I have finally cracked the problem (I think). Let me share with you the methods I have developed. Round Bilge / Stringer: 1. Generate a...
I have spoken to the local Tattoo 26 agent and he is shipping the boats into Australia in containers. They do fit inside a High Cube Container....
SukiSolo: Sorry for the confusion. Yes I am designing with a multichine hull. However in attempting to prove that the swept cross section does...
John: Thanks again for the long reply. Your pictures show a nice model and design. A lot of ideas there on developing the plywood skins. It...
SukiSolo: I tried as you have suggested. The hull is a round bilge design from Freeship (one of the default hulls when generating a new model)....
Thanks SukiSolo - great idea to import the SW model into Rhino and use that to develop the skins. I will give that a go later today when I get a...
In reading the Tattoo web site I have come across the following: ---------------------------------------------------------- Can I buy a used...
rwatson: Thanks. That Tattoo 26 looks to be very close to what I had in mind except that it is a yacht and not a cruiser. However with the...
John Perry: Thanks for taking the time to write such a long response. There are some good thoughts there re the use of guide curves. I need...
SukiSolo: I have tried the approach you suggested. Yes I could probably live with this but it is not ideal. I guess I was hoping to find a...
Hello, I have designed a hull shape in Freeship and then exported this to Solidworks using an IGES file. This hull is to be plywood skinned...
Tad: The thing that started me considering the idea of a container boat was the cost of renting boats. A short term rental is fine but when you...
I agree that this whole idea is much more practical if the boat can somehow fit inside the container on its trailer. The shipping process will...
Thank you for the thoughts so far. In retrospect I agree that the boat will probably not be able to sit on a trailer inside the container - too...
