Tikino 16
stitch and glue , car toppable beach cat, the perfect "garage project" for autumn and winter, ready to be launched the next summer.
The hulls :
asymmetrical, with a small skeg and a non protruding rudder to make beach landings easier; bow and transom volumes are closed to work as emergency floating volumes, while the central parts of the hulls can be used as storage volumes or kept closed.
easy assembly:
no mechanical fastenings among the beams and the hull, the cat is assembled with dyneema lines directly on the beach in a few minutes, no complicated metal parts to make !
easy to handle sailplan:
Tikino is a real fun to sail and she definitely keeps things easy, a small gaff mainsail and a small jib, no trapezes, a very fast , fun and stable platform that does not require the acrobatic skills of much more sportier beach cats like hobies or darts
building system:
basically the hulls are very similar to our seakayaks : stitch and glue, internal bulkheads, no assembly scaffold required, glassfiber tape to strengthen the joints; beams are only two solid wood planks glued together in shape with small wooden blocks in between ; a CAD file featuring 1:1 size set of templates to be printed will be included with plans, so no worries about complicated lofting sessions , this project is perfectly suited for totally newbies of boat building.
a Do It Yourself rig:
plans includes a dedicated drawing to build your own wooden rig easily, otherwise you can use any 14-16 footer beach cat mast
the name:
Tikino sounds like "small Tiki" in italian, so the name is a clear homage to the astonishing work of James Wharram, who kept the world of "ethnic" cats alive for decades with his superlative plans for DIY builders.
TIKINO 16 main specifications:
- overall lenght: 5,18 m
- hull lenght: 4,81 m
- maximum beam: 2,37 m
- draft: 0,27 m
- design displacement: 275 kg
- recommended crew : 2 adults or 1 adults and 2 kids
- height from DWL: 7,95 m
- sail area: 10,2 m²
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