Interesting. One wonders how small builders like VectorWorks Marine and AHPC handle this. Their stock size is at max 500 kg or 1000 lbs, that is about 35 masts.

The new custom beams for the Aussie blade comprise an initial stock size of 250 kg (500 lbs), about 60 beams (or 30 sets for 30 boats).

Total stock costs for the alu (masts and beams) is not more then one fully fitted boat. Through sharing of production batches the costs have been reduced further. Although it must be said that he fact that they use straight beams instead of curved ones is helping.

In their opinion, producing and stocking hulls is much more of an issue.

In Australia, small classes who lost builder support have found a neat way to compensate for the alu "issue", the class itself owns the extrusion dye and the class itselfs maintains a stock of masts and beams. And this is really not as expensive as it seems, so maybe this is an idea for the H20 owners ?

Wouter