News From Gayle

Super Spartan Build by Roberta Part 9

On April 27, 2012, in News From Gayle, Outboard Powered, Plywood Construction, by Gayle Brantuk
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To read the previous posts in this series, click the links below: Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Part 6 Part 7 Part 8 Tuesday, February 21, 2012 This week I’ve been working on the dash and cowl. I laminated some Okoume to the DF dash that came in the frame […]

Zip Builder Honors Mom With His Boat

On April 20, 2012, in News From Gayle, Videos, by Gayle Brantuk
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  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 machine and did a lot of inlay work and custom wood parts that are really beautiful. I was […]

History Photo #7

On April 13, 2012, in History Photo of the Week, News From Gayle, by Gayle Brantuk
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Since we’ve been in business since 1953, there have been some designs that have been removed from our print catalog. Designs are usually removed because they just didn’t sell well and space was needed for those that did. Some of the early finned designs were removed because they went out of style. With the advent of the […]

True Grit Builder Upgrades Video

On March 29, 2012, in News From Gayle, Power Cruisers, Videos, by Gayle Brantuk
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Today, Ray Macke walks us through the upgrades he made to to his True Grit. We detailed his changes in a previous blog post that you can read here, but it’s so much more fun to have Ray actually show and describe what he did! Ray Macke is one of Glen-L’s famous boat builders. Ray’s first build was […]

Monaco Builder Interview

On March 16, 2012, in News From Gayle, Videos, by Gayle Brantuk
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    I really love a Georgia accent! And, you’ll definitely hear one in today’s interview with David Barrett who built a Monaco 19 foot Classic Inboard Mahogany Runabout. David has been to all of our Gatherings of Boatbuilders and each time has brought his beautiful boat, Sweet Melissa. She is named after his wife […]