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News and Troubles of Jürka's Tiki Factory

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H hang10tiki Tiki Socialite Las Vegas Joined: Jul 18, 2010 Posts: 11003	H hang10tiki Posted posted on Thu, Dec 8, 2022 3:59 PM Awesome U are killing it Cheers Jon
J Jürka Tiki Socialite Estland Joined: Aug 15, 2012 Posts: 145	J Jürka Posted posted on Fri, Dec 9, 2022 12:00 PM in reply to hang10tiki No-no, my intention is keeping it alive! Thank You!
OGR Or Got Rum? Tiki Socialite Wisconsin Joined: Jul 29, 2009 Posts: 753	OGR Or Got Rum? Posted posted on Fri, Dec 9, 2022 1:48 PM Nice work
J Jürka Tiki Socialite Estland Joined: Aug 15, 2012 Posts: 145	J Jürka Posted posted on Sat, Dec 10, 2022 1:03 AM in reply to Or Got Rum? Thanks!
J Jürka Tiki Socialite Estland Joined: Aug 15, 2012 Posts: 145	J Jürka Posted posted on Mon, Feb 2, 2026 6:51 PM Couple more fairly related items... Kon-Tiki, made at Panama Canal anchorage Banana-boat where I had sailed 2009...2024 HMS Bounty, the ship of one of the greatest merchant stories, which lies now on the bottom near Pitcairn coast (not sure if any of it still remains there for today). Model's hull and masts were produced at sea while sailing between Pitcairn and Rapa Nui islands.
M MadDogMike Grand Member (8 years) The Anvil of the Sun Joined: Mar 30, 2008 Posts: 11266	M MadDogMike Posted posted on Mon, Feb 2, 2026 10:21 PM Very cool!
D danlovestikis Grand Member (8 years) Joined: Jun 17, 2002 Posts: 9846	D danlovestikis Posted posted on Tue, Feb 3, 2026 10:07 AM I've seen videos of how those are made to fit through the opening. It's a great skill to accomplish that. Love the Kon Tiki.
J Jürka Tiki Socialite Estland Joined: Aug 15, 2012 Posts: 145	J Jürka Posted posted on Tue, Feb 3, 2026 12:09 PM in reply to MadDogMike deleted [ Edited by Jürka on 2026-02-03 13:05:58 ]
J Jürka Tiki Socialite Estland Joined: Aug 15, 2012 Posts: 145	J Jürka Posted posted on Tue, Feb 3, 2026 12:10 PM in reply to MadDogMike deleted [ Edited by Jürka on 2026-02-03 13:06:27 ]
J Jürka Tiki Socialite Estland Joined: Aug 15, 2012 Posts: 145	J Jürka Posted posted on Tue, Feb 3, 2026 12:10 PM in reply to MadDogMike deleted [ Edited by Jürka on 2026-02-03 13:07:04 ]
J Jürka Tiki Socialite Estland Joined: Aug 15, 2012 Posts: 145	J Jürka Posted posted on Tue, Feb 3, 2026 12:10 PM in reply to MadDogMike Thanks! PS, You have very nice moai in your backyard!
J Jürka Tiki Socialite Estland Joined: Aug 15, 2012 Posts: 145	J Jürka Posted posted on Tue, Feb 3, 2026 1:21 PM in reply to danlovestikis There's many different ways, additional to classic masts-folding. I have used combined methods - masts foldings, on Bounty had to remake it into masts removal (and still happened to be helluva hopelessly tight! and afterwards de-attaching needed extra brainpain), Lego-style connection of superstructure to the hull, and for Kon-Tiki I made up my own special construction to make the wide raft fit...

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