Can I make modifications to the Tiki 46 to suit cold weather sailing?
I do think the Tiki 46 will make a good cold weather boat. The hulls have standing headroom throughout; you can make the starboard hull so it can be entered through one hatch only, rather like the port hull. This leaves finding a solution to entering the hulls dry from the cockpit/deckpod. I don’t feel it is necessary to connect the hulls rigidly to achieve this, I would strongly advise against this. I think some sort of little wings can be designed over the hull entry hatches that then connect flexibly to the deckpod or covered in cockpit. The interior of the Tiki 46 is large and if suitably insulated can be kept warm, it will make a very comfortable living space. Two people living on it might not even find a need to use the other hull! The cockpit with its rigidly fitted awning roof can have sides fitted that will make it into a good dry entry porch, a place for wet clothes etc. when in harbour, and when sailing will be a dry pilot house. The deckpod is also of fair size and can be f
