B-LION
Specifications
Hull
| LOA | 20 ft |
| Beam | 10 ft |
| Draft | 2.5 ft/ 0.5 ft min |
| Displacement | 420 lb |
About the B-LION
This design was submitted to Boating Magazine in 1965 as an IYRU B class doublehander. (Originally called/spelled BEELION.) Plans were available for the home builder but most were built of Fiberglass. It's popularity was soon eclipsed with the introduction of the TORNADO (another B class cat) a few years later. All up weight is from original plans. A series of articles appears in 'Popular Boating', July, 1965, from both a builder and the designers covering the design process and building instructions for amateurs.
Performance
Pricing
We don't have market pricing data for the B-LION yet. If you own one, help other buyers — what did you pay for it? Reports build a community price estimate over time.
Estimated Cost of Ownership
Based on 20ft LOA. Actual costs vary by condition, usage, and local rates.
Known Issues & Pre-Purchase Inspection
We don't have enough data on the B-LIONyet to publish model-specific findings we'd stand behind — but here's a free general inspection checklist, built from our research into what actually goes wrong on boats of this kind.
Drawn from 7,029 documented issues across 2,391 models, ordered so the areas that most often turn up problems come first.
Own a B-LION? Reports from owners are what turn this into a model-specific checklist — and they're the reason the boats above it have one.
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