Calculating the Freeboard and Buoyancy Reserve

Make sure your houseboat is safe with the right amount of freeboard. Make sure no wave can touch any timber parts that could rot, enter into the hull via ventilation openings or could even enter into the house over the deck. This tutorial gives you the theory and 4 practical ways on how to calculate the freeboard of your individual houseboat design.

CONTENT
00:00 min: Intro
00:49 min: Theory
03:07 min: calculating the weight of the boat
08:05 min: Introduction to displacement curves
10:35 min: Displacement curve from manufacturer
11:12 min: Displacement curve from 3D CAD
18:53 min: Displacement curve by measuring of an existing hull
20:38 min: Displacement curve of a catamaran with round float by calculation
28:08 min: Displacement curve of a monohull via calculation
40:25 min: Summary

This tutorial is tiny extract from the comprehensive content of the technical book 'Designing and building a Houseboat' available on Amazon.