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mahogany runabout

Riviera Builder Interview

by Gayle Brantuk on May 12, 2011

This interview was taken at the 2010 Gathering of Boatbuilders in Tennessee. Dave Lott built a beautiful version of our Riviera design.

Dave is a very active member of the Glen-L Forum so many of us feel like we were practically there during the building of his Riviera. Like many other Forum members, he shared his experiences along the way and talked through

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Malahini – Time Well Wasted

by Gayle Brantuk on February 25, 2011

Continuing the boat building dream #27…

Today’s interview is only one minute long and this craftsman is truly living his dream in the boat he built himself…

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Glen-L Boats In Action!

by Gayle Brantuk on November 5, 2010

(Video by Chris Dixon of Vineyard Productions) Here’s the video you’ve been waiting for! Now you can see about 30 boats in action from the 2010 Gathering in Tennessee. See these hand-crafted boats frolicking in the water, jumping wakes and having a heck of a lot of fun! Here’s a listing of the boats in [...]

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Changing a Runabout to an Open Utility Cockpit

by Gayle Brantuk on October 27, 2010

We frequently get questions about opening up the cockpit of a runabout design, such as the Zip, to make it one large open cockpit. This is also referred to as a “utility cockpit”. In most cases, this alteration is feasible and simple to do. Plans for runabouts may have a mid-deck with beams that extend completely [...]

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Monaco Boat Builder Interview

by Gayle Brantuk on October 7, 2010

At the 2009 Gathering of Boatbuilders that was held in Alabama, we hired a Videographer. This was the third Gathering which showcases mostly wood boats that folks have built using our boat plans as well as other designers. This was the first time we’d done this for one of our Gatherings or anything for that [...]

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Build Your Dream Boat #25

by Gayle Brantuk on September 14, 2010

I had a conversation with my father the other day about mahogany runabouts and what determines which hulls have more speed potential. Sounds like something you all would be interested in…

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