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Squirt Runabout - A Work of Art

Posted by Gayle Brantuk on Feb 1st 2013

Art Atkinson's retro Squirt Runabout was a hit at last year's Gathering of Boatbuilders in Tennessee. His boat was styled to match his 1956 Mercury Mark 25 with Sarasota blue and Sand tan simila … read more

Why A Man Builds a Boat

Posted by Gayle Brantuk on Jan 25th 2013

by Julie George, 2012 (for Don Fischer and Tom George) Don Fischer beginning his Cracker Box What urge rises up from the depths of his soul, to spur a sane man into building a boat? … 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

Super Spartan Build By Roberta #10 Finished!

Posted by Gayle Brantuk on Jul 26th 2012

To read the previous posts in this series, click the links below: Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Part 6 Part 7 Part 8 Part 9 Saturday - June 16, 2012 I finally finished the … read more

About Sheet Plywood

Posted by Glen Witt on Jul 13th 2012

Plywood is wonderful stuff. It’s lightweight, stiff, strong and readily available in most areas. However, it is limited as to the shape it can be formed. Sheet plywood requires a developable surface … read more

Malahini by Ian Gruber (aka Iggy), Leduc, AB

Posted by Iggy on Jul 5th 2012

Here is my photo gallery of my Glen-L.com Malahini build "Old Black Rum", her maiden voyage was on June 16th, 2012. The step-by-step build diary is located on Glen-L's boatbuilder forum website her … read more