Noux

This page holds temporary and prelimiary information about the Noux IOM

Components

* Fin. 85 mm chord, 6% t/c NACA section. 200g/m2 weaved carbon as outside skin + 400g/m2 unidirectional carbon, core of epoxy+microballoons. 130 eur

* Rudder, epoxy/microballoon core, 200g/m2 weaved carbon skin, 4 mm stainless steel axle. 35 eur.

* Mast/finbox. Glassfiber+epoxy construction. 30 eur

* Bulb. Ca 355mm long NACA section, weight 2400 +/- 50 g. 35 eur

Preliminary weight table

Component Weight min Weight max comment
boat total weight +4000 +4000  
fin + bulb -2495 -2500 set by class rules
rig -275 -315 based on FIN 26 measurements 
rudder -35 -55  
       
weight left for hull +1195 +1130 hull,deck,radio, assembled and in sailing condition
       
 hull shell  -310 -360  hull shell, transom+bow, sheer wood planks 
hull lay-up: three layers 165g twill weave glass 
 foredeck  -55  -70  
 aft deck -90  -110   
 keel/mastbox  -45 -50   
 Winch  -90 (Regatta)  -133 (RMG)  
 Battery  -145 (5cell)  -180 (6cell)  
 Servo  -40  -45  
 Rx  -15  -23  
       
 glue, paint,
fittings,
corrector  weights		  -332  -159  (reserve)
       
 sum  0  0  
       

Hull lay-up:

3 layers of 165 g twill weave glassfiber with clear epoxy resin (Ampreg 22).

Serial numbers

It’s fun to track how many boats we have made and who is sailing them where:

The first 13 Noux yachts were manufactured in the summer of 2002/2003:

Hull nr Registration/Sail number Owner picture/comments
1 - Anders Wallin prototype
2? FIN 25 Jerker Wahlfors  sailing!
3? FIN 27 Olof Ginström  sailing!
4? FIN 28 Ginström/Wallin prototype
5? FIN 29 Eero Laurila  sailing!
6? FIN 30 Jorma Pihlajamäki  
7? FIN 34 Jari Immanen  sailing!
8?   turku1?  
9?   turku2?  
10?   turku3?  
11?   turku4?  
12?   turku5?  
13?   turku6?  

In the winter of 2005-2006 the design of the deck was revised, and the finbox was redesigned. These new Noux boats are manufactured from July 2006 onwards. Four boats were made in the preliminary prototype series.

Hull nr Registration/Sail number Owner picture/comments
14 ? OG  
15 ? ?  
16 ? ?  
17 ? ? Â