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Glen-L Riviera Build By Donald Collier - Cookeville TN - Build Summary Part 2

Posted by Donald Collier on Dec 27th 2019

(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

Ken Hankinson Will Live On In Our Hearts And In His Designs

Posted by Gayle Brantuk on May 10th 2018

Once again, we have to say farewell to another prolific designer of boat plans for the amateur builder. Naval Architect, Ken Hankinson, passed away April 25, 2018. He will be greatly missed, but … 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

Amazing Financial Situation from Sale of Home Built Barrelback

Posted by Gayle Brantuk on Jul 23rd 2015

Many of you are familiar with James Hurley's Barrelback because we've used it quite a bit on our site and in advertising. James recently contacted us to update his information in the Project … read more

New Riviera Project!

Posted by David Pickard on Jun 30th 2015

As my wife calls it whenever I venture out to the shop to start a new furniture project, I'm going to start "sawing wood" for a new Riviera! This is something I have wanted to do for a very long time. … read more

Sanding Board for Concave Curves

Posted by Gayle Brantuk on Jun 18th 2015

Brian Barbata in Hawaii is building a Glen-L Monte Carlo and shares with us today some modifications he made to his sanding board that he thinks make it more useful for getting into those pesky con … read more