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The redesign of the classic sailboat Dark Harbor for Aluminum construction

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Go to Dark Harbor Redesign

Bezier designed Steel and Aluminum True Round Plans

To promote the concept of 'Bezier Design and Construction'for all Building Plans can now be downloaded free of charge.

You do not have to build the boat, but you sure can explore something new out there. Think outside of the box, you have to see this concept on True Round metal boat building.

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Demystifying the weight factor

By way of a VPP Race between two versions of 'Lighting Strike' (One steel and the other Aluminum)

The weight factor Demystifed

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.


Click here to continue the process.

English Wheeling

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

See how the 'True Round' shell platting is reduced to a flat pattern. These Flat Patterns take the mystic out of English Wheeling.


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Converting an existing Hard Chine Design to a True Round Design

Followed by a Race via a 'Velocity Prediction Program.

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

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