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Spray Rails The Why, What and Where

Posted by Gayle Brantuk on Dec 2nd 2016

One of our Barrelback builders called today asking where the spray rails go and what material to use. On this design the plans call for 5/8" net x 1-1/2" x 20' mahogany or similar for the spray … read more

Roberta's Torpedo Proof Boat

Posted by Gayle Brantuk on Oct 4th 2016

UPDATE: The corrected Torpedo Plans & Patterns are now available from Glen-L here!!! The above photo and article below was taken from the WoodyBoater website. Thanks to fellow … read more

Home Made Boat Registration in Canada

Posted by Gayle Brantuk on Aug 18th 2016

By Graham (aka galamb on the Forum) The following info on home made boat registration in Canada was taken from the Glen-L Forum... I got the survey done "first" - that helped out with any quest … read more

Power Row Skiff 13'.5

Posted by HearnJP on Aug 17th 2016

The 13.5' Power Row Skiff was my first boat build. The plans were given to me as a gift a few years ago and I finally got around to starting. At first glance at the plans I was wondering "whe … read more

Bill and Linda's Glen-L Squirt, Part 2

Posted by BillW2 on Jun 3rd 2016

When we wrote part 1 about our Glen-L Squirt, we didn't know there would be a part 2. But here is a follow-up to the December 2015 piece about our Glen-L Squirt. This time we have a … read more

Barrelback 20 By Greg Walters

Posted by Gregjoburg on Feb 8th 2016

Just a few pics of my Barrelback which I completed in October 2015 using Glen L plans. The boat runs a Ford pcm 351W engine which I built from the ground up.The steering is hydraulic which in … read more