Richard, Whilst I understand your thinking I would think that the work required to build a Merlin that would come out of the water would be quite hard, given the hull shape and weight. The hull has to be built to support the weight on the foil, which wouldn't be the case on many boats. The Merlin is Restricted Development and I would worry what a step change would do to the class as a whole, as this change would effectively kill the existing boats, which is why it is Restricted, so more evolution, rather than Revolution. And change for the sake of change isn't always a good thing, the National 12 fleet nosedived when winged rudders were allowed. It is good to think about new ideas for the boats and try things, so feel free to try this out. Stuart
Posted: 04/12/2020 09:53:09 By: Stuart Bates |