On top of TIKY my 1961 62ft FEADSHIP, and CHRIS my 1938 26ft Chris-Craft, I also have a very interesting 14ft Catboat called “KITTEN” I not...
rebuild of 26ft Chris-Craft thank you. regards from London David
Many reading this will doubt my sanity but while I was rebuilding my 1961 62ft Feadship TIKY, I was also rebuilding a 26ft wooden Chris-Craft that...
Feadship Tiky thank you for your kind words - been a labor of true love over many years ..
62ft Vintage Feadship Tiky (ex Alto Volante) here are pics of Tiky -one of the Pilothouse aft screen with my 2 boys (Rufus and Puppy) as well as...
tiky - superstrutcure seams this is the only photo I have..
Brigand and Feadship Tiky Hiya There is loads of stuff and many photos about the rebuild of Tiky on Yacht Forums ..do a search on vintage...
Rubbing strake My hull has just the same compound curves as Brigand but with even more flair at the bow and to make matters more complicated a...
we are on the way to finishing the refit on my 1961 62ft Feadship TIKY but we have a problem with the sterntube aft bearings, both of which...
Rubrail on Tiky The rubrail on TIKY is basically an L shipped flange approx 2" x 2" (with horizontal face at top and vertical edge point ing...
Olympia I agree - a small bit of yachting heritage lost and it is a great shame that so much time, energy, skill and of course money was...
Tiky launch indeed. best D
1961 62ft FEADSHIP ex "Alto Volante" Alto Volante has been renamed "TIKY", her original name. Coatings are completed and she is due to be...
Seams Chris I'm going to see the boat on Thursday and I'll take some pics of the joints . I'll also find out which Sikaflex was used Best D
Joints Splining shouldn't be a problem, after all that's how hull seams are treated without problems. I also don't think filling with...
Brigand -seams opening up. Hi I can't comments on the cause of the problem but suggest that filling newly opened seams with epoxy is...
Je me suis mariée avec une anglaise (ma secrétaire!) qui s' appelle Amanda Mai's c'etait a Paris a la marie du 6ème et mes trois fils sont ne...
berthing issues. I was aware of the moorings issue when I was last in the SOF and I imagine it hasn't got any easier .. some 15 years ago, I...
Berth I'll do as you advise...sorry to hear about Beaulieu ... As a young teenager In the late 1960s, I used to go on holiday exchanges there....
Olympia Indeed. They did a terrific job with Sultana but personally I preferred her the shape and style of her original Pilothouse. I...
