Dipper 19

Originally designed to fit in a 20′ shipping container, the Dipper 19 is roomy inside, with a couple of other noteworthy features. The first is her use of twin 4-cycle outboards on the stern. There is no burying of the outboards in a well or trying to disguise them. They are mounted proudly on the stern. Part of this plan is to allow them to be de-mounted for the container stowage, but the other part is to allow them to be as efficient as possible, which will allow for increased maneuverability of the twin engines.

By placing one engine in the forward and the other in reverse the boat can turn neatly in a tight circle. If you need the other direction to come into play, then reverse the process and she will turn about the other way. With twin 10-hp outboards, the fuel burned at 6 knots speed will be something less than 1 gallon of fuel per hour, or to put it another way, an efficiency of 1 gallon of fuel burned for 7 miles of travel. At top speed, the twin 10s will offer 10 knots of speed and twin 15s would offer 12 knots of speed.

The cockpit is left open and unencumbered by seats or other appendages. The whole idea is to have a couple of comfortable folding chairs that have the space of being used in the cockpit well without restricting one into one position or another. Flexibility is really the key! With this arrangement, it leaves enough open space for the two outboards to be laid on their sides for transport.

In the cabin, there is a standup galley that has all the ingredients necessary to function and under the forward trunk cabin, there is space for a porta-potty and twin berths on both sides really a remarkable amount of room inside and out for a boat under 20ft. in length. In the evening, the porta-potty could be placed in the pilothouse or cockpit. A filler piece can be used in the berth area to make a large almost queen-sized bed.

LOA:  18′ 8" --  5.6m

Beam:  7’ 2-11/16″ --  2.2m

Draft:  1' 3" --  .38m

Displacement:  2545lbs. --  1154kg.

Power:  Twin Hi-Thrust 10-hp or Twin 15-hp or Single 90-hp