Saving KAVENGA - Wharram Builders and Friends2024-03-28T11:17:48Zhttp://wharrambuilders.ning.com/forum/topics/saving-kavenga?commentId=2195841%3AComment%3A90954&x=1&feed=yes&xn_auth=nowhenever i get bummed by the…tag:wharrambuilders.ning.com,2012-12-04:2195841:Comment:909542012-12-04T17:09:21.428ZDavid Hillhttp://wharrambuilders.ning.com/profile/DavidHill
<p>whenever i get bummed by the news, or am having a bad day, though landlocked in my KW, my spirit is lifted as on a wave, by the written voice, of the SEAPEOPLE. fair winds all.</p>
<p>whenever i get bummed by the news, or am having a bad day, though landlocked in my KW, my spirit is lifted as on a wave, by the written voice, of the SEAPEOPLE. fair winds all.</p> Hi Ralph
I am sad to see wha…tag:wharrambuilders.ning.com,2012-11-05:2195841:Comment:877912012-11-05T20:48:35.484ZDuncan Clausenhttp://wharrambuilders.ning.com/profile/DuncanClausen
<p>Hi Ralph</p>
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<p>I am sad to see what has happened to your beautiful boat. Several years ago "Inkosinathi' the Tiki 30 that I built was rammed by a 30 ton power boat in Durban Harbour (there was no one on the bridge at the time!) and the port side was stoved in above the waterline between bulkheads 5 and 6. Minor damage compared to that suffered by 'Kavenga' but heart wrenching none the less. I was able to repair the damage and now you would be hard pressed to see any evidence there…</p>
<p>Hi Ralph</p>
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<p>I am sad to see what has happened to your beautiful boat. Several years ago "Inkosinathi' the Tiki 30 that I built was rammed by a 30 ton power boat in Durban Harbour (there was no one on the bridge at the time!) and the port side was stoved in above the waterline between bulkheads 5 and 6. Minor damage compared to that suffered by 'Kavenga' but heart wrenching none the less. I was able to repair the damage and now you would be hard pressed to see any evidence there of, only the doubler and repair to bulkhead 5 can be seen.</p>
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<p>As you say you were able to salvage all the gear and the rig, beam etc. so the bulk of the expensive stuff you still have. Building 2 new hulls is no small task though, but with the knowledge acquired from building the original hulls it will be a lot quicker. You will also be able to incorporate all the changes that you wished you had when building the original hulls.</p>
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<p>Good luck.</p>
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<p>Cheers, Duncan</p> Hi Ralph
Having built and sai…tag:wharrambuilders.ning.com,2012-10-24:2195841:Comment:871632012-10-24T03:19:27.063ZDave Vinnicombehttp://wharrambuilders.ning.com/profile/DaveVinnicombe
<p>Hi Ralph</p>
<p>Having built and sailed Kavenga, your investment is not just time, effort and money (and a lot of all 3!!) but somehow part of you gets built into the boat!</p>
<p>I truly hope that you succeed in rebuilding her. </p>
<p>I am amazed that the typhoon could break her free and blow her around as it did...</p>
<p>My best wishes are with you.</p>
<p>Dave</p>
<p>Hi Ralph</p>
<p>Having built and sailed Kavenga, your investment is not just time, effort and money (and a lot of all 3!!) but somehow part of you gets built into the boat!</p>
<p>I truly hope that you succeed in rebuilding her. </p>
<p>I am amazed that the typhoon could break her free and blow her around as it did...</p>
<p>My best wishes are with you.</p>
<p>Dave</p> Hello Ralph
With your experti…tag:wharrambuilders.ning.com,2012-10-23:2195841:Comment:870542012-10-23T21:10:18.140ZBertrand FERCOThttp://wharrambuilders.ning.com/profile/BertrandFERCOT
<p>Hello Ralph</p>
<p>With your expertise you'll rebuild quickly new hulls. To build a boat requests a lot of patience, especially in adverse conditions.....</p>
<p>Bon courage</p>
<p>Bertrand</p>
<p>Hello Ralph</p>
<p>With your expertise you'll rebuild quickly new hulls. To build a boat requests a lot of patience, especially in adverse conditions.....</p>
<p>Bon courage</p>
<p>Bertrand</p>
In response to Rogerio Mart…tag:wharrambuilders.ning.com,2012-10-22:2195841:Comment:872412012-10-22T21:55:01.258ZAnn and Neville Clementhttp://wharrambuilders.ning.com/profile/AnnandNevilleClement922
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<p>In response to Rogerio Martin's comment above, Nev and I filled the bouyancy compartments with empty plastic bottles with screw caps twisted tight. But I think the best plan is to do this within a net bag so that even if there is a pretty big hole in a bouyancy compartment, the bottles will not slip out. I guess anything that gives you peace of mind is really nice during stormy weather. </p>
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<p>But Ralf will have a huge amount of peace of mind after building his hulls and…</p>
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<p>In response to Rogerio Martin's comment above, Nev and I filled the bouyancy compartments with empty plastic bottles with screw caps twisted tight. But I think the best plan is to do this within a net bag so that even if there is a pretty big hole in a bouyancy compartment, the bottles will not slip out. I guess anything that gives you peace of mind is really nice during stormy weather. </p>
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<p>But Ralf will have a huge amount of peace of mind after building his hulls and then having to rebuild them. He really is fresh in his mind about the best way to build Tiki 30 hulls and he will do the job even better the second time around. </p>
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<p>You have all our admiration, my friend! Ann and Nev</p> Ralf, in our bow we put a lot…tag:wharrambuilders.ning.com,2012-10-22:2195841:Comment:870432012-10-22T21:08:40.616ZRogerio Martinhttp://wharrambuilders.ning.com/profile/RogerioMartin
<p>Ralf, in our bow we put a lot of Big cokes (PET), in an accident on the bow of the boat enters the water, but the buoyancy keeps</p>
<p>Ralf, in our bow we put a lot of Big cokes (PET), in an accident on the bow of the boat enters the water, but the buoyancy keeps</p> Sorry to read this sad story…tag:wharrambuilders.ning.com,2012-10-22:2195841:Comment:872362012-10-22T16:38:34.905ZChris Greenhttp://wharrambuilders.ning.com/profile/ChrisGreen
<p>Sorry to read this sad story and "bon courage," Ralf, for rebuilding KAVENGA.</p>
<p>Fair winds, - Chris</p>
<p>Sorry to read this sad story and "bon courage," Ralf, for rebuilding KAVENGA.</p>
<p>Fair winds, - Chris</p> Good for you, Ralf.
I'm sure…tag:wharrambuilders.ning.com,2012-10-22:2195841:Comment:870402012-10-22T14:38:36.036ZBob Boishttp://wharrambuilders.ning.com/profile/BobBois
<p>Good for you, Ralf.</p>
<p>I'm sure Kavenga II will be as beautiful and strong as her namesake.</p>
<p>Wishing you all the best - Bob</p>
<p>Good for you, Ralf.</p>
<p>I'm sure Kavenga II will be as beautiful and strong as her namesake.</p>
<p>Wishing you all the best - Bob</p> Good idea, my friend, do agai…tag:wharrambuilders.ning.com,2012-10-22:2195841:Comment:872322012-10-22T00:42:47.545ZRogerio Martinhttp://wharrambuilders.ning.com/profile/RogerioMartin
<p>Good idea, my friend, do again and I wanna see you in water in few months.<br></br> <br></br> <cite>Ralf said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://wharrambuilders.ning.com/forum/topics/saving-kavenga#2195841Comment87214"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p><font><font>Queridos amigos, estou sobrecarregado pelos bons desejos e idéias e que todos vocês que postaram ao longo dos últimos dias.</font> <font>Agradeço a todos pelo incentivo, isso significa muito para mim nesta situação.</font> <font>Ann…</font></font></p>
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<p>Good idea, my friend, do again and I wanna see you in water in few months.<br/> <br/> <cite>Ralf said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://wharrambuilders.ning.com/forum/topics/saving-kavenga#2195841Comment87214"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p><font><font>Queridos amigos, estou sobrecarregado pelos bons desejos e idéias e que todos vocês que postaram ao longo dos últimos dias.</font> <font>Agradeço a todos pelo incentivo, isso significa muito para mim nesta situação.</font> <font>Ann e Nev, eu quero agradecer a você em particular, para tomar o tempo para postar sua idéia detalhada para reconstruir os cascos.</font> <font>Eu considerei-me algo semelhante, mas abandonou a idéia por causa do dano causado à casca superiores.</font> <font>Isto não é bem visível nas fotos mas havia algumas fissuras na linha de prumo e uma grande fenda através da antepara cabinside com o número 5 rachado, também.</font> <font>Cheguei à conclusão de que será melhor para construir dois cascos novos, a fim de ter um barco totalmente confiável e forte.</font> <font>Quando um homem que está a recolher peças para uma exposição em um museu marítimo veio e me ofereceu dinheiro para os dois cascos danificados, eu dei a ele.</font> <font>Isso eu não me arrependi até agora.</font> <font>O dinheiro vai cobrir para a madeira compensada, epóxi, vidro e madeira para construir dois cascos novos.</font> <font>E, sim, vou construir esses dois cascos novos, só precisa de um pouco de tempo para descobrir os detalhes.</font></font></p>
<p><font><font>Eu ainda tenho as três vigas principais, a quarta ré Crossbeam, cockpit, mastro, todas as escotilhas, 1 leme e um leme, tillerbar toda a engrenagem do barco como velas, cordas, blocos, alguns grampos, âncoras, motor, windvane, eletricidade etc sistema.</font> <font>Isto, na minha experiência representa 50% do tempo de construção e de 80% do dinheiro que entrou em KAVENGA.</font> <font>Seria um grande desperdício não construir dois cascos novos para toda a engrenagem que.</font></font></p>
<p><font><font>Agora eu preciso encontrar um galpão novo prédio se eu posso construir dois cascos ao mesmo tempo ao lado do outro o que era impossível no meu velho barracão.</font> <font>Em poucas semanas eu vou estar no meu caminho.</font></font></p>
<p><font><font>Mais uma coisa que eu quero dizer a você gente: Construa suas travessas e pontos de fixação a planta e você nunca terá que se preocupar com a estrutura geral de um Tiki 30.</font> <font>As vigas saiu isso sem um problema, eles são poderosos forte.</font> <font>Um projeto muito bom!</font></font></p>
<p><font><font>Obrigado novamente a todos vocês.</font> <font>É maravilhoso saber que você está lá, onde quer que esteja no mundo.</font></font></p>
<p><font><font>Ralf</font></font></p>
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</blockquote> Gday Ralph,I see now it is b…tag:wharrambuilders.ning.com,2012-10-21:2195841:Comment:871342012-10-21T12:11:57.804ZDave Mellorhttp://wharrambuilders.ning.com/profile/DaveMellor
<p> Gday Ralph,I see now it is both hulls. Two it is... </p>
<p> Gday Ralph,I see now it is both hulls. Two it is... </p>