Cormorant is a 30 foot aluminum power boat we designed for Neil Frazer, who is planning a trip through the Northwest Passage with the boat. It will be built in Haida Gwaii by Jake Pattison, who built his own boat Whimbrel there (shown in the water in the gallery below). Cormorant was influenced in many…
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…
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…
This plywood outrigger power boat is being built in Martha’s Vineyard. We started with the 20 foot power proa as a template, and modified it for a slightly bigger motor and simpler structure using less carbon reinforcement. This boat has a fuller bow and the outrigger depth and trim were tweaked based on experience with…
This boat was a project that Paul took on as a small, efficient easy to store and easy to transport day boat/camp cruiser. It is modeled after a boat designed five or six years ago by Russell Brown This boat travels at around 16 knots using less than 1.5 gallons per hour of fuel. Particulars…
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…
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…
This power boat is a development of the 25 footer for a client that wanted a very simple, efficient boat for visiting his property in the San Juan Islands from Seattle. Construction is cold-molded hull with composite deck, house and internal structure. Power is an aluminum-block Volvo D3 with inboard-outboard drive. Particulars Overall Length (Hull)…
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.…
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…
