Gloucester 20
{{short description|Sailboat class}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2021}}
{{Use American English|date=May 2021}}
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|name = Gloucester 20
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|designer = Stuart Windley and Harry R. Sindle
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|location = United States
|year = 1981
|no built = 165
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|builder = Gloucester Yachts
|role = Cruiser
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|draft = {{convert|4.50|ft|m|abbr=on}} with keel down
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|displacement = {{convert|1650|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}
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|hull type = monohull
|construction = fiberglass
|loa = {{convert|19.50|ft|m|abbr=on}}
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|lwl = {{convert|16.50|ft|m|abbr=on}}
|beam = {{convert|7.50|ft|m|abbr=on}}
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|engine = outboard motor
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|keel type = stub keel with swing keel
|ballast = {{convert|550|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}
|rudder type = transom-mounted rudder
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|rig type = Bermuda rig
|I = {{convert|21.00|ft|m|abbr=on}}
|J = {{convert|8.00|ft|m|abbr=on}}
|P = {{convert|22.50|ft|m|abbr=on}}
|E = {{convert|8.00|ft|m|abbr=on}}
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|sailplan = fractional rigged sloop
|sailarea main = {{convert|90.00|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}
|sailarea headsail = {{convert|84.00|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}
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|successor = Gloucester 19
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The Gloucester 20 is an American trailerable sailboat that was designed by Stuart Windley and Harry R. Sindle as a pocket cruiser and first built in 1981.{{cite web|url= https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/gloucester-20|title= Gloucester 20 sailboat |access-date= 3 May 2021|last= McArthur| first= Bruce |work= sailboatdata.com|year= 2020|archive-url= https://archive.today/20210503171038/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/gloucester-20|archive-date= 3 May 2021|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url= https://sailboatdata.com/designer/sindle-harry-r|title= Harry R. Sindle 1930 - 2020|access-date= 3 May 2021|last= McArthur| first= Bruce |work= sailboatdata.com|year= 2020|archive-url= https://archive.today/20200806122346/https://sailboatdata.com/designer/sindle-harry-r|archive-date= 6 August 2020|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url= https://sailboatdata.com/designer/windley-stuart|title= Stuart Windley|access-date = 3 May 2021|last= McArthur| first = Bruce |work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2020|archive-url= https://archive.today/20210415150849/https://sailboatdata.com/designer/windley-stuart|archive-date= 15 April 2021|url-status= live}}
The Gloucester 19 is a later daysailer development of the Gloucester 20.Henkel, Steve: The Sailor's Book of Small Cruising Sailboats, page 34. International Marine/McGraw-Hill, 2010. {{ISBN|978-0-07-163652-0}}
Production
The design was built by Gloucester Yachts in the United States starting in 1981, with 165 boats completed, but it is now out of production.{{cite web|url= https://sailboatdata.com/builder/lockley-newport-boats-usa|title= Lockley Newport Boats (USA) 1964 - 1988 |access-date = 3 May 2021|last= McArthur| first = Bruce |work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2020|archive-url= https://archive.today/20200806122739/https://sailboatdata.com/builder/lockley-newport-boats-usa|archive-date= 6 August 2020|url-status= live}}
Design
The Gloucester 20 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a fractional sloop rig, a raked stem, a plumb transom, a transom-hung rudder controlled by a tiller and a stub keel with a swing keel or, optionally, a fixed fin keel. It displaces {{convert|1650|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}} and carries {{convert|550|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}} of ballast.
The fin keel-equipped version of the boat has a draft of {{convert|3.00|ft|m|abbr=on}}, while the swing keel-equipped version has a draft of {{convert|4.50|ft|m|abbr=on}} with the keel extended and {{convert|1.00|ft|m|abbr=on}} with it retracted, allowing beaching or ground transportation on a trailer.
The boat is normally fitted with a small outboard motor for docking and maneuvering.
The design has sleeping accommodation for four people, with a double "V"-berth in the bow cabin and two straight settee berths in the main cabin. The galley is located on both sides just aft of the bow cabin and is equipped with a sink. The head is located centered under the bow cabin berth.
See also
References
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{{Lockley Newport Boats}}
{{Trailer sailers and Trailer yachts worldwide}}
Category:1980s sailboat type designs
Category:Sailboat type designs by Stuart Windley