General Concept
The intent of this design has been to create trawler yacht for
construction in steel that makes use of the excellent
layout of the
Greatheart 36. The goal has been to keep the design as simple as possible for the sake of
economy, and as rugged and seaworthy as possible for the sake of being able
to make long range ocean passages. Of course, having sufficient displacement
for steel construction, aluminum is equally possible. In aluminum,
very hefty scantlings are possible - in which case the strength would be
even greater than steel.
As can be seen in the links above, we have modeled this design with and
without bilge keels. We do not have a strong preference, since there
are advantages both ways. Please see our articles on
Roll Attenuation and on
Bilge Keels.
Power requirements are modest, therefore engine choices are many.
One fine engine is the John Deer 4 cylinder diesel, rated at 75 horsepower
continuous. A similarly sized engine is available from Lugger. It would be
ideal to make use of a Sabb gear and controllable pitch propeller. Other engines chosen should be slow turning, and
approximately in the range of from 65hp to 75 hp.
Interior Arrangement
As with the
Greatheart 36, the accommodations below and in the
pilot house are intended to provide comfortable cruising for two people on
extended passages, with the occasional addition of one or two guests.
In other words, the layout
is intended to be identical to that of the
Greatheart 36... Please see the following images that show the
intended layout (but within the Greatheart 36 hull form...):
Interior Layout Plan
| Interior Profile Layout
One of the forward settees extends out to become a temporary double. A
generous owner's cabin aft provides ultimate privacy and a true "double bed"
size berth. With the wheel house above the engine room amidships, all is in
balance and there is plenty of room for machinery and tanks. One great
feature of this boat is the aft facing seat on the sun deck aft!
The Blue Horizon 36 will be an extremely economical boat to build and to
cruise. By design, these all metal vessels are strong, safe,
stable and efficient, offering trans-ocean capability and cozy local
cruising. Possibly the ideal trawler for a cruising a couple...?
In all, quite a
perfect little ship....!
Design Genesis
Several of our designs share the
Greatheart / Gulliver hull type. In this case
however, we combined the bow shape of the Greatheart
/ Gulliver types forward with the fantail stern of
the Boojum / Buster / Ironheart series aft.
This hull design is therefore essentially a much smaller
version of the Ironheart
64 without the 'clipper' styling at the bow.
On the Blue Horizon 36, there is more beam than on the
Greatheart 36, and the hull body is deeper. As a result there is a bit more
room available for the interior. This has also provided the
displacement required for construction in steel.
For more information about developing this prototype
design,
inquire
