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  Free Feature Articles: Tunnel Hull Design papers              Vee Hull Design Papers

Tunnel Hull design papers
  1. Feature article  "Tunnel Vision" - How does a Tunnel Boat Fly?" - HotBoat magazine Nov/Dec '08 Feature
  2. Feature article "What a BlowOut" - Gearcase/Propeller Blowout - why it happens & how to fix it! - HotBoat magazine June'08 Feature
  3. Feature article "Hump Zone" - Why does Your Boat Porpoise? - HotBoat magazine April'07 Feature
  4. Feature article "10 Safety Tips for High Performance Boats" - HotBoat magazine Aug'04 Feature
  5. Feature article "Rocket Science" - World of Powerboats magazine Winter'04 Feature
  6. Feature article "Flight Path" - Hot Boat magazine April '04 Feature
  7. Feature article "Tunnel Hull design" - Add Speed without adding Horsepower - F&PB magazine July'03
  8. Review of TBDP© software by Raceboat International Magazine Aug'01
  9. Review of STBD book by Scream & Fly on-line magazine 
  10. Review of TBDP© software by Scream & Fly on-line magazine
  11. Feature article "What Makes a Tunnel Boat Work" - BoatDesign.net magazine Feb'02
  12. Author Jim Russell writes on Race-hull design "What Makes a Racing Tunnel Boat Work" - RaceBoat World magazine
  13. Feature article Hull-Tech - "What Makes a Tunnel Boat Work" - Scream & Fly on-line magazine Mar'02
  14. Feature article "Tunnel Vision" - What factors influence Tunnel boat performance? - ExtremeBoats magazine - April'03
  15. Feature article "No Visible Means of Support" - Powerboat Design - Canadian Yachting Dec'77
  16. STV Euro 19 Performance Test with TBDP©
  17. American Offshore AO3100 Performance Test with TBDP©
  18. Cougar 21MTR Performance Test with TBDP©
  19. Renaissance Prowler 246 Performance Test with TBDP©
  20. TBDP© software Manual of boat design input data
  21. TBPNews newsletters, by Jim Russell, P.Eng.  
    (click here to get download an archived TBPNews)
     

Vee Hull design papers

  1. "Why do Boats Create Rooster Tails?" - HotBoat magazine Aug'08 Feature
  2. Performance Analysis software with Vee hull & Vee-Pad hulls [click here]
  3. Quick Lift Calculator for Vee hull & Vee-Pad hulls [click here]
  4. Porpoise Analysis Technique for Vee hull & Pad [click here]
  5. Chine Walk - Why it happens and How To Fix It [click here]
  6. Hump Zone - Why Does Your Boat Porpoise and How To Fix It [click here]
  7. Feature article "What a Drag - Trim Angle & Engine Height Reduce Drag & Increase Speed" - HotBoat magazine Sept'04 Feature
  8. Feature article "The Bottom Line" - Why does a Pad make a vee Hull faster? - F&PB magazine Sept'05 Feature
  9. Feature article "10 Smokin' Speed Secrets Revealed" - HotBoat magazine Feb'05 Feature
  10. Feature article "Winterize your Performance Outboard" - F&PB magazine Jan'05 Feature
  11. Feature article "Design of Propellers" Boatbuilding magazine Feb'04