Wild Wind III and Wild Wind IV both had a slight list to one side. It was an inch or two but I could never notice any problem. Displacement cats are very sensitive to weight distribution, If you put four of me to one side or bow to stern you will notice it. When Wild Wind II was put together The hulls were not parallel. One bow was four inches higher than the other. I did not notice this till after I got the boat home from California. I had other issues with the builder so I let it go. Even with this I won several races. Didn't seem to make a lot of difference. I think there is more slop in designing than we think. I know one designer that puts water tankage in the bow and stern to correct for problems. If we are cruising a few percent one way or the other won't make much difference. The live ability of the boat is the most important. What's the boat like under way, how is it at anchor, can you fish easily, can you launch and retrieve the dinghy and get into it easily, can you board the boat from different level docks and can you move around the boat easily. There are many more things to look for. The man that bought WWIII took 6 months before he realized he had a boat that had really been modified for extended cruising. Dennis Raedeke Pachoud 60