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Home  /   Boat Plans & Kits Catalog  /  Inboards  /  27' Tempest - flying bridge cabin cruiser

Tempest

We invite you to compare the accommodations of our TEMPEST design with those of boats much larger. For example, virtually half the boat is devoted to outdoor activities yet the cabin is truly spacious. There's a private owner's stateroom aft with hanging locker, fully enclosed toilet room with shower, an inside dinette-convertible berth that supplements the outdoor dining lounge, a complete galley opposite, and another double berth forward that can be curtained off for privacy. Storage and shelf spaces abound, yet the cabin has an open, airy, appearance.

Moving aft and topside on the TEMPEST brings you to what's best described as the outdoor living area. Here's an outdoor dining lounge that also converts to a double berth for sleeping under the stars. There's space for a bar that can be fitted out with an ice maker or refrigerator. The cockpit is large and deep (32" min.) and self-draining making it suitable for fishing, diving, or lounging about. The control station is situated so the helmsman can join in on all the fun, yet still offers full circle visibility. In fact, this is a boat that's even practical for water skiing if the urge strikes.

TEMPEST can really perform, too. The hull is a full length 18o minimum deep vee with stabilizing, spray-deflecting lift strakes and a ride softening bulbous keel section. Hull depth is comparable to much larger boats for security. The attractive topsides flare outward in broad reverse curves. This shape results in ample reserve bouyancy forward that prevents plunging in headseas and helps keep spray off the deck.

Building your own TEMPEST is not as difficult as you might think. Since our designers are amateur boatbuilding specialists, the methods and materials have been adapted to the abilities of the do-it-yourselfer whether choosing to build in wood or fiberglass. WOOD versions are cold-mold planked using strips of plywood or solid wood veneers, applied diagonally in layers over sawn frame members, reinforced by longitudinal battens inside. No difficult woodworking operations, such as steam bending are required.

For FIBERGLASS hulls, the proven one-off male mold methods are used, either fiberglass planking (C-FLEX) or PVC foam sandwich. Either method uses internal reinforcing longitudinal and transverse members for a strong but lightweight hull. Cabin construction in all versions uses simple wood and plywood materials, with exterior surfaces sheathed in fiberglass.

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60-812
Tempest Study Plans
Tempest Study Plans
Study Plan price can be applied to purchase of Plans & Patterns
$15.00
60-812PDF
Tempest Study Plans-PDF Download
Tempest Study Plans-PDF Download
NEW! Save on shipping charges and download this PDF study plan immediately upon order Study Plan price can be applied to purchase of Plans & Patterns
$15.00
61-812
Tempest FG Plans & Patterns
Tempest FG Plans & Patterns
$360.00
61-813
Tempest PW Plans & Patterns
Tempest PW Plans & Patterns
$328.00
68-813
Tempest Bronze Fastening Kit
Tempest Bronze Fastening Kit
Includes all the nails & screws to assemble the hull
$1,988.00
71-813
Tempest Fiberglass Kit
Tempest Fiberglass Kit
Includes Glen-L's Proprietary Boatbuilder Epoxy
$1,676.00
12-435
Fiberglass Boatbuilding for Amateurs
Fiberglass Boatbuilding for Amateurs
Out of Stock until January 2019. Covers fiberglass boat construction - using c-flex, AIREX, and other fiberglass types of construction. Also trouble shooting, tools required, resin types, how to lay up a hull, and much more.
$35.95
16-100
How to Fiberglass a Boat DVD
How to Fiberglass a Boat DVD
Learn how to fiberglass the easy way, by looking over the shoulder of an expert who is working on actual boats.
$32.95
16-037
How to Fiberglass a Boat Book & DVD Combo
How to Fiberglass a Boat Book & DVD Combo
Save $$$ on this Book & DVD Combination!
$45.00
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