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Rudder lashing

Hello all, I am trying to lash a rudder onto a kayak I just built. I understand how to start the lashing (one end has a stop knot) . I understand how to weave the Wharram hing .I just don't know how to finish of the other end? Do you go aroud the top loop or what? I wonder if one of you can post a photo ,thanks ...Kevin

Added by Kevin Hutchinson on August 17, 2010 at 7:53am — 3 Comments

'02 Tangaroa MK IV+ For Sale

just did this as a forum entry. not sure if it should be here also. please see my forum entry. dan

Added by Dan Kunz on July 26, 2010 at 1:59pm — 5 Comments

'02 Tangaroa MK IV+ For Sale

My Tang "Forever Young" is now available. All design changes drawn and approved by James. This is the boat that has been seen on this site as one of the lead in pictures (it is shown with a spinnaker and was then known as Double Eagle). All West and marine ply, Best possible fittings, Solid. Single Tiki rig mast, beams lashed on on top of deck, raised cabin tops, toe rails for better sheer line, center beam does not go through hull hence lots of room and no ducking under a center beam. Modified… Continue

Added by Dan Kunz on July 26, 2010 at 1:27pm — 2 Comments

Kupang Karaoke

18th June 2010

Dear human race, one final despatch.

After running low on provisions and surviving briefly on a mixture of baked beans, petrol and sugar, wearing only the uncured pelts of komodo dragons and unlucky tourists, we are back in a more or less civilized state.

Following a gruelling Indiana Jones style expedition through stony creek beds and vine-draped jungle, Sonny sighted the first dragon high on the slopes of Rinca Island in Komodo after I nearly stepped on…

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Added by David Broun on June 18, 2010 at 1:30pm — 2 Comments

Shopping

30th May 2010- Shopping

Dear World,

Apologies for the radio silence, it has been necessary to avoid pirates, hawkers and of course harbour masters. Fortunately our syarbandar (harbourmaster) contact lately has been nil. Despite dressing in our best harbourmaster shorts and thongs and turning up at the appropriate perebuan (harbour) office, they have always been closed.

But we have found other outrageous adventures to occupy our time..... like shopping. I should say…

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Added by David Broun on May 30, 2010 at 1:00pm — No Comments

The Jigal Diaries

Hello the rest of the world- we are at last anchored in our Wharram Tiki

38 Jigal, in a mangrove creek in Tua Pujet on the island of Sipura about

60 nautical miles off the west coast of Sumatra. The last few days have

been a frenzy of boat survey, purchase and preparation. Our new sails have

arrived and we leave for our inaugural sail with our new best friends,

and previous owners of Jigal (formerly Imajica), Kwab and Ciaran who

have spent the last few years…

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Added by David Broun on May 6, 2010 at 11:00am — No Comments

First Modification

While assembling the starboard hull, we made our first "off plan" modification. We wanted to have a secure place for a water bladder and have a way to protect it from other gear that may be stored around it. We decided to build a separate compartment under the main bunk to house the bladder and a water maker.

The…

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Added by Budget Boater on April 26, 2010 at 10:19am — No Comments

Sandy sailing to Cape Lookout

On Good Friday morning April 2, my wife Libby, daughter Rachel, and I hitched up the trailer for a three day sailing trip to Cape Lookout N.C. After a few test sails on the local lake, it would be Sandy's (my Tiki 21) first taste of salt water. Four hours later we arrived at the public launch in Beaufort, North Carolina. We set up the boat, which takes approximately one hour. I have designed and built a telescoping trailer that has been working out very well.…

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Added by Rick Hueschen on April 13, 2010 at 10:01pm — 1 Comment

Tiki 21 wanted - Uk

If anyone has or knows of a Tiki 21 for sale......I would be very interested

Andy White

Added by Andy White on February 21, 2010 at 1:23pm — 1 Comment

Pahi20

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Added by Kevin Hutchinson on February 16, 2010 at 9:23pm — 3 Comments

Sail Magazine

Our Tiki 30 is in Jan issue of Sail magazine. Several nice photos and some commentary about the simple nature of these boats. David www.boatsmithfl.com

Added by boatsmith on December 30, 2009 at 7:03am — 1 Comment

Deck tent

Bonjour à tous!

I have to let go a Jeckell's deck tent fitted for my Tiki 28 in thick cotton cloth good state. But It may be used on other wharram cats. The tent is 3m by 4 and once put up allows for over 2m head room in the cockpit. I am afraid I already recycled all the inox rod bars of the tent for other projects.

There is a rear face that can be rolled up with zippers, and a clear plastic window.

I could trade it for a working portable PC or portable VHF, or let it go for… Continue

Added by jean-michel on November 6, 2009 at 8:09am — 1 Comment

Tiki 30 centre section available

We have replaced our Tiki 30 open cockpit with a pod. We still have the old centre section, which is in good repair, and if anyone wants it and is willing to collect it from East Yorkshire UK please get in touch.

Old cockpit has now been recycled into a stern walkway and engine well cover. The foam sandwich is really light and stiff so ideal for this sort of application so we have salvaged as much as we can and will store it pending the next project.

Robert

Added by Robert Sheridan on October 15, 2009 at 12:30pm — 1 Comment

Sailing with "PHA" Tiki 30 n°119

We built our Tiki 30 "PHA"n°119 in Martinique (West Indies) in 3 years and since her launch under Belgium flag the 16th December 2004 we have a lot of sailing time.

PHA is not rigged with the conventional Wharram Tiki rig. Since a lot of years I wanted a rig very easy to handle and we built PHA to test an advanced free junk rig implant in each hull without shrouds. Each sail is in fact a double sail with wishbones inside to generate an asymmetric curved shape.

Have a view… Continue

Added by Bertrand FERCOT on October 12, 2009 at 3:32pm — 4 Comments

Building of the Tiki 30 n°119 "PHA"

I arrived at the beginning of March 2001 in the West Indies to work at the Martinique airport in the air traffic control.

At first I bought an old mono-hull Etap28 to enjoy sailing. After a few cruises with our 3 teenagers, the life on board is appeared to be very difficult on a such little boat. So I thought why not to build quickly in one year a Tiki 30 in order to test the advanced junk rig (Swing wing rig) I planed to put on each hull of my Tiki 46 under building in… Continue

Added by Bertrand FERCOT on October 10, 2009 at 2:00pm — 6 Comments

Tiki 21 (First assembly)

Today was a great day! I pulled my hulls out of the "Man cave" (building shed) my wife has so aptly named. I needed to set the boat in the driveway and assemble it for the positioning of the beam sockets. It is a

much needed boost of motivation after a long year of boatbuilding. No MORE FILLETS. I temporarily set-up

the boat with the crossbeams and center… Continue

Added by Rick Hueschen on June 6, 2009 at 9:07pm — 4 Comments

what is the best method to put the mast up

The foremast of my tiki 38 was put down for repairs on the mastcase. I will have to put it up again, the boat being on the water. Can anyone share experience on how this is best done? Thanks!

Added by Patrick on May 30, 2009 at 1:42am — 4 Comments

Epoxy filler - again!

Once the hull sides cure into place, we remove all of the screws (about 500 total) and fill in the holes. We also fair the hull sides to the backbone. Then comes the dreaded sanding. Though the sanding is not difficult, it is time consuming to do it right and get everything smooth.

When mixing up the epoxy fairing compound, it gets small air bubbles which become exposed during… Continue

Added by Budget Boater on May 29, 2009 at 9:30am — No Comments

Torturing the ply

The bow and stern sections are by far the most difficult parts of the boat to fit and glue in place. The ply is under some serious strain and twist and does not voluntarily want to do what we force it to do. Once we apply the epoxy and glue to the piece backbone, stringers, and bulkheads, we carefully align each piece and work towards… Continue

Added by Budget Boater on May 27, 2009 at 9:00am — No Comments

Skinin' it

Melissa and I removed and coated the cut parts and prepared the for being glued onto the stringers. While Melissa spread epoxy onto the plywood pieces, I coated the stringers and bulkhead edges with a thickened epoxy mixture. We then carefully aligned the pieces and screwed them in place.

Thanks to Norm & Linda Stark for… Continue

Added by Budget Boater on May 25, 2009 at 9:13am — No Comments