Minuet Yacht Micro Sailboat Plan for Long Voyages

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I would recommend not taking it more than a mile from shore. It was
designed to sail in canals, ponds, marinas, and places too small to sail
normally. As for mine, She's a total marina queen. The most fun is to be
had sailing around crowded areas where it gets a lot of attention, such
as in a big marina.

My design differed from the British Minuet quite a bit.
The production Minuet is 7.2 feet long, mine is 8 feet long.

I believe that the production minuet was wider and a little flatter than
mine. The sides of the production minuet seem to angle out a lot more
than mine does. The sides of the hull are nearly vertical on my boat.

The production boat has a stayed rig, mine is unstayed.
The production minuet has 30 lbs of weight in the bottom of the
daggerboard. Mine has 50 lbs of lead at the bottom.
The production boat has the daggerboard and mast in the middle, mine is
asymetric. The keel is on the right, and the mast is on the left of
center.
I have gone through two rigs, the short gaff rig, and the tall flat top
rig. Both use a round mast with no track. I am making a lighter mast with
a track in the future.
My first mast was 87 inches from the keel to the top of the mast.
My second mast is 12 feet from the keel to the top of the mast.

Also, if you look through the footage and pictures, you'll notice quite a
few changes from one day to another. The mast and rig switches, the decks
get extra fiberglass and are painted black, a bowsprit is added, the
rudder is switched to a smaller wooden rudder, a large spray cover is put
over the whole back end, etc.

As for capsize and knockdown, I've done static knockdown tests in the
marina. I put the keel all the way down, and hold the mast down to the
water with nobody in the boat. When you let go, the mast goes vertical
within 1 second. With nobody inside, it sits high enough no water gets
inside. I've also had a friend hold the mast down with me inside. They
can get the top of the mast to within 2 feet of the water, before the
water gets to the edge of the rear window where it would start running
in. Again, it goes fully vertical within 1 second. Both tests were
performed with the 12 foot steel mast and the watertight rear cover
behind the cabin.

files owners note :

please make your boat full closed , extremelly watertight and loaded with
foam.

use thick fiberglass , use 4 kilograms of glass fiber and 6 liters of
polyester per square meter or more and more.

buy a sun water maker or build a drinking water maker out of plastic dome
and copying the
existing sun water makers.

carry 700 grams of food and 1 liters of water per day.

you can cross the entire europe with waterways or shores.

Be careful for hemoroid and dont allow to your ass touch the hard
surface.
Carry least two masts and two sets of sail with you.

Increase the weight of the keel , if you can make a bulb keel.

carry talk powder and medical set with you.

dont forget toilet paper.

if you can buy a survivor 06 hand pumped water maker and use it every day
, dont allow to foil bactery itself.

please note , this is uglier boat than the original minuet boat and be
make it watertight , and try it full loaded with a person about its
capsize proofability.

protect your head about impacts and protect your hands.

use very strong mast and mast joint.

dont allow to mast break your boat.

I am attaching iso standarts for construction and design calculations and
follow them.

you can translate with google

If hatch was open , if the boat fill of wave waters , be sure it survives
length width length
ft in ft in ft in
Station 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 1.1919 14 2/8
0 0 0 0 1.39 16 5/8 KNUCKLE
0 0 0.4612 5 4/8 1.39 16 5/8
0 0 0.9224 11 1/8 1.39 16 5/8 KNUCKLE
0 0 0.8801 10 4/8 1.1918 14 2/8
0 0 0.8378 10 0.9937 11 7/8 KNUCKLE
0 0 0.6347 7 5/8 0.8903 10 5/8
0 0 0.4316 5 1/8 0.787 9 4/8 KNUCKLE
0 0 0.2158 2 5/8 0.787 9 4/8
0 0 0 0 0.787 9 4/8 KNUCKLE
0 0 0 0 0.8903 10 5/8
0 0 0 0 0.9937 11 7/8 KNUCKLE
0 0 0 0 1.1919 14 2/8
Station 1 12 0 0
1 12 0 0 0.3618 4 3/8 KNUCKLE
1 12 0.3508 4 2/8 0.434 5 2/8
1 12 0.3937 4 6/8 0.4442 5 3/8
1 12 0.7003 8 3/8 0.5424 6 4/8
1 12 0.9383 11 2/8 0.6685 8
1 12 1.1102 13 3/8 0.8421 10 1/8
1 12 1.17 14 1.1014 13 2/8
1 12 1.1887 14 2/8 1.3949 16 6/8
KNUCKLE
1 12 0.5927 7 1/8 1.3949 16 6/8
1 12 0 0 1.3948 16 6/8 KNUCKLE
Station 2 24 0 0
2 24 0 0 0.1452 1 6/8 KNUCKLE
2 24 0.1522 1 7/8 0.1624 2
2 24 0.4706 5 5/8 0.2069 2 4/8
2 24 0.6021 7 2/8 0.2297 2 6/8
2 24 0.9043 10 7/8 0.3258 3 7/8
2 24 1.1834 14 2/8 0.4867 5 7/8
2 24 1.3452 16 1/8 0.7034 8 4/8
2 24 1.4001 16 6/8 1.0256 12 2/8
2 24 1.4016 16 7/8 1.4011 16 7/8
KNUCKLE
2 24 0.6985 8 3/8 1.401 16 6/8
2 24 0 0 1.4008 16 6/8 KNUCKLE
Station 3 36 0 0
3 36 0 0 0.0812 1 KNUCKLE
3 36 0.5324 6 3/8 0.1302 1 4/8
3 36 1.0186 12 2/8 0.2324 2 6/8
3 36 1.312 15 6/8 0.3846 4 5/8
3 36 1.4631 17 4/8 0.6155 7 3/8
3 36 1.5106 18 1/8 0.979 11 6/8
3 36 1.5065 18 1/8 1.4097 16 7/8
KNUCKLE
3 36 0.7526 9 1.4094 16 7/8
3 36 0 0 1.4091 16 7/8 KNUCKLE
Station 4 48 0 0
4 48 0 0 1.4215 17 KNUCKLE
4 48 0.7202 8 5/8 1.4219 17 1/8
4 48 1.4352 17 2/8 1.4223 17 1/8
KNUCKLE
4 48 1.4351 17 2/8 0.9729 11 5/8
4 48 1.3914 16 6/8 0.5986 7 1/8
4 48 1.2601 15 1/8 0.3748 4 4/8
4 48 0.9937 11 7/8 0.2466 3
4 48 0.5435 6 4/8 0.159 1 7/8
4 48 0 0 -0.0028 -0 KNUCKLE
4 48 0.0278 3/8 -0.7497 -9
4 48 0.0385 4/8 -1.0883 -13
4 48 0.0439 4/8 -1.4225 -17 1/8
4 48 0.0419 4/8 -1.7413 -20 7/8
4 48 0.0331 3/8 -1.9893 -23 7/8
4 48 0.0243 2/8 -2.0971 -25 1/8 KNUCKLE
4 48 0 0 -2.0971 -25 1/8 KNUCKLE
Station 5 60 0 0
2 segme nts. #VALUE! 0 0
SEGMENT 1 12 0 0
5 60 0 0 0.7261 8 6/8 KNUCKLE
5 60 0.05 5/8 0.7261 8 6/8 KNUCKLE
5 60 0.0428 4/8 0.4845 5 7/8
5 60 0.0252 2/8 0.1953 2 3/8
5 60 0.0231 2/8 0.1612 1 7/8
5 60 0 0 -0.1126 -1 3/8 KNUCKLE
SEGMENT 2 24 0 0
5 60 0 0 0.1491 1 6/8 KNUCKLE
5 60 0.436 5 2/8 0.2173 2 5/8
5 60 0.7982 9 5/8 0.3036 3 5/8
5 60 1.0148 12 1/8 0.4257 5 1/8
5 60 1.129 13 4/8 0.6388 7 5/8
5 60 1.1813 14 1/8 1.0007 12
5 60 1.2007 14 3/8 1.4388 17 2/8
KNUCKLE
5 60 0.6048 7 2/8 1.4383 17 2/8
5 60 0 0 1.4379 17 2/8 KNUCKLE
Station 6 72 0 0
6 72 0 0 0.2461 3 KNUCKLE
6 72 0.2497 3 0.2977 3 5/8
6 72 0.4692 5 5/8 0.3762 4 4/8
6 72 0.6218 7 4/8 0.5035 6
6 72 0.69 8 2/8 0.6399 7 5/8
6 72 0.7244 8 6/8 0.714 8 5/8
6 72 0.7916 9 4/8 1.0516 12 5/8
6 72 0.8376 10 1.4583 17 4/8
KNUCKLE
6 72 0.4219 5 1/8 1.458 17 4/8
6 72 0 0 1.4577 17 4/8 KNUCKLE
Station 7 84 0 0
7 84 0 0 0.3814 4 5/8 KNUCKLE
7 84 0.0223 2/8 0.3896 4 5/8
7 84 0.0682 7/8 0.4573 5 4/8
7 84 0.1438 1 6/8 0.5969 7 1/8
7 84 0.2386 2 7/8 0.8091 9 6/8
7 84 0.3386 4 1/8 1.1133 13 3/8
7 84 0.4273 5 1/8 1.479 17 6/8 KNUCKLE
7 84 0.2155 2 5/8 1.4788 17 6/8
7 84 0 0 1.4786 17 6/8 KNUCKLE
Station 8 96 0 0
8 96 0 0 1.5 18 KNUCKLE
8 96 0 0 1.5 18
8 96 0 0 1.5 18 KNUCKLE
Buttock 0 0 0 0
3 segme nts. #VALUE! 0 0
SEGMENT 1 12 0 0
4.4464 53 3/8 0 0 0.9276 11 1/8
5.2588 63 1/8 0 0 0.6319 7 5/8 KNUCKLE
5.0977 61 1/8 0 0 0.1596 1 7/8
4.9291 59 1/8 0 0 -0.31 -3 6/8
4.7454 57 0 0 -0.7743 -9 2/8
4.5458 54 4/8 0 0 -1.2315 -14 6/8
4.3296 52 0 0 -1.6804 -20 1/8
4.1051 49 2/8 0 0 -2.125 -25 4/8 KNUCKLE
3.9547 47 4/8 0 0 -2.084 -25
3.6736 44 1/8 0 0 -1.9836 -23 6/8
3.5816 43 0 0 -1.9434 -23 3/8
3.4161 41 0 0 -1.836 -22 KNUCKLE
3.7013 44 3/8 0 0 -0.9228 -11 1/8
3.853 46 2/8 0 0 -0.4527 -5 3/8
4.1637 50 0 0 0.4984 6
4.3191 51 7/8 0 0 0.9739 11 5/8 KNUCKLE
4.4464 53 3/8 0 0 0.9276 11 1/8
SEGMENT 2 24 0 0
-0.6484 -7 6/8 0 0 0.75 9
0 0 0 0 0.75 9 KNUCKLE
-0.0269 - 3/8 0 0 0.2339 2 6/8
-0.0576 - 6/8 0 0 -0.2177 -2 5/8
-0.0957 -1 1/8 0 0 -0.5403 -6 4/8
-0.1367 -1 5/8 0 0 -0.7661 -9 2/8
-0.1759 -2 1/8 0 0 -0.9274 -11 1/8
-0.2128 -2 4/8 0 0 -1.0403 -12 4/8
-0.2472 -3 0 0 -1.121 -13 4/8
-0.2839 -3 3/8 0 0 -1.1774 -14 1/8
-0.3277 -3 7/8 0 0 -1.2177 -14 5/8
-0.375 -4 4/8 0 0 -1.2339 -14 6/8
-0.4223 -5 1/8 0 0 -1.2177 -14 5/8
-0.4661 -5 5/8 0 0 -1.1774 -14 1/8
-0.5028 -6 0 0 -1.121 -13 4/8
-0.5372 -6 4/8 0 0 -1.0403 -12 4/8
-0.5741 -6 7/8 0 0 -0.9274 -11 1/8
-0.6133 -7 3/8 0 0 -0.7661 -9 2/8
-0.6543 -7 7/8 0 0 -0.5403 -6 4/8
-0.6924 -8 2/8 0 0 -0.2177 -2 5/8
-0.7231 -8 5/8 0 0 0.2339 2 6/8
-0.75 -9 0 0 0.75 9 KNUCKLE
-0.6484 -7 6/8 0 0 0.75 9
SEGMENT 3 36 0 0
0 0 0 0 1.1919 14 2/8
0 0 0 0 1.39 16 5/8 KNUCKLE
1.2516 15 0 0 1.396 16 6/8
2.451 29 3/8 0 0 1.4037 16 7/8
3.546 42 4/8 0 0 1.4146 17
4.7545 57 0 0 1.433 17 2/8
6.2944 75 4/8 0 0 1.4635 17 4/8
8 96 0 0 1.5 18 KNUCKLE
8 96 0 0 1.5 18 KNUCKLE
7.4885 89 7/8 0 0 0.8559 10 2/8
7.1699 86 0 0 0.4711 5 5/8
7.0982 85 1/8 0 0 0.3986 4 6/8
6.761 81 1/8 0 0 0.3394 4 1/8
5.8336 70 0 0 0.2257 2 6/8
4.657 55 7/8 0 0 0.1175 1 3/8
3.5722 42 7/8 0 0 0.0752 7/8
2.6777 32 1/8 0 0 0.0846 1
2.0723 24 7/8 0 0 0.1316 1 5/8
1.5264 18 3/8 0 0 0.2337 2 6/8