Mike and I — both quasi-sick — put in a couple hours assembling the main hatches (countersunk machine screws, attached[…]
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Platform bottoms and hatch progress
Thomas and Kevin re-joined the mayhem tonight. Through banter about poking dead things and other facets of our technological age,[…]
Read moreMain hatches reinforced
Mike and Scott met at Matt’s to mix up some glue and get the main hatches reinforced. September is proving[…]
Read moreDismantling for the first time
More photos After an extended sea trial, the Tiki 21 emerged this evening from the Pacific and was disassembled on[…]
Read moreHulls primed, rudders ready
Some great photos! While non-curing paint maladies caused us to miss our sea trials deadline (7/17), we’ve made a lot[…]
Read moreJib made, tramp cut
Cora helped Scott measure and cut the trampoline material that arrived yesterday. It was easy to cut with pushed open[…]
Read morePlatform proceeds & main making
Dual tiki teams spun into action tonight as the July 17 sea trial date approaches. Mike worked solo in Ballard,[…]
Read morePlatform production party
Working en masse in Matt’s capacious Ballard boatworks (garage), we rapidly assembled the pre-coated and cut platform pieces that Mike[…]
Read moreBeams blocked and 1st-coated
Mike and Scott glued on the beam blocks with microfiber-epoxy paste, then painted a first coat on the remaining side[…]
Read moreBlackened beams and tillers
Thomas and I put a first coat of glossy black Easypoxy on 1/2 of the beams, as well as the[…]
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