Patent ID: 9272753
Filing Date: 2016-03-01
CPC Classification: B63B

Claim Text:
1. A hull locating arrangement for a multi-hulled vessel, the vessel having a body at least partially suspended above at least a first and a second hull by support components, the hull locating arrangement comprising for a said hull a first locating linkage and a second locating linkage to together constrain said hull in the lateral, longitudinal, roll and yaw directions relative to the body, the first and second locating linkages being longitudinally spaced, the first locating linkage including a first part and a second part, one of said parts of the first locating linkage being pivotally connected to the body about a body end pivot axis, the other of said parts being pivotally connected to said hull about a hull end pivot axis, the first locating linkage being arranged to permit relative motion between the first and second parts along at least one sliding axis to thereby permit the first locating linkage to vary in length between the body end pivot axis and the hull end pivot axis, the support components including a first support component adjacent the first locating linkage, the first support component including a first support element providing a support force supporting a portion of the body above the said hull, wherein the support force of the first support element of the first support component has a line of action that is within thirty degrees of parallel to a first linkage plane extending through the body end pivot axis and the hull end pivot axis.