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History Lesson
When we did the Trikini 6.47 performance was not a telling issue. With 4 berths, a diesel inboard and 6 ft of headroom it was equal to a 30′ monohull but not a fast boat
We had a stripped out prototype that we sailed that was faster, but with the memory of the TRIKINI D it just was slow. When we used the Main hull as part of the Catfisher 34, we had a set of OR. CA and mast and rigging.
We designed a more performance oriented vessel the Trikini 7.92 ; and did a really good mold for it, built one hull and were working on the deck plug when the business sort of collapsed and the project died. The mold was transported to Hernando County and developments there lead to it’s destruction in 1986.
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2 Years ago we sent the Trikini 6.09 and the Trikini Mini Tri up to VA for finishing so we could work on the Trikini Power Tri 32. That was launched in June and has be used and finished up since. BUT it isn’t a sailboat.
As you might remember, about the same time we had been offered a TRIKINI 13 and bought it. Hull 22 built in 1968. It was in MI and stored at a friends site that aloso had the TRIKINI 23. This was originally the prototype for a 7.92 trikini. The main hull had been tooled but the mold was destroyed in Hernando county in 1985 when my wife died and the projects there died as well.
Dove on the sherman
two dives
bottom time first dive 57 min
max depth 51 ft
average depth 42 ft
air temp 78
water temp 72
dive buddy theresa singleton
steel 100 tanks
maximus 1st stage, scubapro r190 secondstage with full face mask
henderson gold 2 piece suit 5mm
found timex watch and 2 dive weights
lot of barracuda
this was when skippy got killed
2nd dive
bottom time 54 min
max depth 51 ft
average depth 42 ft
air temp 78
water temp 72
2 dives on BP25 old oil tanker
1st dive
bottom time 30 min
dive buddys steve and lori
visibility surface 80ft bottom 20ft
max depth 90
average depth 60
air temp 90
surface temp 84
bottom temp 76
maximus regulater setup for DIN
steel 100cuft tank
3400 psi start
2000 psi end
lots of big barracuda, one hanging out with lure hooked in mouth, estimated size 5 ft long
15min saftey stop at 15ft
2nd dive
bottom time 45min
dive buddys steve and lori
surface visibility 60 ft
bottom visibility 15ft
max depth 90
average depth 60
steel 100 tank
start psi 3500
end psi 1500
two dives
1st dive
55min bottom time
49 ft max depth
40 average depth
air temp 85
water temp 76
visibility 25-30 ft
shot big amberjack.. got away
dive master training dive
2nd dive
45 min bottom time
49ft max depth
40 average depth
air temp 85
water temp 76
caught various crabs and soft corel & urchins for fish tank
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dive # 35
bottom time 1 hr 5 min
visibility 20-30 ft
dive time 30 min
dive buddys eric and dustin
max depth 70
average depth 43
air temp 80
water temp surface 70
water temp bottom 61
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dive #34
dive time 50min
max depth 34 ft
average depth 29
dive buddy billy jackson
air temp 81
water temp 74
visability 2-3 ft.
Waccamaw River behind brokgreen gardens
dove on sunken barge
lots of old bricks and pttery
fond most of a pottery moonshine jug and the necks of two hand blown black glass bottles
semi dry suit and hood, maximus regulator, genises bc, alluminum 80 tank
current mild approx 1 knot
bottom rock and sand
limited visibility dive for advanced OPW
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Dove on the 10 mile tugboat with billy jackson off of his dive boat.
80 aluminum tank
semi dry suit
air temp 80
water temp 63
dive time 45 min
max depth 51
average depth 45
visability 6-8 ft
approx 2.5 to 3 knot current (maybe not that strong)
saw sheepshead and sea bass, some growth on tug, sand bottom
dive buddys bill and eric
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1994 June 27th Seamanship and Navigation Class. Spent second day on 40+ foot twin screw vessal Third Stage doing practical ship handling class. Manuvering boat, forward, reverse, docking, twin screw manuvering. Man overboard drills.
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1994 June 20th Seamanship and Navigation Class. Spent day on 40+ foot twin screw vessal Third Stage doing practical ship handling class. worked on navigation.
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Went out on the Third Stage to dive on city of richmond wreck.. abuot 20 miles out from murrels inlet
Saw 8 or 9 ft Sand Tiger shark when we got to bottom of anchor ine…. about 8 ft away, caught a highhat for shelleys aquarium. saw flounder approx 11", saw small octopus… tenticle lenght approx 4"
used genises 80 tank start pressure 3300lbs finish 1000lbs
Dive time 40 min
vis 30 ft
surface and bottom temp 81
air temp 90
max depth 50ft
dive buddy shelley
this was dive #8
total water hours 5.20 hours
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