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[sabretooth]

Hi all, i do a lot of work with sea cadets and have been asked to "instruct" on marine engineering.
Aircraft fitter by trade,only know what i have done with my boat, so can anyone point me in the right directin for info on hull design. only basics as they are only youngsters, and i have to understand as well
Cheers
Dave

[Pete B]

Its a U.S site but it will get you going Sabre,

www.fish.state.pa.us/anglerboater/1999/julaug99/boathull.htm

[squidlips]

try this mate.

boatdesign.net/forums/

[Pete B]

That 1st link really is poo, just had a read through it, typical yank - 'Pontoon Hull' what the ....
Here try this - www.boatingbasicsonline.com/course/boating/3_4.php

[solehunter]

My old boat building teacher swore by looking at nature to find the best designs. He told me the old IP boats were designed on a ducks body. "The boats bow should be the same as the stern" I guess the IP was like this, but there are better boats out there obviously.
Bloody good boats though, if not a little slow.

[skatenchips]

Bugga me........aint that just typical
while us 100 mile inland land locked mutha,s were
bein taught religeous instruction at skool
all you sea shanty types were learnin proper stuff like
boat construction.........

lucky gits....

Gaz

[solehunter]

skatenchips said:

Bugga me........aint that just typical
while us 100 mile inland land locked mutha,s were
bein taught religeous instruction at skool
all you sea shanty types were learnin proper stuff like
boat construction.........

lucky gits....

Gaz

Naaa gaz i had to endure college for my boat building stint.
1988 i think, seems like a life time ago.

[squideyebarnes]

ducks arse displacement boat will take the best sea,semi dis more speed but a limit with less slam planning slam bumpy and could be iffy in a following sea class of 85!!!!!!!!