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Delta Q

Designed by Glen-L Marine

A 24 ft 11 in trailerable houseboat from Glen-L Marine that sleeps four adults in two cabins with 6 ft plus headroom, an enclosed head with optional shower, an L-shaped dinette and a compact galley, plus hinged catwalks that fold down for the road. Sheet plywood garvey hull with vee forward; outboards or stern drives to 800 lb; about 5,860 lb. Glen-L publish a beam of 8 ft 0 in.

The bare hull comes out at about 1350 lb. Displacement is 5860 lb. Headroom below is 6'-1" to 6'-5". The hull is a garvey with vee section forward, developed for sheet plywood planking. They draw a matching trailer for her. A floating vacation cottage in conventional plywood. Budget 1,200 to 2,000 hours. Measured medians from logged builds appear below.

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