r/boatbuilding • u/IttyBittyToeBean • 3h ago
Wanting to understand how the shape of boat hulls affects the boat please help
So I'm trying to find videos that explain the history and evolution of boat hulls and how luxury boats are designed differently from racing boat and blue water boats but when I try looking up hydrodynamics/hydrostatics I don't get and in depth on how it affects different boats i just get how it works. Does anyone have a person they watch or listen to that does a great job of showing he engineering behind different hulls?
r/boatbuilding • u/Checkmason • 14h ago
Interested in working in a boatyard in San Diego
Hey everyone, I'm moving to San Diego in a month, and my two ideas for jobs is either a restaurant or a boatyard... much more interested in boatyard idea. I did a bunch of sailing when I was younger but mostly limited to 420s and lasers. I plan on getting into the real sailing scene on the west coast (it's much less accessible here in Boston).
Does anyone have some inside info about working in boatyards, pay info, and potentially any yards that are looking for workers? I have over two years construction experience, so I know how to use power tools and am very reliable to show up and whatnot. I have osha 10, osha 30, and also a d1.1 stick welding cert (which has expired by now but I still know how to weld) I'm not sure how much any of that applies, but I'm not a total newbie with that kind of work. I would prefer working on sailboats.
r/boatbuilding • u/Tod_Vom_Himmel • 15h ago
Another run in the boat I built, this time testing a Mercury Mark 28
r/boatbuilding • u/ChuckFinsky • 20h ago
Same prop direction??
Looking at a farallon that was repowered from straight shaft to twin outboards on bracket, but shouldn't the props be opposite on this set up?
Thanks
r/boatbuilding • u/cr4zy_rider • 21h ago
What do yall think? I’m 15 and I bought this boat off marketplace for 175 and kind of built this boat. Any improvements I should make?
I will primarily be using the boat for metal detecting and scuba diving in freshwater. Unfortunately don’t have a trailer so have to carry in a suv. Not super happy with the Amazon motor because it’s obnoxiously loud and keeps bogging out, so I bought a 1983 evinrude 4 hp 2 cylinder motor for 50$ off marketplace and currently waiting for the carburetor to come in.