He is returning to Auckland and the Waitemata Harbour. His new owner has plans to resurrect him to his traditional form.
Takapu is 6.9 meters long from tip to tip and weighs around 100 kg. The hull and deck is constructed of three diagonal skins of Sapele Mahogany veneer laminated with West System Epoxy.
Ama is strip plank cedar sheathed with West Epoxy and 8oz glass weighing approximately 30kg. Primed with two pack epoxy primer.
The steering dagger board rudders are 30 mm 7 ply Meranti sheathed with S glass and epoxy and finished in graphite impregnated West Epoxy.
The boards are bi directional, ogive section.
If you want to learn more about these hydrofoil boards please follow the link where Tim Anderson explains my system better than I can
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http://web.media.mit.edu/%7Etim/pix/2004_nz/50_nz_4-15-04/_nz13.html