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Hi Hector,
I write and Nev fixes stuff.
About the old Classic designs, we have friends with them and one friend actually prefers the classic over the Pahi or Tiki plans. He built a big classic and sailed extensively in the Pacific and feels that the older keel is stronger. At least his boat survived a horrid pounding on the reef when mistakes were made entering a harbor one time.
There are modern upgrades to the old plans for Tiki type sails, longer crossbeams for a wider boat, etc etc. Contact the design office and if you tell them I sent you, they might give me a commission.
Nev and I are eager to see a friend's Tangaroa Mk IV which he plans to sail south from Michigan sometime soon. They are smaller, and that is to be expected as well as being less roomy inside. but they sure get the job done. They go good, according to our friend who sailed in the Pacific. He built the ketch and loved it. I would prefer the cutter. But the ketch would leave more room for a deck house. If I had one it would be mostly made of fabric. I am just dreaming. Nev and I will likely sail in Peace IV for the rest of our sailing days. But one always dreams about boats.
Perhaps some Tangaroa people will comment here. I really am interested in the design.
Ann (of Ann and Nev)
Ann:
Thanks for your info. Do you think a classic design, like de Tangaroa Mk IV is much easier and faster to build than a Tiki 38? The Design Book says 1700 hs. vs. 2200, but we all know building might take much more than that. Even if those numbers are correct, 500 hs., to me, means sailing almost a year earlier, as I can work about 800 hs. a year in a project like this.
Regards.
Héctor.
Ann and Neville Clement said:Hi Hector,
I write and Nev fixes stuff.
About the old Classic designs, we have friends with them and one friend actually prefers the classic over the Pahi or Tiki plans. He built a big classic and sailed extensively in the Pacific and feels that the older keel is stronger. At least his boat survived a horrid pounding on the reef when mistakes were made entering a harbor one time.
There are modern upgrades to the old plans for Tiki type sails, longer crossbeams for a wider boat, etc etc. Contact the design office and if you tell them I sent you, they might give me a commission.
Nev and I are eager to see a friend's Tangaroa Mk IV which he plans to sail south from Michigan sometime soon. They are smaller, and that is to be expected as well as being less roomy inside. but they sure get the job done. They go good, according to our friend who sailed in the Pacific. He built the ketch and loved it. I would prefer the cutter. But the ketch would leave more room for a deck house. If I had one it would be mostly made of fabric. I am just dreaming. Nev and I will likely sail in Peace IV for the rest of our sailing days. But one always dreams about boats.
Perhaps some Tangaroa people will comment here. I really am interested in the design.
Ann (of Ann and Nev)
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