Is this the gap for a new design?

I'm damn sure they bare hulls get weighed at the end of the production line (if only to make sure they aren't spending too much on resin), perhaps if that weight was recorded and included with the boats completion certificate (and given t the buyer) that would allay any fears we might have buying an expensive new boat.

However, I accept that things have probably improved significantly but that doesn't alter the fact that my Spice is far too much overweight (probably +30-40kg) to be accounted for by the lay up taking on some water over the years. The Blaze is a few kg's up too as is my Supernova (at least 5kg in both cases) when compared to the claimed weight but that could maybe, be accounted for by water uptake. In the latter two cases at least, it probably makes as near as dammit no difference but the Spice could be as much as 40% heavier. Now I did have a chat to a chap who should know and was told that the Spice claimed weight did not include the two space frames or any fittings but it was a little disingenuous of Topper to quote this way when pretty much everybody is quoting a min hull weight including everything that is bolted to the boat.