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On the first weekend of September 2011 Soul Rebel finally had the engine and stern drive fitted before being moved to the Marina for launching. On 11th September 2011, almost exactly 8 years to the day since receiving the build plans, the completed boat was finally named Soul Rebel with a bottle of champagne by […]
Here’s my Celerity build. Started the weekend of The Gathering 2011 (9/16/2011). Frame 1: I used a slightly modified frame build process. I created filler blocks for all joints where the gussets would be. Used a biscuit joiner to join all the sections. This made the assembly and lineup very simple […]
Well, a few days ago I ordered my first load of wood for the ZIP. Will start on the hull framing sometime next week. Paid 1,270.00 bucks and it hurt lol. Hell I just spent 3 Lowes gift cards I got for Fathers Day this past weekend. So far, I do have a motor that […]
I must say I love Glen -l designs and stitch and glue construction. I first built the RC Model X-1 and then the Tubby Tug then a KIdRow and A KIdYak.
If you’ve been following our blog, you most likely watched the interview of Ray Macke who built the True Grit which is a 25 foot Sportfish Utility Cruiser extended to 27′. If you missed it, you can watch it here.
Ray and his wife have logged about 60 hours on their boat and spent 9 nights aboard and are truly enjoying their boat! We look forward to seeing Ray and Vicky and their True Grit at the Gathering this weekend in Tennessee. If you want to see some Glen-L boats in person, be sure and join us–info is on our website.
The beautiful thing about building your own boat is that you can tweak it as you need. Ray has made some recent changes and detailed them in the fascinating and entertaining article below…
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