Download our free Hull Designer , a simple, interactive, visual 3-d hull design Windows program for modeling and developing panels for hard chine construction. Find Center of Boyancy, Center of Lateral Area, Length Waterline, and righting moment (pitched or heeled) among other calculations. Create patterns for stem, stern, bulkheads, up to 10 chines, and up to 8 frames for construction.
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Phil Bolder Discussion Group
Discussing and building Philip C. Bolger’s (1927-2009) boat designs and similar.
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Pippo’s Caravel
Pippo Bianco of Matera, Italy (40 deg 40 min N 16 deg 37 min E 410 meter above sea level) is building this sailing dinghy with Hulls. Pippo modeled Mertens-Goosens, N.A. Model #102 Caravelle in Hulls to get his output. To earn epoxy money, Pippo studies the atmosphere for the Agenzia Spaziale Italiana.
Pekka’s Bother’s Dinghy
Pekka Tarvainen of Helsinki, Finland (60 deg 10 min N 24 deg 53 deg E) built this dinghy for his brother. Richard Spelling (also of Tulsa, OK) has built another copy of Pekka’s Jolla.
Jim Mailer’s Sea Kayak
Jim Mailer of Helensburg, Scotland (near Glasgow) built these kayaks for himself and wife. One is a Nick Shades design and the other Jim’s via Hull Designer. The photo was taken at Ardnamurchan Point, the most Westerly point in Britain.
Burnie’s Boats
Burnis Turner of Roscoe, Illinois started with this 8 ft. kayak for his son. Burnis reports that the hull floats higher than Hull Designer predicts (the displacement calculation is conservative.)
Robert Tyrrell’s Planning Dinghy
Robert Tyrrell is building this planing dinghy to his own design using Hull Designer to develop bulkheads and panels.
Hans Friedel’s Kayaks
Han’s first kayak using Hull Designer and Autocad. Han’s friends are also building another kayak and a tender.
Blackfly Camping Dinghy
Bruce Taylor developed this camping dinghy on paper aided by hull designer, “to deepen my understanding of the shape, and simplify the task of calculating bouyancy, waterlines at heel, etc.”
Hannuu’s Boat Yard
Hannuu’s Boat Yard
Geoff Chick’s Sailing Canoe
Geoff Chicks Sailing Canoe – Designed in CD Hull Designer