Rudder

Built the rudder last winter. It was a great diversion away from work, etc!
Constructed from 100 x 100 mac. then machined to shape (lots of wood shavings).
Also inserted 5 stainless rods through the blade to help strengthen it.
Basic dimensions of the blade are 1.8 long x 800 wide.
Looking forward to hanging it once the engine shaft is in.

Some Interior Photos

 The galley is on the starboard side. Slab of macrocarpa for the bench top.

 Looking into the forward cabin. Big double with storage under. There is another 2
meters of boat in front of the bulkhead.

  Standing at entrance to aft cabin. Looking forward with settee to port.

  Looking into aft cabin. Two hanging lockers aft and mac. slab on right on for writing table.

                                        

 Looking into head and up stairs into dog house.

   View aft from forward berth.

Mara (Trekka)

The Other Boat in My Life.

For the last six years I have been getting my sailing fix on Mara. She is a Laurent Giles 'Trekka' design. Built in the mid 70's of double diagonal Kauri. I gave her a 'happy birthday' (repaint, new cabin top, new stainless etc...) on the front lawn over the winter of 2009 and she is moored at Mahurangi West in the Mahurangi Harbour. In the first photo she is anchored at Kawau Island with Chesapeake, a 25 foot sister ship.

Deck Photos.

These photos will give you an idea of what things look like on the deck.

Construction is 100 x 50 macrocarpa framing. Bottom three skins of 18mm and topsides two skins of 12mm. Deck is 19mm tongue and groove macrocarpa, then 9mm ply. All exterior then glassed.