[MHml] Catamarans (seagull strikers)

[Bill Gibbs]

Out in SoCal they've always been gull strikers

Bill 

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[mailto:multihulls-bounces at steamradio.com] On Behalf Of Clifford Bradford
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Subject: Re: [MHml] Catamarans (seagull strikers)

Is the term "seagull striker" a European thing? I've always thought of them
as "pelican strikers"? BTW there was a sweet article on this very topic
about the all carbon forebeam arrangement (dolphin and pelican errr...
seagull strikers) on the Gunboat 48.

On some smaller boats (Tornadoes, VX40 and I think the Firebirds) there is
no strut the strikers simply connect a short distance up the forestay which
messes up your ability to roller furl and splits the forestay into two (i.e.
the tension's not the same throughout) but ti is dead sexy.

Cliff

Chad Greene wrote:
> Thanks Tom,
> The pictures are indeed "worth a thousand words".
> Chad
>
> Tom Henry wrote:
>
>   
>> Chad...
>>
>> FWIW there was a nice solution implemented by a UK builder for his 
>> Woods Strider design -- he simply used two striker posts instead of 
>> one - separated by enough distance to accommodate his furler 
>> drum/gear. Wicked (yes we still say that here in New England) slick!
>>
>> I posted two pix I dug up from my archives to a temp location here...
>> http://www.tomhenry.us/tbs3/meta_c123/index123c.php?id=30&show=id
>>
>> HTH,
>> TomH
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