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Step 14Akas and Sockets
"Aka" is polynesian for the crossbeams that go from the main hull to the outrigger. If you are using it in polynesian, plural is "kiato". If you're speaking gringonese, plural is "akas". Don't worry about it.
I cut a pair of 10 foot 2x4s down to make mine. Again, that's U.S. Weasel Association measurements, so a 2x4 is 1.5" x 3.5'. I drew a line and cut them freehand on the tablesaw. They are 2.5" high at the hull end and 2" high at the outrigger end. They'll fit in sockets in the main hull.
To make the sockets I sawed square notches all the way through one of the gunwales. Then I made a matching notched board to fit over it, glued and screwed it in place. I didn't have enough gaping clamps to do the job, so I used rope, sticks, and wedges instead.
Then I glued a strip of mahogany on the edge of the deck to keep the akas from busting up out through the deck.
I cut a pair of 10 foot 2x4s down to make mine. Again, that's U.S. Weasel Association measurements, so a 2x4 is 1.5" x 3.5'. I drew a line and cut them freehand on the tablesaw. They are 2.5" high at the hull end and 2" high at the outrigger end. They'll fit in sockets in the main hull.
To make the sockets I sawed square notches all the way through one of the gunwales. Then I made a matching notched board to fit over it, glued and screwed it in place. I didn't have enough gaping clamps to do the job, so I used rope, sticks, and wedges instead.
Then I glued a strip of mahogany on the edge of the deck to keep the akas from busting up out through the deck.
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