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Building a Riviera Saved My Life

Building a Riviera Saved My Life

Posted by Gayle Brantuk on Mar 25th 2020

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
New Sweet Caroline Build

New Sweet Caroline Build

Posted by parsj1957 on Mar 23rd 2020

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
Pete's Reliant

Pete's Reliant

Posted by pjenke on Mar 6th 2020

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
Bronze vs. Stainless for Building Boats

Bronze vs. Stainless for Building Boats

Posted by Gayle Brantuk on Nov 1st 2019

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
Building A Goliath By Ed Davis PT2

Building A Goliath By Ed Davis PT2

Posted by Edwin Davis on Oct 31st 2019

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