by David D. Beach
LOA 20', BEAM 8'
The 20-footer described here, is the fifth of a series which extends back just about five years.
These five boats, which can all be said to be part of a family of continually evolving craft, were an effort to provide a boat suitable for a large portion of the boating public. Small differences in hull form were made to refine the running bottom—which is a good one—but the evolutionary changes were primarily in the topside arrangement. The reasons for the present design are of interest, for they represent a considerable amount of solid thought on the matters of small boating as engaged in by a high percentage of people who own boats of this size. The designer’s personal philosophy regarding small boating is also represented here, because that too has evolved as a result of pressures from custom-design clients who were desirous of having special craft for their own specific reasons. The reasons for these special craft are often very good, and in many instances they represent solid thinking as to the shortcomings of the presently available craft.
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