Boat Design Software

Updated Boat Design Software Review

Boat Design Software Under Review I’m John Richards, weekend sailor and amateur boat-builder. I’ve been testing 3D Boat Design Software to see how easy it is to create a proper hull design and whether it’s a sensible investment for the hobby sailor. Read on and I’ll not only give you my honest objective opinion on...

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Full 3D Boat Design Review

READ MY FULL REVIEW HERE The program itself is not brand new, it’s been around a little while. But it is subject to continuous upgrades (I used version 2.6.0), so there might well be a later version by the time you read this. Never having used any sort of CAD software before, I was a...

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Free Catamaran Designs – As Many As You Want

Catamaran design is a specialized business. Or so they would have you believe. If you want to build a catamaran for yourself then you’re going to need some proper plans. You may have found like me that, not only are they extremely expensive, the plans that are commercially available never quite seem to fit the bill. The...

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New Hull Design – Beautiful!

This website, as you’ve no doubt noticed, extols the virtues of designing your own boat with your own boat design software. And it may have crossed your mind that surely after three thousand years of boat development we have designed every possible hull shape that there is to design. Well, think again. There is always...

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3D Boat Design

3D Boat Design If you, like many others, have a dream of building your own boat you probably have some sort of 3d boat design in your head. And whether it’s a yacht, a dinghy or some other sort of craft you’re considering, you’re going to need some plans. Three dimensions Now, paper plans don’t...

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Boat Design Ideas And Experiments

Boat Building Plans If you have ever thought about building your own boat then the first thing on your list is going to be boat building plans. That goes without saying. But have you ever considered designing your own boat? Why rely on other lepoles designs? Only you know what you really want. It’s a...

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Essential Reading For Boat Designers

Need to do a little background reading before starting work? This collection of boat and yacht design literature will give you the confidence to get designing and ultimately to start building your own boat! Be patient, it takes a little time to load… Click on the scroll buttons to see them all. Click on any book to go...

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3D Boat Design User Comments

Some people remain to be convinced of the simplicity and ease of use of 3D Boat Design software. So I thought I’d share with you some of their comments that we receive almost daily from boatbuilders of all ages and experience who have tried it. “I’ve been wanting to build my own boat for years and bought...

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Unleash Your Creative Side

If you’re thinking about building a boat, or having one built for you, then there are thousands of different boat designs you could choose from. But, do you know what I’ve always found when I’ve been looking for boat designs? There’s never anything that quite fits what I have in mind. It’s either too beamy,...

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Boat Hulls – A Short History

It almost goes without saying that the boat hull is the fundamental starting point for any boat building project. The boat hull defines the size of the vessel, in terms of length and beam. And the boat hull shape not only defines what type of craft it’s going to be but it also sets parameters...

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