I think that in building a formula class like the F14, manufacturers would be best off to sell the boats in "kit" form. This method has been applied successfully by many other boat manufacturers, but never with beach cats to my knowlege.

You could sell just the hulls, and as many other parts as the customer could afford to buy/wanted to buy. The purchaser would then be responsible for fitting the boat out however they want. This would keep prices down, as the majority of the labor would be supplied by the consumer. The hulls are the only truely unique part of a boat, anyhow; everything else is interchangeable to one degree or another.

In this way, those H14 and Maricat sailors would be able to buy a new, high-performance set of hulls and transfer their current hardware onto the new platform. As parts wore out or their desire for performance increased, they would be able to purchase new parts actually designed for the new boat.