Once you finish "Understanding Boat Design" by Ted Brewer & are looking for more, I would suggest the "Nature of Boats" by Dave Gerr as Ike also...
Interesting, well it goes to say how much you learn outside of your course material. kengrome's design brings one question, where would you fit...
Naval Architecture has a lot of formulas to give you a general idea of how things will perform before it's actually tested on the water. I was...
I looked at the design of the "CLARENCE RIVER DORY" and did some minor calculations. LOA Long Version: 6.04 m - 20 ft 10 in Beam: 1.27 m - 4 ft 2...
One thing that wasn't mentioned that all Naval Architects know is that for displacement boats, your maximum hull speed is 1.34√LWL So if your...
You would need to get some Marine Grade Plywood, Douglas-fir or Western Larch are what you would need. You can do a search of the forums for...
I somewhat agree, as there is a huge margin of error for Non-Naval Architects to do Hydrostatic Stability, it's hard even for students! You'd...
ber1023 So Planning Hulls are not illegal? What is the diameter of the prop that you have? How much do you and your passenger weigh?...
