Design
Ski Bass
Designed by Glen-L Marine
An 18 ft deep-vee bass and ski boat from Glen-L Marine, a modified gull-wing vee bottom with bulbous keel, reverse chine and lift strakes, fore and aft casting decks, seating for four and 25 gallons of fuel. Sheet plywood, about 800 lb; a single outboard to 175 hp or a stern-drive or jet inboard to 750 lb. Glen-L publish a beam of 7 ft 4 in and a hull depth of 34 in.
They put the usual load at 1 to 4 people. The hull is a full length deep vee bottom with 16o deadrise and lift strakes. Developed for sheet plywood planking. They draw a matching trailer for her. A conventional plywood build with a lot of deck joinery. Budget 450 to 800 hours. Real hours from logged builds show below.
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