thanks again to all who have contributed here... i'm learing a lot about cats in general that i've not known....but back to my original post... there's no a-cat hulls in this project.. no 6.0 hulls. I own an 18sq, and own a tornado mold.. so if this project happens it will be with those hulls.

I'm also coming across two distict types of tris here. A pod style where the center hull is smaller than the amas and is designed to fly both hulls, and a larger center hull/smaller amas that is designed to stay in the water. it seems to me that on the later design, the center hull carries the weight of the movable balast, (me), and the amas carries the load of the sail. this seems to more along the lines of what i'm proposing. I do realize that it will be slower than a cat, but should be reasonably fast with a larger crew which is my goal. is that a fair statement?