I would like to hear some thoughts on what people think. Some real rough calcs. of my own. a boat of that size (approx.) if healed by a wave to 25...
Probably a silly responce but makesure the outdrive is all the way down and the cavitation plates are in line with the bottom of the boat. Also if...
Sorry I am so late to this thread, but Dave Gerr's book boat strength has a lot of info on how to calculate prelim scantlings and weight calcs....
Thanks Jeff I guess I had my cookies shut off. We just set up the stations for this boat. I will post more pics and details about cove and...
I would like to hear some thoughts on the dynamics of a boat in a high speed turn. Larson & Elison talk about VCG and centrifigal force but...
Hi Rob Usualy when designing a boat large weights such as engines and tanks are placed in locations to create the proper ft.lbs. so the center of...
We had a boat in our shop with a similar problem.28', 8' Beam, 25dg deadrise an transom w/ stern drive. The boat fully loaded sat 4" above the...
It sounds like a weight issue. What is the deadrise at the transom, at what speed does this happen, are there any other problems like bowsteering...
If you build ultralite make sure you are designed for ultralite. A boat that floats above the designed waterline may have stability problems.