Float connection assemblies for multi-hulled boats

A variable beam multi-hulled boat including a main float, a retractable stabilising float in spaced apart side-by-side relationship and an above-water float connection assembly adapted to maintain said floats in parallel side-by-side relationship, said assembly including a support beam fixed to said stabilising float and a pivot assembly connecting said support beam to said main float for pivotal movement with respect to said main float about a longitudinal axis to enable said stabilising float to be retracted towards said main float, and said pivot assembly including a pair of spaced guide frame assemblies each connected pivotally at opposite ends to said main float and to said support beam respectively for pivotal movement about respective spaced longitudinal axes and said guide frame assemblies being adapted to restrain said support beam for pivotal movement guiding said stabilising float for movement in a substantially horizontal direction towards said main float, to maintain a stabilising relationship with said main float at all times, and there being provided releasable locking means associated with said float connection assembly and operable to maintain said stabilizing float in its extended position.