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Bob
Kupp's Tiki 46 in Phuket part 2 |
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Moving
to the starboard hull, the main modification was converting the aft
stateroom into the one and only head. Like the port hull, the #5 beam
trough was extended to form a solid bulkhead. A Y-valve selects the Lavac
toilet or shower sump for pump out. A small (~50l) holding tank is located
behind the bulkhead under the beam trough. The seacock, normally left open
except in sensitive areas, is accessed through the small inspection cover.
The antisiphon valve on the inlet line whistles like a teakettle when the
Lavac is pumped. The ob shelf conceals the propane conduit. |
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The
aft deck locker showing the ss holding tank shaped like a flat inverted
triangle tucked under the beam trough. The tank is vented ob so it cannot
siphon. The seacock is normally left open so whatever is pumped into the
top falls straight down and out without accumulating. |
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The
PVC conduit takes the propane hose to the galley. Two brackets hold small
6 kg tanks which are easier to hump ashore. The aft lockers are all vented
at the sealed bunk-level floors which are well above the waterline and
make good anchor, dinghy fuel, paint storage etc. |
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Looking
forward from the shower to the vanity. The cabinet faces are of woven
hardwood. The sinks are Wharram direct drain thru the topsides style with
no plumbing. The faucet pulls out for shower use. The seat under the #4
beamtrough contains a solar heated 36l ss hot water tank. |
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Looking
forward into the flexisaloon. Two ss water tanks are under the floors
totalling 280l. The seats were closed off to form lockers. The louvers
under the seats are the air inlets for the refrigerator cooling. Air is
drawn forward then down aft along the water tanks, down again along the
keel under the galley into a plenum chamber under the fridge for maximum
pre cooling. |
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Outboard
the galley has a single sink and a Force 10 2-burner range with remote
solenoid propane valve. The cabinets have little useable space due to the
hull shape. |
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Inboard
the plan galley shows a bench seat but I wanted to utilise that space a
bit better so we put in another worktop with overhead dish stowage and
cabinets. |
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The
plan shows an oven at the aft galley bulkhead and this is the only place
that has room. I wanted a fridge which is not shown anywhere on the plan
so the oven turned into a cooktop. The box is stainless and is insulated
with 3-6" of pour in foam. The small freezer box is inboard and the
outboard compartment contains the small German made WAECO unit. Cooling
air is ducted through a dorade vent into the beam trough. |
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Forward
of the galley where the second head is suggested on the plan I made into a
workshop. The workbench is against the bulkhead. Here will be located the
pressure water pump, the Spectra 380 c watermaker, and various y-valves
etc. The 3 seacocks in the boat are made by Blakes, and along with all of
the plumbing and tankage are in this hull making runs simple. The forward
half of the compartment has shelving for spares. |
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At
midnight the hulls were taken on a cradle down a narrow road thru the
jungle to the beach at low tide. I was sweating the assembly on the uneven
slope but the beams dropped sweetly into place. Everything except the
masts and pod were then put on and as the sun came up we waited for the
tide to return. Not enough to float her so we waited until that evening as
a higher tide allowed her to be gently shoved in around 9pm accompanied by
3000 firecrackers tied to the bowsprit. She will be towed about 5 miles to
the slipways where the pod and masts will be craned on. She already
appears to be floating about as high as the study plan depicts and
according to the waterlines in the plan must weigh about 6 tons already!
Builders who have access to Gaboon marine ply like the Clements may well
see a much lighter boat but we will see.
After she has been fully assembled I will submit a series of photos
showing the rig, deck, pod, motors and dinghy ramp. |
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