Kastri
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Construction Sequence
In the spring of 2013, I started to write a book called, 'How to Design a Boat using SketchUp 3D Software'. The subject matter was my design, 'Kalostyn'. After preparing a file of over 500 screenshots, I realised that, for the purpose of showing a beginner how to design a boat in SketchUp, the content of this design was too much.
In May 2013, I re-visited the idea. Instead of a book, I'd write an article, hoping that Chuck Leinweber would publish it on his Duckworks Magazine website, and I'd keep the design very simple so that I could describe the whole design process as succinctly as possible.
So I worked up a design for a 12', shallow 'V' planing boat. The idea was to keep the design simple, but to include all of the essential 'how to's' like the creation of lines in 3D space, intersecting planes to form templates and how to form and flatten the hull panels.
I was rather pleased with the resulting design, So I decided to work it up to a set of plans. A little fine tuning was needed to one or two lines and, as usual, I ended up redrawing her to be more to my liking.
Here she is. 'Kastri 12'
Specification
Length 12' 0"
Beam 5' 0"
Bare Hull Weight 210 lbs
Power Requirement:
From Crouch Formula calculations, power / speed estimates are as follows:
1 Person on board
500 lbs displacement
10 hp - About 22 kts
2 People on board
700 lbs displacement
10 hp - About 19 kts
15 hp - About 23 kts
3 People on board
850 lbs displacement
10 hp - About 20 kts
15 hp - About 17 kts
4 People on board
1,000 lbs displacement
15 hp - About 19 kts
List of Materials
Marine Plywood:
1/2"x4'x8'
1 sheet
3/8"x4'x8'
2 1/2 sheets
1/4"x4'x8'
3 sheets
1 1/2" square timber for the temporary supports
about 20'
3/4" square timber for batten fixings
about 50'
Note: less will be required if all joints are taped and epoxy resin jointed
50 yard roll of 3" glass tape
8 yards of glass cloth to cover the hull bottom and overlap
2 gallons of epoxy resin
About 5 pounds of resin thickening powder
Styrofoam or empty plastic bottles for the flotation
Note that the hull bottom is specified in 1/4" plywood in order to facilitate bending the panels at the bow.
For heavy use the floor thickness can be increased by adding another layer of plywood, glued in place with epoxy resin.