Shearwater 32
A concept design for a larger version of Shearwater, the idea was to create a comfortable, fuel efficient cruiser for a couple, and retain the simplicity, maneuverability and open arrangement that an outboard engine allows. A small diesel stern-drive was also evaluated. Particulars Overall Length (Hull) 9.76 m Waterline Length 9.28 m Beam Over All…
Shearwater
25-Foot High Efficiency Cruiser Shearwater is a high-efficiency light weight cabin cruiser. The design started out as a concept for a commuter that Paul drew up for a potential Seattle area client, and which incorporated some elements learned from experience with Nemo. I modified the commuter concept for family camp cruising by raising the foredeck,…
Semi-Foiling Power Cat
This is a plywood power cat for a client in Florida who wanted to build his own boat. He was keen to take advantage of Bieker Boats’ foil design experience to get better fuel economy and performance, and also wanted a boat that was distinctively styled. We started with our little commuter cat hulls as a…
PT Skiff
The PT (Port Townsend) Skiff is a 5.6m [18’-6”] fuel-efficient utility/camping boat we designed for Russell Brown. The design features a 20hp outboard, 140 liter water ballast tank, fine sections forward and a center console. Top speed is 23 knots with just the driver, and 17 knots with four people aboard. The ride is dry…
Nemo – Ultimate 30 Conversion
Nemo is my personal runabout / camp cruiser. She is the result of blind chance, opportunism and intuition rather than engineering and design. Nemo started life as the Hexcel Ultimate 30 professional racing skiff designed by Ian Murray of Australian 18 fame and built in carbon/nomex by McConaghy in Sydney Australia. After the boat sat…
Navier N30
Bieker Boats, with the help of hydrodynamics guru Hal Youngren, and guidance from hydrofoiling OG Harry Larsen is responsible for the design of the N30 hull, foils and advanced carbon fiber composite structures. The boat is a significant step forward in the world of all-electric hydrofoiling. Specifications Length 9.2 m (30 ft) Beam 2.6 m…
Foiling Fast Ferry
Joint Press Release “A Washington State team working to accelerate ferry technology through a joint innovation project approach has been selected for funding that was announced this week by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration. Kitsap Transit received word that they are one of 25 transits authorities nationwide that will receive a share…
e-Link Commuter Ferry Concept
Ultra-Efficient Transportation The design brief for the e-Link ferry was to create an all-electric 55 passenger shuttle for semi-protected waters (seas up to ~.75m significant wave height). Our focus was on maximum efficiency and comfort in a moderate seaway. Bieker Boats used RANS flow computations to optimize hull and propeller such that fully loaded the…
Commuter Cat
This is a light-weight 26 foot plywood commuter cat for a client in the San Juan Islands who wanted to build his own boat. Lightship weight is about 750 kg, power is twin 40 HP outboards, making cruise easily at 20 knots and topping out at close to 30. The structure is CNC-cut four, six…
40ft Long Range Cruiser
A concept for a retiring sailor who wanted a very fuel-efficient power boat and felt no need to travel faster than he did when sailing. At a hull speed of 10 knots, this round-bilged, narrow hull would be very efficient and sea-kindly, needing only a 53 hp (40 kW) diesel to keep it burbling along.…