Design
Gypsy
Designed by Glen-L Marine
A 20 ft 1 in trailerable houseboat from Glen-L Marine that is all houseboat above the gunwale and all speedboat below, with a vee-bottomed monohedron hull good for 30 mph. Sleeps four adults, with a private enclosed toilet room, a galley, an outside helm option and a sun deck. Sheet plywood, about 1,700 lb. Glen-L publish a beam of 7 ft 11 in and a hull depth of 3 ft 5 in.
The bare hull comes out at about 1700 lb. Displacement is 3250 lb. Headroom below is 6'-4". The hull is a vee bottom high speed planing developed for sheet plywood construction. For power they specify single or twin long shaft outboard motors, or stern mounted inboard outdrive units. They draw a matching trailer for her. A straightforward plywood build with a lot of flat cabin joinery. Budget 700 to 1,200 hours. Measured medians from logged builds appear below.
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