for fear of throwing fuel on the flames.

Formula cat, Vector etc get what they are given by AHPC. I doubt they have any choice in the masts they receive. When Boyer was heavily involved the quality control seemed much higher.. Hopefully this will improve as the new factories get more experience.. As for where the masts now are extruded I am not 100% sure.. The only person who would know is Greg Goodall.. Whether he will tell is another issue.. Saying this his sails still seem to be showing the way and that division seems stable...

I do know that Chinese extruders are not guaranteeing a straight tube under 2 mm wall thickness.. This may be where your getting the chinese reference.. This basically leaves the vast majority of Chinese extruders unacceptable for us to use.. Saying this there may be a factory in China who has the technology & skill to do the job.. But finding the gem inside the box of dross isn't an easy task unless you willing to spend a few months in China and paying a trusted chinese associate to walk you through the process..


Guys I know his isn't satisfactory but please be calm.. There are two avenues of exploratory investigation happening to improve the situation.. One or both could come up trumps with something for the F16 population.. We just have to give the boffins time to work the numbers.. Remember these guys are doing the work for us for free.. Even if it goes ahead they will only just return their costs without labour costs.. So we cant place too much stress on them to finalise the research unless we pay...

My only suggestion is contact Stealth and get a current bare bones stick quote.. If your desperate for a stick asap and do not trust the recent superwing batches. Or contact Scarcrow and get plans for his ply/carbon wing.. <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif" alt="" />
But if your a Viper "one design" owner I guess your stuck.. <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/crazy.gif" alt="" />


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