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Camarillo Pond Rats

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ENGINE / MOTOR CLASSIFICATIONS

1. Internal Combution Engine - cc= cubic centimeters, ci=cubic inch

1.1. NitroMethane
Class A ......0 - 3.509 cc (0 - 0.21 ci)
Class B ......3.51 - 7.509 cc (0.22 - 0.45 ci)
Class C ......7.51 - 11.009 cc (0.46 - 0.67 ci)
Class X ......11.01 - 30.009 cc (0.68 - 1.80 ci)

1.2 Gasoline - (60"L x 30"W Hull Max)
1.2.1.General Classes - Industrial
Class G1......15.0 to 25.99 cc ( 0.915 - 1.586 ci)
Class G2......26.0 - 35.99 cc (1.586 - 2.196 ci)
(100 Octane Gasoline Max)
1.2.2. Open Classes - Modified
Class GX1....15.0 to 25.99 cc ( 0.915 - 1.586 ci)
Class GX2....26.0 - 35.99 cc (1.586 - 2.196 ci)
(117 Octane Gasoline Max)

2. Electric Motor - cell=1.2v / any chemistry
Class M2 .....Single .05 motor w/brushes,any endbell,ferrite magnets,1-4 cells
Class N1 .....Stock ROAR approved motor,1-6 cells
Class N2 .....Any size of motor(s),endbell,bearings,magnets,1-6 cells
Class O ......Any size of motor(s),endbell,bearings,magnets,7-8 cells
Class P ......Any size of motor(s),endbell,bearings,magnets,9-12 cells
Class Q ......Any size of motor(s),endbell,bearings,magnets,13-18 cells
Class S ......Any size of motor(s),endbell,bearings,magnets,19-24 cells
Class R ......Any size of motor(s),endbell,bearings,magnets,25-32 cells

GENERAL POWER BOATHULL TYPES

Monoplane
  -Deep-V
  -Shallow-V
  -Crackerbox (flat-bottom)
Sport Hydroplane
  -Three-point
  -Canards
Scale Hydroplane
  -Unlimited Lights
  -Unlimited
Outrigger Hydroplane
OPC Tunnel
Catamaran

RADIO FREQUENCIES,

CHANNELS AND FLAG COLORS

Converting Frequency to Channel Numbers (in the U.S.A.)
To convert a frequency to a channel number:
Take the hundredths number in the frequency [i.e. in 72.990, use 99]
Subtract 21 from this number [99 - 21 = 78]
Divide by 2 [78 / 2 = 39]
Add 21 to the result [39 + 21 = 60]
The result is the channel number [60]
To convert a channel number to a frequency:
Subtract 21 from the channel number [i.e. 60 - 21 = 39]
Multiply the number by 2 [39 * 2 = 78]
Add 21 to this number [78 + 21 = 99]
The result can be found by prepending a "72." in front of this number [72.990]

27 MHz band (Aircraft, Car, Boat)
Channel Number   MHz   Flag Color
1    26.995   Brown
2    27.045   Red
3    27.095   Orange
4    27.145   Yellow
5    27.195   Green
6    27.255   Blue

50 MHz band (Aircraft, Car, Boat)
[FCC license required]
Channel Number    MHz
RC00     50.800
RC01     50.820
RC02     50.840
RC03     50.860
RC04     50.880
RC05     50.900
RC06     50.920
RC07     50.940
RC08     50.960
RC09     50.980

53 MHz band (Aircraft, Car, Boat)
[FCC license required]
Channel (Flag) Colors   MHz
Black-Brown             53.100
Black-Red                53.200
Black-Orange           53.300
Black-Yellow            53.400
Black-Green             53.500
Black-Blue               53.600
Black-Violet             53.700
Black-Gray               53.800

75 MHz band (Car, Boat Only)
Channel Number MHz

61 75.410 76 75.710

62 75.430 77 75.730
63 75.450 78 75.750

64 75.470 79 75.770
65 75.490 80 75.790

66 75.510 81 75.810
67 75.530 82 75.830

68 75.550 83 75.850
69 75.570 84 75.870

70 75.590 85 75.890
71 75.610 86 75.910

72 75.630 87 75.930
73 75.650 88 75.950

74 75.670 89 75.970
75 75.690 90 75.990

NAUTICAL TERMINOLOGY

AFT: Toward the stern of the boat.

ABEAM: At right angles to the keel of the boat, but not on the boat.

BALLAST: Weight in the lower portion of a boat, used to add stability.

BEAM: A boat's greatest width.

BEARING: The direction of an object expressed either as a true bearing as shown on a chart, or as a relative bearing ( to the headding of the boat).

BOOT TOP: A painted line that indicates the water line.

BOW: Then fron of a boat.

BILGE: The lowest part of a boat, designed to collect water that enters the boat.

BRIDGE: The location from which a vessel is steered and its speed controlled. "Control Station" is really a more appropriate term for small craft.

BRIGHTWORK: Varnished wood work and polished metal.

BULKHEAD: A verticle partion that seperates compartments and serves to stiffen the hull.

BUOY: An anchored float used for marking a position on the water or a hazard or a shoal and for mooring.

CAPSIZE: To turn over.

CHINE: The intersection of the bottom and sides of a flat or V-bottom hull.

COAMING: A verticle piece arround the edge of a cockpit, hatch, etc., that stops water from running below deck.

COCKPIT: An opening in the deck from which the boat is handled.

COUPLER: A device that connects the driveshaft to the motor or engine.

DEAD AHEAD: Directly ahead.

DEAD ASTERN: Directly aft.

DEAD BOAT: When a boat looses power, or becomes disabled in the traffic lanes of a race course or lake.

DEADRISE ANGLE: The angle or steepness in degrees of the hull's bottm.

DISPLACEMENT: The wieght of water displaced by the floating boat. The boats weight.

DRAFT: The depth of water the boat draws. The depth the boat sits in the water.

FREEBOARD: A boat's flat side panel; the minimum verticle distance between the water and the sheer.

FLEX SHAFT: A flexible cable that serves as a driveshaft as opposed to Shaft Drive.

FOULED: Any piece of equipment that is jammed or entangled, or dirtied.

HARD CHINE: An abrupt itersection between the hull side and the hull bottom.

HATCH: An opening in a boat's deck fitted with a watertight cover.

INBOARD: Inside the boat; a motor placed inside the boat.

KEEL: The hull's centerline that runs fore and aft; a boat's backbone.

OUTBOARD: A detachable motor mounted on the transom of the boat. Out side of the boat.

LINE: Rope and cordage used aboard a vessel.

MIDSHIP: Approximately in the location equally distant from the bow and stern.

NAUTICAL MILE: One minute of latitude; approximately 6076 feet - about 1/8 longer than the statute mile of 5280 feet.

PLANING HULL: A type of hull shaped to glide easily across the water at high speed.

PORT SIDE: The left side of the boat when looking forward.

PROPELLER: The screw like propulsive device connected to the engine shaft.

RUDDER: A vertical plate or board for steering a boat.

RUNNING LIGHTS: Lights required to be shown on boats underway between sundown and sunup.

SCREW: A boat's propeller.

SCUPPERS: Drain holes on deck, in the toe rail, or in bulwarks or (with drain pipes) in the deck itself.

SEAMANSHIP: All the arts and skills of boat handling, ranging from maintenance and repairs to piloting, sail handling, marlinespike work, and rigging.

SEAWORTHY: A boat or a boat's gear able to meet the usual sea conditions.

SHAFT DRIVE: A solid drive shaft as opposed to a FLex Drive Shaft.

STERN: The aft (rear) of a boat.

SHEER: The upper edge of a boat's sides.

SHIP: A larger vessel usually thought of as being used for ocean travel. A vessel able to carry a "boat" on board.

STARBOARD SIDE: The right side of a boat when looking forward.

STRAKES: Ridges that run along the bottom of a hull.

STRINGERS: Support strips running forward and aft.

STUFFING BOX: A metal tube, stuffed with water-proof grease that supports the driveshaft and seals the hull.

TILLER: A bar or handle for turning a boat's rudder or an outboard motor.

TOPSIDES: The sides of a vessel between the waterline and the deck; sometimes referring to onto or above the deck.

TRANSOM: The stern cross-section of a square-stern boat.

TRIM: The fore-and-aft balance of a boat

V BOTTOM: A hull with the bottom section in the shape of a "V".

WATERLINE: A line painted on a hull which shows the point to which a boat sinks when it is properly trimmed (see BOOT TOP).

WINDWARD: Toward the direction from which the wind is coming.

YACHT: A pleasure vessel, a pleasure boat; in American usage the idea of size and luxury is conveyed, either sail or power.

Dave Hilton- Commodore, (open)- Vice Commodore, Steve Scott- Club/Pond Manager, Ken Wiley- Secretary/Tresurer,Cleve Smith- Marketing Director