Haka - story of the catamaran

APRIL

Today on the first of April i glued on the upper sides

MARCH

I temporary tried to put the upper sides on, to see how it will look.

13th of March

Before I do it permanently I have to do all reinforcements, because now i have an easy access.

I filmed these video in January when it was snowing

and thats the movie I did today on 7. of March

UPPER STRINGER

Yesterday i glued upper stringers on one hull, and on one side on the second hull, and thats how it looks like.

Pictures below show the level of the berth

In the front there are two berth one after another

view to the bow

this photos are from 6th of march

Today I was gluing minor stuff, as reinforcements. I am waiting for some timber (20 X 40 mm) for the stringers on the lower part. I will get them in coming days. Before I glue upper sides on, I have to paint them on inner side.

HAKA IS SOLD

I was selling HAKA for some time, and last year a crazy Russian guy showed up, and we started to talk about sale of HAKA. It happend on 28 of December last year. We lifted Haka out of the water, for renewal of the anti fouling. Now the boat is back in the water again, and is waiting for the rest of the crew, that has to come from Germany. They have a bit of the problems coming to Croatia, because of these stupidity. Wladislav is his name, and he has great plans for and with HAKA. He plans to sail of these spring as soon as possible, and to move slowly across the Atlantic (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6ijyJlDe4k)

If you are interested to run away from these madness You can contact him, and sail with him.

Bulkheads are glued

View from the stern

view from steam, wright hull bulkhead nr. 8 and 10.

left hull bulkhead nr. 8, nr. 10 still missing

parts for the crossbeam, ready for gluing

three more to go

Announcement of a new project called

Kahuna

Kahuna hoʻokele in Hawaiian means master navigator and was weary respected person in the society.

Kahuna will be a 8,5 m trailerable catamaran.

Plastic shed

cutting the hull sides

hull sides

bulkhead nr. 1 and 3

New beam, mast and rudders for HAKA

HAKA is still for sale

Finished lamination

mast head

pipe for electrical wires

Tomorrow from square to round

Today from square to round

Round beside round

I decided to sell HAKA. The boat needs to be treamed but otherwise he is ready for sailing. I'am selling him because of the health reasons. If somebody has interest you can contact me on my mail:
tumpejigor@gmail.com.

Here are some photos of the inside, kitchen, toilet and cabin.

Here is the continuation of the building process of small tender for HAKA. The beginning can you see in the previous blog about first sailing. Last night (early morning) I did the lower side (lamination), the upper side I did already on Saturday. Here are some pictures of the work. I started with lamination at about eight o'clock (pm), and was finished at 3in the morning.

Pieces of fiber before wetting out

wetting out the bottom

cowering with plastic

First sailing wasn't glorious in a fact it ended after a few ours. I had a problem with the mast so i did not put up the big crab claw sail. I used the small one. We had back wind, and when the wind shifted from one side to the other, the spar broke in half when he was pushed against the mast. the position of the sail was not good. And after that the rudder broke. So after a few ours of sailing we turned

around, and vacation was over. Also the engine failed and we were towed to the port. So no I am working on new rudders, this time out of ply.

On the fourth beam, where the engine box is attached to the beam a crack appeared, so i will make new beam at home and transporte to the sea. It also has to much wait in the front so I am thinking to mow the cabin back between third and fourth one.