Steel Sailboat Design

(Bezier Design and Construction)

Other aspects of 'Bezier Design and Construction

(Right Column)

  • How it is possible to converting a 'Hard Chine' Hull to a 'True Round' Hull - Followed by a race between them via Velocity Predictions Software.
  • A race between two versions of 'Lighting Strike' - A classic Day-sailor designed to be constructed in both Steel and Aluminum - via Velocity Prediction Software.
  • Layout and fabricate of  custom 'Hatches and Port Lights' for your Build.
  • The advances in the 'English Wheeling' method for forming True Round Shell Plating. 

Read about the other aspects of 'Bezier Design and Construction on the Right Column:

How it is possible to converting a 'Hard Chine' Hull to a 'True Round' Hull - Followed by a race between them via Velocity Predictions Software.

A race between two versions of 'Lighting Strike' - A classic Day-sailor designed to be constructed in both Steel and Aluminum - via Velocity Prediction Software.

Layout and fabricate of custom 'Hatches & Port Lights' for your Build.

The advances in the 'English Wheeling' method for forming True Round Shell Plating.

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New - Ongoing

The redesign of the classic sailboat Dark Harbor for Aluminum construction

Updated - June 22 2025

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Go to Dark Harbor Redesign

New to Steel and Aluminum True Round Boatbuilding

The Catspaw Dinghy

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Steel and Aluminum True Round Plans

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"Lighting Strike'

Why weight does not the sole factor in determining the speed of a Displacement hull.

Go to Lighting Strike's Velocity Predictions

How to layout and fabricate Hull Intergrals

Fabricating Hull Intergrals such as a Hatch Coaming is the next stage of boat construction.

The below pics is an initial dimensioned hand sketch - The first step in the layout process.


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English Wheeling

This is not your Father's 'English Wheeling' method.

See how the 'True Round' shell plating is reduced to a flat patternsthat take the mystic out of the English Wheeling process.


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Which type of hull is faster - A True Round design or Hard Chine design? See which via the results of 'Velocity Prediction' software.

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The top pic is the orginal design - The bottom pic is the converted True Round version.

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