Carbon masts send the price of the boat way past that of an F18. Weight and price go hand in hand. Most of you have said that yourselves.
I said that the F16's INCLUDING a carbon mast upgrade are still cheaper then competitive F18's.
We have given examples of that many times but most strikingly are the Stealth F16's that come standard with a carbon mast for 9650 GBP = 12.742 Euro's in the race version (= most expensive).
Same applies to VWM Blade F16 imports to EU with a carbon mast upgrade. The Aussie Blade F16 is now under minimum weight with the Alu mast and doesn't require a carbon mast upgrade.
Wouter
The RETAIL price for your examples is less than a RETAIL price for a F18.
the PRODUCTION cost for an F16 with carbon mast and to class min weight is MORE than the production cost of an F18.
Do you think that just because you have 2ft shorter hulls its going to be a whole lot cheaper to build?
The components on an optimised F16 are much more expensive to produce. Carbon mast, rudder boxes, beams (even alloy would be the same cost as F18), same number of blocks and ropes etc. So how exactly will an F16 be cheaper to produce than an F18?? Where are the savings? all I see are more expensive components and more time to produce the hulls with more expensive materials.
