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Why Are Boats Named After Women?

Posted by John Brantuk on Dec 9th 2011

For centuries, mankind has braved the ocean in an effort to explore the wide-open spaces of the world. Boating is now more of a pastime than a necessity, although many of the old n … read more

Zip Builder Interview

Posted by Gayle Brantuk on Jun 24th 2011

The Zip 14′ Runabout is one of our most popular designs. Chris Atwood, AKA “vupilot” on the Boatbuilder Forum, did a beautiful job on his “First Born”.Before building the Zip, Chris had built mod … read more

New Tugboat Design

Posted by Gayle Brantuk on Jan 11th 2011

One of the most popular designs here at Glen-L is our Tubby Tug which is a 9 foot stitch and glue tugboat. This boat was designed with kids in mind, but it’s popular with all ages of “kids”! … read more

Build Your Dream Boat #12

Posted by Gayle Brantuk on Jul 30th 2010

Continuing the boat building dream #12… A client called today who had just received a set of plans and patterns for the Barrelback. He said, “I’m looking at these plans and I’m confused … read more

Build Your Dream Boat #9

Posted by Gayle Brantuk on Jul 15th 2010

We recently received some photos from Bill Levien in Pleasant Hill California. Bill’s photos are an excellent illustration of building the frames for a boat. Bill is building our Flying Saucer, a 1 … read more