January 2003
This sudden cold spell has prompted some action on Hull design.
This shows my latest Slipper Launch design modeled in 'Hulls' as viewed
with a VRML browser plug-in.
If you're not familiar with VRML (Virtual Reality Modelling Language) check out
the following sites and download a plugin.
Cosmo by CA
Cortona by Parallel Graphics
Blaxxun
Web3D
Once installed, launch slipper.wrl in
your browser and view the hull for yourself.
'Hulls' is a neat design package for fairing hard chine hulls written by Greg Carlson. To design your hull all you need is his software, a copy of 'How to design a boat' by John Teale and plenty of inspiration.
So far the hull lines look like this. Three
chines (keel, chine and shere) define the Hull and the additional chines
are used to approximate the deck camber.
Once you've downloaded
'Hulls'
you can open
my hull design
from the bundled designs under mslip.hul
Meanwhile, being the projects first anniversary, I thought this month was a good time to summarise progress to date. Especially as it feels like I've just spent 12 months building a shed and still some way from starting the boat.
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January 2002 February-March April-June July-December |
Research starts Model & Bench build Workshop floor slab Workshop construction...... |
Ok then, 9 months building a shed.....
Although there are still a few
outstanding jobs to finish the workshop, as you can see, it's too cold
to get that enthusiastic about them.