It would be nice for my boat to be within the rules but I like things to be simple and I think the centre beam is an eye sore.
In the interest of assisting change I have gone for a one piece wire mounted tramp via the beams for simplicity and to save stressing my light weight deck.
I will have only 200mm length of centre beam for my traveller cleat to mount from but that’s it.
The tramp will sit under it with a bolt rope mounted to the underside of the rear beam. If people like it they may opt to copy me and the rules may yet be changed.
A beam after all is classified as a support and while mine doesn't span across the tramp to the front beam it still supports my traveller cleat and the rules don't specify the length of the centre beam. Hopefully this is a loop hole.
I think for NSW we need the mossie to be simple and cost effective otherwise the enthusiast who wants to build his own may build another design.
Beam sections are sold in 6.5 mtr lengths and expensive purchase for one beam and until NSW numbers grow we can’t divvy up the left over’s..
I also would like to approach the wooden boat building classes for novices. It’s based here in Sydney and if we offer the mossie plans I hopes they might build up NSW members. The cost will help that factor as a mossie is a good class per dollar value...
Increasing that attribute can only be a good thing or otherwise they may prefer for a little extra, to build a taipan or a new blade...
I also was wondering how the vote system works is it counted by votes received yay or nay then the percentage or is votes not received from members considered a nay vote to affect the percentage?
I hope encourage the KISS Factor of the class and will go ahead with my adopted design (race legal or not) to help promote the changes..
Last edited by Bandit; 10/07/07 09:15 PM.