Barry i dont know much, but i dont know if that will be a great idea coz a big part of the boat's strenth lies in the back, you will have to rebuilt the transon and all that, dont know if it will be worth it
Don't think thats a butt, more likely to be a 26 ft Yansin cat build in the South Coast some years back,think Yeldcat boatbuilders bought the mold later on.
fstf = would leave it open transom. good deal on the hull but too long, was hoping would be higher in the gunnel's and bit wider than normal from the std 21 /23.