Hi Darryl,
Thanks for the positive comments on the hull shape. I had a picture in my mind of the shape I wanted to end up with and am happy with the end result. The hulls had the kind of shape I was looking for which is why I bought them, shortening them has just made it more pronounced not to blunt I hope. The hulls have a more rounded bottom and turn in the rocker line further forward than the Flyer hulls but hopefully will still be fast the proof will be in the sailing. At least they wont slap like the latest A hulls do, I stopped sailing Arafuras and Arrows that were always picked on for slapping years ago.
Actualy I have always been a fan of the bulb bows and canted hulls on Crowthers big cats which have been around for years , especialy after sailing a few of them.

Just for interest I must agree with you about Carbon getting cheaper in OZ, materials at least the 150gm m2 uni cloth I used whilst possibly not being the ideal cloth or the best quality, I used it because it was incredibly cheap at $20. Aus a metre 600mm wide which I cut in half job done for $60. and a lot of sanding to fair it up.
Regards Gary.