Hartley-Boats’ Lively 28 Trimaran Building Update
The Lively 28 trimaran, from HartleyBoats, is an older model that is looking absolutely stunning while being built “brand new.” In just a year, Cape Town, South African sailor/trimaran enthusiast Kevin G. shows us all that a guy with a dream, proven boatbuilding plans and a smart, targeted budget can still achieve great things.
Just look at what he has accomplished! Kevin is now ready to make the crossbeams and is hoping the South African winter, which is beginning now, won’t slow up the building progress too much.
Up to this point, his brand new (and large, for a “small” trimaran) 28-foot camp-cruiser has cost him a little more out-of-pocket than a brand new, factory-ordered, commercial 17-foot, 2 person Windrider.
Wow! And most of the building process is completed. I don’t know about anyone else, but as a British fellow once said to me, “I’m absolutely gobsmacked.”
Just click here to see the original look, as compared to Kevin’s updated look featured here.
Kudos to you Kevin. Thanks for sharing these photos with us (below :-)
To see the rest of Kevin’s building pics, click here and visit his webpages for this Lively 28 trimaran building project.
Vaka Hull Frames for the Lively 28 Trimaran from hartley-boats.com
Lively 28 Trimaran's Interior Ribs Forming
Plywood over the frames on the Lively 28
Coating the fiberglass with epoxy to build this trimaran
Framing out the Lively 28's Cabin
The Lively 28 trimaran main hull now turned right-side up
Sleek look for the top-side of Kevin's Lively 28 trimaran
Lively 28 Trimaran - side view of main hull and un-attached ama
Lively 28 waiting for the crossbeams to be attached
Lively 28 has a roomy interior
Room for some appliances inside the Lively 28 trimaran
August 2nd, 2011 at 2:45 am
Hi Kevin,
Seems a great design for coastal cruising.
When she’s launched, I like to know more about Lively 28 tri behaviour particularly in short choppy seas + windward sailing.
Thanks
Cheers
Joseph
Nouméa – New Caledonia
August 12th, 2011 at 12:20 pm
Hi Joseph
Just saw your posting forward me your email address and then I can keep you posted on when I launch the boat — probably be October-November this year if all goes well. My email kevinfarsouth AT telkomsa.net
Cheers,
Kevin
April 8th, 2012 at 3:35 am
I saw the pictures of your boat it looks great did you find drawings for the flip up rudder or did you experiment with it? I see you used an alumunam mast and boom are they from a production boat if so what kind and size ? I am in the process of building a lively 28. I finhsed the alms and I have the main hull ready to turn over. I like what you did with the cabin. I hope to have mine complete in another year or 2.
September 11th, 2012 at 2:08 am
kevin did you consider other building designs. i am considering a 30′ jim brown searunner can you compare the two thanks marvin
December 27th, 2012 at 7:26 pm
Hi Mike just saw your coments on my Hartley tri hows the building of your one coming on,my rudder was my own design,the rig I used was just a section that was given to me very similar to a Hobie 16 mast just much thicker wall
December 27th, 2012 at 11:52 pm
I have flipped the hull over and have finshed most of the cabin. the bunk frameing is compleat. I am working on the galley cabenet now. I am going to fully inclose the head across from the galley area. I wished I had of done the V-birth like you did yours, doing it by the plans leave a 3′ opening with wasted space. between the bow and frame 1 I am closeing it in for a anchor chain locker. I am keeping the top of the cabin and dodger about the same as the plans except I am useing 4 5″ X 14″ factory windows in front and 1 window in the dodger area they will not span the bulkheads like the plans call for.I have not decided on a size yet.
January 8th, 2013 at 4:13 pm
Hi Mike seems you have got quiet far already with your construction hope all going according to plan,we were sailing on our tri this past weekend had 2 days of great sailing with 5-6m swells and 20knt winds the boat handled very well though did get the odd splash coming in to the cockpit,am currently busy designing a hard spray dodger to go over the companion way.