The problem manufacturers have with making a smaller boat is that people expect to pay a lower price for a smaller boat. I asked Hobie Cat Company a while back if they would ever consider building the Hobie 14 again. The response was that it would not be feasible because they would have to charge almost as much for a 14 as for a 16, because the construction costs are almost the same -- just less material -- and that nobody is going to want to pay the same price for a 14 as for a 16.