This journal will detail the building of the Wharram Tiki 26 catamaran, Element II. My choice of design in a voyaging boat to build is the result of 20 years of experience traveling in sea kayaks and small sailboats ranging from a double outrigger canoe to a traditional monohull keelboat. I have built and sailed a Wharram Hitia 17, and restored and sailed the Tiki 21 I named Element.
The Wharram Tiki 26
Tiki 26 Design Data
LOA: 26'
BOA: 15', 1"
WLL: 22', 6"
Draft: 1', 4"
Weight (empty) 1550 lbs.
Loading Capacity: 1700 lbs.
Sail Area: 285 sq. ft.
The Tiki 26
The Wharram Tiki 26 combines traditional Polynesian design concepts and principles, proven bluewater seaworthieness, simplicity of construction and systems, a good balance of performance, and the shallow draft and light weight that allow access to places few other vessels this size can go.
Element II will be a culmination of all the accumulated knowledge I have gained in my coastal and offshore travels, and will be built to the highest standards for facing the most challenging conditions. It will take me to the places beyond the reach of my previous boats and open the way to the world beyond the horizon. Visit my main site for more on my boating background that led me to this design:
Scott B. Williams
Element II will be a culmination of all the accumulated knowledge I have gained in my coastal and offshore travels, and will be built to the highest standards for facing the most challenging conditions. It will take me to the places beyond the reach of my previous boats and open the way to the world beyond the horizon. Visit my main site for more on my boating background that led me to this design:
Scott B. Williams
About the Author
- Scott B. Williams
- Mississippi, United States
- Scott B. Williams has been writing about his adventures since 1988. He is the author of eleven books and counting and enjoys sea kayaking, backpacking, sailing, boatbuilding and photography.
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Construction Phases
- alignment and assembly (1)
- anchor handling (1)
- book giveaway (1)
- books (3)
- bunks (10)
- cabin roofs (6)
- cabin sides (8)
- canvas work (1)
- chainplates (1)
- cockpit (10)
- companionways (4)
- crossbeams (17)
- decks (20)
- fairing (5)
- fiberglass sheathing (5)
- floors (4)
- galley (4)
- hatches (7)
- hull assembly (5)
- hull fiberglassing (9)
- interior (1)
- James Wharram (2)
- making hull parts (16)
- mastbuilding (6)
- misc. (2)
- misc. parts (27)
- mocking up (1)
- motor mount (3)
- nav. station (3)
- net beam (1)
- other projects (10)
- other tikis (14)
- outfitting (5)
- painting (7)
- port hull (25)
- rigging (2)
- rudders (9)
- sailing (1)
- Sailing the Apocalypse (1)
- sailmaking (5)
- starboard hull (21)
- Tiki 26 (1)
- tools (6)
- topside panels (7)
- weather (3)
- Wharram rendezvous (1)
- Wharram fiction (1)
- wiring (1)
- work shop (6)
Links
- Scott B. Williams: My Website
- Scott's Boat Pages Blog
- My Survival Website
- Element: My Wharram Tiki 21
- James Wharram Designs
- Building a Hitia 17
- Tiki 8 Meter in build at Boatsmith, Inc.
- Building and One Day Sailing a Tiki 30
- The Journey of Element: A Tiki 21
- The Gleda Project
- Pro-Built Tiki 30
- Kittywake Tiki 46
- Natural High Adventures Tiki 38
- Tsunamichaser: Thomas Nielsen's Tiki 26 Build
- Austrian Wharram Circle
- A Tiki 31 Build in Crete
- Budget Boater's Tiki 38
- Arpex
- Mile High Sailing (Hitia 17 I built)
Books by Scott B. Williams:
