North Star 1500/35
North Star Yachts Ltd.
- Production years
- 1974
- Designer
- Sparkman & Stephens
Dimensions & rating
- PHRF
- 156
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Standardized sailing characteristics
Speed
PHRF 156
Lower PHRF means a faster racing handicap. Rig, keel, and region affect ratings.
Reference source ↗Measurements
Full specifications
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Identity
Builder
North Star Yachts Ltd. goodoldboat.com ↗
Page 4 says the Hughes 35 was built by Hughes Boat Works, so the Hughes 35 version was not built by North Star Yachts.
Designer
Sparkman & Stephens en.wikipedia.org ↗
Lineage note
Hughes 35 is a development of the North Star 1500 (both S&S design 2166) en.wikipedia.org ↗
First year built
Hughes 35: 1977 en.wikipedia.org ↗
North Star 1500/35: 1974 en.wikipedia.org ↗
Country built
Canada goodoldboat.com ↗
Other builders / license builders
Hughes Boat Works en.wikipedia.org ↗
Applies to the Hughes 35 version.
Hull type
Monohull en.wikipedia.org ↗
Hull measurements
Length overall
35.5 ft en.wikipedia.org ↗
Waterline length
26 ft en.wikipedia.org ↗
Beam (widest)
10.33 ft en.wikipedia.org ↗
Draft (standard keel)
Hughes 35: 5.8 ft en.wikipedia.org ↗
North Star 1500/35: 5.83 ft en.wikipedia.org ↗
Page 2 gives Max Draft 5.830 ft. Page 1 gives different fin-keel draft ranges.
Draft (alternate keel 1: shoal / wing / centerboard up)
North Star 1500/35: 4.8 ft goodoldboat.com ↗
Shoal draft keel option. Page 3 gives the shoal keel as 4.80 m (15.7 ft), which conflicts with this value.
Displacement (light / design)
Hughes 35: 12,000 lb en.wikipedia.org ↗
North Star 1500/35: 11,040 lb en.wikipedia.org ↗
Ballast weight
5,400 lb en.wikipedia.org ↗
Construction
Hull material
Fiberglass yachtdatabase.com ↗
Deck cored
Deck core material
Balsa goodoldboat.com ↗
Keel type
Rudder type
Skeg-hung en.wikipedia.org ↗
Steering type
Wheel en.wikipedia.org ↗
Rig and sails
Rig type
Sloop en.wikipedia.org ↗
Rig options offered
North Star 1500/35: Tall rig: mast about 1.5 ft higher, 95 more sail area en.wikipedia.org ↗
Sail area (base / working)
Hughes 35: 502.85 sq ft en.wikipedia.org ↗
North Star 1500/35: 502.52 sq ft en.wikipedia.org ↗
Rig dimension I (foretriangle height)
42.6 ft en.wikipedia.org ↗
Rig dimension J (foretriangle base)
14.5 ft en.wikipedia.org ↗
Rig dimension P (mainsail luff)
Hughes 35: 37.78 ft en.wikipedia.org ↗
North Star 1500/35: 37.8 ft en.wikipedia.org ↗
Rig dimension E (mainsail foot)
Hughes 35: 10.27 ft en.wikipedia.org ↗
North Star 1500/35: 10.3 ft en.wikipedia.org ↗
Engine, propulsion, systems
Original engine make
North Star 1500/35: Universal goodoldboat.com ↗
Original engine model
North Star 1500/35: Atomic 4 gasoline, 30 hp goodoldboat.com ↗
Fuel capacity
North Star 1500/35: 20 gal en.wikipedia.org ↗
Fresh water capacity
North Star 1500/35: 25 gal en.wikipedia.org ↗
Page 1 gives 114 liters (30 US gallons) for fresh water.
Accommodation
Berths (total)
6 en.wikipedia.org ↗
Page 2 says sleeps 4-5.
Heads (count, enclosed or not)
Navigation station
Practical ownership
Strengths (sourced)
Solid construction, seaworthy motion goodoldboat.com ↗
Calculated from the figures above
Pounds per inch of immersion (estimate)
959.7
Estimated, not measured: waterline length x beam x 0.67 (typical waterplane coefficient) x 64 / 12, using the published figures above.
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