# How to create a ship model?
**URL:** https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-to-create-a-ship-model/38892
**Category:** Modeling Questions
**Created:** [July 23, 2025, 3:09pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-to-create-a-ship-model/38892 "2025-07-23T15:09:56Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author:  [@copywzy](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/copywzy)
#### Post date: [July 23, 2025, 3:09pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-to-create-a-ship-model/38892/1 "2025-07-23T15:09:56Z")
How can I create a model like the boat in the picture?
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### Author:  [@Oregonerd](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Oregonerd)
#### Post date: [July 23, 2025, 3:13pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-to-create-a-ship-model/38892/2 "2025-07-23T15:13:41Z")
What is it you are after? The hull shape or the actual construction down to the ribs and keel?
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### Author:  [@copywzy](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/copywzy)
#### Post date: [July 24, 2025, 12:31pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-to-create-a-ship-model/38892/3 "2025-07-24T12:31:10Z")
The shape of the hull！
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### Author:  [@SCALEMODEL](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/SCALEMODEL)
#### Post date: [July 24, 2025, 12:59pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-to-create-a-ship-model/38892/4 "2025-07-24T12:59:50Z")
> [@Wavy line appearing inside lofted-\>shelled boat hull](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/wavy-line-appearing-inside-lofted-shelled-boat-hull/38584):
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> Hi. Trying to learn my way around loft function. I’ve created a bunch of sketches for a basic boat hull with two closed profiles and some guides. Lofting appears to go well. Then if I try and shell from the top surface the top sketch gets in the way. So I hide all the sketches in a folder. Finally I can shell the top surface. The shell happens but I get a odd wavy line inside the hull!? Can anyone shed some light on why the wavy line isn’t smooth as expected? I scaled the design up thinking be…