Sweet Caroline

A 20 ft 1 in flat-bottomed dory skiff from Glen-L Marine, a refined version of the working skiffs of the southeastern Atlantic coast. Only three frames are needed thanks to stress-skin plywood planking, eight sheets of half-inch plywood build it, it carries four to six people and takes a 10 to 40 hp outboard in a motorwell. Glen-L publish a beam of 6 ft 0 in and a hull depth of 3 ft 4 in.

The bare hull comes out at about 640 lb. They put the usual load at 4 to 6 people. Displacement is 1600 lb. The hull is a flat bottom dory-type, developed for sheet plywood planking. They draw a matching trailer for her. Drawn so a beginner should have no trouble: full-size patterns, pre-beveled parts to minimise fairing, sequential instructions and a fastening schedule. For a 20-footer the budget is modest, around 200 to 350 hours. Medians from build logs are below.