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Our Interview with Glen-L Zip Builder Lou Celentano

Our Interview with Glen-L Zip Builder Lou Celentano

Posted by Glen-L Marine on May 16th 2023

What made you decide on the Zip design?The decision to use the Zip plans came when I lived in Campbell, CA. I was going to build a rowboat because I didn’t have any room in my small two car garage. … read more
Insuring Your Wooden Boat

Insuring Your Wooden Boat

Posted by Glen-L Marine on May 3rd 2023

We’ve had a few questions recently from people asking about where to find insurance for their classic wooden boat or owner-built boat. I know, such an exciting topic! But sometimes real life inter … read more
Taking Some of the Guess Work out of Shaft Drilling

Taking Some of the Guess Work out of Shaft Drilling

Posted by Glen-L Marine on Feb 28th 2023

We've heard many times that one of the most intimidating parts of the boat building process—for those building a boat with an inboard motor—is the shaft-drilling process. "Where does the hole start?" … read more
Cuddy Cabin for my 23' Hunky Dory

Cuddy Cabin for my 23' Hunky Dory

Posted by Doug on Apr 15th 2021

Several Years ago, I built a 23' Hunky Dory and just love it! For my charter-boat business in Alaska, I realized that I needed to build a cuddy cabin for it and so spent the following winter doi … read more
Sea Knight build

Sea Knight build

Posted by Adriaan on Apr 5th 2021

Hi All, I recently bought/acquired the Sea Knight plans and decided to document and post some of my progress, although I am not sure if the build will be a speedy process as I have too many hobbie … read more