Comparing 3 Glen-L Mahogany Runabouts
Oct 1st 2025
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Zip Bulilder Interview: Ken Drucks
Jul 2nd 2024
Why did you decide on the Zip design?This boat build was something I’ve been
wanting to do since I was about 18 years old (I’m 67). My brother
brought home a Glen-L catalog and I started look
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Starting a RIO Driftboat Kit Build
Mar 19th 2024
Builder Jeff Allen sent the following write-up on beginning his build of our Glen-L RIO Drift Boat kit. Not only does his description serve to assist future RIO builders, it should benefit anyone work
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Mr. Brown's Belle Isle is Belle of the Ball
Dec 12th 2023
Though many of our designs have "classic" lines, few compare to our elegant Belle Isle 23—a smooth, luxurious, amidships-motored mahogany runabout. There's nothing quite like doing 40 mph effortlessly
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Another Fantastic Glen-L Squirt Runabout Build
Oct 30th 2023
We received an email from builder William Bains with photos of his absolutely gorgeous Squirt, our popular 10-foot runabout. We asked Bill a few questions about this build:Why did you choose Squirt de
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Physics Students Build Their Own Kayaks and Float the River
Oct 26th 2023
Kudos to boatbuilder and New Buffalo High School science teacher, Richard Eberly, who facilitated his students building their own Glen-L Can-Yak boats (a canoe/kayak combo) and floating a local river.
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