Lipa Lipa, Wharram Tiki 38 for sale

[Emma Watkins and Graeme Kelly]

Lipa Lipa Wharram Tiki 38 is for sale

We are offering our beautiful Wharram Tiki 38, Lipa Lipa, for sale.  She is currently lying in Langkawi Island, Malaysia.  We began our dream of building her in  the year 2000 Darwin, Australia, using the best quality materials available. She was launched in 2004 (photos of the launch may be seen under Tiki 38 on the Wharram designs website).  She became a comfortable home for three years, and the first home, at the age of six hours, of our son Arun Lucky, which necessitated the addition of aluminium guard rails as he gradually became more mobile.  In 2007 we took work in the seafaring island of Sulawesi, Indonesia, and sailed Lipa Lipa to our new home in 2008.  She lay at mooring in the historic harbour of Makassar between 2008 and 2010, allowing us to explore the beautiful surrounding islands.  In 2010, we undertook an extended voyage through Indonesia and Malaysia, arriving in Langkawi in early 2011. Lipa Lipa has proven a safe, sea-kindly vessel, looking after us through all manner of weather and sea conditions. She is a very comfortable home in tropical seas, with her large, shaded living area on deck.

We are reluctantly offering Lipa Lipa for sale, as we are now living on land and plan to down-size to a smaller boat. We hope she can take her new owners on further adventures.

Australian-registered
Light, strong and simple build
Fully equipped for live-aboard and extended cruising
Re-fit and complete re-paint February 2012
Asking AUD 110,000

General Description and Construction:
Hulls:  Pacific Maple Marine ply (BS1088),  Oregon (Douglas Fir), Western Red Cedar, Tasmanian Oak and Merbau.  Aluminium masts

Equipment:
Anchors: Rocna, CQR 35 lb, Bruce, x2 GPS, Depth sounder, HF and VHF radio, 8’ plywood catamaran dinghy, RFD four person life raft, x 2 80W solar panels, Marine composting toilet, Eutectic Autofridge, new awnings and clears

Additions to original design:
All-weather pilot house with full protection for the helmsperson, aft anchor, walkway and locker, aluminium safety rails.

Sails:
Foresail, Mainsail, Jib, Cruiser Chute and Storm Jib: Nautical sails, Darwin

Engines:
2 x Yamaha 9.9 4 stroke outboard

For photos, check those we uploaded to this site, or check one of the following links:

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150737164913537.426334....

or

https://picasaweb.google.com/106877077498017560660/LipaLipaWharramT...


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