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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

Bubbles in Epoxy

Posted by Gayle Brantuk on Jan 9th 2015

So, you decided to build a boat and do the right thing and coat it with epoxy. But, for some reason, when the epoxy dries there are tiny bubbles all over the surface. There are two common causes of … read more

Tuffy, So Dear To My Heart

Posted by Gayle Brantuk on Oct 17th 2014

by Cliff Steele (originally written for Heartland Boating) Forty years ago this month we built “TUFFY” our first boat…but, before I tell you about TUFFY, I must go back 50 years. I was … read more

Power Skiff 14 by Christoph Bangerter

Posted by Christoph Bangerter on Oct 8th 2014

Hi everybody After roughly one year of intermittent - I was still working at the time - building my new Power Skiff 14, I was able to launch the boat in August and have it officia … read more

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

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