Design
Chessie Flyer
Designed by Glen-L Marine
A 26 ft 11 in gaff-rigged sharpie ketch from Glen-L Marine, double-ended with a pinkie stern, clipper bow and bowsprit, in three-eighths plywood. Camping accommodation for three or four, a well-mounted outboard to 5 hp, and a board-up draft of just over 12 in for gunkholing and beaching. Glen-L publish a draft of 9 in.
She floats on a waterline of 24 ft 0 in. Sail area is Main - 127 sq ft. Displacement is 3950 lb. Headroom below is 4'-0". The hull is a flat bottom, hard chine, double ended sharpie-type, centerboard with "pinkie" stern, designed for 3/8" plywood. For power they specify well mounted outboard motor to 5 HP, 15" to 20" nominal shaft. They draw a matching trailer for her. The flat-bottomed sharpie hull is easy and inexpensive for the amateur, but there is a lot of boat and rig here. Budget 1,000 to 1,800 hours over two to four years. Real hours from logged builds are below.
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