Just looking at buying an H16 but there's a weird crossmember or brace between the bows of the two hulls where the bridle wire attaches.
Anyone know what that's for?..apart from the obvious strengthening of 2 bendy rotten hulls!
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| Author: | thehazards [ Tue May 26, 2015 11:46 pm ] |
| Post subject: | H16 with a weird bow Cross Member? |
Just looking at buying an H16 but there's a weird crossmember or brace between the bows of the two hulls where the bridle wire attaches. Anyone know what that's for?..apart from the obvious strengthening of 2 bendy rotten hulls!
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| Author: | thehazards [ Wed May 27, 2015 1:00 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: H16 with a weird bow Cross Member? |
I believe it's also called a bow spreader |
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| Author: | MBounds [ Wed May 27, 2015 11:28 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: H16 with a weird bow Cross Member? |
thehazards wrote: Anyone know what that's for?..apart from the obvious strengthening of 2 bendy rotten hulls! There's your answer right there. I'd be real nervous about sailing a boat that needed that kind of reinforcement to stay in one piece. |
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| Author: | thehazards [ Thu May 28, 2015 7:30 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: H16 with a weird bow Cross Member? |
Apparently it was taken off an early 80's H16 that he owned before, as it assists as a handle to control the boat when launching in surf. |
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| Author: | optikid [ Thu May 28, 2015 6:54 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: H16 with a weird bow Cross Member? |
someone near me has one they made on it. he said it makes it easyier to pull through the sand and just connects the bows and makes it alittle stiffer |
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