You could use screws, but the bulkheads are of relatively thin plywood, so it is difficult. And I would remove the screws when the bulkheads are glued in anyway.
I used cable ties instead of wire. Also perhaps not as many as in the plans. You just need to hold it in place until it is glued.
Rune is giving you good advice. The Tiki 21 is built using the "stitch and glue" method. The method was designed in order to make use of epoxy and its additives during boat construction. The epoxy provides the strength - it is stronger than the wood it is joining. The copper wire (or zip ties) are used to hold the wood in place while the epoxy sets. And then, as Rune has indicated, the wire is removed and the holes that were created are filled with epoxy and additive. I have built a Tiki 21 using copper wires, and recently I built a Mana 24 using zip ties. Both ways work fine - the zip ties are a bit faster and easier. Wishing you much success on your build.
Airton Ferreira Viegas
Mar 28, 2019
Rune M. Christensen
You could use screws, but the bulkheads are of relatively thin plywood, so it is difficult. And I would remove the screws when the bulkheads are glued in anyway.
I used cable ties instead of wire. Also perhaps not as many as in the plans. You just need to hold it in place until it is glued.
Mar 28, 2019
Rod McLaren
Rune is giving you good advice. The Tiki 21 is built using the "stitch and glue" method. The method was designed in order to make use of epoxy and its additives during boat construction. The epoxy provides the strength - it is stronger than the wood it is joining. The copper wire (or zip ties) are used to hold the wood in place while the epoxy sets. And then, as Rune has indicated, the wire is removed and the holes that were created are filled with epoxy and additive. I have built a Tiki 21 using copper wires, and recently I built a Mana 24 using zip ties. Both ways work fine - the zip ties are a bit faster and easier. Wishing you much success on your build.
Mar 28, 2019