Design
Aurora
Designed by Glen-L Marine
A 31 ft all-steel cruising cutter from Glen-L Marine, multi-chine with a full-length keel and concrete-and-scrap internal ballast, berths for six, integral tanks, a watertight chain-locker bulkhead and a 25 to 30 hp diesel on a vee drive. Full-size patterns for the station frames. Glen-L publish a beam of 12 ft 0 in and a draft of 5 ft 0 in.
Sail area is Main - 297 sq ft. Displacement is 16,800 lb. Headroom below is 6'-2" to 6'-4". The hull is a multi-chine sheet steel with full length internal ballast keel. This is a boat for someone who can weld, or who will have the hull welded and finish it themselves. Budget 2,500 to 4,000 hours including the interior. Median hours and months from logged builds are below.
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