SMOD = sweet meteor of death?
Hopefully class leadership weighs in (clever, eh?). Maybe LP has agreed to this weight??? Their Laser building shows they are not the best at agreeing to follow construction manuals - or at least they don’t like to let people see if they are conforming.It does seem like an odd thing to make a rule... if you bought a new hull and it is underweight, is it your fault? And how do you fix it to make it class legal?
Yes. "...repairs may be made in a manner as close as possible to the methods and materials used by the Builder(s)" (From CR 3.9, emphasis mine.)Is there anything in the class rules about materials used in "repairs"?
That's what most "old-established" classes do, routinely. For example, there are usually some 50 to 60 boats at the Lightning Worlds, and they're all weighed. Of course, it takes a whole extra day + workforce + expenses. The "SM" in SMOD should mean that sort of thing isn't needed.Imagine the process for weighing 50+ boats at a Nationals
Agree. I am wondering if the reason is our “SM” is LP.The "SM" in SMOD should mean that sort of thing isn't needed.