Vintage Hydroplanes: The Karelsen Hulls 08/31/2015 As my next project for the 3D printer I have started modeling and looking into making some small scale models of hydroplanes. The first model will be the classic 30' round-nose design of Ed Karelsen. The model will be just under 7" long, so that it fits on my 8 inch printer bed. As for the real boat: The round-nosed Karelsen hulls pretty much defined the state-of-the-art in Unlimited hydroplane hull design in the late-1960s and early-1970s. The first round-nosed Karelsen Unlimited was the
As my next project for the 3D printer I have started modeling and looking into making some small scale models of hydroplanes. The first model will be the classic 30' round-nose design of Ed Karelsen. The model will be just under 7" long, so that it fits on my 8 inch printer bed. As for the real boat: The round-nosed Karelsen hulls pretty much defined the state-of-the-art in Unlimited hydroplane hull design in the late-1960s and early-1970s. The first round-nosed Karelsen Unlimited was the
