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Where do people think the minium weight should be set? 45kg? (100lbs)



Take a look at the weight analysis I did last earlier this year :

http://www.xs4all.nl/~whijink/F12/F12_weight_and_cost_push_rod_setup.xls

I can't get it down to less then 63 kg ready to sail when using 4 mm ply.

A rotomoulded version will be heavier by at least 15 kg according to my data.

Even when using 3 mm ply (which is rather weak) you can't get it down to 45 kg overall while limiting yourself to only using simple materials and building methods.

Wouter


Wouter Hijink
Formula 16 NED 243 (one-off; homebuild)
The Netherlands