OK, back to the original question (or the thread-creep question) How much "should" a 20' racing cat cost?
Here's how I look at it; how much cheaper is the F16 Viper vs. the F18 Capricorn? They are both built by the same builder, using many of the same parts, so how much more would it cost to stretch a Cap. to 20 feet? I'm thinking they could use most of the same parts again (same beams, daggers, rudders, slightly taller mast but of the same section, etc.) and the cost should be about the same difference as the Viper vs. Cap, only in the "More" direction, right?
If the F16 Viper is say, $2,000 less than the F18 Cap, than a F20 Cap should be about $2,000 more than the F18 Cap, right? (I have no idea if that is the actual price differential, just a shot in the dark, but you get the point I'm sure.)
Viper is built near Bangkok in Thailand.
Capricorn is built on an island called Batam in Indonesia (across the Straits from Singapore).
Same company, AHPC, builds and sells these boats, but outsourced to different suppliers for the hulls.
Share parts like beams when they are assembled in Bendigo, Australia.
