ProJekt 54 – Convenience Cravings and the Need for Speed
You may be shocked to find that North America boasts only a small number of shipyards and builders that offer finely finished aluminum boats and yachts. With over a quarter century of vision, perseverance, and a tireless drive for perfection, ProJekt Boatworks is a collaboration between Coastal Craft and Jasper Marine to develop innovative and […]
Thoroughbred Boats U23i – Luxury and Legendary Performance Redesigned
The U23i from Thoroughbred Boat Company combines modern luxury with legendary performance. Originally designed with inboard propulsion and a single engine with propeller tunnel on centerline, DLBA consulted on running surface and provided shaftline arrangement and tunnel geometry. With the success of the U23i, DLBA will continue with additional design and engineering work to assist […]
CRAB 2.0 – DLBA’s Modern Take on a Coastal Research Classic
DLBA recently completed the preliminary design of a Next-Generation Coastal Research Amphibious Buggy (CRAB 2.0) for the US Army Corps of Engineers Coastal Engineering Research Center’s Field Research Facility in Duck, North Carolina. The design of the CRAB 2.0 is based on the existing CRAB used by the Corps at the Duck facility for over […]
See you at MACC?
Anchor down at MACC 2023! Our team will be attending ASNE’s Multi-Agency Craft Conference (MACC) June 26 – 28 in Portsmouth, VA. You can find us in the Portsmouth Ballroom, Booth #204. DLBA’s very own Maggie Maguire will lead a presentation delivering valuable insight into operator and engineer perspectives on required definition during the initial […]
An Updated Discussion on Pod Drives
Although the technology had been around for years at large scale applications, pod drives, or podded propulsors, showed up in the recreational boat world around 2005. A new product introduced by Volvo, the IPS, was a disruptor for the small power boat market.
Announcing Donald L. Blount Memorial Graduate Scholarship
DLBA Naval Architects, a division of Gibbs & Cox, a Leidos company, is proud to announce the creation of the Donald L. Blount Memorial Graduate Scholarship.
WEBINAR RECORDING > Tank Testing vs. CFD Testing
Our community has come a long way with the prediction of resistance and trim of high-speed planing craft. Once the community amassed enough model test data…
WEBINAR INVITE > Tank Testing vs. CFD Testing
Our community has come a long way with the prediction of resistance and trim of high-speed planing craft. Once the community amassed enough model test data…
“Powerboat Performance Test” by Donald Blount & Douglas Blount Article from Professional Boatbuilder Magazine
His focus, energy, and dedication led to his book, Performance by Design: Hydrodynamics for High-Speed Vessels. One piece of the legacy knowledge base generated by Donald is our pleasure boat database. The database provides an invaluable design reference with data on over 2,500 boats from 20’ to 150’ in length from boats test articles. Need to sanity check something?