Step one. Find a beach.

De Bisschop didnt leave much of a paper trail when it comes to details when he Built Kaimiloa on the beach in 1936. A few photos exist to get hints from. As I build a construction model I keep coming up with more and more questions, so I started a list. Later I'll move it to another page so It can be managed if answers come along.

What happened to Kaimiloa hull after voyage?

Hull
Copper Clad? yes
SOlid log? what wood?
Fastening. How are planks fastened to keel?
How are frames fastened to keel/planks?

Type of woods in hull
Keel? Planking? Frames?
Planks join Keel/Stem how?




Platform
crossmember attachment to hulls
extension outboard at bow/stern
wood type cross members?
Wood type Decking

Mast and Step
Main Mast wood?
Step configuration?


Rigging
Mizzen sheeted to Main Mast? yes
Lazy jacks
snotter
puller backer

Sails
Cotton?
2 bias visible in pictures
holes to tie sail to battens

Rudders
Attached to each other?
Round stock?
Gudgeon and pintles?

House
Plywood?
canvassed?


Radio. Installed in CapeTown?

To build a replica of a historic vessel, to honor its hero, celebrate the voyage,  and let people know about an amazing story that's not widely known. That is the reason I want to build an honest ships model of the Kaimiloa.

TO create a website and blog while doing so only makes sense. The purpose is to share, educate, and entertain, why not start from the beginning, and create a trail of breadcrumbs for folks lost on the web to follow, should we catch their interest.

I have actually been working on this project for years, in my spare time. The model that Im building now is number 3. ( number 2 pictured above) What causes me to start a blog on the subject today? My regular blog about scientific exploration is out of reach, because the bill didnt get paid,and wont be till monday. what else can I do but start a new one!