Im starting a project of designing, a large, fast, cost effective keel boat that is possible, I want all the advice you guys are wiling to give...
Hello! I'm new here. My name is Nicholas Malinovsky, and I would like to share my project with you, which I have been working on for the past two...
Hello, boat design community! This is my first post on this forum, and I anticipate many more to follow. I am starting this thread to document...
{27’ junkrig, fibreglass and cedar- almost in final stage for expedition. It is equipped with Yamaha t.9.9 exht. Specifics of model of the boat...
Got this Ski breeze sailboat as my first to learn in. Built in sweden between 1957-65. 5,6x1,8m 340kg displacement. Only done 5 short trips yet,...
Hi all, How high above the waterline should davits (or, really, a dinghy's bottom) be? It is understood that dinghies can only stay in davits in...
I have heard scuttle butt that ceramic coatings (finishes) have been used on bottoms of sailboats to enhance (reduce) drag. I think there is an...
I am currently designing an extremely unconventional sailboat, which we as a couple hope to sail around the world, and if we are successful, that...
Hello, I am currently living in Latvia, and am interacting with a man selling a 1977, 7.7m-long "North" sailboat. He does not know what the...
Hey all, im currently designing my next project and wanted to reach out to those minds with more experience. To preface i am an environmental and...
I made the 3D models available for free. The boat was designed by Bruce Potter Bingham sadly passed away recently. This boat is made of...
You guys are probably gonna hate me for asking this; but, what do you think would be the quickest, cheapest and easiest to build bugout sailboat?...
Hi I imagine a few people here have access to an orc VPP design subscription so it made sense to ask here. I am thinking about buying it to...
Hello folks, Just a simple question, I have a standard sized small rowboat and have built myself a sailing kit, with rudder, leeboards, mast and...
Hi all! I purchased a 1950's 25 foot Raven class sailboat last fall. After a winter of interior work I have flipped the boat and moved on to doing...
By small boats I a sort of full displacement, human powered motorsailer, a 50/50 row sail boat, like a Solway Dory sailing canoe or one of Atkins...
Cheers everyone, trying to get my coefficients defined in Maxsurf for my fin keel sloop. However, I would like to exclude the appendages for this...
I just made off with a "free boat," (no such thing as a free boat.) What kind of boat do I have? Fiberglass over plywood. [ATTACH] Sincerely,...
I propose you an upgraded version 3.2 of Gene-Hull Sailboat, spreadsheet application for an early stage project, mostly justified by the Sections...
Hi everyone! New user here, longtime boater. We bought a Farrier Trailer Tri 720 last summer and broke the centerboard. I'm currently working...
