Category: Building Mon Tiki (page 2)
Port Hull Turned!
As we got closer and closer there was a lot of ruminating on the best way to turn the hulls. In the end we went old-school. A bunch of old tires Corrigan’s was happy to have us take off their…
New Crew
We added a couple new guys to the crew this week. Things are going faster. Exciting!
More Help Wanted
This ad will be running in the local papers later this week, but if you’re interest or know someone who might be, get in touch or pass it along! FULL TIME POSITIONS AVAILABLE NOW The Montauk Catamaran Company is expanding…
A Fair Day’s Work.
What a Day in the Boat Shop Looks Like
Last week I bought one of those GoPro “Hero” cameras. The reason I bought it is because I want to fly it from a kite and get arial shots of our boat underway; or put it on pole and get…
Fish Skins
Remember all those panels we were coating with epoxy? Well now all that work we did in December starts to pay off! Today we butted up the side panels, joining each section with biaxial fiberglass. They’ll cure over night and…
Go Fish
The stringers are the biggest change between the Tiki 38 as originally designed by James Wharran and the Tiki 38 we’re building. To meet USCG regulations both the number and size of the stringers has been increased. The original design had…
So far, so good!
Another Backbone Leveled and Squared!
We got the second backbone and frames squared up today and dressed the stringers by softening the inside edges with a router and sanding the inside faces smooth. Everyday it looks more and more like a boat!