@ Waikikin, Sorry here is the specs link http://pacificvoyagers.org/vaka-motu/specifications/
Waikikin, The smaller of those craft were built (and designed, I believe) by salt house boat works in NZ. I did take a look at them. Have...
Snowbirder, I have no links unfortunately. The dhows use coconut spars on their lateens. The flying lateen boat I saw was sailing off northern...
@ Richard the wood of Woods Designs, Thanks for your reply. Obviously I am looking for a V forward, but to flatten/ shallow it out 6 meters...
@WestVanHan, "I don't know how you'll escape the heat." Ice cold beer seems to work the best for me:) I think that the only way is to keep...
Hi WestVanHan, I am well aware of some of the perils that await an amateur builder of boats, I know a guy that got divorced and had to sell the...
I don't think a cat such as this will be all that much heavier than an average 43 - 45 foot cruising cat. Which is what ?? a lightship...
Waikikin, Re shrinkage. The shrinkage of this stuff is very much the same as western red cedar, do you think it can be a problem?
Mr Efficiency, The heartwood is as hard as the hobs of hell, the sawmills here apparently hate this stuff. A guy in the know says that they use...
Fred, "The best glue is resoursanol if you don't like epoxy , the problem is the fit musty be perfect! Epoxy will fill small gaps and is used by...
Hi Mr Efficiency, Yeah generally put at about 900 kg's per cube, but about 750 to 800 kg's around here. The sawmills locally will cut to any size...
Hi, I am looking for a simple catamaran design. about 45 feet, minimum complexity and hassle to build; solid spars,(masts and beams),gaff or...
