Mike and Stefan consulted on rig stresses, with our primary concern being catastrophic bamboo failure under the loads of the[…]
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Assembly on trailer and big main begun
Last weekend we finished the trailer conversion, assembled the boat on the carpeted skids, and confirmed the beams would take[…]
Read more13 m2 crab claw and a kite means one fast Tiki 21
Christian and I discussed and sketched out plans to combine a 5-12 square meter kite with a bigger main crab[…]
Read moreLast black coat on beams and tillers, +2Ts
Quite satisfying this evening to put the final touch-up coat of black Easypoxy on the last side of the beams.[…]
Read moreSeats, main hatch adjusts, trailer steps
The last couple Tiki Tuesdays have been spent making/fitting the seats and gluing in their supports. One is of pitch[…]
Read moreFixed main hatch, sealed forward
[nggtags album=20110126] Watched 180o South while gluing up the split forward edge of the starboard main hatch cover, coating the[…]
Read moreHatches and bilge covers
The last few Tuesdays I’ve been putting in a few hours per week fixing up the hatch covers, touching up[…]
Read moreBeam bottoms black
At long last, we sanded down and painted the bottom of the beams — a task that was outstanding since[…]
Read moreFinal top coat of epoxy on hatches
Kevin and Scott sanded the main hatches (and repaired forward hatch). Then Scott put a final (second) coat on them.[…]
Read moreMain hatches and masthead epoxy coated
After some final sanding of the main hatch covers, I removed the stainless handle/hardware and epoxy coated the reinforced top[…]
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