THE HAKA BENCH SEAT - AN ALTERNATIVE TO TRAMPS

Imua Bob!

Sunny, those are the support centerboards for the 70" Haka design, so they are only 5' each. You can see in the recent pictures how they run along the center of the bench, but don't need to go edge to edge.

Topher owns a pair of 8' wood Hakas, if I am not mistaken. I guess he attracts more supermodels, (or bigger ones).

My wife and I love the extra long Haka's!!! There is so much more room for gear and passengers to stretch out and take a nap.

Oh and there is twice as much room for the Supper Models to lay about.

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2012 Red Hibiscus Tandem Island

OK I got it now, Thanks.

Wow, 8' Hakas, that is impressive.

BTW. How do you get all that blue food coloring dye in the water to look so natural...

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Sun E Sailor
Ezra Appel
Palm City, Florida
2014 Tandem Island

Some of us just like to play Bathtub efect:

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“Remember life is short- eat dessert first.”
The world is 70% water – So that means we should spend 70% more time sailing than mowing lawns!
Larry

Here's my first haka.



I tested on my TI Saturday, easily hit 10.2mph in lighter variable winds.

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Hobie Island Sailing since 2006

Beautiful. Welcome to the Haka Hui, Bob!

Hakas and Sprayskirts - the perfect combination!

I am overwhelmed. Never thought I would live to see this day --

They DO work well together.

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Hobie Island Sailing since 2006

I know its a personal preference but is there a common length for Haka's on an AI? I want to keep the weight down so I am not looking for a ton of overhang. I believe the distance between the bars is 60"

I modeled mine after NOHUHU's which is 6 feet long. 10 - 8 foot 1x3's was all the wood needed in my case.

Mine weight 16.5# each which was more than I expected but they feel light to carry.

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Hobie Island Sailing since 2006

Thx. Yours look great. I live in nor cal so I want to make them from local material. I am thinking redwood. Which may be lighter. What it the width? I am thinking 16 -18 inch.

You need a bit of overhang, or some way to ensure there is no fore-aft slippage, or the Haka is likely to slip off the akas.

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Hi all,

i have been reading all the topics about TI modifications and i am impressed. I don't own a TI yet but i will order one, here in Quebec Canada probably next week for delivery in spring 2013. As a winter project, i will start hakas building. What is the measurement between the akas of a TI ?

Thanks

Richard

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2013 Papaya TI, on order for May ........Come on summer...;0)

Beautiful hakas, KB. I'm going to make some this fall.

Keith

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2015 AI 2, 2014 Tandem

"Any intelligent fool can make things bigger and more complex ... It takes a touch of genius and a lot of courage to move in the opposite direction." A. Einstein

"Less is more" Anon

The TI aka are 140cm and the AI 150cm apart.

This Is between akas or center to center of tubing?

Thanks

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2013 Papaya TI, on order for May ........Come on summer...;0)