northstar 22 sailboat

North star 22

The north star 22 is a 22.0ft masthead sloop designed by howard hughes and built in fiberglass by hughes boat works since 1972..

The North star 22 is a light sailboat which is a good performer. It is stable / stiff and has a low righting capability if capsized. It is best suited as a day-boat.

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1973 Hughes Northstar 22

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Nice clean little Northstar 22 made by Hughes. Two sail sets. 6hp outboard that has new carb kit. Marine battery. Cabin interior lights work. New bottom job. Trailer has been gone over. New bunks and LED lights. Lots of extras. She is not perfect but is a great little boat. She has solid bones and is ready to sail. $2500 obo

Rig and Sails

Auxilary power, accomodations, calculations.

The theoretical maximum speed that a displacement hull can move efficiently through the water is determined by it's waterline length and displacement. It may be unable to reach this speed if the boat is underpowered or heavily loaded, though it may exceed this speed given enough power. Read more.

Classic hull speed formula:

Hull Speed = 1.34 x √LWL

Max Speed/Length ratio = 8.26 ÷ Displacement/Length ratio .311 Hull Speed = Max Speed/Length ratio x √LWL

Sail Area / Displacement Ratio

A measure of the power of the sails relative to the weight of the boat. The higher the number, the higher the performance, but the harder the boat will be to handle. This ratio is a "non-dimensional" value that facilitates comparisons between boats of different types and sizes. Read more.

SA/D = SA ÷ (D ÷ 64) 2/3

• SA : Sail area in square feet, derived by adding the mainsail area to 100% of the foretriangle area (the lateral area above the deck between the mast and the forestay).
• D : Displacement in pounds.

Ballast / Displacement Ratio

A measure of the stability of a boat's hull that suggests how well a monohull will stand up to its sails. The ballast displacement ratio indicates how much of the weight of a boat is placed for maximum stability against capsizing and is an indicator of stiffness and resistance to capsize.

Ballast / Displacement * 100

Displacement / Length Ratio

A measure of the weight of the boat relative to it's length at the waterline. The higher a boat’s D/L ratio, the more easily it will carry a load and the more comfortable its motion will be. The lower a boat's ratio is, the less power it takes to drive the boat to its nominal hull speed or beyond. Read more.

D/L = (D ÷ 2240) ÷ (0.01 x LWL)³

• D: Displacement of the boat in pounds.
• LWL: Waterline length in feet

Comfort Ratio

This ratio assess how quickly and abruptly a boat’s hull reacts to waves in a significant seaway, these being the elements of a boat’s motion most likely to cause seasickness. Read more.

Comfort ratio = D ÷ (.65 x (.7 LWL + .3 LOA) x Beam 1.33 )

• D: Displacement of the boat in pounds
• LOA: Length overall in feet
• Beam: Width of boat at the widest point in feet

Capsize Screening Formula

This formula attempts to indicate whether a given boat might be too wide and light to readily right itself after being overturned in extreme conditions. Read more.

CSV = Beam ÷ ³√(D / 64)

Later known as NORTH STAR 22, HULLMASTER 22, and, likely, a few others.

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Northstar 22 - Ever heard of my new boat?

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• Start date May 19, 2010
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Hi folks, I just bought a Northstar 22 and will be picking it up soon. It will be my first boat and crack at sailboats tho I've windsurfed for years. It's in the water now about two hours away but soon I will trailer it home. I paid a little over a grand for the boat, sails, 5 hp motor and trailer, all in good condition - even the interior cushions are newish. So has anyone ever heard of this brand or ever owned one? The only issue is that the swing keel may be stuck in the trunk which sits below the hull. The owner told me he has had it out in some pretty stiff winds without dropping the keel and the keel trunk still keeps it going upwind fine. We'll see. I think it is a Canadian make but I figure a few must still be floatin' around the states somewhere. Anyone?  

I am slightly familiar with the Northstar 25 - a flush decked boat that one would see around in the 70s. Hughes built them and judging by their rigging and hardware they were well built. Hughes is a Canadian company that does have a decent reputation.  

http://sailboatdata.com/VIEWRECORD.ASP?CLASS_ID=260 You are going to want to free up the centerboard though. The draft of this boat is about 20" with the board up and 6' with it down. Often times marine growth (barnacles) on the board and the trunk conspire to make the board stuck in the up position. I would first try power washing the slot and then try any tool you can get in the slot between the board and trunk; old wood saw blade, key hole saw blade etc.  

Hughes History http://hessmarine.ca/hugheshistory.html Take a look at this article. It explains the history.  

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Basic specs..

The North Star 22 is equipped with a centerboard keel. A centerboard keel is a pivoting lifting keel, allowing to sail both coastal and inland waters.

The boat can enter even shallow marinas as the draft is just about 0.51 - 0.61 meter (1.67 - 1.97 ft) dependent on the load. See immersion rate below.

Sailing characteristics

This section covers widely used rules of thumb to describe the sailing characteristics. Please note that even though the calculations are correct, the interpretation of the results might not be valid for extreme boats.

What is Capsize Screening Formula (CSF)?

The capsize screening value for North Star 22 is 2.33, indicating that this boat would not be accepted to participate in ocean races.

What is Theoretical Maximum Hull Speed?

The theoretical maximal speed of a displacement boat of this length is 5.9 knots. The term "Theoretical Maximum Hull Speed" is widely used even though a boat can sail faster. The term shall be interpreted as above the theoretical speed a great additional power is necessary for a small gain in speed.

The immersion rate is defined as the weight required to sink the boat a certain level. The immersion rate for North Star 22 is about 91 kg/cm, alternatively 514 lbs/inch. Meaning: if you load 91 kg cargo on the boat then it will sink 1 cm. Alternatively, if you load 514 lbs cargo on the boat it will sink 1 inch.

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Has anyone heard of a Hughes sailboat. We have seen one listed in our local paper, a Hughes 38. Any help?  

I owned a Hughes quarter tonner back in the 1970''s and I am reasonably familiar with Hughes as a company. Hughes was a small Canadian boat builder started in the 1960''s. They originally produced a line of boat designed by founder Howard Hughes (not that Howard Hughes) Later they were bought by US Steel and the linbe was retooled as Hughes Northstar. The Hughes Northstar boats were designed by Sparkman and Stevens and included a whole line of interesting and reasonably well built boats. I thought the boats were nicely detailed and well thought out. Most of the Northstar boats were designed to be early IOR era racer cruisers which had both good and bad design features but being biased toward being race boats they became obsolete pretty quickly. At some point US Steel left the company and the boats were retooled toward a more cruising oriented bias. This also was a mixed blessing as the weights of the boats went up and sailing abilities went down. There were several boats that might be listed as Hughes 38''s so it is hard to comment on the specific boat that you are looking at other than to say that in general Hughes built substantially better constructed boats than was the average. One of the Hughes 38 models actually shared the hull design with the Hinckley Competition 38 and the glass and gelcoat work was so good at Hughes that Hinckley chose to have Hughes actually so the hull and deck laminations. Good luck, Jeff  

I Have been living and sailing solo aboard my hughes 31''. I have travelled the great lakes, East coast and bahamas in almost every weather condition imaginable and couldn''t be happier with the boats design. before purchasing her last year I looked at several of these boats, there is an ongoing abundance of them in southern Ontario.one area to look at before purchasing one of these is the cabin top as many have a plywood core wich often become soft due to deck leaks. An article on the refit of a Hughes 31'' can also be found in a recent cruising world magazine, I think March,april or may. also "Fatty Goodlander" who cruises his hughes31 wrights regularily for cruising world magazine.Hope this information is of some help  

please pardon my eror, both the article in cruising world and fattie''s boat are hughes 38''s not hughes 31''s.  

I own a Hughes 38 aka NorthStar 38 And I love it. I use it for coastal cruising. Great for 2-12 people depending on the day. I have 7 years of experience with the boat. Reply if you have specific questions.  

Pub911 said: And I love it. I use it for coastal cruising. Great for 2-12 people depending on the day. I have 7 years of experience with the boat. Reply if you have specific questions. Click to expand...

The Dog is gonna bite your head off!  

Who can read those initial posts through all the cobwebs anyway?????  

Yikes, didn't see the date. My humblest apologies to the powers that be. Suffer the newbe.  

Hughes 31 and 38 I own a Hughes 31 and have sailed her for the past six years. This is a solid boat and has pulled me through difficult sailing conditions. My wife and I sail her in just about any codition and that is saying a lot since neither she or I are long time sailors. Our boat has a OMC saildrive, a much discussed topic on pros and cons of this type of motor, and has never let us down when we needed it. When I bought this boat a marine mechanic said " its a two stoke what can possibley go wrong with it". He was right. The Hughes 31 impressed us so much that we are now planning on buying a Hughes 38. Our grandchildren are getting bigger and we need more room. We had the 38 surveyed and and the result was very positive. The boat is in need of some cosmetic clean up in the interior but is otherwise sound and solid. It has a Volvo Penta diesel saidrive. I like the saidrive system due to its simplicity. No long shafts to bend and seals to leak. The Hughes line of boats appear to be a good buy. They are solidly built and are affordable. The Hughes 31 we own (for sale now) and 38 we are buying are both 1980 vitage but in many respects are sturdier then some of the new boats.  

Anybody know anything about a Hughes 29.5 foot sailboat?  

Roy- You're really better off starting a separate thread on the boat you're asking about.  

Hugh's sail shape This is our second year with a 31 foot hugh's and starting racing for the first time last year. The sail shape is lousy. It seems to "bag and wrinkle" and no amount of adjusting flattens it out. Does anyone have any suggestions? We would like to come in another position other thean dead last every race.  

Get new sails sounds like step one.... But other than that there were several Hughes that were 31 feet. The IOR derived is marginally suited to racing under PHRF, the 31 footer that was previously produced by Columbia would be pretty hard boat to race competatively. Jeff  

Set your sails up for heavy breeze(Halyard,outhaul and vang on pretty good) if you cant flatten your sail with your controls on.. the sail is cooked. It is possible that it may not even be the right sail for the boat, someone may have just found a deal on a sail that was close to the right size and slapped it on. Also if you like the Hughes you should check out a Hughes 38. You can get some nice ones for a very reasonable price.The boat was Sparkman Stevens designed and would make a much better racing boat than the 31.  

I don't get all the posts from #6 through #10. I'm looking at a Hughes 38 in 2011 and would have been interested in any post or info, even if posted back in 2000. What do I not understand?  

did you ever buy the hughes 38?  

there is a Hughes 38 for sale in Sackets Harbor in NY. Ive noticed some interesting details in the description. "Additional Information Trim Tab with control at Wheel" AND "Sails & Rigging Rod Rigging" i thot that only the Hinckley version had the trim tab. Perhaps some Hughes 38s had them as well? Or perhaps this is a trim tab on the rudder? Anyone hear of a Hughes 38 with ROD rigging? jon  

thats the boat thanks jon  

here is a photo of the Hinckley Competition 38. the trim tab can be seen just forward of the jack stand in the last photo. 1970 Hinckley 38 Sail Boat For Sale - www.yachtworld.com  

I have a pretty good opinion of Hughes boats but Yowza! none of them, even heavily customized, ever looked remotely like that. P.S. keel trim tabs are a stupid complexity for little more than a theoretical benefit. Banning them or penalizing them out of existence was a very wise move on the part of the powers that be (or were).  

My first boat was a Hughes 25 -a pretty decent classic style little boat. I traded it, along with you much money for a newer style boat with "wheel" steeering, interior teak, and poor quality. When the new smell wore off, I was at once in want of my old Hughes -tiller and all! Cheers  

Yeah, but isn't that one of the ones built on Hughes mouldings?  

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