Boat Design Forums

  1. Design

    1. Boat Design

      Discuss boat design concepts, projects, plans, reviews, resources, and general design topics.
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      Latest: Bowsprit on a Snark Mayflower ChrisGreek, Apr 23, 2024 at 7:12 AM
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    2. Hydrodynamics and Aerodynamics

      Technical discussion on fluid dynamics: theory and analysis.
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      Latest: Illegal connectivity error in Ansys AQWA Ad Hoc, Apr 14, 2024
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    3. Stability

      Discuss stability issues and calculations, power and sail.
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      Latest: ISO 12217-1 Calculation Swamped Stability and Buoyancy Test TANSL, Mar 21, 2024
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    4. Class Societies

      Scantling Rules, updates and discussion on Society Classification: Lloyds, ABS, DNV, ISO ...
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      Latest: CORTEN STEEL Corossion Addition Reference scav000, Mar 16, 2024
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    5. Powerboats

      Discuss production and custom powerboats and powerboat design.
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      Latest: 1967 Hobo Houseboat rebuild, and mods jbo_c, Apr 20, 2024 at 4:57 PM
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    6. Propulsion

      Discuss marine engines, drives, and propulsion systems.
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      1. Props

      2. Surface Drives

      3. Jet Drives

      4. Outboards

      5. Sterndrives

      6. Pod Drives

      7. Inboards

      8. Diesel Engines

      9. Gas Engines

      10. Electric Propulsion

      11. Hybrid

      12. DIY Marinizing

      Latest: Thoughts on prop load for com-fish/tow boat NWestward, Apr 23, 2024 at 5:51 AM
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    7. Motorsailers

      Discuss monohull and multihull motorsailers and motorsailer design.
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      Latest: 1965 65’ Philip Rhodes Ketch Brian Hurst, Apr 21, 2024 at 9:34 AM
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    8. Sailboats

      Discuss monohull sailboat design, production and custom monohull sailboats.
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      Latest: Flying Dutchman advice Tony F, Apr 23, 2024 at 8:35 AM
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    9. Multihulls

      Discuss multi-hull sailboat design, production and custom sailing catamarans and trimarans.
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      Latest: Chinese electric winch? bajansailor, Apr 23, 2024 at 2:16 AM
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    10. OnBoard Electronics & Controls

      Discuss onboard mechanical, hydraulic, and electric control systems, monitoring, navigation, communication, systems integration and onboard computer systems.
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      Latest: Boat Dual Battery Wiring C. Dog, Apr 19, 2024 at 10:46 AM
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    11. Software

      Discuss marine design software: hull design, fairing, modeling, rendering, and CNC.
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      1. General Computing

      Latest: Missing Plugins/Commands in Rhino Remmlinger, Apr 20, 2024 at 7:49 PM
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  2. Collaboration

    1. Option One

      Collaborative design of a power cruiser: trailerable, 300 mile range, economical at cruise & displacement speeds.
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      Latest: Cool trailerable boat parkland, Jan 9, 2015
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    2. Projects & Proposals

      An open forum to generate ideas for collaborative design projects.
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      Latest: Electric Launch Design optimized for semi-displacement speeds Stephen Ditmore, Apr 22, 2024 at 9:15 AM
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  3. Construction

    1. Boatbuilding

      Discuss boatbuilding projects, methods, plans & kits, ask questions, and share your experiences.
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      1. Fiberglass and Composite Boat Building

      2. Metal Boat Building

      3. Wooden Boat Building and Restoration

      4. Electrical Systems

      Latest: Need ideas for lamination panel AndrewK, Apr 23, 2024 at 7:01 AM
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    2. Materials

      Discuss boatbuilding materials: composites, woods, metals, plastics, and finishes.
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      Latest: Using bondo to modify female mold chine angle? ondarvr, Apr 22, 2024 at 6:57 PM
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    3. Marketplace

      Boatbuilding materials, tools, equipment, molds, tooling and custom projects for sale or trade.
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      1. Boat Molds

      Latest: Vintage Berkeley 6JC Jet Drive MALL, Apr 22, 2024 at 11:27 PM
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  4. Employment and Education

    1. Education

      Discuss schools and programs of Naval Architecture and Yacht Design and entry paths into a boat design career.
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      Latest: Sailmaking course Pablo Sopelana, Apr 17, 2024 at 11:37 AM
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    2. Services & Employment

      Post positions available and marine design and boatbuilding services offered.
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      Latest: Marine HVAC Design Firm KW1947, Apr 3, 2024
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  5. Community

    1. All Things Boats & Boating

      Enjoy friendly conversation with other forum members and boaters on marine-related topics, boats, and boating in general.
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      1. Press Releases

      2. Wiki Archive

      3. Forum Questions and Suggestions

      4. Post-Tsunami

      Latest: Writing a novel containing boat maintenance... Rumars, Apr 23, 2024 at 8:22 AM
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