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T IK I38 - B U ILDNew ZealandJohn Schwarlfep- repods on hisTKI38 build (firstSeeflin mag29).Jamesand Hanneke weret/lere fo see the progress.welthoughtout and Iooks very slimand sleek However,a designercanootdesign something that will suiteverypersondueto everyonehavingtheirow n Iittle idiosyncrosies.Letm estress though theTIKI38designHannekehas done wilprobably suitm ostpeople and incorporates m any yearsofeyperience both in designing andtropics thatthese designs appeartobebasedaround.(NZ andUK are verysim ilar,only here we are now havingsubzerotemperatures!-Ed.)Myonlyexperience ofcatam aran sailing isona bridge deck style which w ilmakem e biasedto apod ofsom e sodsI hope that these com ments are ofThe starboard hulbefore modifications tothe cabintops refered to in the text,lhave extendedthecabin roofs padlybecause Iwas trying to achieve asim ilarIine to the TîKI36 which lhadseen in a m agazine but m ore pertinantlybecause Ihave a neck injurywhich stooping m akes very painful Idecided for m y situation standingheadroom was m ore im podant thanadistic looks and the extended cabinroof line gives fu l standing headheight in both the single bunk/headsareadepennding onwhichhulyou arein Along with thls there is also fulhead height through the saloon aswel.In m aking the alterations,Im ustgive credltto Hanneke,as Ithink herdesign ofthe TIKI38 is exceptiona lypracticalsailing,howeverm ypersonalsituationcalsforchangesAs faras the deck pod is concernedHanneke and Ihave had some discussionson this and once again m y requirements m ay necessitate a fewchanges in this area Hanneke hasdesigneda pod forthe TIKI38,whichuntilthe huls are joined up and adum my pod to herdesign is sitting inplace Ican't realy say how m uch ifany changes Iwilm ake.One ofthemost comm on changes that peopleout here seem to do is to puton adeck pod (dog house)of some descriptionas our weather is verychangeable and not like the warmhelp Ifanyone would Iike to contactme, em ail provides the fastestmethod in view ofthe time and distanceMy email address istimestwo@xtra.co.nzPage 14
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