Tiki #205

Comment by john james on March 10, 2014 at 11:09pm

Hi Marc- nice pictures,. I've been playing with deck blocks and wonder how far away from the cabin to place them and of course ultimately the beams  that join the hulls something like 3/8 or a half-inch maybe right I guess. Don't want the beams chafing against the cabin front cabin back. The plans don't seem to tell.

Comment by Ann and Neville Clement on March 11, 2014 at 2:12am

Hi,

    Our experience is that when the crossbeams rub a little in the higher waves, they squeak a bit and the sound attracts whales if you are offshore'  We had whale visits daily during our trans Atlantic always seeming to be interested in the area along the aft starboard hull which had a squeaking crossbeam.  This is exciting and fun for sure, but also a little frightening because they are huge animals.  Maybe consider some sort of hard but non squeaky chafing material....?

Comment by john james on March 13, 2014 at 9:41am

Hello Annie maybe something like an old flip flop would work. I could jam it  right into that 3/8 inch crack and there should be no more problems, no more stinky great fishes.    

Comment by john james on August 17, 2014 at 2:31pm

Hi Mark it's me again I'm still concerned about these deck pads Did you bond yours to the deck with the proxy Or use the caulking compound? Plans call for 8 mm bolts to attach them.  Big bolts for a little block. We are using the lashing system for attaching cross beams to hull... It would seem to me the rope lashings take almost all the strains involved, of course using the strap system of attachment Blocks would end up doing all the work. What do you think? I wonder if there's enough flex up there to cause an epoxy bonded block To fatigue and suck water. Guess I'm considering Quarter inch bolts and epoxy bonded blocks to the deck With a good bead of caulking around them.

Comment by Rogerio Martin on May 2, 2015 at 7:55pm

Have one year of your last photo. Where's the boat?

Comment by Marc LaFrance on May 3, 2015 at 7:53am

Hey Rogerio,

It,s taking a long time isn't it. I have many excuses; busy working, some health issues..., but I'm still going.

I'm planning on launching next spring. Just finished building tillers. For major projects, I still have to build an aft beam, ladder, fore deck, mast and gaff, standing rigging and sails. Oh and did I mention money...

I've been keeping up with ALL of your videos and pics. Looks great man !  I can Feel your satisfaction.

Like the new fore deck. I must have some more recent pics, if not I'll take some.

Happy sailing.

Comment by Rogerio Martin on May 3, 2015 at 3:54pm

I wait for you in sea...good winds

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