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Morelli and Melvin Custom - “Shooting Star ”
Morelli and Melvin Custom - “Shooting Star ”
This Morelli and Melvin designed custom 50 represents the summation of a veteran multihull owner's favorite parts of three legendary ultra high performance cruising cats. There is a nod here to the forward cockpit idea, while still providing protection from apparent wind and spray. There is a continuous open salon area connected with the aft cockpit on one level, giving a great indoor/outdoor feel. There is an aft starboard below sitting settee, which is ideal for many purposes. This is a unique, visionary cat, that has the best performance capabilities imaginable, combined with amazing forward thinking.
This is a boat that will easily sail 250 plus miles a day under sail alone, go upwind and downwind effortlessly. It has plenty of space, and an open flow ergonomically that will make for great comfort both at sea, and at anchor. The rig and sail plan are optimized for ultra high performance cruising. There is ample bridgedeck clearance, strong high lft daggerboards, and a retractable rudder sytem that allows this yacht to go into shoal waters easily.
The boat is nearly complete, but there is still time to be able to input final decisions on final fit and finish items. This is a connoisseur's catamaran, and will give a run to any boat that you might encounter. If you want uncompromised speed, lots of room in a simple, ergonomic design, this is the boat. Don't wait, this is a true gem.
| LOA: | 50' |
| TYPE: | Morelli and Melvin Custom |
| YEAR: | 2011 |
| USD: | $1,199,995 |
| LYING: | MA, United States |
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Additional Specs, Equipment and Information
Additional Specs, Equipment and Information:Boat Name Shooting Star Specs Builder: Morelli and Melvin Custom 50 Designer: M&M Keel: Centerboard Dimensions LOA: 50 ft 0 in Engines Engine Brand: Yanmar Engine Model: 3GM30 |
Engines Total Power: 30 Cruising Speed: 8-9 |
Specs SHOOTING STAR SPECIFICATIONS Shooting Star is a unique custom high performance cruising catamaran based on the design input of owners who have greater than 30,000 miles offshore multihull cruising experience. She is nearing final completion of the interior, but has been sea-trialed extensively over the last year. She is a joy to sail. She sails very smoothly with all weight distribution and hull shapes specifically designed to reduce pitching and enhance responsive steering. The helm is uniquely balanced throughout the various sail configurations and wind strengths. The sailing cockpit is protected, and all sail handling operations can be performed without getting cold or wet. All sheets and halyards are led to a winch deck and can be adjusted without letting go of the helm. The cockpit design allows passengers to be proximate to the sailors, without risk. The cockpit and sailing space has excellent 360 degree visibility, and is very convertible to allow protection in bad weather, dryness and warm in wet weather, and coolness in tropical heat. The interior is designed with three private staterooms with large amount of storage, and private heads each hull. The galley is very large and contiguous to both the pilothouse and below decks settee/dining area. Both ventilation and heat systems are oversized for maximum comfort belowdeck. Length: 505 Beam: 26 3 Draft: 2 to 75 Displacement: Current: 17124 lbs Design Lightship: 20300 lbs Design Full Load: 22325 lbs Rig Height: 737 Sail Area [Main and Jib]: 1440 ft Design: Morrelli-Melvin for Hull Hall Spars for Rig Cogan/Quantum for Sails Owners goals [met] o Boat speed to be able to equal wind speed o ergonomic all weather protected sailing cockpit with access to all running rigging; warm offshore or in winter, cool in summer o all weight including engines, fuel, water, batteries, etc. centered from mast to 8 feet aft of mast o lounge cockpit contiguous to sailing cockpit o very responsive steering with balanced helm o maximized light air performance [to avoid motoring] o singlehanded capability o 3 private queen sized berths, forward garages large enough for windsurfer/bike storage o all systems reliable and owner serviceable o capable of exploring or anchoring in shallow waterways , able to beach without prop damage Hull: Airlite foam various densities with fiberglass/Kevlar/epoxy outer skin and fiberglass/epoxy inner skin. Carbon fiber reinforcement bulkheads and ring frames. All post cured. 3 bridgedeck clearance to avoid wave slam Exterior Paint Alexseal [epoxy] Snow White topsides and Carina White for nonskid areas Interior finish Alexseal snow white with varnished cherry trim and fiddles Interior flooring Lonseal synthetic teak and holly Bows with 1 sacrificial foam, and secondary watertight crash compartment immediately aft Forward garage storage for sails, windsurfers, bicycles etc with Lewmar Ocean 70 hatches for easy access Two large wingdeck lockers for storage of fenders, spare anchors and rodes, etc. Aft transom platform and steps allow easy boarding from either dinghy, launch, or variable height dock Headroom 63 in hulls and pilothouse Pilothouse: Fixed 3/8 lexan forward window, Ό outboard hatch and skylights Opening forward Ό lexan side windows Removable side windows Str Fully enclosable with roll up aft awning and side/aft windows All electronics readable and accessible at helm All navigation lights operable from helm Ritchie 5 Globemaster Compass elevated to be just below line of sight Sailing cockpit forward of pedestal 8 x 3 with side bench seats, forward winch and sheet stopper deck with organized line storage under Passenger/lounge cockpit aft of pedestal 9 x 13 able to comfortably seat eight with removable carbon clear coat dining table Helm seat for two 4 wide, reversible by rotating on supports to be elevated facing forwards and drop to standard height facing aft 4 EZ dri foam cushions for all seating with Sunbrella surface and mesh bottoms Lockers under all seats Flooring Tek-Dek synthetic teak Eight large scuppers with flap valves, coaming around entire pilothouse Propulsion: Yanmar 3-YM-30 each hull, shaft drives inboard Transmissions ZF25A-2.7 very robust with identical gear ratio forward and reverse for counter rotating props Aquamet shafts Dripless shaft seals Flex-o-fold 17/12 3 blade folding props Speed under power one engine > 6 kts, two > 8 kts Engine compartments insulated with soundown Soundown custom waterlift mufflers Automatic fire extinguisher system each engine compartment Separate Racor fuel filters Engine completely accessible with removable side and top of compartment Standing Rigging: Mast: carbon Hall Spar single spreader rig Standing rigging: aramid cap and lower shrouds, nitronic rod diamonds, wire headstead inside foil Harken System C with harken batten cars and intermediates Longeron: carbon Hall Spar Boom: Aluminum Hall Spar Carbon fiber chainplates with stainless rods to accept spectra lashing Navigation lights Masthead Lopolight LED 24 V with anchor light Mast mounted steaming and deck light 24 V aquasignal Deck mounted LED 24 V Aquasignal ??? running lights 24V Hella Headlight on longeron 24V Spreader lights All lights controllable from helm Running Rigging: Self tacking jib on full length curved track Full length main traveler end boom sheeting All control lines lead internally to winch deck Halyards: 2:1 Main 2:1 Reacher on single line free flying Profurl furler 2:1 Solent jib on single line free flying Profurl furler Jib with harken unit 3 furler Spinnaker halyard Flag halyards spreader and mast head Main boom topping lift doubles as dinghy hoist with inboom gantry Sails: Main : Quantum Fusion M full battens with 3 reefs, antal leech blocks for 1rst and 2nd reef, 958 ft2 Jib: Quantum Fusion M vertical battens roller furling 481 ft2 Reacher: Kevlar 1385 ft2 Solent Jib: Dacron 210 ft2 Stack pack [Kinder industries] with retractable lazyjacks Longeron storage bag for reacher and storm jib [Kinder Industries] Sail # US 60150 Steering: Mechanical with 48 Lewmar carbon wheel, Edson chain drive spliced to spectra line, carbon cross tube and links. Rudders vertical lifting in cassettes from 2 to 5 draft Daggerboards vertical lifting 2 to 75, designed to break before trunk fails CNC routed Molds for both rudder and daggerboard for replacements if needed Simrad APC 24 V autopilot with HLD2000 long stroke hydraulic ram directly connected to rudder Deck Hardware Winches [2] Andersen 58 STE 24V with variable speed electric power All lines lead to winches through 3 custom spinlock deck organizers Sheet stoppers Spinlock XTE, XX and Z jammer Anchor sheet stopper Antal Maxi Blocks Harken Main traveler Harken Mini Maxi Jib traveler Harken Big Boat radiused with doubled car Bow cleats Goiot folding aluminum 260mm Four Harken lifting padeyes H629 [breaking strength 24,000 lbs each ]for haul out and dock lines Two wichard folding padeyes for halyards and spring lines Lifelines Stanchions AES composite Lifelines Ό spectra Tanks and Plumbing Water: integral construction holding 70 gallons each hull Fuel integral construction holding 20 gallons each hull Holding tank for heads OTL 30 gallons each hull, gravity overboard drainage as well as pump out Isotemp 4.4 gallon hot water tanks each hull Two saltwater seacocks each hull, one each dedicated to engine cooling Sealand Vacuflush freshwater system with toilet each hull Anchoring 40 kg Rocna anchor with 25 X 3/8 chain and 250 Ύ double braid rode. Anchor retracts into wingdeck when not deployed, but is deployed from roller at forward end of longeron to avoid damage to bottom of boat 1 double braid bridle attached to padeyes with Tylaska trigger snap shackle for mooring or anchoring, > 20,000 lb breaking strength Electronics Ockam wind, depth and speed with T1 processor Ockam Matryx displays [2] mast mounted Ockam Unisys central processor Ockam Tryad T2 multiplex Ockam Lynx wireless remote controller Hardwired pushbutton controls for Ockam system at helm pedestal GPS integrated into Ockam system Maretron 3 axis compass sensor Simrad APC 27 autopilot 24 V with hardwired remote controller at helm pedestal AIS with dedicated spreader mounted antennae Nobeltec radar 24 V spreader mounted radome Standard Phantom black box VHF with remote Microphone at pedestal Big Bay 17 DIBM-17 moniter at helm with wireless remote control Electrical 24 V system with two 12 V 8D Mastervolt Batteries 240 amp hour in series 12 V Group 27 battery deep cycle for engine start 24-12 V Vanner 90-50 converter for start battery charging 24-12 V Vanner 60-20A equalizer for 12 V electronics 24V Outback 2.5 KW inverter/charger Outback smart solar regulator Two Sharp 185 watt solar panels mounted on pilothouse roof Balmar 60-24-70 high output alternators on each engine Balmar ????regulator each engine Balmar centerfielder for regulator control Link battery moniter at helm Circuit breaker panel with Blue Sea breakers Shore power with galvanic isolator Detailed wiring schematics Heat and ventilation Espar Airtronic D5LC 24 V diesel hot air heaters each hull Large opening grille leading edge of wingdeck allows high flow ventilation of both hulls in all weather, can be closed off Deck Hatches Lewmar Ocean Lewmar 44 escape hatch [4 dogs] each hull per ISAF Offshore regulation Portlights Bowmar Companionway hatches custom Manship Aft portlights under transom steps can be open in all conditions Port Hull aft to forward Master stateroom with hanging locker, seat two dressers and queen berth Wet locker inboard at companion way, enclosed shower outboard Electrical/Battery compartment over engine compartment with storage I nboard, work bench outboard Head with vanity sink and separate WC Forward stateroom with hanging locker, seat, two dressers and queen berth Separate storage garage Starboard Hull Aft to forward Aft settee with cushions and clearcoat carbon surfaced table seating 4, chart storage in table, excellent seaberth Galley [see description below] Head with vanity sink and separate WC Forward stateroom with hanging locker, seat, two dressers and queen berth Separate storage garage Galley Details Force 10 propane stove in center of 5 counter Microwave Tappan 7050S on shelf above stove Scandvik double sink under portlight outboard in 8 long countertop Refrigerator built in with 5 foam insulation Freezer built in with 6 foam insulation Both units with Glacier Bay superinsulated hatch doors vertical mounted Both units powered by Frigoboat K50-SSC compressors with keel coolers 5 long pantry outboard Stateroom Details Three staterooms all private, all designed with: Queensized berth 66 length x 5 at head 6 foam mattresses Two dressers Under berth shelving Hanging locker Seat with cushion and laundry storage under Tender West Marine 10 RIB Mercury 15 HP engine Safety and Miscellaneous gear 3 type ABC portable fire extinguishers 2 engine compartment fire extinguishers Jack lines Two throwable cushions 4 Fenders 34 x 12 4 30 Ύ dock lines, 2 50 Ύ dock lines 2 Original Yanmar alternators Molds for daggerboard and rudder All particulars are believed to be correct, however some items may be listed in error. It remains the responsibility of the buyer to verify that all listed equipment is onboard. |
Polars Polars are available on request. |
Disclaimer: The Multihull Company offers the details of this vessel in good faith but cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of the vessel. A buyer should instruct his agents, or his surveyors, to investigate such details as the buyer desires validated. This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change, or withdrawal without notice.
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