News From Gayle

1964 Chris-Craft Super Sport Restore

On September 14, 2015, in News From Gayle, by Gayle Brantuk
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Brad Schiller aka “Builder in the Corn” has been to past Boatbuilder Gatherings and plans on bringing his boat this year. Brad has completed a restoration of a 1964 Chris-Craft Super Sport and has done a beautiful job. Brad has a Gallery here on our site showing some photos of his work. Be sure and […]

Amazing Financial Situation from Sale of Home Built Barrelback

On July 23, 2015, in Cold Molded Construction, Inboard Powered, News From Gayle, by Gayle Brantuk
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Many of you are familiar with James Hurley’s Barrelback because we’ve used it quite a bit on our site and in advertising. James recently contacted us to update his information in the Project Registry Archives on our site. It was so good to hear from him, so I asked if he was still using his […]

A New Glossary of Nautical Terms

On July 17, 2015, in Boatbuilding Humor, News From Gayle, by Gayle Brantuk
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I can’t take credit for these–they are excerpted from “Australasian Amateur Boatbuilder & Kitboats” magazine (aka Australian Amateur Boatbuilder). Sometimes it’s nice to lighten things up a bit! Common terms you may hear on the water: Ahoy – The first in a series of four letter words commonly exchanged by skippers as their boats approach […]

Tug-Along 18 Interview with Wayne Conklin

On May 15, 2015, in News From Gayle, Plywood Construction, Stitch and Glue Construction, Videos, by Gayle Brantuk
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This wonderful video was taken by Earl Gass of Imlay Michigan for his local Power Squadron. Wayne Conklin is the builder being interviewed and you’ll be inspired by his beautiful build. Earl hopes that seeing the stunning boat that Wayne built will encourage his fellow Squadron members to build their own. Let’s hope so! Wayne built […]

SUP & Surfboard Frame Kit Video

On March 12, 2015, in Human Powered, News From Gayle, SUP's & Surfboards, by Gayle Brantuk
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The folks at Wood Surfboard Supply are continuing to perfect the frame kits they manufacture for SUP’s and Surfboards. They’ve recently acquired a Laser machine to cut their frame kits and have made some wonderful changes and upgrades. Watch the short video to see a comparison of the old CNC kits (Gen 1) and the […]