I recently acquired a 1979 Hunter 37 Cutter (Hull #23). It's been neglected, and I'm looking at a lot of fun challenges.
I've found some line drawings online, apparently scans taken from an owner's manual, of the original layout of various ship systems in plan view. I'm fortunate that my roommate used to work for Boeing as a technical illustrator. He's helping me bring these 72dpi graphics into the 21st century, creating editable Adobe Illustrator files I can edit to reflect changes in the ship systems during the refit for better communication with any subcontractors, or just for my own records. He's asked me if it's possible to get better than 72dpi drawings as source material to work from, so we can do a better job with making bow, stern, and port/starboard elevations.
This got me to wondering if there's some way to get drawings showing the original lines of the hull, as would have been used in making the mold, for example. Having those lines would also make it easier to generate an accurate 3D model. Some of our ongoing projects for the boat might benefit from being able to create accurate animations of the 3D hull in motion.
I've read some articles about taking the lines from an existing hull, involving laser measures, scaffolding, etc. I'm just hoping there's an easier way. Does anyone know how I might be able to obtain those original lines in a reasonably high-quality graphic format?
Thanks in advance!
I've found some line drawings online, apparently scans taken from an owner's manual, of the original layout of various ship systems in plan view. I'm fortunate that my roommate used to work for Boeing as a technical illustrator. He's helping me bring these 72dpi graphics into the 21st century, creating editable Adobe Illustrator files I can edit to reflect changes in the ship systems during the refit for better communication with any subcontractors, or just for my own records. He's asked me if it's possible to get better than 72dpi drawings as source material to work from, so we can do a better job with making bow, stern, and port/starboard elevations.
This got me to wondering if there's some way to get drawings showing the original lines of the hull, as would have been used in making the mold, for example. Having those lines would also make it easier to generate an accurate 3D model. Some of our ongoing projects for the boat might benefit from being able to create accurate animations of the 3D hull in motion.
I've read some articles about taking the lines from an existing hull, involving laser measures, scaffolding, etc. I'm just hoping there's an easier way. Does anyone know how I might be able to obtain those original lines in a reasonably high-quality graphic format?
Thanks in advance!
