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: Development of an concept boat for Nimbus Group jesper97, Jan 24, 2022 at 2:51 PM
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    2. Hydrodynamics and Aerodynamics

      Technical discussion on fluid dynamics: theory and analysis.
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      Latest: Sea Sled Performance: Qualitative Analysis BlueBell, Jan 24, 2022 at 12:53 PM
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    3. Stability

      Discuss stability issues and calculations, power and sail.
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      Latest: Jean-Jacques Savin’s ocean canoe fallguy, Jan 23, 2022 at 4:15 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: ISO 12215-10 2020 Update - Scantling aluminum boats TANSL, Dec 15, 2021
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    5. Powerboats

      Discuss production and custom powerboats and powerboat design.
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      Latest: Moment to trim question on hull extension TANSL, Jan 10, 2022
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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: Sternwheeler Power Requirements DogCavalry, Jan 23, 2022 at 5:52 PM
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    7. Motorsailers

      Discuss monohull and multihull motorsailers and motorsailer design.
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      Latest: Interesting Meta 39 James Wellington, Jan 9, 2022
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    8. Sailboats

      Discuss monohull sailboat design, production and custom monohull sailboats.
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      Latest: snatch clutch? philSweet, Jan 24, 2022 at 4:28 PM
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    9. Multihulls

      Discuss multi-hull sailboat design, production and custom sailing catamarans and trimarans.
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      Latest: Multihull Structure Thoughts SolGato, Jan 24, 2022 at 6:06 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: How much space is enough for navigation devices ? Will Gilmore, Jan 24, 2022 at 6:53 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: Marine Design Software for Hull Modeling JotM, Jan 24, 2022 at 3:58 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: I want to build a custom bath tub fallguy, Jan 24, 2022 at 7:32 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: Epoxy/glass schedule question fallguy, Jan 24, 2022 at 4:51 PM
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    2. Materials

      Discuss boatbuilding materials: composites, woods, metals, plastics, and finishes.
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      Latest: An odd question about corcell foam fallguy, Jan 22, 2022 at 6:24 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: Apache 28 center console molds (sold) bob davis, Jan 22, 2022 at 9:30 PM
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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: reference books on shell/panel stiffening? DCockey, Dec 24, 2021
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    2. Services & Employment

      Post positions available and marine design and boatbuilding services offered.
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      Latest: Yacht Designer Youssef Hamdy, Jan 4, 2022
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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: Is the ocean broken? hoytedow, Jan 24, 2022 at 8:33 AM
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