Escapade

A 26 ft 2 in flying-bridge sportfishing cruiser from Glen-L Marine on a modified deep-vee hull with reverse-curve chines, so it planes at lower speed and does not roll like an extreme vee. Full-length berths for four, a complete galley, a big self-draining flush cockpit and a roomy bridge. Double-diagonal plywood bottom, sheet plywood sides; central inboard, vee drive or I/O. Glen-L publish a beam of 10 ft 0 in and a hull depth of 5 ft 2 in.

The bare hull comes out at about 1400 lb. Displacement is 19". Headroom below is 6'-3". The hull is a high speed planing with full length modified deep vee. Compound bottom with bulbous section at the keel and reverse curve at the chine. Designed for double diagonal plywood planking on the bottom and sheet plywood on the sides. For power they specify inboard marine engine, gasoline or diesel, with appropriate reduction gears, usually 1 1/2: 1 or 2:1. A double-diagonal bottom means more planking hours than a sheet hull. Budget 1,500 to 2,500 hours. Real hours from logged builds are below.