Model completed in 1995.

L.O.A.	154'-2"		Beam	30'-2"
L.W.L.	113'-10"		Draft	11'-1" / 23'-0"
Displacement 365 tonnes			Sail Area 10,764 sq. ft.
Designer/builder-Perini Navi, Viareggio, Italy
Built   1990

 

This yacht model is built to a scale of 1/4"=1'0"(38-1/2" model length). The Andromeda La Dea is considered a super yacht, featured in yachting magazine advertisements and reviews. Robert H. Eddy & Associates constructed the model over the past 3-1/2 years, 4,000 plus hours. The model construction is the most complicated model built to date requiring cutting edge technology and materials. The model is completely scratch-built. The metal work on the model is all built from raw materials of sterling silver, then rhodium plated to prevent tarnishing, and or sand-blasted and plated to give a brushed aluminum appearance to match that of the real yacht.

The use of the computer has enabled us to draw details from full scale dimensions taken from the boat directly and printing out those details at the scale the part is to be built at. The use of computer and CAD programs were utilized to create drawing files, which were then converted into DXF format 'cut-files', from which a laser was used to cut parts from materials such as wood and acrylic. Without the use of this technology, the model would have cost more and some details would not have been able to be built. Art work for the name and hailing port on the transom was also created to match the real boat which would not have been possible at that scale.

The case and pedestal were built from French walnut by William Evans cabinetmaker, Waldoboro, Maine. The model will be displayed using anti-reflective glass. The model and case now reside in the owners home in Bermuda delivered December of 1995.

Recently as of Spring 1998, we have returned the model to San Francisco where the climate is much more favorable on the model.