 9:01 AM
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    2. Hydrodynamics and Aerodynamics

      Technical discussion on fluid dynamics: theory and analysis.
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      Latest: AQWA Fender Question Anoop_ODL, May 15, 2025 at 12:18 PM
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    3. Stability

      Discuss stability issues and calculations, power and sail.
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      Latest: Barge to carry a single pick-up truck DogCavalry, May 16, 2025 at 12:00 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: ABS m^2 – m^2 VS cm^4 yanivmass, May 11, 2025
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    5. Powerboats

      Discuss production and custom powerboats and powerboat design.
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      Latest: 1975 17ft Thunderbolt runabout Roxxanne Taylor, May 16, 2025 at 2:43 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: boat bogs down when in gear Barry, May 10, 2025
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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 9, 2025
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    8. Sailboats

      Discuss monohull sailboat design, production and custom monohull sailboats.
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      Latest: Skii breeze Blueknarr, May 17, 2025 at 10:25 PM
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    9. Multihulls

      Discuss multi-hull sailboat design, production and custom sailing catamarans and trimarans.
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      Latest: 45' solar catamaran yabert, May 15, 2025 at 8:53 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: Blue Sea Systems 7650 Add-A-Battery Kit BlueBell, Apr 3, 2025
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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 Software Stability Analysis Max005, May 16, 2025 at 3:23 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: Electric Launch Design optimized for semi-displacement speeds Stephen Ditmore, May 17, 2025 at 3:42 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: Company creates 'Superwood' from wood, 10 times stronger than steel, no rotting jehardiman, May 17, 2025 at 12:41 PM
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    2. Materials

      Discuss boatbuilding materials: composites, woods, metals, plastics, and finishes.
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      Latest: Concrete Dock Float DogCavalry, May 16, 2025 at 12:51 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: Flats stalker 18 needs a home BoothBoatworks, May 15, 2025 at 8:35 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: where to learn inflatable boat construction? montero, Apr 10, 2025
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    2. Services & Employment

      Post positions available and marine design and boatbuilding services offered.
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      Latest: Freelance Yacht Designer based in Venice, Italy Omar Al Abkal, May 5, 2025
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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: Remind me not to apply for any maintenance positions on Russian ships seasquirt, May 4, 2025
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