To Make a Boat Design
This article will start the novice designer on their own way to the fascinating realm of boat design. I believe that sailing boats should be fun and easy, whether you are racing or just messing about in boats. You need to designs a well balanced, stable and light on the helm to provide an exciting ride both up and downwind. Written in term who anyone can understand with formulas, tables, line drawings and illustrations to explain the process of design in great detail. It follows design on Sailing or Powerboat from the first sketch to the final weight, strength, and power calculations, with tables, charts, and diagrams to let all of you adapt the process to any design.
The boat plans are based on traditional, proven, seagoing, fishing boat types well suited to individual or amateur construction by those with some knowledge of steel boat building.
It is an Interesting concept. Take a given a amount of sail area and boat design the most efficient hull possible. This is the polar opposite of what is being done today with many sailing or boat designs, both racing and cruising, which have large rigs that are overpowered in knots of breeze.
This our some process of boat design.
1. Design Outline - Outline the design to the one that you like. About the requirements, including the function of the boat, the size and the budget.
2. Analyze the competition - If a boat is a racing yacht we next gather data on the boats we will complete against and analyze the boats performance using software.
3. Set Performance Targets - From the analysis of other boats set the performance targets for the boat design.
4. Design and Test - Design the new boat using computer modeling and using estimates of weight calculations. Then test the boats performance against your targets using your software.
5. Complete Preliminary Design - When the boats performance is to our liking then the preliminary design work is complete and a full weight calculation of the boat is made.
6. Test Yachts Performance - With the new weight study the performance requirements are achieved.
7. Construction Drawings - Construction and engineering drawings are then completed with the rig calculations for the spar-maker.
8. Complete Working Drawings - Working drawings for the boat builder are produced for the production of the boat.
9. Provide Patterns - Full size patterns in electronic format are provided ready to print or cut.