OPA P class boats???
01-17-2006 | 09:59 AM
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Re: OPA P class boats???
Harry, fear not. We have the P class under control. We are glad to see so much interest in racing. And yes we are reading everything that is posted. You never know where the next mouse trap will come from. We are hesitant to change in any of the classes, because there are a number of teams building boats for a particular class. The longer you leave the rules the same, the confidence begins to grow in the sport. Smitty
01-17-2006 | 12:46 PM
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Re: OPA P class boats???
Welcome back Harry. Where are the CLAMS???
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01-17-2006 | 01:00 PM
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Re: OPA P class boats???
Forget the clams, bring the lobsters!!!
Harry, you in anything other than an Outerlimits just won't seem right.
Can't wait to see the new toy. Is Bob running with you again?
Harry, you in anything other than an Outerlimits just won't seem right.
Can't wait to see the new toy. Is Bob running with you again?
01-17-2006 | 02:12 PM
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Re: OPA P class boats???
Augie There Not Clams There Quhogs And Yes We Will Be Eating Them Again Soon As For The Lobsters No To Worry You Forgot About The Shimp And Steak Well Now I'm Getting Hungry And I'm On A Diet Need To Fit Into My Life Jacket See Ya Soon Boys
Harry
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01-17-2006 | 09:28 PM
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Re: OPA P class boats???
P class will be near impossible to regulate other than top speed. The equipment being run is too diverse. By throwing a slip # out there to use as a reference point will not work for all boats. I'm running a boat for P4 this season and I can assure you that if I have an 18% prop slip for a flat course that prop will be coming off, talk about throwing power into thin air. Let's talk props, my super cupped 27 spins the exact same rpm as my 28 but it's 4 MPH faster. How are you going to calculate that? Everyone needs to be able to run the top speed of their class. If your boat can't achieve this you need to work on your setup to have a demon in the corners or a super fast stable rough water setup. How often do you run WOT the entire way around a course. I raced SOB's for many years. The 80MPH progressions and activators looked real good running in the bay. My cut down flat deck modified 20Ft 72MPH Sea Ray would whoop their arse every race day cause it also ran 72MPH in 2 to 3 footers, they ran 60.
01-18-2006 | 07:58 AM
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Re: OPA P class boats???
Dose that mean the Mailman can come out of retirement?
Originally Posted by TYPHOON
Smitty, can you list the boats that are planning on running with OPA and the classes they THINK they should be in? Is it possible to make the P5 and P4 single engines run as one class? Speed run the boats to a max of 75MPH in P4 and leave P5 to the smaller boats that might have closer to stock power and run a max of 65 MPH. This would also be much safer. With this scenario there could be 15-20 boats in P4, what a blast!!!!!
By reducing the speed on the classes you will also lower the cost to race your boat. Less speed means less HP which means less breakage which means less cost which means more racing which means more competition which means more boats which mean more spectators which means more sponsors which means more money MORE FUN FOR ALL!!!!!!
MD
By reducing the speed on the classes you will also lower the cost to race your boat. Less speed means less HP which means less breakage which means less cost which means more racing which means more competition which means more boats which mean more spectators which means more sponsors which means more money MORE FUN FOR ALL!!!!!!
MD
01-19-2006 | 04:21 PM
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Re: OPA P class boats???
You forgot P7- Cruisers, bass boats, jet skis, and pontoon boats with less than 3 engines 
