I have recently been commissioned to build a Hikianalia scale model, 32 inches long. For a long time, I was holding back from building a model of it for the simple reason that I consider Hikianalia to be a catamaran, except for the fact that it has a steering paddle rather than a rudder.

The boom, or horizontal spar attached to the mast of the Hikianalia that secures the bottom edge of the sail, is of extruded aluminum.

I am good at working with wood, but not with metal, so if you know

somebody who loves tinkering with small precision mechanics, let me know.