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: Looking for a long range expedition aluminum power catamaran design skaraborgcraft, Mar 23, 2025 at 5:58 AM
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    2. Hydrodynamics and Aerodynamics

      Technical discussion on fluid dynamics: theory and analysis.
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      Latest: Catamaran resistance FESB, Feb 20, 2025
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    3. Stability

      Discuss stability issues and calculations, power and sail.
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      Latest: Max steady heel angle to prevent downflooding in squalls jehardiman, Mar 18, 2025 at 2:07 PM
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    4. Class Societies

      Scantling Rules, updates and discussion on Society Classification: Lloyds, ABS, DNV, ISO ...
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      Latest: Tide Height in BV Rules RAraujo, Feb 13, 2025
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    5. Powerboats

      Discuss production and custom powerboats and powerboat design.
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      Latest: Which wooden boat should I build? TANSL, Mar 12, 2025
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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: Additional electric motor while leaving original in place and using original ax kapnD, Mar 22, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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    7. Motorsailers

      Discuss monohull and multihull motorsailers and motorsailer design.
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      Latest: Keeping weight in check during refit Ad Hoc, Jan 28, 2025
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    8. Sailboats

      Discuss monohull sailboat design, production and custom monohull sailboats.
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      Latest: Looking for cat cruiser fallguy, Mar 19, 2025 at 9:13 AM
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    9. Multihulls

      Discuss multi-hull sailboat design, production and custom sailing catamarans and trimarans.
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      Latest: Multihull Structure Thoughts oldmulti, Mar 22, 2025 at 9:24 PM
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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: Humphree interceptors Geometry Vibes, Mar 7, 2025
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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: Getting Results from Godzilla Optimization d.nagel3, Mar 15, 2025
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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: Designs wanted fallguy, Mar 16, 2025
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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: Structure in stitch and glue build Nomiddlename, Mar 19, 2025 at 8:58 PM
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    2. Materials

      Discuss boatbuilding materials: composites, woods, metals, plastics, and finishes.
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      Latest: What is happening here? (Corrosion) jehardiman, Mar 22, 2025 at 5:09 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: Interested in acquiring a skiff/flats manufacturing business with a track record and sales. HolderiedA, Mar 21, 2025 at 11:56 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: AI & Machine Learning: From Scratch to Advanced Models Pablo Sopelana, Feb 19, 2025
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    2. Services & Employment

      Post positions available and marine design and boatbuilding services offered.
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      Latest: 14 hi-laker pilothouse David Swingler, Mar 2, 2025
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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: Best Practices for Mega Yacht Cleaning? gonzo, Mar 20, 2025 at 9:40 AM
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