Typhoon

[shawl@torchlake.com (Jonathan Shawl)]

Michael B Holt wrote:

> On Mon, 05 Jul 1999 00:55:00 -0700 Rick Lucertini <empiricus@sprint.ca>
> writes:
> >Keeping the canoe, but, it's easier to build a Typhoon style hull with
> >ply that to refit a canoe.
>
> Rick, how are you going to develop the shape of the Typhoon hull in
> plywood?
>
> Would it not be easier to make the hull of fiberglass, without a mold?
>
> I've made a try at several "full-size" sub shapes, using Carlson's Chine
> Hull Designer.    The problem is that there are more curves than Carlson
> would
> expect.   I downloaded Laine's Carene 5.0, but I'm still figuring out how
> it works.
>

For more info see
http://www.naval-technology.com/projects/typhoon/index.html#specs
I don't see how the flat plywood panels fits in. The sub is mostly all curved
except the flat deck.