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Box rule ? #229438 03/07/11 09:41 PM 03/07/11 09:41 PM
Joined: Jul 2010 Posts: 87 Gold Coast QLD Damo OP journeyman
Damo OP journeyman Joined: Jul 2010 Posts: 87 Gold Coast QLD	Pardon my ignorance as I'm new to this site and the rules of the F16. I'm currently racing a Nacra 5.8 and looking at racing one up with a kite. "Question"are the home builds a specified manufactured boat or can you build and tinker with design as long as it fits in the box rule? Thanks Damien Damien 1820 Raw Prawn (under construction)!!! QLD

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Re: Box rule ? [Re: Damo] #229439 03/07/11 09:43 PM 03/07/11 09:43 PM
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Kris Hathaway addict Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 606 Maryland	Build and tinker as long as it fits!!!!! Kris Hathaway

Re: Box rule ? [Re: Kris Hathaway] #229446 03/07/11 11:51 PM 03/07/11 11:51 PM
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Damo OP journeyman Joined: Jul 2010 Posts: 87 Gold Coast QLD	Thanks Kris Cheers :-) Damien 1820 Raw Prawn (under construction)!!! QLD

Re: Box rule ? [Re: Damo] #229504 03/09/11 06:34 AM 03/09/11 06:34 AM
Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 976 France pepin old hand
pepin old hand Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 976 France	Tinker all you want but a 5.8 won't fit the 16 rules unless you cut 80cms out of the hulls

Re: Box rule ? [Re: pepin] #229507 03/09/11 09:39 AM 03/09/11 09:39 AM
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PTP Carpal Tunnel Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 2,921 Michigan	Originally Posted by pepin Tinker all you want but a 5.8 won't fit the 16 rules unless you cut 80cms out of the hulls would you cut it off the bows or the sterns? Interesting project Send one to me and I'll try it. Last edited by PTP; 03/09/11 09:39 AM.

Re: Box rule ? [Re: PTP] #229513 03/09/11 11:59 AM 03/09/11 11:59 AM
Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 976 France pepin old hand
pepin old hand Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 976 France	The two A class based F16 I know about were both hacked up at the stern to remove the 2 extraneous feet...

Re: Box rule ? [Re: pepin] #229525 03/09/11 04:46 PM 03/09/11 04:46 PM
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Damo OP journeyman Joined: Jul 2010 Posts: 87 Gold Coast QLD	Originally Posted by pepin Tinker all you want but a 5.8 won't fit the 16 rules unless you cut 80cms out of the hulls Hehehe Sorry I meant I currently sail a 5.8 and wanted to build a F16 not cut a 5.8 down it would have a lot of hull volume though! Damien 1820 Raw Prawn (under construction)!!! QLD

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