Aerodynamic and Hydrodynamic Performance
design for Powerboats

Vee Hull and Vee Pad design - Technical Articles and Reports:

• Vee Pad Design

• Vee Pad Analysis

• Performance Analysis software with Vee hull and Vee-Pad hulls

• How Deadrise affects Vee Hull Design and Performance

• How Aerodynamic Drag can hurt powerboat performance

• Powerboat Instabilities and Bad Behaviour

• The In's and Out's of Vee Pad Sizing

• How Hull Drag Relates to Horsepower

• How Did We Get So Fast?

• Anatomy of Speed

• Science Behind How Boats Float

• Step Design

• Anatomy of Propellers

• Propeller Slip

• Give Me The Gears

• Small Changes that Make Your Boat Faster

• Different Types of Drag

• Hook and Rocker

• The Science Behind How Boats Float

• Tunnel Hull vs Vee-Pad Shootout

• How Climate Change Affects Performance

• How Aerodynamic Drag can hurt powerboat performance

• Sterndrive or Outboard?

• Jack Plates for Performance hulls

• Why Weight and weight distribtuion are important to your performance boat

• How Does a Pad Make a Vee Hull Faster?

• Top 5 Mistakes in Performance Powerboat Setup

• How Deadrise affects Vee Hull Design and Performance

• How Lower Unit Design Affects Drag & Performance

• Why you can't static balance your boat

• Porpoising - The Hump Zone-Why Does Your Boat Porpoise and How To Fix It

• How to Optimize your boat's running trim"

• How to Prepare Your Hull Bottom for Speed and Efficiency

• How Deadrise angle affects Vee-Pad Design

• The In's and Out's of Foot Throttles for Powerboats

• Spray Rail Design for Performance Boats [TBPNews #152]

• Quick Lift Calculator for Vee hull & Vee-Pad hulls

• Chine Walk-Why it happens and How To Fix It

• Hump Zone-Why Does Your Boat Porpoise and How To Fix It

• Step by Step-Step Design in Powerboats

• Gearcase Blowout-Why it happens and How to Fix It

• Why do Boats Create Rooster Tails"

• Successful Propeller Testing - PB&RIB magazine June'12

• What a Drag-Trim Angle & Engine Height Reduce Drag & Increase Speed

• How to Prepare your Hull Bottom for Speed and Efficiency

• Aerodynamic Design Secrets

• Is Salt or Fresh Water Faster?

• Advantages and Disadvantages of Multiple Outboards

• 10 Safety Tips for High Performance Boats

• 10 Smokin' Speed Secrets Revealed

Tunnel Hull design - technical articles  & reports:

• Performance Analysis software for Tunnel hulls

• High Flyers - Why a Tunnel Boat Can Be So Fast

• How hydrodynamics and aerodynamics work together to make your boat faster

• How Does a Tunnel Boat Fly?

• Catamaran Double Blow-over

• Powerboat Instabilities and Bad Behaviour

• A Brief History of Tunnel Boat Design

• How Did We Get So Fast?

• Anatomy of Speed

• Science Behind How Boats Float

• How Aerodynamic Drag can hurt powerboat performance

• How Hull Drag Relates to Horsepower

• Step Design

• Anatomy of Propellers

• Propeller Slip

• Give Me The Gears

• Tunnel Hull vs Vee-Pad Shootout

• Small Change that make your boat Faster

• Different Types of Drag

• Hook and Rocker

• The Science Behind How Boats Float

• How Climate Change Affects Performance

• Factors that Affect Lift

• How Aerodynamic Drag can hurt powerboat performance

• How Lower Unit Design Affects Drag & Performance

• Sterndrive or Outboard?

• Why you can't static balance your boat

• Why Weight and weight distribtuion are important to your performance boat

• Top 5 Mistakes in Performance Powerboat Setup

• Jack Plates for Performance hulls

• How to Optimize your boat's running trim

• How Trim Angle Affects Tunnel Boat Performance

• Spray Rails and Lift Strakes

• Porpoise Analysis Technique for Tunnel hulls

• Anatomy of a BlowOver

• Porpoising - The Hump Zone-Why Does Your Boat Porpoise and How To Fix It

• How to Prepare Your Hull Bottom for Speed and Efficiency

• What a Difference An Inch Makes - Tunnel Height & Performance

• Chine Walk-Why it happens and How To Fix It

• The In's and Out's of Foot Throttles for Powerboats

• Step by Step-Step Design in Powerboats

• Gearcase Blowout-Why it happens and How to Fix It

• Why do Boats Create Rooster Tails"

• Successful Propeller Testing - PB&RIB magazine June'12

• What a Drag-Trim Angle & Engine Height Reduce Drag & Increase Speed

• How to Prepare your Hull Bottom for Speed and Efficiency

• How an F1 Tunnel hull is like a Formula One Race Car

• Aerodynamic Design Secrets

• Is Salt or Fresh Water Faster?

• 10 Safety Tips for High Performance Boats

• 10 Smokin' Speed Secrets Revealed