Reply To: Floor Boards
The points in the rules which are confusing me have been copied and pasted below.
14.1 The hull, including all correctors, hatches and fittings permanently attached to it by screws, bolts, resin, or glue, and pulley blocks attached to the hull and dry control lines shall not weigh less than 72kg. The centreboard, rudder, floorboards, and mainsheet are excluded from the weight.
8.12 The types, positions and arrangement of floor boards, fittings, self-bailers, sheeting and centreboard hoists are free. The mainsheet track may extend outboard to the topside panel. If the side-deck profile is cut away for this purpose the panel on which the track sits must satisfy rules 8.4(iv) and 8.4(v).
What I am wondering is what the rules mean by floor boards? On a traditional boat they would be refering to a floor laid on top of the bottom of the boat for extra strength usually to protect the ribs and planks in clinker construction.
I would be very grateful if anyone could provide any explaination hopefully with drawing or photos regarding these floor boards.
Thank you.
Regards
Martin Ward
