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Matt FitzGibbon’s “MiniMaxed” Story

On August 29, 2013, in Builder Blogs, Outboard Powered, by John B
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Editors Note: The following letter is printed with permission of the author See Matt’s MiniMaxed Photo Gallery here I started this project as a “Father-children” project but found my kids didn’t have as much interest as I had hoped they would. However, I persevered on and the more it took shape the more interested they […]

Excited About Building A Boat, But Struggling To Get Started?

On August 8, 2013, in Glen-L Styles, by John B
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Editor’s Note: This is an article submitted by one of our boatbuilders, Carl Smoot, whose Glen-L Vera Cruise photo gallery can be found here. I read the latest newsletter and was prompted to send in an article I have written about getting started. I’m not sure if you want to use this, but I know from participating in […]

How I Installed a Fire Monitor on my Tubby Tug

On July 30, 2013, in Glen-L Styles, by John B
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Editor’s Note: This is an article submitted by one of our boatbuilders, Doug Wade, whose Glen-L Tubby Tug photo gallery can be found here. As I promised here is my description of how I put a fire monitor on my Tubby Tug. This is my “thank you” for the smiles your Glen-L Newsletter gives me. […]

Things To-Do with 15 Minutes

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Editor’s Note: “Things To-Do with 15 Minutes” was “lifted” from an interchange between Bill Edmundson and several of our other builders in the Glen-L Boatbuilder Forum. Bill writes: While reading posts in the Glen-L.com “Boatbuilder Forum” Sailboats section I found Robert from Dallas, Texas (forum User Name “Razopp”) and others had complained about finding time to […]

Life Is Too Short To Not Build A Boat

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Sumer is icumen in, Lhude sing Cuccu! or Life is too short to not build a boat! Editor’s Note: Article submitted by boatbuilder Bob Spring, rebirth, creation, boatbuilding; and Paul is looking forward to picnic by the water with his boat I suppose there is something to be said for a brand new shiny fiberglass […]