"I didnt weight beams and original beams were gone when i restored her..
I now have another project a tiki 21 and those wooden beams I would say are approx same weight. or Ali a little lighter.."
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"David , Thanks for that advice . Certainly takes out the guess work for me . Just out of interest what was the final weight of a beam compared to the timber originals ?
Graham"
"Himemoa beams :
Hi Graham
I made the beams 3400mm wide, a little wider than standard i believe ..
The Ali tubes were 150mm diameter and 5mm thick wall , a bit of an overkill but would never fail
Had a local Ali boat building firm weld them up…"
"Hi Graham
I made the beams 3400mm wide, a little wider than standard i believe ..
The Ali tubes were 150mm diameter and 5mm thick wall , a bit of an overkill but would never fail
Had a local Ali boat building firm weld them up for me…"
"G'day David, I am planning on restoring my Hinemoa , here in Queensland , but using aluminium cross beams . I note that yours are round section alloy tube , could you please advise the cross section dimensions and the wall thickness used…"
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- At 3:45am on October 31, 2020,
Graham Jackson said…
G'day David, I am planning on restoring my Hinemoa , here in Queensland , but using aluminium cross beams . I note that yours are round section alloy tube , could you please advise the cross section dimensions and the wall thickness used ?
graham
- At 1:42am on November 2, 2020,
David Kamper said…
Hi Graham
I made the beams 3400mm wide, a little wider than standard i believe ..
The Ali tubes were 150mm diameter and 5mm thick wall , a bit of an overkill but would never fail
Had a local Ali boat building firm weld them up for me ..
i also used50mm tybe for bow and stern to hang nets off and a sort of dolphin catcher on bow tube ..
- At 2:27am on November 2, 2020,
David , Thanks for that advice . Certainly takes out the guess work for me . Just out of interest what was the final weight of a beam compared to the timber originals ?
Graham
- At 7:28pm on February 3, 2021,
- At 7:29pm on February 3, 2021,
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