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Zip Builder Honors Mom With His Boat

Zip Builder Honors Mom With His Boat

Posted by Gayle Brantuk on Apr 20th 2012

Rick brought his beautiful Zip to the Gathering of Boatbuilders in Tennessee last year. His boat has so many beautiful features that I knew we had to get a video of it. Rick has a CNC mac … read more
Zip Runabout Interview of Boatbuilder Roberta

Zip Runabout Interview of Boatbuilder Roberta

Posted by Gayle Brantuk on Mar 2nd 2012

We've been following Roberta Hegy as she builds her second boat, the Super Spartan 10' hydroplane. Her first boat was the Zip and we are so excited to have her on video telling about her b … read more
Boats in the Water at G5

Boats in the Water at G5

Posted by Gayle Brantuk on Feb 2nd 2012

One of the very best parts of our annual Gathering of Boatbuilders is the privilege of riding in many different Glen-L boats!  Seeing a video of them in the water may not be quite as fun, but I ho … read more
Zip Builder Interview

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