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Tim,
With all due respect, weren't we talking about boats for beginners? Yes your 21 is pretty quick, but the motor on the back of that thing would cost more to build up from new parts than my 90's! Hardly the sort of stuff a beginner will buy. And the performace of a stock K&B, TT, or OS is hardly eye opening. For a beginner it is fine tho. ;D
I'm probably losing friends fast for saying it (in this crowd), but I think the best beginners class is already existing, and quite popular. It's called petrol mono. Cost is about the same or less than most other boats (not counting stock OB tunnel). Anyone who can start and run a whipper snipper can play. Fuel is cheap, engine maintenance is low. Boats are big and heavy, so can generally take a bit of rough water and wind (the enemy of OB tunnels) and the speeds are similar to that of 45 mono, so they are not too quick. Because everyone uses the same motors, even with stock and modified motors the racing is generally pretty close. It is easily the biggest class in Adelaide, and is where most of the beginners start.
Unfortunately the whole petrol vs nitro stuff means that the nitro guys suddenly think there should be a beginners class that runs glow motors, hence Pro Am 45. Not needed. Just start with petrol mono. 8) We are starting to get some of the petrol guys who started in petrol moving into the nitro classes here, so it does happen.
Did it just get political in here?....... :
The little 12 riggers are a good place to start for people who have scratch building skills and not a lot of money. As Hammer says, they are good fun.
Ian.
With all due respect, weren't we talking about boats for beginners? Yes your 21 is pretty quick, but the motor on the back of that thing would cost more to build up from new parts than my 90's! Hardly the sort of stuff a beginner will buy. And the performace of a stock K&B, TT, or OS is hardly eye opening. For a beginner it is fine tho. ;D
I'm probably losing friends fast for saying it (in this crowd), but I think the best beginners class is already existing, and quite popular. It's called petrol mono. Cost is about the same or less than most other boats (not counting stock OB tunnel). Anyone who can start and run a whipper snipper can play. Fuel is cheap, engine maintenance is low. Boats are big and heavy, so can generally take a bit of rough water and wind (the enemy of OB tunnels) and the speeds are similar to that of 45 mono, so they are not too quick. Because everyone uses the same motors, even with stock and modified motors the racing is generally pretty close. It is easily the biggest class in Adelaide, and is where most of the beginners start.
Unfortunately the whole petrol vs nitro stuff means that the nitro guys suddenly think there should be a beginners class that runs glow motors, hence Pro Am 45. Not needed. Just start with petrol mono. 8) We are starting to get some of the petrol guys who started in petrol moving into the nitro classes here, so it does happen.
Did it just get political in here?....... :
The little 12 riggers are a good place to start for people who have scratch building skills and not a lot of money. As Hammer says, they are good fun.
Ian.
