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It is hard to get an apples to apples weight comparison, and as you say you were suprised the epoxy one wasn't lighter as we were.
The US Sailing Certified Measurers are very good at what they do. The certificates from US Sailing are available on all vessels measured for a nominal fee. I know many old and new Tartan and C&C boats have been measured.
All boats are measured dry, no fuel or water in tanks, all personal gear off boat....it is a very structured, computerized process and the output is a certificate that states weight as one of many measurements.
In todays computer driven world, we find it unbelievable that how something is designed for and what it actually weighs are so radically different.
We would understand a miss of up to 5%......stuff happens......but 46%?
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