Our goal was to design a new center console that minimized hull weight but allowed speeds in excess of 70 mph with multiple outboards.”Īutomotive chassis components lighten up with composites Says Hydra-Sports Custom’s director of engineering Kurt Bergstrom, “We imposed the tight timeframe because our competition was stiff and we wanted to quickly bring a new product to market. The design team had nine months to come up with the 53-ft/16.3m vessel’s overall design, employing Dassault Systèmes SolidWorks (Waltham, Mass., U.S.) for CAD work, and Cosmos (part of SolidWorks) for finite element analysis (FEA). Alex Leva, president of HydraSports Custom, dreamed of producing the world’s largest center console craft with four powerful outboard motors, capable of a 300-mile fishing trip, but equipped with stylish amenities as well. Although its popular 43-ft/13m model did well as the boating world recovered from the recession, center console enthusiasts made many requests to boatbuilders for more - more size, more creature comforts and more power.
In business for 40 years, HydraSports Custom (Islamorada, Fla., U.S.) is a specialist in outboard-powered, center-console boat designs that provide useful “walk around” freedom on one level, with no bulky inboard engine.
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FEA-identified areas of high hull deflection are mitigated by more closely spacing frame members to reduce free panel size.Low-section frames can be easily moved and re-engineered to accommodate customized features requested by customers.Single-skin laminate “membrane” designtransfers loads to low-section frames, eliminating need for core in the hull.
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