[PCW] Sea Sled

[Captnlen]

Hickman patented the sea sled hull and was  I guess very demanding and 
so never was produced.  Did trials in WW2 with US Navy but again the 
patent thing and they went with the PT hard chine hulls for patrol boats.

Was a company in FL that produced a FG version a few years ago after 
patents had all expired but never caught on.  By that time the Deep V 
and multistep hulls were in production and it didn't have a performance 
equal.

Anyone notice the "M" hull tested and used for stealth vessel by the 
Navy  Sort of quadramaran

Then the British have had a large 300 Power Tri going for several years now.

Georgs Kolesnikovs wrote:

>Noah Thompson in New Zealand <info at eastcapemarine.com> asked me to post this:
>
>I have an issue of " Motorboat" national trade journal dated June 
>1928. On the first page is an advert from "Sea Sled" and in the 
>advert is a power catamaran about 30 feet long doing about 30 knots 
>over some waves. Simply amazing. 
>
>Does anyone have any other photos or information on power cats from 
>this area? I would like to do a rendition of this fine looking cat.
>
>Thanks,
>
>Noah Thompson
>East Cape Marine
>http://www.eastcapemarine.com/
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