Hi Carl



What does your observation say about the future of 20 foot 8"6" wide beam boats. If you don't increase the beam, won't you be just a little faster then a 18 ft 8"6" wide boat?



Marstrom chose 9"6" for his M20 (still not legally trailerable) and not the 10 foot beam of the Tornado to account for the double trapeeze. He argued (second hand info) that the leeward hull would be over leveraged if the boat were wider, causing it to bury and increase wetted surface and ultimately be slower.



I am curious if there is another point of view on beam for a 20 foot boat?



Likewise, are the larger boats necessarily physically more demanding then the 18 footers.



Take Care

Mark