Marine Division
How Richard Fraser built his Arthur Piver
Mariner 25' Trimaran in the 1960's - a
treasured photo adventure
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Photo Number 54 - The basics
are in place.
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Take note that the float insides
are coated with Green
Cuperenol preservative. Why?
Well, during rainy weather with
an old canvas tarp covering
everything, it leaked. Water filled
inside the floats.
Solution.....Frank Sasine said to
drill a 1/2" hole in the bottom of
each float. It didn't seem right at
that time, but the float frames
had leach holes at the bottom of
each frame and any water would
flow to the keels lowest point.
That is where the small hole was
placed, and guess what? It
worked. After the construction
was continued, a plug was
bonded through the keel in the
holes and later glassed over
from the outside.
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Photo Number 55 - Crawl through
under cross arms into the forward
bow shown in this view. Small
closet on left. Head fits into space
forward of centerboard trunk and
settee on left. Photo Feb. 1967.
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Photo Number 56 - Deck
framing. Photo May 1967. Nice
inner coastal panel work to
support the lower skin between
hull & float.
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Photo Number 57- Improvised
rain protection
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Photo Number 58 - Helper Den.
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Photo Number 59 - Richard
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Photo Number 60 - More rain.
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Photo Number 61 - More deck
covering...rain is gone. Two
double berths seen between
hulls. Photo dated May 1967.
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Photo Number 62 - Decking
plywood sheets also had full
scarf joints.
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Photo Number 63 - Decking on a
very hot day.
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