Design, usually considered in the context of the applied arts, engineering, architecture, and other such creative endeavours, is used as both a noun and a verb. "Design" as a verb refers to the process of originating and developing a plan for a new object (machine, building, product, etc.). As a noun, "design" is used both for the final plan or proposal (a drawing, model, or other description), or the result of implementing that plan or proposal (the object produced).
Designing normally requires considering aesthetic, functional, and many other aspects of an object, which usually requires considerable research, thought, modeling, iterative adjustment, and re-design.
Design as a process can take many forms depending on the object being designed and the individual or individuals participating.
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Albatross' Adventure: Building a 26' heavy-displacement Junk - Alan Maddog! MacBride's comprehensive, often humorous, documentation of the construction of his 26' Junk rig, Albatross. Also includes detours to Puffin, Twig and other side procrastination projects.
Meta Description: [ amateur building a 26' sailboat, using plywood for sheathed strip construction, step-by-step photo record, construction notes, timesavers, shortcuts, building tips ]
BobCat Restoration Project - Repair of a Bolger BobCat wood/epoxy catboat. Photos and construction diary.
Meta Description: [ The purpose of this site is to document the restoration process of a BobCat Wooden Sailboat ]
Bolger Sharpie - Building Double Eagle, a Bolger designed 40' x 20' plywood catamaran, with a Chinese gaff rig.
Meta Description: [ A site dedicated to the building a 40' sailing catamaran in Alaska. ]
Building a Modern Composite Catamaran - Advertisement for a CD, which provides detailed information on this backyard project.
Meta Description: [ Building Modern Composite Catamarans can be easy with a bit of help. ]
Building a Sport Boat - Step by step building of a 26 foot aluminum racing sailboat, a DIDI 26.
Building the GP-16 - One builder's experience building a Brewer and Betts plywood outboard design.
Building The Haven 12 1/2 - Of, by and for amateur builders of Joel White's Haven 12 1/2 sailboat. Descriptions of multiple projects, construction details, contact information
Constructing Maya - The odyssey of constructing an 12M oceangoing catamaran on top of a cliff in Kentucky. Arched poly boat shed, links to books and suppliers.
Crip's Boat Pages - Directory and links to boat building and restoration projects, mostly in wood.
Fram F-39 trimaran - Building an Ian Farrier F-39 trimaran using epoxy composite construction, with vacuum bagging and infusion technique. photos and description of this ongoing project.
Meta Description: [ Trimaran boat building, Ian Farrier F-39 design in epoxy composite construction with vacuum bagging technique by Henny van Oortmarssen ]
Hope - Building 'Hope', a John Hesp designed 27 foot Bermudan cutter in wood and epoxy.
Meta Description: [ The building of Hope ]
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Ingrid home page - William Atkins designed INGRID 38 sail boat - an adaptation of the Colin Archer Redningskoite boats. Completed from a bare hull. Photos, descriptions, information on available hulls.
Lynx 16 Pocket Cruiser - Plywood/epoxy construction of this Paul Fisher design.
Mike Stockstill's Boats - One builder's projects and musings, focusing on Bolger's plywood designs.
PDRacer.com - Provides information on building plywood sailboats. Includes free plans, photo gallery, building tips, and related articles.
Meta Description: [ PDRacer.com - Easiest one design sailboat to build and race ]
RUTU, a 45' Performance Sailboat - The ongoing saga of building a 45' composite sheathed cedar strip sailboat in the back yard and the quest to make it sail fast, save money and not look home made.
Meta Description: [ A chronicle of an ametuer backyard boatbuilder's construction of a 45â composite sheathed cedar strip sailboat and the effort to make it sail fast, make it not look home built, stay motivated and save as much money as possible. ]
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Steve's Wing Dinghy Website - Details the construction and, eventually, the sailing of the Wing Dinghy, a 12' sailing dinghy designed to be built from scratch using plans by Stevenson Projects.
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Tehani - 38' Aluminum Sloop - Construction details and photos. Hull and deck were professionally built; owner is doing the interior woodworking, electrical, and plumbing.
The Boatyard - Construction and sailing of a modified Stevenson Projects 19' plywood Weekender. Includes progress journal, photos, and expense log.
The Floating Bear - A Stevenson 12' plywood MiniCup, a Herb McLeod One Sheet Skiff, and a modified bateau.com inspired pirogue. Detailed descriptions, photos, and costs.
Trinity - Offers details and photos of Ron Galli's Trinity, a home-built steel 61' sail boat. Includes a list of home boat builders and photos of their boats, building tips, and message board.
Meta Description: [ Home boat builders, of cruising boats, feature their boats and quest for adventure. Building tips and photos. Add your home boat building project too the Trinity web site.
Trinity is a 61' home built steel sail boat. ]
V12 Sailing Dinghy - Description of the project, and plywood - epoxy construction. Index of boat building techniques and information.
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