Windmill Class Association

I think you can blame my dad for the limit on rail size. In the late 1950s we built a 22-foot Suicide development boat. It had wide rails, sort of like a 505, made of wood. Windmills started copying the rails, as on Tampa Bay it really helped in the waves. But it also gave a wider hiking base. So limits had to be set. The widest at that time was, you guessed it, what was decided to be the future maximum. Dave Ellis

:: I was asked in Ohio about rails on the boats. It seams
:: one of the memebers noticed that the wood boats seam to
:: have wider rails then the glass boats. And I was asked
:: if on a glass boat can they be widder.
::
:: The anwser is that depends on the boats. Some or the
:: glass boats have wider rails then others. But if you go
:: to the class plans the widest the rail can be is 2.25
:: inchs from the hull measured pependicular to the hull

:: So you need to measure the railing you have and see if
:: you can add any.

:: On my Moorman it is only 1/4 under the limit wth the rub
:: rail on. I hope that helps.
::
:: If you have other questions post them.