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Building pandiono (1992-1996)

amsterdam

1m big model of TR40, dreaming of pandiono to be

amsterdam

1m big model of TR40, dreaming of pandiono to be

amsterdam

1m big model of TR40, dreaming of pandiono to be

utrecht

spring 1992, de designs of the TR40 arrive. Trijnie, a martime design engineer thinks: is this the cross section of the whole boat ??

RMY yard - NDSM - Amsterdam

within this frames the main hull of TR40 will be build

RMY yard - NDSM - Amsterdam

this cross section setup of the mainhull looks more real. (Simon Rhebergen of Rhebergen Multihull Yachts)

RMY yard - NDSM - Amsterdam

cutting balsa strips for the bottom of the TR40

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the hull showes it shape, beautiful !!

RMY yard - NDSM - Amsterdam

wooden frames in which the glass part of the beams is made. (nov 1992)

RMY yard - NDSM - Amsterdam

look at the thin connections with the floats and the heavy pack of glass at the hull. That is counter intuitive.

RMY yard - NDSM - Amsterdam

the thick, strong glass in the middle, strange but okay

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2 beams, closed with a foam core at the sides. (145kg each)

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the end which will be mounted into the floats

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the inside of deck with reinforments integrated in the foam

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sept 1992, constructing the interior

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the place of the front bed

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from inside seen, the entrance to the cabin

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preparing water tanks in the bilge

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the kitchen gets it shape

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preparing the upper side of the deck

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walking on the ceiling from inside (nov 1992)

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glueing the planks of the daggerboard together

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constructing the shape of the daggerboard. has to be done very precise. a small error has a big influence

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june 1993, backing the daggerboard with an air heater to strengthen the glass-epoxy layer

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the outer frames are removed. the hull will be turned over to apply glass at the outside

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walking on the ceiling from inside. the interior is already finished before closing the deck (nov 1992)

RMY yard - NDSM - Amsterdam

the endless job starts: fairing the skin of the hull with a filler/epoxy mix

RMY yard - NDSM - Amsterdam

the main hull is coated with epoxy/filler plaster. The fairing and sanding can begin

RMY yard - NDSM - Amsterdam

sanding the TR40, days and days hard working to remove pumps and valeys in the fairing

RMY yard - NDSM - Amsterdam

march 1993, the bottem is faired, TR40 is back on its feet. the deck and floats will get the same treatment

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making glas-foam-epoxy panels at home: step 1 applying epoxy for a smooth surface

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step 2: apply fibre glas cloth which absorbs the epoxy

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step 3: apply lots of epoxy to glue the next layer, the foam core

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step 5: after the foam is applied the upper side is soaked with a epoxy-filler mixuture

RMY yard - NDSM - Amsterdam

step 5: after the foam is applied the upper side is soaked with a epoxy-filler mixuture

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in 2 hours a panel is produced. time to go to bed. +/- 40 panels have been produced in our house in utrecht

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time to start working on the back of the boat

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designing: how to shape the cockpit seats?

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shaping the upper sides of the cockpit

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may 1993, thinking about the ergonomics of the cockpit

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the daggerboard is finshed, now the daggerboard case has to be shaped

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the two halves of the case

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forming (bending) and closing of the daggerboard case over the daggerboard

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the start constructing the floats (amas)

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designer tony grainger and trijnie. this TR40 is the first design build in foam/epoxy and he is impressed by the stiffess of the construction

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the inside of a float

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1993, one summer sanding and fairing floats

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romantic scene but hard work

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making the fairing ourselves should saved fl4500 :)

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we learn how to construct in foam

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month of work, we did not save anything

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Trijnie relaxing

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this is a very complicated shape we experience

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the stronger than designed bulkheads for fixing the beams.

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the bulkheads inside the floats. our construction is much stronger the designed but also heavier

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this construction we trust

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the floats are mounted to the end of the beams

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this looks special :)

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closing the floats forever

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and more plastering, fairing and plastering

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the main construction of the TR40 is finished, however years more work still

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the mast support, with daggerboard case integrated

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the wooden mast support, with the daggerboard case integrated

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looking forward, into the front of the bow

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the living area in the front cabin takes form

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oct 1993, it looks great and elegant, but more years to work

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will this be the correct curve?? this construction is extremely complicated to imagin.

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the after cabin gets it shape

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the after cabin, after a lot of thinking, the result looks good

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summer 1994, TR40 encounters daylight the first time while an other boat has to leave the yard

RMY yard - NDSM - Amsterdam

the result of 3 1/2 years work, all weekends and 3 nights a week and in the holydays. the result satisfies

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mithrander, now named Tigo, is sold to the former professor of simon

RMY yard - NDSM - Amsterdam

dec 1994, another winter in the unheated building shed

RMY yard - NDSM - Amsterdam

the weather outside is cold and windy, inside attitude, the boat of ewoud, we did drink a coffee

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A helper from outer space

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during the nights, stray cats steal our food

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how the windscreen will be supported

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working in the evenings is a custom habit

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preparing the wooden frames

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soon we will start with the woodwork

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under the floor of the aft cabin

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ergonomic cockpit seats, style hartman garden seat, are contructed under vaccum pressure

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may 1995, preparing to paint the TR40

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martien and trijnie painting one side

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ewoud roede and eddy the other side

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all this paint had to be sanded away?

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the final coat is done !!

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febr 1996, she is painted completely

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still much work to before finishing off

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an inside job

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ready, next job

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between the floats, the caravan is to be seen in which we lived for 5 years during the weekends

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boanerges has to go outside again for another boat which is finished

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being outside for just one day

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one day outside and a garbage truck hit her while driving backwards to pick up the gabage

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a 10 meter tri of same design is completely build by rhebergen

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how to remove the rudder case from the rudder?

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not easy but I succeed

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shining and flying

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the complex shape shows off

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the distance of bending of the beam when resting on the floats. this is very little for a 10m wide trimaran

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a bit of a mess

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construction of the travellers of the mainstail (workload 1200kg)

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pandiono (sea eagle in esperanto) will be the name

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11 may 1996, christening of pandiono will happen today

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quite a boat, 12m long by 10 meters wide and 4500kg sail ready

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4.5 years of work in weekend and evenings and holydays, worth 10 years of my life

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lifting a leg in rest

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beautiful woodwork in the cabin

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the kitchen

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the navigator seat at the chart table

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relaxing, but the table is not yet finished

IJsselmeer - Netherlands

in the lock of the oranjesluizen of amsterdam, for first sail trial at the IJsselmeer

IJsselmeer - Netherlands

pandiono at the IJsselmeer

amsterdam

drawing of the layout of the TR40

amsterdam

drawing of the layout of the TR40

Building pandiono (1992-1996)

Pandiono, a beautiful trimaran

tony grainger designed trimaran Pandiona, Gleam and now Yana was build from 1992 - 1996 on the shipyard RMY in Amsterdam by Simon Rhebergen, Eddy Dunlop and Trijnie Dijkhuis. The boat was builds with a epoxy glass laminate and Klegecel foam. The trimaran is an extremely capable and safe sailor. Speeds of 30Kn have been made. After have been sold to England (Gleam) and US (Yana) she returned to the Netherlands and is sailed by former owner Trijnie.