Design

Catalina Express

A 27 ft trailerable deep-vee express cruiser from Glen-L Marine, the same full-length 18 degree deep-vee sheet plywood hull as the Phantom with a radar bar, flying bridge helm and flush self-draining cockpit over a stern-mounted I/O or vee-drive engine. Berths for four or five.

The plans, frame kit and full-size patterns are written for amateurs, and the sheet plywood hull is cheap and light. Budget 1,500 to 2,500 hours. Measured medians from logged builds appear below.

What building a Catalina Express actually takes

Medians from the build logs kept on this site, not the designer’s estimate. Nobody has logged this boat here yet, so they are empty until the first builder does.

Build logs

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Median months

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Builds of this boat

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Boats like this one

Same type, closest in length.

Design	Plans from	LOA
Calypso	Glen-L Marine	27′ 0″ (8.23 m)
Dedication 27	Dudley Dix Yacht Design	27′ 0″ (8.23 m)
Lingcod 27	Devlin	27′ 0″ (8.23 m)
Nordcoaster	Glen-L Marine	27′ 0″ (8.23 m)
Phantom	Glen-L Marine	27′ 0″ (8.23 m)
Tempest	Glen-L Marine	27′ 0″ (8.23 m)