From Robert Kearney:
Finally splashed the Wa 'Apa that I've been working on for a while
now. Shouldn't have taken as long as
it did but life has a way of getting in the way of the fun stuff. It
also took me a while to think/experiment through some of the stuff I
hadn't done before like working with fiberglass and epoxy. I just went
with glass on the bottom of the vaka and ama. One of the things that I
had to think through was how to assemble the plywood ama. Once I
realized that I could pre-assemble the two top pieces and one bottom
piece together, adding the final bottom piece became as easy as putting
the lid on a box. I have a few photos of that. At any rate, I wanted to
sail it at least once before the water get's too cold here in Maryland.
It sails great! Thanks for a well thought out design.
The rig is a 47 sq. ft. lug sail that I used on my plastic
canoe. It's in a temporary step. A bit under-canvassed but good for now. The leeboard mount is temporary (attaches to a clamp on seat) for now.
Pictures are accessible at:
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