5 Marine Engineering Tools

Marine Engineering & Buoyancy Calculators

Verify ship displacement tonnages, estimate theoretical boat speeds and propeller slip, evaluate hull speeds (planing vs displacement), calculate fuel burn rates, and determine line breaking strengths.

Hull Speed & Power

Estimate maximum displacement hull speeds (LWL formula) or calculate planing hull speeds using Crouch's classic marine formula.

Hull Hullform Options

Note: Waterline length is shorter than overall length (LOA).

Engineering Report

Real-time Calculations
Maximum Displacement Hull Speed
8.04Knots
Equivalent to 9.25 mph.
The Physics of Hull Speed

Displacement hulls are limited by the wavelength of their own bow wave. When the bow wave wavelength matches the Load Waterline Length (LWL), the boat sits in a trough, requiring exponential horsepower to climb over this wave (the bow wave speed barrier).

Recommended minimum auxiliary power for a 8.04 ton vessel: 33 HP (based on 4 HP/ton).

Quick Formulas Summary

Archimedes VolV = Mass / Water Density
Theoretical KnotsKnots = (Pitch * Shaft RPM) / 1215.22
Hull Speed LWL LimitKnots = 1.34 * sqrt(LWL_ft)
Crouch Planing SpeedKnots = C / sqrt(Lbs / HP)
Line Break MBSMBS = strengthFactor * d² * 0.25

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