Re: Revolutionary Boat Hull Design for Sale

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>D Parker wrote:
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>>> D Parker wrote:
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>>>>> D Parker wrote:
>>>>>> "Keith" <keith@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>, nick 
>>>>>>> <hockeythumper@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>>>>>>>> Sailing boats with this hull design concept are being built in WA

>>>>>>>> now. See www.xcraft.com.au.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Could someone explain to me what they mean by a 'monocat hull' ?
>>>>>>> -- 
>>>>>>> Keith                   replace nospam with ilf0rd
>>>>>> It's one hull that forms a cat profile underwater. Most cats are
two
>>>>>> individual hulls that are made separately then joined together.
Where 
>>>>>> this
>>>>>> concept is a single hull that has a concave section undeneath to
form 
>>>>>> the
>>>>>> cat profile.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> DP
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>> a bit like the moths we used to sail 35 years ago. About all they
were 
>>>>> good for was cracking plywood and nosediving.
>>>> hehe... Snubbies?
>>>>
>>>> DP
>>> and Imperiums and Whirlpools. Whatever happened to Peter Moor? John 
>>> Russell built one with 4" high "bows", transitioning to a slight vee 
>>> midway from memory. Didn't do anything spectacular despite
exceptionally 
>>> light weight and good rig... and the first with wings.
>>> Here's a trivia quiz - who put wings on 18's first?
>>
>> Peter holmes? holmbros?
>>
>> DP
> Richard Court, the last liberal premier in WA.
> That's if you don't count the swinging plank loaded with railway ballast

> used by an English woman skippered 5 crew 18 which defeated Mark Foy's 
> early "international" challenge, mentioned in the book Blue Water
Bushmen.

There has been some great sailors come from WA. Speaking of which. What is

Bondie up to these days. Does he get down to the local marinas any more?

DP