"5 years later, it's about time I report on this.
Noticing that the chainplates were sturdier than specified (the plans call for 3mm x 30mm steel, Ao Nui has 4mm x 40mm), I decided to leave it alone and search for cracks using dyed oil a couple…"
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LPG cylinder storage in a Tiki 30?
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Where do you keep your LPG cylinders on your Tiki 30?The lazarette just aft of the galley seems the most immediate solution, but then... how to get it properly bottom-vented as required by…Continue
Tags: 30, ABYC, BSS, Tiki, bottle
Started this discussion. Last reply by Jordi Feb 4, 2022.
Working design for holding tank on a Tiki 30?
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Anyone with a Tiki 30 who has installed a holding tank which can emptied both to sea and pumping station?Thoughts and/or experience (hopefully positive) to share? Placement? Size? Plumbing? Pump or…Continue
Tags: Waste, Tank, Holding, 30, Tiki
Started this discussion. Last reply by Jordi Feb 4, 2022.
Misaligned chainplates
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Hi,the builder of my newly-purchased Tiki 30 made a mistake, in spite of his experience (everybody makes mistakes) and the chainplates are misaligned by 8º to 12º. The fwd one here is the worst…Continue
Tags: misalignement, chainplaite, rigging
Started this discussion. Last reply by Jordi Feb 4, 2022.
Want to buy a Wharram... how to avoid unnecessarily hiring a surveyor?
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Hello everyone.I want to buy a Wharram (in my case I'm looking for a Tiki 38) and I am not that knowledgeable about boat construction. The process would be to visit the boat and if I generally like…Continue
Tags: assessing, construction, damage, wreck, learn
Started this discussion. Last reply by Jordi Sep 19, 2016.
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"5 years later, it's about time I report on this. I installed a rigid tank as per the plan linked below and it has worked flawlessly (except for the gauge sender clogging), and it does not smell if I don't leave it full for more than a few…"
"About time to report on this, 5 years later: after checking the BSS, I decided to go for an Origo alcohol stove. I use ethanol for chimneys. It's more expensive than propane (I spend 15-20€ in a month-long vacation), but easy to find and…"
"Sorry, I was mistaken: 2nd beam, with fairleads on the 1st beam. The bridle would be attached to cleats at the end of the beams. It's in page 31 of the [my] Tiki 30 building plans."
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- I am:
- I own a Wharram
- What boat (s) are you building or do you own?
- Wharram Tiki 30 "Ao Nui" (formerly "Tetis"), strongly and proudly built by Rui Carvalho in Gaio-Rosario, Portugal.
- Country, City, and State?
- Barcelona, Spain
- Website:
- http://ao-nui.blogspot.com/
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