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B-Lion cat handicap rating

onekiwi

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Posted: Jan 08, 2015 - 10:21 AM

I was trying to find out the handicap rating of a 40 year 20 ft B-lion cat,old boat was passed over for the tornado in the olympic's
thanks

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Carl

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rattlenhum

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Posted: Jan 08, 2015 - 11:35 AM

The Inactive Multihull Portsmouth Table includes a B-Lion, but the numbers seem high for a 20 footer.

http://www.ussailing.org/racing/offshore-big-boats/portsmouth-yardstick/current-tables/multihull-classes-inactive/

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pbegle

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Posted: Jan 08, 2015 - 12:36 PM

I detect a sleeper for the Tripoint race! 73 may not be accurate but was probably correctly done. Proper PN needs a goodly number of races to be accurate and I doubt if there were more than a couple for deriving that number. My first experience racing was a H-16 vs B-lion on Lake St Clair (Mi) in '71. There's one for sale in Grand Rapids in addition to the one in Torrance. For $400 it's a steal but not good for Isabella, Carl. Pete
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Posted: Jan 08, 2015 - 12:39 PM

onekiwiI was trying to find out the handicap rating of a 40 year 20 ft B-lion cat,old boat was passed over for the tornado in the olympic's
thanks

Jerome linked to probably the only info available, do you have a B-Lion in sailing shape?

If so please add pictures to the B-Lion photo album page
http://www.thebeachcats.c…ictures?g2_itemId=108172

And if you happen to have any printed info about the boat that would be great.

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Damon Linkous
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DamonLinkous

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Posted: Jan 08, 2015 - 03:13 PM

I've always like the way the B-Lion and the Shark catamarans folded in the middle for trailering. Seems like a practical solution for a wide beachcat and a whole lot less windage and drama than a tilting trailer.

Since these were invented in the 1960's it makes me wonder what could be done with today's construction techniques.

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onekiwi

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Posted: Jan 08, 2015 - 08:02 PM

Thanks for the link Jerome

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