Star 45 sail rig box and fittings

Summary

This design includes plans to make a rig box in wood and 3D printed fittings. There are 2 rig box designs in each PDF. The PDFs give the corner angles so you will know which corner STLs to use based on your box. This box looks like it will also fit EC12 rigs and possibly other similar sized boat classes.

I printed my parts in polycarbonate, but you can use most anything that can take some sun and heat. The parts like the clasps need to flex, so PETG, ABS, ASA, Nylon, etc would be fine, but I might skip the CF/GF versions (too brittle). You could print all the bumpers in a stiff TPU. PLA is not recommended.

0.20mm layer heights 6 walls, 25% grid fill. The parts should be mostly solid plastic. They are thin and small so don't need much filament. I have the STLs pre-positioned for best layer alignment for strength You will need brims on some of the thinner edged parts.

THESE STLS ARE IN INCHES FORMAT.  If they look very small in your slicer layout, then they may need to be manually converted to millimeters for printing.

Follow the link below to the build page with much more info. In that same thread there is a further detailed section about building an IOM rig box and you use the same methods to build this one for the Star 45. https://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?4703993-Tales-of-Wind-and-Strand-Rigging-and-Sails-in-6-998-Easy-Steps/page10#post54886645

I have several other build threads on RCgroups. https://www.rcgroups.com/forums/member.php?u=80231

Check my designs page and RC Sailboat collection on Makerworld. https://makerworld.com/en/collections/55891-rc-sailboat

Enjoy!