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Marine Risk & Safety Innovation Inquiry: Emergency Aeration System for Catamarans
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@Yermek Have you ever been out on a raging sea?
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Have you checked the hull symmetry first ? Perhaps it has inbuilt twists that create bad water flow at speed.
Sep 26, 2026
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Small SailBoat Cabin Design
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An amateur in Europe does not have to follow the RCD but arranging insurance and eventually selling the boat will be a lot easier if the...
Sep 26, 2026
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It depends on what they love; some love fame, or money, and do what they can to take over a potentially profitable project that is...
Sep 24, 2026
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Why can some ships stop immediately?
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This design should be able to stop quickly! Docking port side like a champ.
Sep 24, 2026
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Small SailBoat Cabin Design
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What’s the CFM rating on computer fans vs the interior of your yacht? They are only designed to ventilate a smallish box, and will be...
Sep 24, 2026
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boat with submarine at bottom
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Let’s just delete the “I” from “AI”!
Sep 11, 2026
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Looking for the original model / mould of an Italian Guardia di Finanza patrol boat
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The picture show next to nothing regarding the hull.
Sep 10, 2026
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Albin 28 Hydrodynamics
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Flat plate rudders create a lot of drag, so foiling that might help speed. The Albin is not designed as a speedboat, and may not handle...
Sep 10, 2026
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Freeboard splashwell Panga hull
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Be cautious about adding weight up high. The added freeboard may block some spray, but it’s still only an 18’ boat, and won’t be any...
Sep 8, 2026
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Extruded spreaders?
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Traditionally, spreaders were wood, and they were all tapered. So it is partly a skeumorph in that it is the expected aesthetic. Also...
Sep 5, 2026
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23’ center console monohull
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I’d think that a tough market to crack, as there already exists a lot of production boats that meet your criteria. Is there a feature or...
Sep 5, 2026
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boat with submarine at bottom
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This is an interesting topic, but need a more detailed SOR to start discussion. A catamaran with an extendable /retractable center...
Sep 5, 2026
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Cat project I/O to twin OB
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Nice find, and definitely worth some attention. The flybridge lines are definitely out of character, are you planning to keep that? The...
Sep 5, 2026
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cheap modular pontoon boat
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These pontoon modules would probably be ideal for what you are proposing - however they are on the other side of the Atlantic from you...
Sep 4, 2026
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