erice 732 Posted September 26, 2016 Author Share Posted September 26, 2016 dodgy keyboard Quote Link to post Share on other sites
erice 732 Posted October 8, 2016 Author Share Posted October 8, 2016 can't afford a million? for a new, big mama tried - rapido 60? how about a fifth of that for a decade old 40' creepy crawler? http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/boats-marine/yachts/multihull/auction-1177667210.htm Brian found a boat on the internet called Run Riot. It was based in Southport, Queensland and on a return trip to New Zealand he diverted there, met up with his wife Kath and together looked her over. She was not ideal but had potential so they bought her. After Sam had sailed her a couple of thousand miles up and down the Queensland coast and a family cruise in the Whitsundays it was time to cross the Tasman and sail her back to New Zealand. We tried twice and each time broke a strut that braced the aluminum forward beam between the main hull and the outer ama. Discretion being the better part of valour, rather than try again Sam cut the beams off and stowed her on a flatbed container for the trip back to Wellington by container ship. A local boat builder rebuilt her with new composite beams designed by Kurt Hughes of Seattle, added quarter births, new doghouse and a widened cockpit. The result was stunning. We renamed her Kaleva (with the approval of the Tuvalu Prime Minister) https://kysvanuatu.com/2012/07/21/kaleva/ http://www.multihulldesigns.com/designs_stock/d38tri.html Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Island Time 1,235 Posted October 8, 2016 Share Posted October 8, 2016 Looks great! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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