15.1m Luxury Long Range Cruiser
Design Concept
ODERN is specified as a luxury long-range cruiser, designed and built by Norman R Wright & Sons, Queensland, for unlimited cruising with the appropriate sea-keeping maneuverability and general handling characteristics for a private-use vessel.
The aim was to design a vessel with the helm as far aft as possible, to allow for the most comfortable ride at sea. Likewise, the vertical height was kept to a minimum so the centre of gravity was as low as possible, maximising the stability of the vessel and also the ride comfort.
Construction
The structural integrity of the vessel was of prime importance over other design aspects. Hull construction is timber-cored composite. Hoop pine planks were strip planked over a temporary jig of computer cut frames, and edge-glued with WEST SYSTEM brand epoxy mixed with a low density powder modifier.
The inside and outside of the hull was laminated with multiaxial E-fibreglass and ATL's high performance KINETIX R246TX laminating resin and H160 Medium hardener.
The remainder of the vessel is marine plywood, with all external surfaces sheathed with E-fibreglass and laminated with WEST SYSTEM. WEST SYSTEM brand epoxy and modifiers, and Techniglue-CA were used for all structural bonding, filleting and fairing applications on ODERN.
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