It took me nearly the entire day to lash and brace the iakos to the ama of this new canoe. Speak about how much the plumber would have charged me for same amount of hours! True, it is the first time I do the Amatasi, which is very similar to the Pao Pao, only with a larger body and with 4 booms instead of 2 . There are 8 paired stanchions connecting the booms, or 2 pairs per boom. In addition there needs to be a vertical brace for connecting each boom to the float. Further to this the Amatasi is decorated with a beautifully carved finial sitting at the bow of the canoe. Tomorrow I will complete the canoe by mounting its paneled sail.
Wow - looks pretty intricate! Do you have images of the rest of the canoe that you can post?