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Malahini – Time Well Wasted

On February 25, 2011, in Build Your Dream Boat Series, News From Gayle, Videos, by Gayle Brantuk
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Continuing the boat building dream #27… Today’s interview is only one minute long and this craftsman is truly living his dream in the boat he built himself…   The Malahini is a 16′ Classic Runabout and one of our most popular designs. This is the largest of the “classic mahogany runabouts” designed for plywood construction and […]

What is This Thing Called Displacement?

On February 18, 2011, in Build Your Dream Boat Series, News From Gayle, by Gayle Brantuk
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  Continuing the boat building dream #27…   Dear, I hope all is well with you. The article below was written by Ken Hankinson and I think it’s a very thorough explanation of displacement and boat design… enjoy! ********* Scratch and Dent Sale ********* Every once in a while we get our inventory of books […]

Is the Planking Attached to the Frames?

On January 26, 2011, in News From Gayle, Plywood Construction, by Gayle Brantuk
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A builder emailed today asking if the side planking for the Outrage is attached to the frames. The Outrage is a 16′ deep vee ski boat and is built using sheet plywood construction. My father wrote an article on the subject of fastening planking to frames and includes a great history lesson about the evolution of plywood boat construction. […]

Classic Ski Boat Memories Re-Lived

On December 7, 2010, in News From Gayle, Videos, by Gayle Brantuk
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  This interview is of boatbuilder Dwain Colton who built the Ski King 15′ classic wood inboard ski boat. Listen in as he discusses using Glen-L boat plans to build this beautiful boat and see his work in action on the water… The first time I met Dwain Colton was at the 2007 Gathering of […]

Warning! Boat Building is an Addiction

On November 18, 2010, in News From Gayle, Videos, by Gayle Brantuk
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Building a boat is definitely an addiction and boat builder Kevin Brown has coined that phrase for himself. The Squirt is the second Glen-L boat that Kevin has built and is not the last. The first was our Tubby Tug design that is a little 9′ tug  he built for his daughter. The Squirt is by […]