My first thought when I read this thread: How is a 13 year going to get a 4.5 m mast to the shore ? Would it be possible to have a design...
waterbiking in Europe http://www.waterbiking.org/ good articles in the design section; great examples
Stability Rick, thank you. I understand the reduction of sections and waterlines. I also understand the concept of metacentric height....
Metacentric height It turns out that the Godzilla run with 33 stations produces a better result for the power requirements at 5 m/s: 0.403 vs...
Godzilla Yes, this is the input file only. I use Godzilla this way: I run a specific 'in' file, then look at the output/results. If the...
Can you improve this basic design Rick, within my given parameters D, L, B = 0.28 this is my best design with 4.01 at 5 m/s. Can this be...
One more thought Two important points: You have to prepare the surface appropriately. Everything has to be structurally sound before you...
paint gun I agree that it should work without a spray gun. I used to do it that way, letting gravity do the job of filling pores. A very...
Speed If it comes to speed I would consider a foil under the outrigger. I have built a variety of foils - attached to the rear iaku, about 1...
Empiric data I was out in the open ocean today in about 4 - 6 ft swell; while paddling I thought of boat design ... There is no way to fully...
Repair Use West systems epoxy. To fill, use microballoons and silica/carbo; I actually use 80 %/20 %. In case you are looking for more...
Somewhat uncertain Rick, I am currently trying to find sufficient information reagrding open ocean behavior of possible hulls. It is quite...
Bow design Yes I have been on your website before, I had not seen the V 6. You may be interested/have read this thread; some of the desired...
V 7 Very nice. This bow behavior is exactly what I imagine for my OC 1. The important part would be that this bow could display this...
Dc_oc 1 Rick, you are right on the performance of the chined hull, the speed drops form 4.7 to 4.0 knots at 20 N. I will look at your V 7,...
