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Build Your Dream Boat #25

On September 14, 2010, in Build Your Dream Boat Series, News From Gayle, by Gayle Brantuk
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I had a conversation with my father the other day about mahogany runabouts and what determines which hulls have more speed potential. Sounds like something you all would be interested in…   I remember back when we were working on the Riviera and one of the ideas for this design was to have a boat […]

Come to the Boat Builder Gathering!

On September 2, 2010, in News From Gayle, Videos, by Gayle Brantuk
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  Join us September 24-26 at  Hale’s Bar Marina & Resort in Guild, Tennessee! Here’s a taste of last year’s event… See home built boats in action, meet and talk to builders and have a great time! The Gathering, or “G4″ as it is affectionately called, is an event for backyard boat builders organized by the […]

Build Your Dream Boat #23

On August 3, 2010, in Build Your Dream Boat Series, News From Gayle, by Gayle Brantuk
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I need your help! One of the most asked questions here at Glen-L is “how much does it cost to build the (enter boat name)?” We’ve never been big on giving folks prices to build our boats because the cost of materials varies so much depending on your location and since we sell our plans […]

Build Your Dream Boat #22

On August 3, 2010, in Build Your Dream Boat Series, News From Gayle, by Gayle Brantuk
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You’ve probably noticed that Glen-L provides a whole lot of free information on our website. We literally have thousands of pages online–we discovered that when we were looking for a new hosting company a while back! So, in that same spirit of giving, we have done some free Teleseminars. So far we have had six […]

Build Your Dream Boat #21

On August 3, 2010, in Build Your Dream Boat Series, News From Gayle, by Gayle Brantuk
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Today we’re going to talk about fiberglassing a wood boat. Many are under the impression that when you apply fiberglass to a wood hull, it makes it structurally stronger and therefore, thinner or less quality wood can be used. This is NOT correct. First, let’s define what we mean by “fiberglass”. We are referring to […]