There was a guy who Pimped his F18HT back a few years ago, maxed it out per the rules, rumor is he spent about $50,000 doing it. And it killed the class as nobody else wanted to spend that kind of money to play catch up. Is that what you want?
Tim, That example above is what can happen in F16 right now!!!!
The class rules are so loose that someone can build the super pimped boat and if they point it in the right direction on the race course you wont see which way they went...Maybe the class could survive that but it would forever change it. You would have to either ban the super boat (for meeting the rules??) or you would all have to build super boats (not cheap) or just get used to having your butt kicked everytime someone turned up with a super F16...
You are incorrect with that assumption.
I suggest you read the rules.
A mast weight must be attained by suspending the tip on a horozontal plane. You could build a mast with carbon but you would be throwing your money away because you would have to overbuild or add weight to the mast for it to be legal.
Also, the F16 is intended to be a modern performance cat. Someone that sails a dated boat will have a very difficult time being competitive because of the many improvements.
This is the same as trying to make a Hobie 18 fit within the F18 class. Yes, it can be done on a budget but your boat will not compete with the modern boats. You also do not see the F18 class changing the rules to make older designs competitive with the modern boats.
We are what we are and you should embrace it because of the performance.
The price of a new F16 is very reasonable and 1/2 the cost of a new A Class.
