Lucky, My akas are attached with stainless steel straps and bolts at the sheers. I'm looking to raise the akas about 225 mm using a plywood saddle...
Michel, Thanks for your input, it's always appreciated, hence this thread. As originally designed, yes the akas sit on the sheer which is 450-600...
Lucky, I too am a fan of the flowing lines of a Newick and have drawn up some smoother iterations of the boats in the pics and moving the rear...
Maybe that was the difference on the blush, that we always worked inside or under a cover.
[IMG] I couldn't see the pic on my end, so I deleted it, but yes there is a lot of curvature. I don't remember doing much with amine blush at all...
Thanks for the quick answer, don't worry, i'm not looking for a debate either, just empirical knowledge since I last was involved in the building...
Thanks for your pro input, what epoxy do you use now? I planned on scaling my epoxy as well to eliminate mistakes due to pump prime. I know what...
Cav, Thanks for your input about the ply, that's what I was thinking about it. I did think about the wing aka, but would like to be able to move...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH][ATTACH][ATTACH] The first 2 images are where I'm starting from and the third and fourth is where I'd like to end up. The cabin...
I have 3 Val hulls built around 1982, cold molded with veneer or thin ply and west epoxy, that I am soon embarking on a major rebuild into a...
@oldmulti great discussion, I was wondering if you've any coverage of Walter Greene's trimarans A Capella, Happy, Friends and Lovers or the...
In a plywood and wood crossarm, what carries most of the load, plywood or wood? I'm assuming the wood? Would thicker plywood on the vertical webs...
Adrian and Russ, I don't have any pics of my boat together, that hasn't happened since the early 1990's. Here's some of how the boat is now. I...
Hello, Here's my input . I have a Newick 30 that is 26' wide and demountable, about 2500 lbs. The plans show main hull attachment similar to...
Thanks Gary, I have saved that drawing of Sid's mast. I have a 30' Newick tri in need of a new mast and this looks like a great alternative. I...
Hi Gary, Any pics or tutorials on how you built the boom? How much and what weight carbon do you add to the outside of your masts? I am looking to...
Hi Gary, Thanks for the reply about the mast construction. It was not boring at all. I have thoroughly enjoyed all aspects of this thread...
Gary, What do you mean by a hollowed ring frame for the support structure of the mast? Do you have any pics of the said support structure for us...
