I am a mechanical engineering student in Boston and I am starting a project to design a hull. I was wondering if any one knew of some naval...
Literature I was going to go pick up that Ultralight Boat building book that was recommended earlier in the thread. Any other books about the...
Strip Method hull We had looked into the strip method construction but moved on because of the tooling and skill required. Any methods that are...
Reply answers Most of the hull design comes from the endurance event where most of the boat will be in the water and running as a displacement...
I was thinking 3-4 years, by then the group will get around to a redesign
Loading The boat will be carrying 100lbs of batteries, 300lbs of solar panels, around 175lbs of pilot, around 125lbs of motors and maybe 60lbs of...
The boat will compete in a sprint and endurance race using electric power gathered by solar panels. Her is a link to the event...
Skill/Timeline Concerns That picture is of another schools boat that has already competed. Our Boat will have about 15Hp when maxed out(electric...
Longevity and care My hopes is that It will last for a few years. Meaning a month or two of testing along with a few weeks of competition per...
I am a student building a hull that my group designed for a competition we are entering. Approximate dimensions are 16'L x 40"W x 24"D. We had...
