Boatbuilding Humor: Origins of Celibacy

On February 2, 2012, in Boatbuilding Humor, Glen-L Styles, WebLetters, by John B
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During his first three years of marriage, Frank — a multiple-time Boatbuilder — tackled several new boat projects. At first, Frank’s wife Pat loved how the boats looked (without a great deal of cost) and especially enjoyed riding in them on the water. But Pat gradually realized she was lonely and increasingly frustrated that she […]

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Boatbuilder Gathering Video

On January 27, 2012, in News From Gayle, Videos, by Gayle Brantuk
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We now have all of the video from the September 2011 Gathering of Boatbuilders completed, so I’m excited to start sharing those with you! There will be lots of interviews of builders and an awesome video of the boats in the water complete with tags naming each boat. Chris Dixon of Vineyard Productions has done […]

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Do the newsletters still exist? Haven’t seen one in several months….

On January 26, 2012, in WebLetters, by John B
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“Do the newsletters still exist? Haven’t seen one in several months….” is a recent question posted in the Glen-L.com Boatbuilder Forum. It seems that some confusion has arisen since the institution of our new Glen-L website, so let me explain… Once upon a time there was the WebLetter, begun by Barry Witt. Upon Barry’s retirement […]

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Glen-L History Photo #6

On January 20, 2012, in History Photo of the Week, by Gayle Brantuk
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The Famous Glen-L Poster Girl! This week’s history photos are of the Glen-L poster girl. A couple of these are used on our website in the “About Us” section and the “About our Plans & Patterns” page. Today you’re going to get the “rest of the story” as Paul Harvey liked to say… First off, […]

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Super Spartan Build by Roberta Part 5

On January 16, 2012, in Glen-L Styles, Outboard Powered, by Gayle Brantuk
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To read the previous posts in this series, click the links below: Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 December 14, 2011 This week I have installed the carlings. The plans call for anchoring them to the bow piece, then bend back into the frame notches and into the transom. I found that doing […]

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