NAMBA Sport Classes Rule Change

[captwalter]

All NAMBA and NAMBA/IMPBA members can and should vote on this proposed rule change.

Jack St.Clair from District 3 has written the following:

VOTE NO on the SPORT CLASSES RULE CHANGE!

WHY??? The new rule, if passed, states that "The strut may not extent past the rudder". OK. Well how far may the rudder extend past the rear of the transom? 4 inches, 6 inches, 12 inches? Who's to say? Then it goes on to state, "Extension struts will not be allowed. The strut must be of the standard over-the-counter type or a similiarly styled scratch built unit". So What? Who cares? A strut BRACKET could be fabricated and used to extend the strut back as far as you want. No distinction of what parts might be included in the definition of STRUT or limitations of the length from the transom to the rear of the strut have been included in the new rule. This new rule proposal is absolutely ridiculous, as it ultimately states (and can obviously be intentionally misconstrued by some) that you can do whatever you want to do with the strut placement. I believe the rules should stay as they are. The Sport 40 class is a great class as it is and as it was designed to be.

VOTE NO AND SEND IN YOU BALLOT TODAY. The deadline is March 1st. Thank you, Jack St. Clair, NAMBA #1503

To read Jack's complete letter go to www.namba3.net

I support Jack on this and request all members that want to see the sport classes survive to vote NO! Perry P. Walter, NAMBA #831

 

[Paul Pachmayer]

Hello,

Sorry but I'm on the other side of the fence. On a sport hydro hanging the strut off the transom sure does make life easier. Adjustments are a snap and mounting is simplified. Plus get real, mounting the strut anything more than an inch or two off the transom doesn't help the boats preformance. We've been running electrics this way and I've never seen what's described above. Do you see riggers running 6 inch extentions.

Time to come out of the stone age folks, their "sport" boats not scale. VOTE YES!

Example: Super Sport 45

Paul.

 

[PHIL THOMAS]

I would like to see this rule change passed.

I can only see it helping the sport classes. Namba has a variation of the rule for each type of sport boat, this would clear up the confusion, and allow some newbees to build the boats easier, one less hole to drill in the bottom of the boat.

This is not a must do just an option, so if you feel that your boat will run best with the strut under the boat go that way.

I dont think allowing struts on the transom will make anything obsolete or add any performance.

Go ahead and vote yes on the NAMBA rule change.

IMPBA faces this same question with a group of boaters in Canada that insist on building scale looking sport boats, that have the struts on the transom. They could care less what the IMPBA rule is as they race and support the class up in Canada on their own.

We in IMPBA should review this rule also for all the sport class boats. If NAMBA approves this rule change then i hope there would be a move to do the same in the IMPBA rules.

PHIL THOMAS

 

[rcboatlover]

Dam I diden't know you could mount the strut on the transom! I thought it wouldn't work unless it was mounted under the hull. What a pain in the @#$ ! How do you keep the water out of the hull with that set up? I wish I would have known or I would have set up my boat with the strut on the back. I don't race, but I can clearly see why it would be nice to allow racers to have the sturt mounted on the transom of the boat. Yes the rule seems alittle vague, but if there is no big advantage to running the sturt 12" from the hull then what is the difference? I think what they should do is set a limit, "lets say 6 inches" and allow racers to mount it on the back.

Sorry Perry, you had a good case till I read the other comments. Is there something they don't know about an unfair advantage to having an unlimited strut length? Unless there is one, I'm going to vote YES.

Dale P.

IMPBA # 19325

 

[Paul Pachmayer]

Hello,

How do you keep the water out of the hull with that set up?

I don't get water in my boats, bad for the electronics.

I've found that having the prop as close to the transom as possible on a Sport hydro is the way to go. Any further back than a couple inches the boats handling suffers. I've got boats setup both ways, there's no advantage either way other than conveniance.

Paul.

 

[Scott Schneider]

Getting the strut mounted on the transom is the best thing to possablity happen in SPORT boats !! Scales stay under the hull.

That would be so great !! Times have changed and these are still TOY boats and if off the transom works worse? then stay under? If it works better then like all things in racing, either do as others do or shut up and race !! <_< Scott

PS. Sports boats are only in the spirit of Unlimited Lites and are NOT scale boats, so like the real boats are doing we should be able to do the same. Off the transom hardware.