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Think Before You Fiberglass

Posted by Glen Witt on Aug 31st 2012

THINK BEFORE YOU FIBERGLASS You are ready to apply the fiberglass covering to the boat you are building. All of the screw holes and imperfections have been filled and sanded smooth. You e … read more

Name Your Boat

Posted by Gayle Brantuk on Aug 17th 2012

Article Courtesy of Newfound Woodworks Inc. : One way to make your boat unique is to add some graphics. These aren't 'decals' as such but actually anything you can print on ric … read more

Zip by Tom Puleo

Posted by Thomas Puleo on Aug 8th 2012

This is a picture of my garage before I got started. I drew the outline of each of the components of the frames on the 3/4 marine ply and cut them out. The frames, stem,&nbs … read more

Glen-L History Photo #4

Posted by Gayle Brantuk on Jan 6th 2012

Glen L. Witt, Naval Architect at work--click to enlarge First Glen-L Office in Compton, CA - 1953--click to enlarge … read more

Squirt launched in July 2011

Posted by Art Atkinson on Oct 20th 2011

I started the boat build in October of 2009 and launched July 20, 2011. Details of the build ar … read more

A Confused Boat Builder Shares

Posted by Gayle Brantuk on Apr 20th 2011

Build your dream boat #32… A while back in the Build Your Dream Boat series #12 email, I talked about a man who was confused about the Barrelback design. If you’ll recall, he had just received … read more