Telstar 26 Conversion
Posted: Fri Sep 04, 2015 9:33 am
Hello Together!
I am proud to present my work of the last year to convert a Telstar 26. Now the boat is much easier to trailer and can be easily assembled by one (1) Person in a few hours (app. 4 when trained).
The main point of this conversion was the rebuild of the amas, using the old as a basis.
- cut the deck section off
- remove foam (which was full with water)
- remove all bulkheads and frames
- close inner amas sides
- install strut guides inside the amas to change from 1 centerboard in main hull to 2 x struts in the amas
- close amas with new deck
- connect amas with stainless steel brackets to main hull
- close gap with multihull net
The result was a great weight reduction: 315kg was the weight of each ama before conversion. Now the weight is app. 85kg each and can be easily handled by 2 persons.
You can find all pictures on my website http://www.trimaranesperanza.jimdo.com (sorry the explanations are in german), but I will post some here.
I am proud to present my work of the last year to convert a Telstar 26. Now the boat is much easier to trailer and can be easily assembled by one (1) Person in a few hours (app. 4 when trained).
The main point of this conversion was the rebuild of the amas, using the old as a basis.
- cut the deck section off
- remove foam (which was full with water)
- remove all bulkheads and frames
- close inner amas sides
- install strut guides inside the amas to change from 1 centerboard in main hull to 2 x struts in the amas
- close amas with new deck
- connect amas with stainless steel brackets to main hull
- close gap with multihull net
The result was a great weight reduction: 315kg was the weight of each ama before conversion. Now the weight is app. 85kg each and can be easily handled by 2 persons.
You can find all pictures on my website http://www.trimaranesperanza.jimdo.com (sorry the explanations are in german), but I will post some here.