The Making of the Model

Well after a few weeks worth of work went into designing with AutoCAD and calculating Hull Speeds and buoyancy integrity (to mention just a few things) I proceeded in scaling the plans to 1/10 (a workable size for a model) and printed out on a plotter all the pieces on 2, 70 x 100cm thick sheet of cardboard.

Cut out all the pieces and started assembly.

I must confess that this whole process is a lot of fun.

It's starting to actually look like something!!!

Still some more work to do but the model is proceeding nicely.

The Design is Finalized

After endless hours of research the design is completed …

I have tried to implement the best of all worlds.

1. Comfort
2. Seaworthiness
3. Practical
4. Ease of Construction
5. Let’s not forget Affordable 



On my design, I don’t show the cabin because I haven’t decided exactly on how I will end up constructing it. I know for sure that the cabin will have a length of no less than 210cm.

Diagram of the hulls frames



General idea of what she will look like once completed



Various other considerations have to be taken into account like cockpit floor height, Seating, rigging setup, buoyancy & Drainage.



I am confident that all these issues will sort them self’s out once construction progresses.

The next step is to make a scale model and see how things come together.

Just a last side note with regards to the design. I have reworked some of the features and found that this design would be a very nice “Fishing Boat” powered by a 10 to 25 HP outboard engine. How knows maybe it will be my next project seeing as I will have the all the main molds already made for the Morning Star.

You be the judge.

The Project Begins

Hello and Welcome to the Morning Star Project. I will try to keep this blog updated and as detailed as possible so that I can share with you the progress of the build.

It is said that every great journey starts with the first step, so my first step was “Inspiration”

The dream of having your own sail boat and enjoying life at sea was something that has been with me from early childhood. As I grew up and practicality poked its ugly head into my life I quickly realized that the “Dream” had to comply with obtainable specifications and mission requirements.

Requirement

It has to be cheap (you know what they say “No Money No Honey”) It has to be relatively easy to build with a Maximum size of 17 feet (due to space constrictions and the new taxation system in Greece) and something that can handle 4 large adults and a few kids safely for day trips and sleeping accommodations for two for weekend getaways.

The search begins with endless hours research, to be absolutely truthful I have to confess that I found quite a few very interesting propositions but if it wasn’t one thing it was another thing that was wrong with them so I decided to combine all the good attributes of each one of my final selections into one Super Pocket Yacht that I would design.

Now it’s important to note and please keep in mind that this is a Research and Development Project and once the final design is established and inspected by the marine engineers and all the kinks are worked out then and only then will she have her madden voyage and hopefully be put into production..

Implement what I do or say at your own risk.