Thread: Building a Wharram Hitia 14 in Bangkok, Thailand

I sailed a wharram for about 6 months , but it was a 51 and carried 50 tourists on day sails out of horseshoe bay

it was not especially comfortable in short chop , but not many boats are

Originally Posted by baldrick

I sailed a wharram for about 6 months , but it was a 51 and carried 50 tourists on day sails out of horseshoe bay

it was not especially comfortable in short chop , but not many boats are

Hi Baldrick, the largest Wharram I have been on is a Wharram Tiki 38 in The Bahamas. The name of that boat is Luckyfish, owned by Stewart and Zaya. They are on YouTube.

In this video I am cutting pieces out of the plywood with the jigsaw. I connect the jigsaw with the vacuum cleaner so that I need to clean up less and there is not too much fine dust in the air. Normally I also wear a respirator, but I am waiting for it to be delivered.

Another day of cutting plywood. I also received my respirator which I start using in the video. Some people have asked me why I am using a respirator when I am just cutting pieces of plywood with a jigsaw. I am very concerned about my health while building sailboats. I just want to prevent the amount of wood dust, epoxy fumes, glue dust and more that I inhale. I can't protect myself at all times, but most of the time. I not only want to build sailboats, I also want to sail and enjoy them and for that I need to be careful.

Today I am cutting parts out of the thicker 12mm marine grade plywood. I change the blade on the jigsaw. I also sand smooth some of the sides of the parts. I am starting to realise the usefulness of a band saw in a work shop.