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: Creating a foldable canoe from Corruplast Dejay, Mar 22, 2019 at 3:33 PM
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    2. Hydrodynamics and Aerodynamics

      Technical discussion on fluid dynamics: theory and analysis.
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      Latest: Spade Rudder Strange Behaviour jehardiman, Mar 22, 2019 at 7:19 PM
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    3. Stability

      Discuss stability issues and calculations, power and sail.
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      Latest: too much weight for my solar powered pontoon styled boat TANSL, Mar 20, 2019 at 2:34 PM
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    4. Class Societies

      Scantling Rules, updates and discussion on Society Classification: Lloyds, ABS, DNV, ISO ...
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      Latest: Permissible Shear forces and bending moments harbour/ still water TANSL, Mar 18, 2019 at 6:46 AM
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    5. Powerboats

      Discuss production and custom powerboats and powerboat design.
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      Latest: Looking to identify Fiberform Model? Bill Stevens, Mar 22, 2019 at 8:29 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: Replacing a damaged rudder missinginaction, Mar 16, 2019 at 9:05 AM
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    7. Motorsailers

      Discuss monohull and multihull motorsailers and motorsailer design.
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      Latest: 83' Hand Designed Motorsailer Doug Lord, Jan 10, 2019
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    8. Sailboats

      Discuss monohull sailboat design, production and custom monohull sailboats.
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      Latest: AC 36 Foiling Monohulls Doug Lord, Mar 22, 2019 at 4:20 PM
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    9. Multihulls

      Discuss multi-hull sailboat design, production and custom sailing catamarans and trimarans.
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      Latest: Clarity wanted: heavy vs light jehardiman, Mar 22, 2019 at 7:48 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: Who has experience with a desulfator for deep discharging lead acid batteries BertKu, Mar 21, 2019 at 4:37 PM
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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: Bouyancy line software Dejay, Mar 21, 2019 at 4:11 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: Aircraft hull as a water-jet Foil "Flyer" Squidly-Diddly, Mar 18, 2019 at 5:39 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: Building Flotation Compartments (w/Epoxy & Fiberglass) JamesG123, Mar 22, 2019 at 5:42 PM
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    2. Materials

      Discuss boatbuilding materials: composites, woods, metals, plastics, and finishes.
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      Latest: New Product To Save Soft Decks upchurchmr, Mar 20, 2019 at 8:17 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: 18 ft skiff mold for sale klf boat (sold) Mandy Alvarez, Mar 14, 2019
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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: Bulk Carrier Design and features Dr34m3r, Mar 12, 2019
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    2. Services & Employment

      Post positions available and marine design and boatbuilding services offered.
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      Latest: Looking for stability and strength estimates for Stratimer Endurance 35 StarBreeze, Mar 15, 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: BOAT JOKES (we need a few laughs) Angélique, Mar 22, 2019 at 7:48 PM
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