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Economy Multihull Cruisers

Sliding Cross Tube Option for Tube 30 Cat

A simple method to get a catamaran narrow. 
 

This simple sliding tube system lets the overall beam of a catamaran be reduced greatly. It is based on the sliding tube system used on trimarans since the Trikala 19, but with an extra twist. After the hulls slide together, one long tube in each pair is taken out and replaced with a short tube. At this time it looks promising but is yet untried.

 

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