It's a volume thing. Rob has said he would probably come up with a
mold if the design was fixed enough, and the demand was high enough.

The real time blowing parts are all the little bits, particularly
boards. I was interested in the idea that the bow stick-ons might be
molded by headquarters to save us all time and goofs. Personaly
that's the area I see enough time savings on combined with ease of
shipping.

I don't know where the rudders stand, but bond in units there would
be huge time savers. for instance molded daggerboard trunks could be
a better detail that ply with tabbing. Questionable whether people
would really pay true value for this stuff.

I wish there was cheap strip available over here. I can buy wood at
least as good as kiri for 50-75 cents a bft, but ripped strips are 75
cents plus a linear foot.

--- In harryproa@..., "jameshanahan"
<jameshanahan@y...> wrote:
> Thinking about modern efficiencies - they usually come from being
> built in numbers in the same place i.e. factory. What about kit
> boats that are a little more sophisticated than the cut-out panel
> type that are currently available? I've worked briefly on two of
> these types of cats and I wonder if they if they are any better
than
> strip planking apart from being pschologically more comfortable for
> the first-timer.
> I have had a lot to do with fibreglass sports cars both fully
> manufactured and in kits from bare body/chassis kits to part
> assembled. The profit for the manufacturer is in the "big" bits not
> the "little" bits - the assembly. And its the big bits the home
> builder is least efficient at and is not on a clock for the
assembly
> part.
> Soooo, would any of the present Harry models (or something you
would
> like to see) be attractive as a kit with say hulls completed and
> faired in strip or fibreglass?
> Cheers,
> Jim
>