Assembling a catamaran, installing electricity, setting up a mast, equipping it with ropes and other necessary equipment is a very expensive thing. It’s a complicated job, especially if you’ve never done it before.
In the beginning of July catamaran was brought to Yachting center in Izola. It took us 6 weeks to build the catamaran, to bring 12V electricity on it, to place the instruments and do some other necessary things.
Again, several old friends and new ones that I have met in Izola helped us a great deal.
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The catamaran was built so quickly and finished thanks to sponsors:
- especially to Boris Šolar from the Cetrta pot company who contributed the complete solar system
- special thanks goes to Jan Rihar from the Loka Trend company for all the instruments and a VHF station
- special thanks goes also to SR d.o.o. company from the town of Preddvor who furnished the catamaran with sails, trampolins and awning
- special thanks also go to my family and all old and new friends who came to help in one way or another
Epilogue
In the Yachting center, we received a warm welcome. Nowhere else on the Slovenian coast there is such a working oasis. Here you can do just about anything and there are no visitors at all. It took us 3 weeks to put the catamaran together and make it ready for the first sailing. It was put together quickly and afterwards the work on small things has started: a 12V electricity needed to be set, 55 W solar panel enables enough electricity. So as far the electricity goes, the catamaran is completely self-sufficient.
Assembling a catamaran
Nello it’s available plans of construction of Tiki26