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Glen-L Missile Story from a Boat Builder

Glen-L Missile Story from a Boat Builder

Posted by Gayle Brantuk on Feb 6th 2015

(We thought you'd enjoy this neat story emailed to us by a Glen-L boatbuilder --Gayle) Don Ruffa built the Missile test model in our shop and was known for pushing the limits of our designs! … read more
Silicon Bronze Wood Screws from Glen-L

Silicon Bronze Wood Screws from Glen-L

Posted by Gayle Brantuk on Oct 3rd 2014

Since Glen-L carries such a wide variety of materials to build your own boat, sometimes I forget to really spell out some of the great values that we also have. Glen-L has had fastenings for … read more
Cutting Transom Angles

Cutting Transom Angles

Posted by Gayle Brantuk on Sep 12th 2014

Figuring out how to cut the angle on a transom can be a little challenging. Joshua Burks is currently building our Zip which is a 14' runabout that has a 12 degree angle on the transom as do many o … read more
Zip Builder Interview - Travis Kerbrat

Zip Builder Interview - Travis Kerbrat

Posted by Gayle Brantuk on Aug 28th 2014

Friend and Glen-L Zip builder, Ted Gauthier, has done another interesting interview. This one is of Travis Kerbrat and the beautiful Glen-L Zip that he built. As mentioned in other posts, onc … read more
More On Getting Started Building Boats

More On Getting Started Building Boats

Posted by Gayle Brantuk on Aug 8th 2014

(Submitted by a Glen-L Newsletter Subscriber): I enjoyed your last newsletter about the ‘getting started in building boats…’ A couple of thoughts you might consider going forward… One of the … read more
How to Build a Portable Outboard Motor Stand

How to Build a Portable Outboard Motor Stand

Posted by Michael Maddox on Apr 15th 2014

When I recently bought an outboard motor, I needed a stand to keep it on while I finish building my Glen-L boat. I found a few good tutorials online for building your own stand. However, I w … read more