Gung Ho

A 28 ft express cruiser from Glen-L Marine in classic style, with full 6 ft 3 in headroom, an enclosed head, L-shaped galley, vee berths and a convertible dinette. Double-diagonal plywood bottom with bulbous keel and reverse-curve chine, sheet plywood sides; single or twin central inboards. Finished bright with chrome it draws a crowd. Glen-L publish a beam of 10 ft 4 in and a hull depth of 5 ft 4 in.

The bare hull comes out at about 2000 lb. Displacement is 7550 lb. Headroom below is 6'-3". The hull is a vee bottom hard chine with bulbous section at keel and reverse curve at chine. Designed for double diagonal planking on bottom and sheet plywood planking on sides. For power they specify single or twin centrally mounted inboard motors. Glen-L notes one builder logged 18,000 hours on his, which says something about how far you can take the finish. A realistic budget for a good amateur finish is 2,500 to 4,000 hours. Real hours from logged builds are below.