Résumé

Within my university degree I studied the following relevant modules:

Marine Materials and Production – based in the composite workshop, learning the process of laying up composite fibres such as Chop Strand Mat, Double Biaxial cloth, Carbon Fibre and many others.

Naval Architecture – this module was all about stability of vessels; small angle and large angle stability, paired with Computer Aided Design and analysis of data taken from related problems and experiments.

Applied Marine Systems – gathered knowledge on systems such as: propulsion and how they operate, in more detail; propellers parameters and how to select the appropriate ones; fluid mechanics and piping systems; HVAC systems and finally, fire and manoeuvrability systems.

Marine Production Technology – following from Marine Materials, this subject delved further into composite and metal construction, marine paint technology, epoxy and gelcoat systems, and more advanced procedures for testing materials.

Yacht Surveying – practical in nature, this subject furthered my knowledge in being able to find a problem, track back to where it came from and how it started. I gained an appreciation of long-term issues and weaknesses associated with wood, FRP, steel and aluminium structures together with material specific fault types, methods of diagnosis and identification and rectification techniques.

For my university dissertation, I completed a design and report of a 60ft Sportfish with an Investigation into ‘Swamping’. Comparing data from similar vessels and reports on backing down effectively, the transom was designed to prevent as much water flow coming over the gunnels. Designed with twin Volvo Penta IPS – resulting in the boat being more efficient in terms of fuel economy as well as a better power to weight ratio.