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Sissy Do
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a 13' flat bottom rowboat
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Build in PLYWOOD
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Characteristics
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Length overall
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13'-3"
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Beam
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5'-3"
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Depth amidships
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20"
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Average passengers
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2-4
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Weight (approx.)
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175 lbs.
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Hull type: Flat bottomed, developed for sheet plywood
planking. Using 1/4" plywood on the sides,
3/8" plywood on the bottom.
Power: Oars or outboard motor to 10 hp.
Can the hull be extended or shortened? Yes. Up to 10%
by re-spacing the frames from the aft end of the stem
to the transom a proportional amount. We do not
recommend increasing the beam.
Trailer: Designed for use with Glen-L Series 650 boat
trailer plans.
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The multi-purpose SISSY DO isn't fancy or streamlined, just
a sturdy, basic boat that gets the job done. After twenty years,
the prototype is still going. For fly casting, the flat bottom
offers more stability than the common production hulls. As for
riding ability, it will bring you back on any type of water a
boat of this size and power should be out in. A local
entrepreneur built a fleet of SISSY DO's as rental boats at
a beachside pier. You can draw it up on the beach and walk
ashore, something that's not so easy with a vee bottom
hull.
The SISSY DO is inexpensive and easy to build. A couple of
fellows working on a long weekend should be able to slap her
together without problem. The plans and patterns are especially
complete with step-by-step building photos of exactly how the
original was built, including written text and material
list.
A Sissy Do Builder Speaks Out:
"I have built two Glen-L boats, a Sissy Do for our son in 1983 and another Sissy Do for our grandson in 2003. These are excellent little boats, quick and easy to build. I have recommended Glen-L to many folks over the years. The plans make building the boats easy and the fastening kits provide exactly what you need saving the time of searching.
When our grandson took the helm of his Sissy Do I could see in our son's face the recollection of his own special memories of his Sissy Do twenty years before....priceless.
I am still deciding just which Glen-L will be my next boat building project, there are a lot of new designs to choose from." Sincerely, David Epp
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