I'm a victim of my speed reading again...I see now that this post says 86 which is about 200lb. I really hate to be a nay-sayer, but I'm going to be much more inclined to buy an 8 year old boat for $8k that is at or very near the minimum weight of 75kg (165lbs) than a new boat at $19k and is closer to 200 lbs.

It may be a success in it's own class but I don't see it being a success as an a-cat...people just won't buy it (not with an American mentality anyway).

That said, if you did actually follow the model set by Rohan Vehal and build an a-cat with some minor material compromises but hedging on larger scale production and reduced cost, I think you would sell like hotcakes.

When I get some time, I'll make another post about a-cat prices and the breakdown.