Hi Marty

As I'm not yet ready to complete the blog building of my Tiki46 with at first the installation of the diesel engines in the hulls, in waiting I prefer to post a few pics of the cabin although its accommodations are not yet made.

I think it's possible to have so a longer pod as mine with a saloon, a kitchen and a map table with the classical shooner Tiki rig. The only problem is to support the mast you have to keep the central beam ( I have no central beam), so you should have a different accommodation with the presence of the support for the mast.

Hoping you'll join the Tiki46 owners family soon.

Bertrand

Hi,
We installed the two Yamaha 20 horse outboards this spring and they have been wonderful. The boat is lots easier to control when entering crowded anchorages and can more easily stem a foul tide etc. There has been no problem with cavitation and they are quieter than the old 9.9s. I especially like the button on the control that I push to tilt them rather than hauling them up. Nev's arms are longer than mine and it was always a strain reaching for the catch and tilting the 9.9s manually. Not much difference in the weight or fuel consumption. All the best, Ann and Nev

Hi,
We were launched in 2002 and we have never had a life raft aboard, nor were we informed that one was needed. Nev will check on the measured length in the materials we have from SSR and we will get back to you in the next few days. We are on grandparent duty currently with a delightful 6 year old, so are not aboard.
The boat has so many water tight compartments, and it has no lead keel, so it cannot just sink. The crossbeams will be floating for sure. In my old monohull, I was offshore when the stuffing box slid forward so I know what it is like to be alone aboard, out of sight of land, and bailing with a bucket. On that boat, a life raft was essential because the person with the bucket gets tired, but the lead keel just keeps pulling down and down and down. But your lovely new Tiki 46 does not have that problem. In Peace, we have the floatation compartments filled with empty soda pop bottles with the tops screwed on full of good clean air. Maybe other folks would be able to give different advices to you. We are unlikely to ever have a life raft aboard.
Ann and Nev

Hi again,
Hanneke will have all of the info you need. They have been battling the EU requirements for decades. wharram@wharram.com will get you the office and Liz will most likely have the answer to all the questions re life rafts.

When Nev and I were deciding to buy plans for the Tiki 46 hull #1, we asked Hanneke and James what would happen if the boat got a hole and took on water and she said she had already heard about my near sinking on my old monohull. She replied that if we had one four inch hole in each water tight compartment of a Tiki 46, that would be around 20 holes. The water would come in pretty fast for a little while and then level out with water about knee deep but bunks still dry. After my experience bailing with a bucket on Peace II, I thought that sounded like a great improvement and it was the determining factor in us deciding to build Peace IV. Bailing with a bucket is not fun and I still have nightmares of doing it for almost 3 hours in my old monohull with water up over my knees.
Wharrams are just a better idea altogether. Ann and Nev