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: Transom Pods - Flotation and Extended Planing Surface comfisherman, Aug 19, 2022 at 2:53 AM
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    2. Hydrodynamics and Aerodynamics

      Technical discussion on fluid dynamics: theory and analysis.
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      Latest: Is circulation real? Sailor Al, Aug 19, 2022 at 1:37 AM
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    3. Stability

      Discuss stability issues and calculations, power and sail.
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      Latest: Vertical COG relationship to Performance Displacement Yacht jehardiman, Aug 18, 2022 at 1:19 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: scantling for marine polyurethane glass fiberglass and Paper Composite sailboat gonzo, Aug 7, 2022
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    5. Powerboats

      Discuss production and custom powerboats and powerboat design.
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      Latest: Wide mounted twin outboards on monohull fpjeepy05, Aug 17, 2022 at 4:46 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: Inboard surface drive small boat. comfisherman, Aug 19, 2022 at 2:46 AM
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    7. Motorsailers

      Discuss monohull and multihull motorsailers and motorsailer design.
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      Latest: Sailing Without Wind. Will Gilmore, Jul 24, 2022
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    8. Sailboats

      Discuss monohull sailboat design, production and custom monohull sailboats.
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      Latest: Large sharpie for the Adriatic rnlock, Aug 18, 2022 at 7:35 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 oldmulti, Aug 18, 2022 at 5:40 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: Balmar voltage regulator mc-614 temperature sensors? Steelboat, Aug 16, 2022 at 1:19 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: Tank calibration in Maxsurf ASDGardener, Aug 18, 2022 at 12:44 PM
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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: Finding the best way to sail directly upwind seasquirt, Aug 17, 2022 at 10:44 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: Sea Sled madness. It’s in my brain. DogCavalry, Aug 18, 2022 at 10:08 PM
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    2. Materials

      Discuss boatbuilding materials: composites, woods, metals, plastics, and finishes.
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      Latest: carbon fiber for a dinghy? Rumars, Aug 18, 2022 at 10:58 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: Looking for a thin hull held9, Aug 18, 2022 at 4:28 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: How Can I learn to read SLD? jehardiman, Aug 4, 2022
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    2. Services & Employment

      Post positions available and marine design and boatbuilding services offered.
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      Latest: Looking for company to build my boats Gasdok, Aug 15, 2022 at 9:56 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: Uplifting and Helpful Quotes philSweet, Aug 13, 2022 at 7:58 PM
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