Tempest

A 27 ft flying-bridge cabin cruiser from Glen-L Marine that gives half the boat to outdoor living: a deep self-draining cockpit, an outdoor dining lounge that converts to a berth, and still an owner's stateroom, enclosed head with shower, dinette and galley below. Deep-vee hull cold-molded in plywood strips or veneers over sawn frames, or one-off fiberglass; stern-mounted I/O or vee-drive power. Glen-L publish a beam of 9 ft 11 in and a hull depth of 6 ft 2 in.

The bare hull comes out at about 2000 lb. Displacement is 6800 lb. Headroom below is 6'-3". The hull is a full planing hard chine. Bottom has full length deep vee with 18o minimum deadrise, bulbous keel section, and lift strakes. Sides have reverse curve flaring sections forward and canted raised topsides above sheerline. For power they specify single or twin stern mounted engines driving through outdrives or vee drives. Cold molding a 27 ft deep-vee hull is many hours of strip work. Budget 2,000 to 3,500 hours. Measured medians from logged builds appear below.