When I recently bought an outboard motor, I needed a stand to keep it on while I finish building my Glen-L boat. I found a few good tutorials online for building your own stand. However, I wanted my stand to have the same 12 degree transom angle that is common to many Glen-L outboard boat […]
This week I came across a couple of really good tips from other builders on our Forum and one via email. If you’ve built a boat before or many times, you may think the way you do things is common knowledge. But,often, it isn’t. We welcome any comments you have and additional ideas and helpful […]
Looking back and reminiscing on the Bo-Jest build, time to note the top ten: #1 Most satisfying – The scope and complexity made it challenging which in turn made it fun. #2 Most expensive – Powerplant. Total cost around $4000 for two motors and gearboxes (have spare one). The spare was purchased for sentimental reasons […]
(This article was first published on our blog November 24, 2010) It seems so cliche to write about being thankful the day before we celebrate Thanksgiving in the U.S. I suppose it would be somewhat hypocritical if only done once a year. But, I was trained early on to always be grateful. The other […]
Editors Note: The following post was submitted by Carl Smoot who is “Crafting A Classically Styled Cabin Cruiser named ‘Some Other Time.’” See Carl’s Glen-L Vera Cruise Photo Gallery here. You can also view his complete build on the Glen-L Forum. Recently, I’ve become aware that I had reached a crossing point in my boat build project. […]