Also it must be cheap to follow the APHC route for the Viper, Scan an Infusion hull <$3000, scale it down (free), CNC cut female molds <$3000?
I would be careful with quotes like this... People may take them as the gospel.
Cad Jockeys charge around $1000 per day.... Going from a scanned item as large as a hull to a workable drawing that can be "scaled down" would take about 5 days work.... and that is without throwing in any design modifications...
Also, what about the cost of the plug before you build the female mould.... there's another $5000+.
How about asking Brett what the budget was for the C2??? After all, that was just a "scaled up Viper".