[quote=DamonLinkous][quote=beardy]I have done extensive searches and am looking for clarification...?
Why are cats not not wider?
Why not a 10ft wide P16 for example?
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Mike, Welcome to TheBeachcats.com!
It's all about trailering. In the US there is both a federal max-width of 102 inches (2.6 meters) for commercial vehicles and then each state has their own law. In every case but Hawaii the states use the Federal guidleline of 102 inches.
That's why you end up with three high performance racing classes that all have about the same width despite being 16, 18, and 20 feet long.
F16 = 2.5 meters or 8 feet 2.43 inches
F18 = 2.6 meters or 8 feet 6.36 inches
Nacra 20 = 2.6 meters or 8 feet 6.36 inches
There have been wide beachcats, the famous Tornado was 20 x 10 feet, and recently Nacra introduced the Nacra 20 Carbon which is 20 x 10.5 feet, and then there were the 18 Squares which were very wide because they were a single handed class with very few rules.
But living with a 10 foot wide boat just introduces something extra to deal with :-D
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