Hickman sea sled

The Hickman Sea Sled is an inverted vee planing hull invented by Albert Hickman. The Sea Sled is a direct forerunner of the modern high speed catamaran or tunnel hull.

A new type of vessel, which promises to revolutionize water craft and which takes the same place on the water that the automobile does on land - Scientific American 26 September 1914

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    Bibliography
    • Campbell, Lorne. Innovation in Small Craft Design - A Tribute. The Royal Institute of Naval Architects Web Site.
    • Gerr, Dave. "The Hickman Sea Sled: The Best High Speed Hull Ever? (article)" Boatbuilder Magazine Sept/Oct 1998.
    • Gerr, Dave. "Sea Sled Slides Again (article)." Boatbuilder Magazine Jan/Feb 2003
    • Hall, Charles H. "Manufacturing Sea Sleds (article)." Motor Boat. 10 Nov 1926
    • Nelson, Curtis L. Hunters in the Shallows: A History of the PT Boat. 2003 ISBN 978-1-57488-601-6
    • Seidman, David. "Damned by Faint Praise (article)." 100th issue of Wooden Boat, May/June 1991.

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