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Ok, it's new to me... :D https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-KOdfp2O100A/U-jOMwMCW5I/AAAAAAAAC3c/-yOTysnioYM/s800/trailer_1.JPG Got it off CL for $180. Has some surface rust in spots, and some rust inside the frame, but is otherwise solid. Not really ready for the trailer quite yet, but I just couldn...

So there are a few frame parts that are about an inch wider than any of the widest boards that I have. Any suggestions? I had a similar issue with one of my frames. I used a biscuit joiner and epoxy to edge glue two boards together to make a wider board. I also reinforced the frame pieces after cut...

I agree with Bob. CPES is great for encapsulating. Mainly because of it's thin consistency. Goes on easy, and a little goes a long way. But as far as laminating pieces, I don't see why cpes would be necessary. Whenever laminating pieces, I gave each piece a coat of unthickened epoxy followed up by t...

Not sure I understand the question. What do you mean by "each layer should not coincide with the other" ?
I'm not sure why you wouldn't be able to just put the second layer right on top of the first.

Do you mean 16' long? 16' wide would be a really huge boat. Anyway, Bill Edmundson is currently building a bartender style boat, which is double ended. Maybe he'll chime in here. I'm not aware of any glen-l designs like this, but here's the bartender plans: http://www.bartenderboats.com/design.html ...

That "exterior galley" is a very cool idea. really well done!

I like this quote at the end...

I don't know much about the life expectancy for boats, but that doesn't seem like too long for something that would take so long to build

I have a firm understanding of the second part of that statement!

holy cow! that's impressive!!!

I removed too much material near the stem and added a patch. I thought this was the standard procedure for fairing. I got so "good" at fairing that I needed multiple patches. Thank goodness for thickened epoxy. ;) But your build is looking good. Glad you got back to it. I've been away from mine for...

While reading/researching ahead of time is a good idea, don't try to understand all of it at once. Because it will make your head explode. :shock: Once the wood is purchased, your first step would likely be tracing frame parts onto the wood, and then cutting them out. After you've done that then ref...

So how rough is "rough" on these waterways? How big do the swells normally get? and how busy does it get with other boats around?

I went with a little simpler approach. I just wrapped bailing wire around the battens and down to a hook on the base of the form, then used a spanish windlass type attachment to tighten it down. And yes, I did have to kerf them to get them to bend easier. After the ply was attached, I just had to cr...

In general, if it's going to be in rough water, you want a deeper V hull. A flat bottom boat would beat the heck out of you in rough waters.
Not sure what size or style you're looking for, but there's a bunch of deep-vee designs in the glen-l catalog.

Here's a good video of a stitch and glue boat build: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wuoy1dGOxFI It will give you a good idea of what's required. Although you won't have to do the lofting part shown in the video, since Glen-L provides full size patterns. All you have to do is trace them out and cut.

I don't have any tips beyond what Rod said. But this will be a fun build to follow. Be sure to post plenty of pics!