Well let's talk about the "cost to build" a Nacra Infusion F18 vs. a Nacra Inter 20.

Let's assume that due to the outrageous cost of Carbon, they are going to now use the same mast on the I20 as the Infusion, but a bit longer. (is it 2 feet?)

I will defer to all of you who have owned BOTH the Infusion and the I20 when I ask what is the difference in all the little parts:

The blocks, main, jib, spin, are they the same?

The rigging, is it the same gage wires, just longer?

The spin poles, same tubes, just longer?

The jib track, same on both? I heard the jib is the same.

I'm all for affordable big boats. If a big company such as Nacra or Hobie (really the only two big cat companies we have, right?) can cross-utilize as many parts on the two boats as possible, that should help bring the "cost to build" down, right?

So the cost differential between the two should be minimal, it should only be the extra costs of the longer hulls, larger spin and main, longer mast.

The builder should be able to get a discount since they are buying so many of the -same parts- for both boats, right?

I've not sailed on an Infusion, I don't know how much of their equipment could be put on a "new model" Inter 20 without any modifications, but if I were the builder, to keep costs down, I would try to use as many as possible on ALL my boats, from a 14-16-18-20 foot boat. Yes, the 14 might have some "stout" blocks on it, and maybe a little heavy rigging, using the same stuff as an Inter 20, but that should lead to a longer life, right?

Then you could market is as "Overbuilt, Strong like Bull, great for beginners who might pile it up from time to time." right?

If instead you are going to try to use different sized blocks, sheets, wires, beams, mast sections, etc. on every different sized boat, well, of course your parts costs are going to be much higher, leading to a more expensive boat, leading to less boat sales, right?