Aluminum Construction

Building A Goliath By Ed Davis PT2

On October 31, 2019, in Aluminum Construction, Builder Blogs, Power Cruisers, by Chief Ed
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This is part two of Ed’s building of the Glen-L Goliath, an 18 foot tug cruiser which he is building in aluminum. Boat plans and patterns for this design are available from Glen-L Marine in our online catalog. You can read Part 1 of Ed’s blog on our site. Hurricane “Dorian”, has passed. The eye […]

Building A Goliath By Ed Davis

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Being New to the Glen-L Family I guess I should start with how I came to this point of life. Some where in the South Pacific on a Navy ship around 1965 I found a Glen-L Ad for plans in a magazine. I wanted to build just the right boat to fit Me and my […]

Comparative Weights of Plywood, Aluminum and Steel

On September 14, 2017, in Aluminum Construction, Designer Articles, Plywood Construction, Steel Construction, by Glen L. Witt
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We are frequently asked if a design can be built in some other material than that noted. Any of our plans intended for planking with sheet material are designed to be a segment of a cylinder or a cone called “conendric” development. This usually means sections of the hull will be straight lines or convex. […]

Aluminum Design & Construction Using CNC with Steve Pollard Webinar

On December 8, 2015, in Aluminum Construction, Webinars, by Gayle Brantuk
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Enjoy the replay of our live Webinar titled, “Aluminum Design & Construction Using CNC” featuring Stephen Pollard. This is a very informative discussion. In this Webinar you’ll discover: The benefit of building a boat in aluminum The approximate cost savings of building your own aluminum boat What a Delta Pad is What level of expertise is […]

Metal Boatbuilding Notes

On December 4, 2015, in Aluminum Construction, by Kevin Morin
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Since the topic of building in welded aluminum has seen a few recent posts, a little awakening from this category’s sleepy past, I thought I’d write a series of articles on some of the aspects of metal boat building that seem to be challenging to new builders. I’m not sure these topics ‘scare’ everyone but […]