In the fourth stage of building the Glen-L Malahini, the boat was flipped and all the framework for the internal parts of the boat were made. The seats were made out of Kauri and Mahogany veneer. I made the decking out of 12mm solid Sapelli Mahogany, with a slight V-groove at the joins.
In the third stage of the Glen-L Malahini build, I added fibre glass cloth to the base of the boat and also to the sides where the joints were. I then moved on to paint the bottom of the boat and wanted to leave a natural Mahogany finish on the sides. The whole boat is […]
For the second stage of the Glen-L Malahini build, I chose to use a Sapelli Mahogany marine ply veneer. As the sheets weren’t long enough, I had to put two joins in the boat, as seen in the images.
I am Elio Ascenzo from Melbourne, Australia and when I decided to build the Glen-L Malahini, it was a bit more difficult starting off here in Melbourne as I didn’t have the same timber choices as the boat builders in the USA. So, after a lot of research and discussions with timber merchants, I decided […]
BREAKING NEWS! Glen-L now offers a complete precision CNC cut wood kit with all the wood you need to build the Glen-L Zip! The 14 foot Glen-L Zip is consistently one of our most popular designs for the first time boatbuilder. This design will hold 4 adults, is an outboard with beautiful classic lines and […]