ty for the replys
ok so heres the current standing ...
After reading the posts it seems that the Balance A isnt really the right choice for me (though I havent given up on it yet)
As for getting a shadow .. It says on the site that its about 100kg (lol I dont think I want to try righting that cat anytime soon).
The nacra A2 does seem very interesting. But isnt it hard to solo? and the hulls arent really what I'm used to. How do they perform? And the site doesnt mention anything about spis so Im not sure if it can handle the spi and if its performance would match up to the Marstrom A-cat which btw is the only model I've seen that comes with the spi as a feature from the factory.
The Flyer A-class from AHPC does seem interesting but like the other options, it doesnt state anything regarding spis.