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"PS I have done reasonably long voyages (e.g. round Britain, Canary Islands), but then I had an Athena 38 with all the benefits (H&C pressure water, showers, fridge freezer, standing headroom, etc.) of a modern large(ish) cruising cat. It was…"

"On my Hinemoa I have bulwarks, since I won't be doing long voyages and space is not an issue. So safety rules. If like T F Jones I was going on long voyages in a Hinemoa and space was at a premium then I would certainly build up the centre…"

"Sorry to hear about your bulwark rot problem If there is that much rot in the bulwarks, maybe you should have a good look at the beam mountings too. My Hinemoa is brand new (launch held up by Covid 19 lockdown) and all made from marine ply so I am…"

"I like the idea of bulwarks. If there are no guard rails I don't feel safe with just a toe rail, so I put them in the highly desirable category. The counter argument is that for no more weight one could have more interior space and they could…"

"Just finished reading Tom Jones' book Multihull Voyaging - excellent read and lots of good advice."

"Lovely boat."

"Congratulations, she looks very nice!"

"I modified the cabins on my Hinemoa, making them longer and added a curved roof which gave more internal height. Having drawn the new design, I made a mock up which resulted in some changes to improve the aesthetics. It is definitely worth spending…"

"Just added a picture of my self built Hinemoa, finally finished after 3 years (part time) building.Cannot put her on the water yet because of the Coronavirus lock-down."

"In England the marinas are closed and local Harbour Masters have banned leisure boating in their harbours. Also un-necessary travel is banned - I think towing my Hinemoa down to the water would definitely attract unwanted attention from the…"

"Working hard to get my Hinemoa build finished this Spring and on the water in good time to attend the Wharram Hui in Cornwall at the end of July."

"I am currently painting my Hinemoa. It is getting six coats above the waterline: 2 of West epoxy + 2 of Jotun Premguard HB + 2 of Jotun Hardtop HB (semi gloss). Both paints are 2 part. Below the waterline is epoxy only with 500gsm biaxial glass,…"

"The kayaks are Esk 14 Sea Kayaks. Lovely to paddle, fast and stable. Built in stitch and glue as a warm up before starting on the Hinemoa. Building them confirmed my decision to build a Classic rather than a stitch and glue Tiki."

"I've always liked the Hinemoa, that's going to be a fine looking boat! Beautiful kayaks on your wall as well..."