One of the many challenges in designing and building a yacht like the new Back Cove 41 is predicting the ultimate weight of the finished boat and building the boat to that weight. This is a critical part of the design process because we need to know that the boat will sit on her lines and we need to know how she will perform. At Back Cove Yachts, we accomplish this task by designing the laminate schedules and predicting the weight of each major component and by recording the actual weight of each item as it goes into the vessel during the first build. Each component is recorded and “placed” into the hull in a computer simulation to ensure that the weight distribution allows the boat to sit properly on her lines.
This is called the “Weights & Center Calculation”. This calculation ensures that the yacht will perform to its potential. Once the boat is launched we can measure actual displacement by measuring the design the design offsets against measurement taken of the hull in the water. Our engineers are good. We typically predict displacement weights with 1 or 2%
