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Glen-L 14 Sailboat Builder Interview

On February 10, 2012, in News From Gayle, Videos, by Gayle Brantuk
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I first met Kenny Cooper at one of our annual Gatherings of Boatbuilders in 2009, I believe. He was still working on his sailboat but had it close to completion and brought it to share. This interview was taken at G5, the 2011 Gathering which was in Tennessee where it will be next year as […]

Super Spartan Build by Roberta Part 6

On February 10, 2012, in News From Gayle, Outboard Powered, 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 December 21, 2011 Yesterday I planed all the coamings, deck battens, and nontrip chines to half inch. They were all cut from 3/4″ stock (couldn’t get 8″ boards 1/2″ thick) so I had […]

Boats in the Water at G5

On February 2, 2012, in Videos, by Gayle Brantuk
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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 hope you enjoy it! This year, we added boat names so you’ll know which design you’re looking at. […]

Boatbuilder Gathering Video

On January 27, 2012, in News From Gayle, Videos, by Gayle Brantuk
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We now have all of the video from the September 2011 Gathering of Boatbuilders completed, so I’m excited to start sharing those with you! There will be lots of interviews of builders and an awesome video of the boats in the water complete with tags naming each boat. Chris Dixon of Vineyard Productions has done […]

Glen-L History Photo #6

On January 20, 2012, in History Photo of the Week, by Gayle Brantuk
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The Famous Glen-L Poster Girl! This week’s history photos are of the Glen-L poster girl. A couple of these are used on our website in the “About Us” section and the “About our Plans & Patterns” page. Today you’re going to get the “rest of the story” as Paul Harvey liked to say… First off, […]