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Old 10-09-2006, 09:07 PM   #33
brian eiland
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Transom Steps on Catamarans

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Originally Posted by diawa
Catamaran pontoons from the backside should be well sized, to design "backsteps", in your design they are far too small and seems to not carry overall hull royal way. For me it looks like a there´s only 2 sticks where the huge hull lies. See the example for example french factory where this part of the design has been taken good care

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Brian had replied: I’ve seen all of these ‘grand stairways’ to the sea that incidentally most often offer no handholds to grab onto….fine at the boatshows, but not at sea. I much prefer to walk down my more narrow, indented steps with something to hold onto, or lean against rather than fall over the side. Besides I don’t need a big width of steps to stroll down side-by-side.
I was just attending the Annapolis Sailboat Show and took a couple of photos of these two different sterns that illustrate my point. Which one would you rather negoiate, particularly at sea?
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