Shop Talk: Tips and Techniques

Inboard Propeller Installation Procedures

On February 27, 2019, in Shop Talk: Tips and Techniques, by Gayle Brantuk
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Glen-L carries a selection of Johnson OJ Propellers from their “Legend” line. Johnson has been making props since 1936, so they know what they’re doing! See our full line of props on our site. Following are instructions courtesy of Michigan Wheel, for installing a propeller: Push propeller snugly onto shaft taper WITHOUT key in either […]

Titan Tug to take to the waters of Georgia Strait

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Latest additions to the Blog   A note on the blog notes; I’m building the blog notes – latest at the top, oldest at the bottom.  So if something doesn’t make sense, scroll down and pick the story up where it starts, then work your way back to see where it finishes.  I am also […]

Converting a Briggs and Stratton for Use In A Boat

On May 4, 2016, in Shop Talk: Tips and Techniques, by Gayle Brantuk
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by Douglas Keith (Doug mentioned that he had used a Briggs in his boat, so I asked him to share how he did it since others have asked about converting smaller motors.) Here we go…The tough question you asked is “how would I tell someone how to do this”. Boy, when I thought about it […]

Sanding Board for Concave Curves

On June 18, 2015, in Shop Talk: Tips and Techniques, by Gayle Brantuk
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Brian Barbata in Hawaii is building a Glen-L Monte Carlo and shares with us today some modifications he made to his sanding board that he thinks make it more useful for getting into those pesky concave curves on classic runabouts. Adhesive paper of the size needed for these boards only comes in rolls, and not a […]

Bubbles in Epoxy

On January 9, 2015, in Fiberglassing, Shop Talk: Tips and Techniques, by Gayle Brantuk
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So, you decided to build a boat and do the right thing and coat it with epoxy. But, for some reason, when the epoxy dries there are tiny bubbles all over the surface. There are two common causes of bubbles in epoxy. One, air escaping from newly coated wood. This usually only happens on the […]