Tiky portlights and rubbing strakes hiya Brigand's and Tiky's portlights sound similar which is hardly surprising as the Feadship yards tended...
hiya indeed , I did consider both options but I really want a "flat" look..
awnings thanks - I don't want it to be porous per se, but the awning will be a flat rectangle that is to be held up under tension between...
Coelan - Awlcraft Awlcraft is an Awlgrip 2 pack, hard coating and not at all like Coelan, which is a one coat flexible coating. I used...
sun awning - Soltis thanks - does it look ok?
coelan BTW best to use Coelan as a top coating of trad varnish rather than applying varnish over Coelan .
coelan I meant add ive had it on my 1938 Chris-craft for the past 8 years but it is mahogany not teak. In any event it has held up brilliantly...
Coelan Coelan is a German made polyurethane coating that I've used on my handrails. Has a wonderful deep gloss finish and Classic Boat...
Does anyone have any suggestions for a lightweight sun awning for the aft deck of my 62ft 1961 vintage Feadship Tiky?. Ideally I would use a...
Vintage feadship Indeed. The sides of Tiky's superstructure are made of teak boards , the lower ones being 16" wide and 25ft long but with...
I hate to engage in semantics but that's not correct. Firstly, the UK national Flag is the Union Jack, which should NEVER be flown anywhere on a...
the flag etiquette for British vessels is pretty much the same as for US vessels which you have kindly quoted as applies for sailboats. Chris, of...
sorry but you are mistaken - on the jackstaff (ie at the bow) there is only one flag, being a 1930s Chris-Craft house flag. on the ensign staff...
North West coast Italy …from Menton to Portofino then to Sardegna..
East coast of England ….Rivers Orwell and Deben, especially .
thanks - if you are into "heavy metal" check out the post about the restoration of my 1961 62ft steel Feadship Tiky (ex Alto Volante) best D
thanks - will do but as mentioned she was built in the UK..
what a lovely little boat you have .. ..v. interesting to see the long slats in the sail which gives her an almost Junk-rig look. ...we are in...
and then in +/-1983 she had a very boxy PH fitted. Here are some pics of her in the South of France taken in late 1980s
62ft VINTAGE FEADSHIP TIKY here are some photos of Tiky as she was in the 1960s with no Pilothouse