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2019 James Wharram Tiki 46

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46 foot long by 24 foot wide. Project Boat.

James Wharram “Tiki 46’” Catamaran

1/2 Hull 85% complete. Top is 3/4 of the length done.

All Instructions and plans for boat build.

All Stainless hatches and port lights.

All bulk head walls for second hull are built and epoxy coated.

Keel for second hull built but in 3 sections. It can be put back together or used as a template.

Forward Mast Step built, fiber glassed and epoxy coated.

All Materials to finish 2nd hull are purchased. - Includes all marine grade plywood and wood planks for the inside and outside of boat. - Epoxy 2 part 40 gallons. - All fiberglass in 6 foot rolls. - Kevlar for keel of boat.

All Sails for boat are purchased and never used. (3 Sails)

No electronic equipment or outboard motors.

Link to what is included in plans and photo of finished boat: https://www.wharram.com/shop/building-plans/tiki-designs/tiki46

NO SOLICITATIONS Boat has to be professionally moved - ALL MONEY AND SALES IN PERSON!!!

Equipment: NONE

Rig and Sails

Auxilary power, accomodations, calculations.

The theoretical maximum speed that a displacement hull can move efficiently through the water is determined by it's waterline length and displacement. It may be unable to reach this speed if the boat is underpowered or heavily loaded, though it may exceed this speed given enough power. Read more.

Classic hull speed formula:

Hull Speed = 1.34 x √LWL

Max Speed/Length ratio = 8.26 ÷ Displacement/Length ratio .311 Hull Speed = Max Speed/Length ratio x √LWL

Sail Area / Displacement Ratio

A measure of the power of the sails relative to the weight of the boat. The higher the number, the higher the performance, but the harder the boat will be to handle. This ratio is a "non-dimensional" value that facilitates comparisons between boats of different types and sizes. Read more.

SA/D = SA ÷ (D ÷ 64) 2/3

• SA : Sail area in square feet, derived by adding the mainsail area to 100% of the foretriangle area (the lateral area above the deck between the mast and the forestay).
• D : Displacement in pounds.

Ballast / Displacement Ratio

A measure of the stability of a boat's hull that suggests how well a monohull will stand up to its sails. The ballast displacement ratio indicates how much of the weight of a boat is placed for maximum stability against capsizing and is an indicator of stiffness and resistance to capsize.

Ballast / Displacement * 100

Displacement / Length Ratio

A measure of the weight of the boat relative to it's length at the waterline. The higher a boat’s D/L ratio, the more easily it will carry a load and the more comfortable its motion will be. The lower a boat's ratio is, the less power it takes to drive the boat to its nominal hull speed or beyond. Read more.

D/L = (D ÷ 2240) ÷ (0.01 x LWL)³

• D: Displacement of the boat in pounds.
• LWL: Waterline length in feet

Comfort Ratio

This ratio assess how quickly and abruptly a boat’s hull reacts to waves in a significant seaway, these being the elements of a boat’s motion most likely to cause seasickness. Read more.

Comfort ratio = D ÷ (.65 x (.7 LWL + .3 LOA) x Beam 1.33 )

• D: Displacement of the boat in pounds
• LOA: Length overall in feet
• Beam: Width of boat at the widest point in feet

Capsize Screening Formula

This formula attempts to indicate whether a given boat might be too wide and light to readily right itself after being overturned in extreme conditions. Read more.

CSV = Beam ÷ ³√(D / 64)

Was also available as a FG production boat.

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• Posted by wakataitea on October 5, 2013 at 8:34am in NEWS
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on the way across the Indian ocean, we meet this young man who has the idea to build a fishing / pleasure catamaran "a la wharram style"

he is really into it and we spend many days talking about it. especial the material...

question to you guy's... what do you think about it...? size, deck layout, material....?

this navel architect made the final drawings...

http://www.yacht-design.ch/projekte/segelyachtenboote/125-alu-cat

my question? are there many alu wharrams out there? haven't seen any on the way...

cheers hans

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I like the cabin. No nonsense, however, to my feelings is missing the simmetry. The boat is definitely a Wharram looking, why not sticking with a certified design? Custom design tend to have lesser resale value and the structural strength remains always some what dubious. Also the outside rudders are easier to build and maintain.

how much does the aluminum weigh?

I have never seen an alu. wharram, but there seem to have been some built in Australia there are some discussions on the Wharram site. Some of these owners [ all ? ] seem to be happy.

David are you perhaps being a little mischievous ? You of all people on this site must know that Alu. is much heavier than ply ...

But really on the basis of this sketch I can only add a further list of questions -

Fishing boats carry a lot of heavy gear. Deck winches / hydraulics + the generator / hydraulic pump to drive them + ice + cooler + big diesels to get to port reliably while the catch is still saleable. Ooops I forgot the fish ...

What figure has been allowed for this ? Will the boat carry it ? Perhaps so ...but we cannot tell because we see nothing of the most important part of the boat .. the part under the water.

Questions like this I could ask forever. Perhaps they have been answered ? But how ?  What is the waterplane area ? Max hull beam at waterline ? Draught ? Rocker ?

Hopefully either he or his architect have considered all these + 1000 other questions and he will not be throwing his time and money away.

I seem to recall that aluminum boats have their very own specific issues with galvanic corrosion, more so than most other construction methods.  IIRC, this has more to do with stray currents, than anything else.

I have read several good questions but to me David's is where I'd start too. First, to the point of knowing the weight of Aluminum, it's not that I can't find the weight of Aluminum but more what is the design weight of this Aluminum boat? Then next I'd want to compare that to a similar hull with a similar water line length to get an idea of how closely it will float to the desired waterline. (I'm guessing that the Naval Architect probably has accounted for this) Once I understood how she floats empty then the question of how much more weight will be added in equipment (and where would it need to be located) is what I'd look at to see if I had any capacity to store the catch of fish. (I'd also want a little room for beer.)

That said I do find the idea and the lines kind of uniquely attractive.

Not mischievous. From looking at the drawing it would appear to be a very Wharram shape to the hull. And looking at the strucural drawing it would appear to have a lot of framing.  If there are cutting files developed then someone can tell us what the aluminum specified weighs. I for one am interested in this number. I like the look and concept as well. 

 I'm not a naval architect, nor do I play one on TV.  However, I do have a copy of " Boat Strength for Builders, Designers, and Owners" by Dave Gerr .  It would appear the information is there to convert wooden scantling information to aluminum.  JWD has stated that aluminum is an acceptable material for their cats.  If i wanted a 50' aluminum cat, I'd look at converting an existing, documented design, with known sailing characteristics, before I had one designed and built from scratch.

Additionally, how about this link- Aluminum Wharrams

only alu weights 5.7 tons

here some specs: Loa 15.5m, Boa 8.0m, max. beam hull 2.5m, WLL 13.0m, draft 90cm/9.2tons (max beam at WLL 116cm). single chine construction with sometimes little inside curcetures on the sides. bow going deeper down and keeping slimline until mid section. after midsection until stern keeping chine larger but keel going more up so the hull turns better. an aproachment to more "modern" hull forms but still in a "flat" plate single chine building. max. weight 12 tons/101cm draft. two loadcases: as cruiser or local fishing boat. it is not a commercial fishing boat with no commercial fishing equipment on it. for local fishermen to go longline fishing in the open sea in safety. as fisher version each hull will have a insulated compartment, max weight incl. fish and ice is 1.5 tons each hull. Material thickness: keel 20mm, sides up to chine 6mm, sides above and deck 5mm, ringframes 6mm each 700mm distance, stringers 45/6mm flat. as longer a boat as better becomes aluminium in view of strength to weight. this boat is even overbuilt, normally australian cats are from 4mm skin material (mumby or easton cats.) there is "sanderling" an oro 46ft 30 years old, 3.9mm aluminium. no corrosion still going strong, and no paint at all even underwater. another is for sale in raiatea, an narai mk4 built in SA 1997, of 4.5mm alu, round beams dia 200mm/6mm. our beams will be of u form alu 6mm and welded together, also pretty much overbuilt. seaworthiness and seakeeping was most important in this design. dont try to turn ply boat plans into aluminium boat plans. aluminium is different stuff and needs another way of boat construction. you can take a boat design and make another construction out of it in a similar design. but is not less interesting!

Shore ain't no clorox bottle

Thanks Chris for a very valuable contribution. Weight is of course behind every decision in boatbuilding. Interesting that for comparison the Tehini at similar dimensions is given as 4 tons dry 6.5 tons loaded for long distance. So the Alu. seems to be working out heavier. I very much agree that if changes in materials /use  etc. result in major changes in weight then this needs re-design perhaps wider hulls etc. Sure you can just load up the boat and it will still "work" i.e. it will not sink but with a new shape you will achieve much more.

I am only an amateur but you did ask for comment - About Alu construction I know little but are those beams at 200mm deep enough ? If you have not done so already perhaps ask your arch. to calculate the deflection under load from the down thrust of the mast ? About shape - keeping a deep hull forward and tapering up to the w/l aft is a description of the basic hull shape used in racing kayaks - obviously fast - it is a low wetted surface shape. However I would be cautious about keeping "slimline" forward cats need pretty blunt ends to counter pitching.

Do keep us posted if you go ahead. Especially on anything that might apply to Wharram cats.

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There were ten entries received for the competition most of a very high standard. Thanks very much to all those that sent in their stories.

The judges for this competition were: Ruth Wharram , Steve Goodman (former JWD Webmaster) and Jennifer Weissel (Author of Running Down Rawana ).

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Brand: Wharram

Wharram catamarans are known as strong, seaworthy and simple (…keep it simple, stupid!). Wharram designs are based on years of practical, hands-on experience of building and ocean sailing catamarans. Designs from 14’ – 63’ are available for self-building in ply/epoxy.

There are no catamarans currently for sale of this brand.

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For sale Wharram catamaran, 46' Oro, aluminium, junk rigged