Union Jack – A Hobby That Got Out of Control

On August 14, 2015, in Power Cruisers, Steel Construction, Workboats, by Gayle Brantuk
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  The following article is taken from Practical Boat Owner and is linked to their site below. For plans & patterns to build your own “Union Jack”, see the Glen-L website here. BOAT TEST: TUG YACHT 33 One of the many pleasures of this job is meeting hugely interesting and divergent characters: and greeting me […]

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My Bo-Jest Project after 6 months

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Started building my Bo-Jest boat in January 2015. I work on it 2 to 3 hours a day about  3 or 4 days a week. I am currently fairing the bottom and preparing for my final coat of epoxy resin and paint. I was going to use a Yanmar SB8 diesel inboard engine but I found […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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New Riviera Project!

On June 30, 2015, in Builder Blogs, Cold Molded Construction, by dp3aia
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As my wife calls it whenever I venture out to the shop to start a new furniture project, I’m going to start “sawing wood” for a new Riviera! This is something I have wanted to do for a very long time. I will be an active participant on this site, and hope to learn answers […]

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