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When I recently bought an outboard motor, I needed a stand to keep it on while I finish building my Glen-L boat. I found a few good tutorials online for building your own stand. However, I w … read more

The construction time was right around 480 hrs. The rigging was another 40 hours. The whole boat does not contain a piece of wood. It is all composite foam core/fiberglass/carbon panels (prose … read more

by Dan Hennis I just got my order last Monday the 24th of March, and started reading the Boatbuilder's Notebook.  The short conclusion is that since I am semi-retired, I finished it … read more

Latex Paint for Boats by Dave Carnell When I bought my first yacht (27' auxiliary sloop) for $300 in 1951 I quickly learned that if it's for a boat, the same material costs several times as much … read more

Using the Versatile Block Plane Roundovers Edges are simple to shape with the block plane. For chamfers less than 1/8" you can usually eyeball the cut as you move the plane along the edge of … read more

With the interior carpentry completed, everything was removed so that pieces of plywood could be sent off to the trimmers to be made into real seats and large numbers of ceiling planks varnished.&n … read more