That is what I was told by a befriended boatbuilder just days ago. I said something like the H16's are about 10.000 Euro's (price of 2001 converted to Euro's) and he replied :"No, the H16 have gone up in price as well lately. They are some 12.000 to 12.500 Euro's now."

I am certain they were about 10.000 in 2001 add 3 years of 3 % inflation and you also come out at 11.000 euro's as a minimum. So now you know the same as I and make up your own mind.

With the Euro to US exchange rate a US H16 would cost about 8000 Euro's incl shipping an taxes; that is if the 7000 number is correct

Wouter