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CB is the abbreviation for "Center of Buoyancy" used on Glen-L plans. The CB can be compared to the fulcrum of an in-balance teeter-totter. The CB is the longitudinal balance point of the underwate … read more

Following on from the weekly newsletter where it recommended to drape wet towels overnight, I bought a 2.5m (10 ft) section of drainpipe and connected it up to my wife's curtain steamer using some duc … read more

Editors Note: One of our boatbuilders, Ray Macke, has built beautiful examples of our Glen-L Cabin Skiff and our True Grit. Since completing their construction, Ray has often taken to the waterwa … read more

While sitting at a counter in a restaurant, sandwiched (pun intended) between two guys using cell phones, it hit me. My, what changes have come to pass in the past few years. The reminiscing brought m … read more

The other day a question arose as to what a dashed line meant on the plans. The answer, of course, was that it was a hidden line, in back of what is being seen. The reply "But how do you know that? … read more

It is arguable whether work is the curse of the drinking classes, as Oscar Wilde would have us believe, but it is certainly the curse of the amateur boat builder.  The requirement to earn … read more