Design
Lodestar
Designed by Glen-L Marine
A 55 ft all-steel cruising ketch from Glen-L Marine, hull, keel, deck and cabin welded, multi-chined but softened into rounder lines, with a separate keel and skeg-hung rudder and a centerboard option for shoal draft. Three double staterooms each with its own head, a utility forepeak, a big galley and a raised dinette; about 75 hp diesel. Glen-L publish a beam of 15 ft 7 in and a draft of 7 ft 0 in.
Sail area is Main - 559 sq ft. Displacement is 57,350 lb. Headroom below is 6'-5 to 6'-9". The hull is a multi-chine sheet steel, internally ballasted, with separate keel and skeg-mounted rudder. A yard-scale steel project. Expect 10,000 hours or more. Real hours from logged builds show below.
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| 54 ft 6 in Pilothouse Cutter Ramblin' Rose | Benford Design Group | 54′ 6″ (16.61 m) | 0 |
| Dix 57 | Dudley Dix Yacht Design | 57′ 0″ (17.37 m) | 0 |
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| Dix 59 | Dudley Dix Yacht Design | 59′ 0″ (17.98 m) | 0 |
| Hout Bay 50 | Dudley Dix Yacht Design | 50′ 2″ (15.3 m) | 0 |
| 50 ft C. B. Ketch Chanty or Motorsailer | Benford Design Group | 50′ 0″ (15.24 m) | 0 |