Starting Out

If you’re a linear person and want to know how this whole drama started, then check out the first two posts to read about buying a Tiki 21 and then having it fall apart. After that was a partial rebuild and then a full rebuild both detailed below.

Why “Mona Risa”?

I separated blog posts into broad categories to help sort them. Categories are roughly building versus sailing. With, hopefully, a lot more sailing posts to come! Categories are listed below.

Blog posts may also have tags. Tags are generally a part of the boat or a construction technique. Check out the list of tags to peruse in that manner.

Post Categories

Building

  1. Finishing the Trailer - June 2020
  2. Running Rigging and Raising Sails - May 2020
  3. Mast Raising with a Gin Pole - May 2020
  4. Standing Rigging - Part 2 - April 2020
  5. First Assembly, Beam Lashings - April 2020
  6. Weigh In - April 2020
  7. Attaching Rudders - April 2020
  8. Adding UHMW Tape - April 2020
  9. Installing Windows - April 2020
  10. Padding Beam Sockets and Attaching Fore Hatches - March 2020
  11. Painting the Tops - March 2020
  12. Painting the Hull Bottoms - March 2020
  13. Epoxy on Hulls Complete - March 2020
  14. Keel and Skeg Protection - February 2020
  15. Sheerstringer Fillets - February 2020
  16. Prime the Decks and Flip - February 2020
  17. Decks and Cabins Complete - February 2020
  18. Drilling Holes for Ports and Windows - February 2020
  19. Gaff Redux - January 2020
  20. Tiller Bar and Extension - January 2020
  21. New Tillers and Finishing the Rudders - January 2020
  22. Orange Paint Touchup - November 2019
  23. Drill Rudder Holes - November 2019
  24. Figuring Out the Hardware - November 2019
  25. Fitting the Platforms - November 2019
  26. Attach Main Hatch - November 2019
  27. Platform Hold Downs - October 2019
  28. Luggage Racks - October 2019
  29. Motor Tilt - October 2019
  30. Jib Sheet Leads - October 2019
  31. Side Platform Ledges - October 2019
  32. Mis-Adventures in Beam Sockets - October 2019
  33. Beam Cleats - October 2019
  34. Heat the Garage - October 2019
  35. Trampoline Battens - September 2019
  36. Attach the Fore Hatch - September 2019
  37. Back to Work!! Glassing the Decks - September 2019
  38. Epoxy Tips 'n' Hints - March 2019
  39. Winter Boat Work in Ghana - March 2019
  40. Stopping Work for the Winter - October 2018
  41. Coating with Graphite - October 2018
  42. Glassing the Rest of the Hull Sides - October 2018
  43. Glassing the First Hull Side - October 2018
  44. Glassing the Keel - October 2018
  45. Flipping the Hulls - October 2018
  46. Rudders - October 2018
  47. Glassing the Platforms - October 2018
  48. Making the Cabin Nicer - September 2018
  49. Main Hatch - Coamings and Rails - September 2018
  50. Adding the Cabin Tops - September 2018
  51. Adding the Cabin Sides - September 2018
  52. Coamings and Hatches for the Bow Lockers - September 2018
  53. Fore Decks - September 2018
  54. Rear Decks - August 2018
  55. Adding the Bunks - August 2018
  56. Finishing the Hull Fillets - August 2018
  57. Starting the Hull Fillets - July 2018
  58. Inspection Hatches - July 2018
  59. Diagonal Stiffeners - July 2018
  60. Wiring the Second Hull Together - July 2018
  61. Wiring the Bulkheads In - June 2018
  62. Wiring the First Hull Together - June 2018
  63. Preparing the Bulkheads - June 2018
  64. Epoxy Coating the Insides of the Hulls - June 2018
  65. Gluing Hull Sides and Sheerstringers - June 2018
  66. Cutting Plywood for Hulls - June 2018
  67. Prepping Parts - May 2018
  68. Deciding to Rebuild the Hulls - May 2018
  69. Replacing the Beam Cleats and Sockets - May 2018
  70. Going Soft on the Main Hatches - May 2018
  71. Sail Covers, Anchor Bag - April 2018
  72. Glassing Fore Hatches - February 2018
  73. Trailer - January 2018
  74. Standing Rigging - Part 1 - December 2017
  75. Mast - October 2017
  76. Beams - September 2017
  77. Gaff - August 2017
  78. Tillers and Tiller Bar - August 2017
  79. Rebuilding Platforms - August 2017

Canada

  1. Sailing On a Mana 24 in Canada - July 2018

Ghana

  1. Winter Boat Work in Ghana - March 2019

Sailing

  1. Maiden Voyage - August 2020
  2. Winter Boat Work in Ghana - March 2019
  3. Sailing On a Mana 24 in Canada - July 2018