[PCW] Sea Sled

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Or are you suggesting that the Hikman inverted V "model 28" is actually a 
"sporting sailing cat hull" and they decided to fit large surface drives to 
it because sailing was to slow?

Sorry just trying to translate your e-mail.

Regards,
Noah

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Georgs Kolesnikovs" <georgs at powercatamaranworld.com>
To: "Power Catamaran List" <power-catamaran at lists.samurai.com>
Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2007 10:34 AM
Subject: Re: [PCW] Sea Sled


> So, Malcolm, are you confirming the Sea Sled was a bona fide catamaran 
> hull?
>
> Not a trick question. Just would like to know.
>
> --Georgs
>
>>In the 1960's I was a licenced builder of Tornados. I used to buy my 
>>fittings
>>from a family by the name of Wiseman who lived in Kohimarama in  Auckland. 
>>The
>>wisemans were well known in flying 18 circles but what was interesting was
>>that in the garage along side their house was a beautifully built  double
>>diagonal timber construction Hickman Sea Sled!
>>
>>I think that anybody who has had anything to do with the design and 
>>building
>>of sporting sailing cats has, at some time, put a big outboard on the back 
>>and
>>gone for it. . Back in the 60s we did it with Tornados and in the 70's we 
>>did
>>it with Great Barrier Expresses and now Reynolds are doing it with the
>>Reynolds 33. However making it commercially viable is a totally different
>>thing.
>>
>>Regards,
>>
>>Malcolm Tennant.
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