TIKI 26

Comment by paul anderson on May 8, 2012 at 12:28pm

I have been sanding again for a nice change,yes the top coat is going on as the weather is less humid here now.I have chosen a color called saffron for the hulls,I love orange and would use this color extensively when i was a landscape artist way back when,although i think it was Van Gogh who said it was the color of madness...heh heh.

Comment by Lee Dilkes on May 17, 2012 at 9:16am

Comment by Lee Dilkes on May 17, 2012 at 9:18am

After perhaps a year hiatus its amazing how much can be achieved in a week.

So glad I had prepared all the templates last year.

Its full steam ahead now for an October launch!

Comment by kim whitmyre on May 17, 2012 at 10:24am

Looks so good, Lee! I went out with my son yesterday in bracing conditions: 17-19 knots, gusting to over 20 knots. I put in the first reef before leaving the harbor. The wind has been blowing at gale force down the coast on the outside, so the swell was 4'with a short period, with a smaller south swell making for a bit of confusion! We were making 9-10 knots close-reaching, and it was a wet and bumpy ride! 

Comment by paul anderson on May 17, 2012 at 12:29pm

Hey Kim,did you get any video of your bumpy ride?Lee nice to see you back again.Having the hull on castors is a great idea.

Comment by kim whitmyre on May 17, 2012 at 4:12pm

Paul, I always start out with the best of intentions, really! The previous day I tested a new camera location, even. I should have put the camera on as soon as I raised the main, but I left it in the bag; after we left the breakwater behind, I got too involved in the sailing to think about it :~( Every 4th or so swell, we would get a substantial wetting; the air temp was in the low 70's, so we weren't too cold.

That is a cool dolly Lee built; before I had a larger shop, all my "stationary" tools were on wheels.

Comment by Lee Dilkes on June 14, 2012 at 8:29am

Nearly ready for the deck and cabin....

Comment by Russell and Janet Puryear on June 14, 2012 at 9:22am

Good going, Lee

Comment by paul anderson on July 23, 2012 at 5:33pm

Yesterday I bit the bullet and spent some of my hard earned on an anchor,a 27lb plough type with 8m of chain,maybe a bit beefy but I like to sleep at anchor,probably need it after hauling the thing up on deck.AS i write this my nasa led tricolor mast light has arrived.also i bought two 20 watt solar panels,oh and a raymarine tiller pilot st 1000.

cheers paul the financially embarrassed.

Comment by Lee Dilkes on July 23, 2012 at 5:47pm

Bunk soles and topsides this week.

Ordered a roll of glass on friday for an end of month glassing party!

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