Jim Pauling Yacht Design Ltd

23/09/2026

This is the 881 Overcab. A modified 881 Jet design with a wash deck that runs at the same height as the platform creating a large open single level aft deck. Slightly less interior accommodation and more cockpit space. As can be seen it has slightly more agressive styling with the same excellent hull performance. A little trickier to build but that's the price to be paid for more advanced styling.

23/09/2026

13/09/2026

20/06/2026

The white boat below is a boat I designed 7-8 years ago. It was to be built in fabricated polyethylene, a 30 foot jet boat. The material was conducive to classic lines so I made it what I call contemporary-classic styling. A little bit classic but a little bit contemporary. Full on classic styling would reduce the GA options too much hence that decision. I managed to get a small amount of curve at the stern, and I felt it needed to be balanced out with a bit of reverse flare in the bow. That’s when I came up with the multi panel bow flare to create that reverse flare. Constructed in plastic I could build the boat and almost hide the lines used to create the reverse flare. I can obviously do the same with alloy but have never applied it to my DIYNO Kitset Boat range for two reasons. Firstly my hulls don’t tend to dive down the mine like other boats do so the standard flare does the job very well. I can understand putting a lot of flare in the bow if the bow is continually plunged deep into water. The video shows one of my 801 twin hulls in 45 knots of wind. That was the boats maiden voyage and sea trial. Secondly it would obviously create a lot of work to build and the guys building the kits part time don’t want to be building the boat forever. If it offers no performance advantage, then why do it. On small boats the topside panels are usually constructed of one sheet which saves time and money. On large boats the hull is built with multiple sheets welded together so the reverse flare is commonly built into the hull as it has to fabricated from multiple sheets anyway. The renderings show what one of my 801 twins with the multi panel reverse shear would look like. The pictures are the standard 801 Twin boats. Anyway, it is an option if a builder wants it. Note that to smooth it out would require bogging and fairing. Of course, the risk of that is that bog falls out if the panels flex too much. We have all seen the pictures of that! To me if you want to build a boat that looks like a fibreglass boat, build a fibreglass boat. For the figures being quoted on some of these alloy boats, you could actually build a fibreglass boat for the money. It seems to defeat one of the main purposes of building in alloy. It is the most cost-effective way to build a boat. Anyway, if anyone prefers the multi-panel reverse flare let me know. I would be interested to hear some thoughts.

25/05/2026

My Remedy 31 SF owned and operated by Hydrosports Fiji

25/05/2026

My Remedy 31 SF owned and operated by Hydrosports Fiji

30/04/2026

The discussion on my Remedy powercats would not be complete without talking about the starting point. This is the Remedy Boxta 43. This is a boat I designed for my own use and the first Remedy hull. Firstly the boat had to be an economical build. It had to be trans-ocean capable. It had to be able run very economicaly but have a good turn of speed when desired. It had to be shallow draft and beachable to make access to beaches and shorelines easy and also for maintenance.
The interior has 3 cabins below and one head. There are other options available. There is a night lounge in each hull for a little privacy. The bridge has the galley, lounge and dining areas on the same level as the huge deck space and outdoor dining/lounge area. A stepped down aft cockpit and easy stairs down to to opening boarding platforms on each hull makes moving around the boat enjoyable and easy. Tramps up forward make a nice place to relax.
There are other boats in the range as I do custom designs for customers. The Remedy hull can be tailored to all sorts of operational needs. I have done specific use charter boats and commercial versions as well. The efficiency and performance of the Remedy hull lends itself to all sorts of applications both commercial and pleasure.

27/04/2026

The largest proposal I have done based on my Remedy hull is this 25 metre boat. Designed to move through the Pacific administering healthcare to remote locations. The boat could sleep up to 20 people with 5 ensuites plus two day head/showers on the main deck. It had a drug cool store and dispensary/testing lab. Huge living area where crew could assemble to socialise or for seminars/lectures. That is a 7 metre tender on the back. The boat has relatively shallow draft for good access to remote Islands and full workshop facilities as the the boat had to be able to look after itself in remote locations. The chief engineer and captain had their own cabins with ensuites in the flybridge. Twin 1000Hp engines gave top speed of 23 and 27 knots. There were redundant systems incorporated also to make sure the boat always remained operational.
Unfortunately it was a case where I should have asked the budget prior to starting. They told me their wish list of which I incorporated it all, but the project stopped at the preliminary cost of the build unfortunately. But what a boat!

18/04/2026

And after all the development and success of the Remedy 31 powercats, I have put some time into creating the Remedy 31 EC. A fully enclosed cruiser for private use or as a charter boat. This would make a magnificent boat for cruising New Zealand waters. It has 3 double cabins and a large head area with separate WC and shower compartments. Two loungers in the cockpit alongside a very large extended platform. Seating for 6 in the saloon and a very large galley work space. A very nice and simple cost effective cruising boat that does not need complex foils to go efficiently coupled with a very sea kindly hull makes it an attractive option. There is a wide range of power options from twin 90 to twin 200 Hp to choose from.