wow you really do have a chip on you shoulders dont you? all i did was pass on information to Dick about tris ideas there is nothing wrong with that at all.as for trying to sound like i know everything well maybe you should take a hard look at your self mate.as for building a tri i will be doing so but time and money are a problem for me at the moment hence the reason i plan to do one like scottys.im a fully time served boat builder but i dont claim to know everything about building boats nor would i ever be so pompouse to claim i do.also i have NEVER claimed i did this or that i stated that scotty had built a boat using the pipe insulators and flexi beams.it seems to me you have a bee in your bonnet for some reason .i must say though if you are typical of the people who sail multi classes over here then no wonder no one wants to bother ,your attitude is all wrong mate enough said .ive got far better things to get on with than waste time talking to you thats for sure ,youve posted a handfull of comments on the forum and two have been started by having a dig at me.im done with this thread when i start my build ill be starting a new one feel free not to comment, if you cant say anything nice say nowt as they say.good luck with your boat scotty and above all have fun thats what its all about after all isnt it??.