Design
Tanenui
Designed by James Wharram
Tanenui was designed in 1973 from the 27 ft Tane of the 1960s, with more beam and higher freeboard. She is 8.61 m long.
The seaworthiness of the Tane had encouraged many owners to make ocean passages, and Tanenui was drawn to give people on a low budget a sturdy, basic sea boat with a little more room inside. She can be built either in plywood or in foam and glass sandwich.
What building a Tanenui actually takes
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