Any Other Forums for info on a Yacht design and build etc ?

[alabaster]

I'm interested in the custom design and build of a modern, lightweight, yacht for cruising. Ultimately, the design and building will be undertaken mainly by a boat builder - I won't enough time. I'm new to this forum and I'm trying to find other boat forums for getting good advice and information from many different people on things like:

Design concept,
Project budgeting,
Materials,
Construction methods,
Finding a designer,
Where to have it built,
Good deals on rigging and electronics,
Etc etc

In addition to this forum, are there <u> any other boating forums </u> in the UK (or even North America) that could be useful in getting some help on the above areas?

Cheers

Jim

 

[flaming]

No.

No other forums exist. Any other forums you may think you have seen were figments of your imagination.

Dan... Can I have a cookie...?
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[ff_nick]

Boatdesign.net - very helpful on construction too.
Click

 

[BlueSkyNick]

[ QUOTE ]
Dan... Can I have a cookie...?
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[/ QUOTE ]No, you've already got an everlasting cookie .... as long as you keep the same PC. /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

 

[saltwater_gypsy]

This a really good boat design forum and will lead you into other sites on the subject

http://www.boatdesign.net/forums/

The contributions are completely international and cover a very wide range of subjects .One notable absence is the thread- killing stuff that Flaming has just inflicted on you!!!!
I see this is your first post. So welcome to the YBW Forum and be prepared to suffer the idiot element occassioally. /forums/images/graemlins/smirk.gif

PS get into DELFTship on
http://www.delftship.net/
and you will find that you can generate professional models very easily.....and its FREE!!!

 

[Poignard]

If you're interested in a wooden boat you could try www.woodenboat.com/forum

 

[saltwater_gypsy]

After-thought on good boat design books:

A really goood book to get you started is:
"Yacht Design Explained" by Steve Killing
ISBN 0-393-04646-X

or at a simpler level,
"How to Design a Boat" by John Teale
ISBN 0-7136-6208-5

or the bible:
"Principles of Yacht Design" by Larsson and Eliasson
ISBN 13:978-0-7136-7855-0

You can usually get good secondhand copies on Amazon
Good luck

 

[Sequoiah1]

Though not a forum, you should have a chat to these guys,
might be worthwhile bouncing your ideas off them as they are westcountry based.

www.owenclarkedesign.com

 

[alabaster]

Thanks to those whom posted re the boatdesign.net forums and also books. Is there a register of boat designers in the UK with details of their experience and specialisation?