That boat has taken some serious abuse!
It's a lightweight racing boat for crissakes. If you needed a boat to take that kind of abuse Will (and no disrespect intended) you should have gone for something rotomoulded.
While I'll admit that the differences between port and starboard hulls might be somewhat puzzling, it could be simply down to prevailing wind dir where you sail, particular route always followed out of the water or sundry other reasons.
Bottom line though? I wouldn't expect ANY make of GRP or epoxy boat to take the sort of abuse that those photos show without problems (and I'll include an H16 in that statement, even though you've got one). I just wouldn't choose to abuse a boat in that way. I have sailed on and off rocky coastlines, shingle beaches, concrete ramps etc. and my boats always touch only the water and the trolley - nothing else.
If you have a concern over the construction of one hull over the other then surely discuss that aspect with VMW, even have the construction reported on (you'll have to cut a section from each hull). But to blame VMW for the damage evidenced by those photos is IMHO plain wrong.
Last edited by Jalani; 11/12/07 03:45 AM.