Rikki-tikki-tavi... Primed Hulls and Akas

Here all the hulls are barrier coated with epoxy high-build primer. The skeg is in place as is the keelson. The darker gray is the waterline on the vaka. Against the back wall are both akas, the crosspieces that will lock the hulls together to make it a trimaran.
I have chosen to use CopperPoxy as the antifouling bottom paint. It is supposed to supply antifouling protection for ten years. I will be applying it while the vaka is in this upside-down position.

You can see the trussing on the interior of the aft aka. We changed the shape of the walkthrough with John's approval. This aka/bulkhead is between the galley and berth/nav area just aft of the rear companionway. If you are familiar with the Searunner 37, the layout is similar, with 180 degree visibility from the settee in the "sterncastle".
The stern window opens awning-style and can be left open in damp weather for great flow-through ventilation. A couple we met on their Searunner 37 in Pirate's Cove, British Columbia, had just arrived from the Hawaii and they had left theirs open the entire way!

The turning of the vaka...



		Here all the hulls are barrier coated with epoxy high-build primer. The skeg is in place as is the keelson. The darker gray is the waterline on the vaka. Against the back wall are both akas, the crosspieces that will lock the hulls together to make it a trimaran. I have chosen to use CopperPoxy as the antifouling bottom paint. It is supposed to supply antifouling protection for ten years. I will be applying it while the vaka is in this upside-down position.

You can see the trussing on the interior of the aft aka. We changed the shape of the walkthrough with John's approval. This aka/bulkhead is between the galley and berth/nav area just aft of the rear companionway. If you are familiar with the Searunner 37, the layout is similar, with 180 degree visibility from the settee in the "sterncastle". The stern window opens awning-style and can be left open in damp weather for great flow-through ventilation. A couple we met on their Searunner 37 in Pirate's Cove, British Columbia, had just arrived from the Hawaii and they had left theirs open the entire way!
	The turning of the vaka...