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by BobD Riviera built by BobD in Australia I’ve recently completed building a Riviera in Canberra Australia. I’m a Navy veteran forced into retirement with PTSD and have been using the build as p … read more

Well I decided that if they're making me stay home, and canceling everything I had on my schedule - I might as well start my Sweet Caroline build. Wood arrived today, and the building frame went up... … read more

This is me standing next to the finished frame of the hull. I started this project of building a Glen-L 49 foot Reliant, World Cruising Sailboat, in 2009 with the construction of the boat … read more

(Note: if you want to read this in sequential order, start from the bottom) I started building the Riviera in October of 2015.  I have been writing a blog from the beginning documenti … read more

by Mark Bronkalla NOTE: Be sure to get your bronze and stainless fastenings from Glen-L! Every so often, boatbuilding points out that the correct answer to a problem is not always the obv … read more

This is part two of Ed's building of the Glen-L Goliath, an 18 foot tug cruiser which he is building in aluminum. Boat plans and patterns for this design are available from Glen-L Marine in our online … read more