Building the Glen-L Squirt Changed My Life

On February 4, 2016, in Outboard Powered, by Gayle Brantuk
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Building Boats Became a Career Fresh out of High school back in 2004, I decided to build a Glen L Squirt boat. Having no experience with wood working or boats in general, it was quite the task. Thankfully, there was “The Boatbuilder Forum” to help guide me through the project. I have not kept in […]

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Finding the Right Lumber and Plywood

On January 29, 2016, in Glen-L Styles, by John B
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What do you do if the Bill of Materials for your boat calls out a 1/4″x4’x16′ sheet of plywood? You have two choices: find it, or make it. In the past, long sheets were more readily available than now. If we were to build the boat in our shop, we would use 4’x8′ sheets and […]

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Aluminum Design & Construction Using CNC with Steve Pollard Webinar

On December 8, 2015, in Aluminum Construction, Webinars, by Gayle Brantuk
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Enjoy the replay of our live Webinar titled, “Aluminum Design & Construction Using CNC” featuring Stephen Pollard. This is a very informative discussion. In this Webinar you’ll discover: The benefit of building a boat in aluminum The approximate cost savings of building your own aluminum boat What a Delta Pad is What level of expertise is […]

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Squirt by Bill and Linda Whitney

On December 7, 2015, in Builder Blogs, Outboard Powered, by BillW2
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We probably qualify for having completed a Glen-L Squirt in record time.  Actually, the record for longest time, since this boat was started in 2002 and finally finished (maybe) in only 13 years. This little boat is shown at the up-side down stage in your customers photo section. Then it was also in your web […]

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Metal Boatbuilding Notes

On December 4, 2015, in Aluminum Construction, by Kevin Morin
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Since the topic of building in welded aluminum has seen a few recent posts, a little awakening from this category’s sleepy past, I thought I’d write a series of articles on some of the aspects of metal boat building that seem to be challenging to new builders. I’m not sure these topics ‘scare’ everyone but […]

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