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: Power for foiler Mr Efficiency, Jun 26, 2021 at 4:35 AM
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    2. Hydrodynamics and Aerodynamics

      Technical discussion on fluid dynamics: theory and analysis.
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      Latest: Forward Swept Daggerboards? jehardiman, Jun 25, 2021 at 10:54 PM
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    3. Stability

      Discuss stability issues and calculations, power and sail.
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      Latest: How waterlogged is a wooden boat? John Goldman, Jun 21, 2021 at 6:14 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: Inclined stiffeners Ad Hoc, May 14, 2021
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    5. Powerboats

      Discuss production and custom powerboats and powerboat design.
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      Latest: Help identify my boat! fallguy, Jun 22, 2021 at 8:12 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: Is this set up even possible to run? Mr Efficiency, Jun 23, 2021 at 8:43 PM
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    7. Motorsailers

      Discuss monohull and multihull motorsailers and motorsailer design.
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      Latest: Cromarty 36 Martin Cruft, May 24, 2021
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    8. Sailboats

      Discuss monohull sailboat design, production and custom monohull sailboats.
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      Latest: Importance of a prismatic coefficient for a hull design gggGuest, Jun 25, 2021 at 1:23 PM
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    9. Multihulls

      Discuss multi-hull sailboat design, production and custom sailing catamarans and trimarans.
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      Latest: Shape of a chainplate that might spread load better? redreuben, Jun 26, 2021 at 3:14 AM
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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: What kind of signal does tank level sensors transmit? BlueBell, Jun 19, 2021
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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: Freeship total ship weight? Saqa, Jun 25, 2021 at 8:32 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: Windmills on a boat Dejay, Jun 1, 2021
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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: vdrive solution needed missinginaction, Jun 25, 2021 at 9:36 PM
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    2. Materials

      Discuss boatbuilding materials: composites, woods, metals, plastics, and finishes.
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      Latest: painting VE over Poly to seal inside tank? gonzo, Jun 25, 2021 at 3:30 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: bay boat 19 molds up for sale bob davis, Jun 23, 2021 at 2:47 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: YDS Yacht design school bajansailor, Jun 25, 2021 at 10:52 PM
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    2. Services & Employment

      Post positions available and marine design and boatbuilding services offered.
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      Latest: Boat building in Kenya gamage, Jun 18, 2021
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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? Yobarnacle, Jun 25, 2021 at 7:07 PM
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